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Let me add that this is terrific research! Very glad you took the time to dig through these. I think many of these are slam-dunk cases of being her. There are just a couple that I think are in the "maybe, maybe not" category. These would be the ones where she has curlier hair and appears to have blue eyes. (Could it be the eyes were re-colored by designers, causing a different look?) On many covers she appears to have brown eyes, and she definitely has that "brown-eyed girl" kind of look. But I think she might have dark-green or hazel eyes. The different eye colors could be due to different lighting too. It is possible there were a couple of other brunette models who also have the wider chin, full cheeks, contoured nose, large eyes, and pronounced eyebrows that she has. Eyebrow penciling was common back then too. Anyway, nice work! I am going to do some Gerber skimming later and see if I can spot any other examples.

I think I'm in love, that's what I think!

Is this her on Love Letters 13? I would say so, judging by the dimple. I'm going to start calling her Dollface Dimples.

Is this her on Love Letters 13?

That's why the list has links to the thread that gives the reason for inclusion. People are encouraged to decide for themselves whether the user's behavior merits addition to an individual's blocked-bidders list.

New Name = IntoAnother He fell off the line?

Well, she does have a big pile of poop on her head. That's chocolate cake.

This photo wins the entire CGC forum.

Them's some dimples!

Oh Yeah! (thumbs u As a longtime Mad Magazine freak, this comic book is really a grail, especially in 8.0. It's the only Kelly Freas comic book that I'm aware of and it's exceptional. It doesn't turn up in high grade very often at all from what I've seen. That copy is a feather in the cap of any pre-code collector, but it also brings out the envy in Mad Magazine nutballs like myself.

Wait -- what are the other two? I know about Teen-Age Diary... What's the other one?

When was the comic released (EDIT: It was 1953 and MM was already very famous, but the photo could have been taken earlier)? What year did she have her ?

Now we know why you're Artboy. This deserves to be shared with the pre-code horror folks in the Golden-Age forum.

It is certainly interesting, great piece from the mind of a kid. FYI it can't be solved. Thank you, and by the way, I am pretty sure it can be solved... Even as a kid I didn't indulge my sadistic impulses much (though I still feel guilty about feeding my cats Doritos).

Great list! I have been looking these up. I didn't realize that More Fun Comics #14 contains the prototype for Superman! The prices on these are astoundingly low compared to the superhero stuff a couple years later.

Thanks! (everybody who has responded so far) I was just looking some of these up in the Heritage Archives, and I gotta say, I am very confused by this listing ...

I am thinking of anything before Action Comics #1 changed things. But more I mean the 1930s overall -- from the first comic books onward. I have several books about the history of comics, and I should probably re-read them (it's been a while), but I am curious to hear perspectives on them from the experts here. I realize the market is pretty limited or at least much more refined.

Forgive me if this topic has been covered in another thread (and please refer me to such a thread if it exists): What are the most valuable, noteworthy, interesting, remarkable, rare, unusual, or otherwise discussion-worthy comics from the 1930s era? It seems a lot of the pre- Action Comics #1 titles don't get much attention, along with the pre- WWII comics. I'd be curious to know more about them and how they fit into the collecting approaches of others here.

Really enjoying the details about the writers and stories. If you ever feel like holding forth on other aspects of the texts, writers, etc., I will definitely be reading. (P.S. Is that a Belarski cover?)

I know this thread is more for comics-related art, but I haven't done much of that, so here is a maze I made when I was a kid (probably about 10 years old -- I made tons of these but most were trashed). If you can solve it, you will deserve heaps of praise!

I agree! This thread needs to come back to life for sure. Thanks for posting those! I am going to have to get more organized about sharing some of the images I've collected in my archives for vintage paperback books.

Was watching an eBay auction for a Baker comic... Teen-Age Romances #44 ( LINK ) .... A bidding war put the hammer price at nearly double what it would have been otherwise. Always fun to see last-second snipes. Here's the snipe action on this one:

Yeah, I like that chrome-y effect... Like actual car headlights.

It's not a comic, but this sleazy crime mag from the '50s has the kind of GGA, femme-fatale painted cover that I like...

$4,050... Nothing to sneeze at but probably low. Archie #3