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On 4/10/2024 at 11:11 AM, Yorick said:

DS11 is Baker (it's tonal work, so not your typical Baker), TAR4 is a photo cover, and TAR30 is a painted cover by an as-yet unidentified artist.  Just trying to complete the runs.

Thanks for this information.  I'm adding DS11 to my list. 

On 4/4/2024 at 2:56 PM, Yorick said:

I am open to trading any of the above ("still available") comics for some that I am still missing: Diary Secrets 11, 28 (can be coverless), Pictorial Romances 19, Teen-age Romances 4, 27, and 30

Interesting.  I don't have these are my list of covers by Baker:

DS 11

TAR 4, 30

Thanks for the report and pics.  I haven't been to a show since covid.  I find I can find anything I want on the internet and I don't have to deal with the crowds, travel, hotels.  It might be different if I was still trying to complete runs and wanted the 50 cent and dollar boxes at shows, but nowadays I'm only looking for higher priced items and I can shop better on the internet.

On 3/12/2024 at 9:01 AM, crassus said:

Young Love 124 7.5 (Bright & glossy; light spine & edge wear, mainly left edge bc; light cb spine stress; faint partial cb crses/folds ur & br crnrs fc, and ul crnr bc and together what determined grade; light tanning beginning outer edges interior cvrs; light to mod ink transfer bc: PQ is OW-W) $20.00

take if still available

On 3/12/2024 at 8:56 AM, crassus said:

Young Love 121 9.0 (Bright & glossy; not much wrong with this book, very light spine & edge wear only, held back from 9.2 by light cb spine stress bc; sm bindery scuffs and impacts top & btm spine; v slight ncb crnr blunting; v slight lift along spine, ie doesn't lie perfectly flat but wouldn't call it a spine roll; light ink transfer bc; PQ is OW-W) $65.00

take if still available

On 3/12/2024 at 8:54 AM, crassus said:

Young Love 100 6.5 (Bright & glossy; light to mod spine & edge wear, mainly cb spine stress; printers-crses fc & bc; main defect is dust-shdw, band of foxing top fc, interior cvrs and faintly interior pages; foxing along spine; v sm localized ballpoint sized impressions ul bc but no ink, just sm dents; mod foxing & ink tranfer bc; PQ is CR-OW) $10.00

take if still available

On 2/27/2024 at 10:45 AM, Old Fashion PB and J said:

True Police Yearbook #5 1956 F+ Crm pgs. Light tanning interior covers. $35.00 Bondage cover (yes, another one).

 

take

On 10/14/2023 at 8:36 PM, Bio-Rupp said:

FAMOUS MONSTERS # 61 - GLOSSY FN/FN+ COPY - $12

BLUNTED UPPER RIGHT CORNER

Take if still available

On 7/16/2023 at 1:10 PM, N e r V said:

Might want to check to see what’s available and what’s already gone…

I was looking at the recap, but I understand it's hard to keep it up to date.  I should have said "take if still available"

On 7/15/2023 at 9:41 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Going to a couple more nice high grade science fiction titles for a minute...

 

The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart Of The World by Harlan Ellison   Avon V2300     1st Printing July 1969       $40

Cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon. A very tough Ellison 1st PB to get in this high a grade.

Very Fine Minus/Very Fine.  Bright whites are a standout, super square, fresh, with white pages. Covers have a few finger bends and a pressure mark on the back cover, light surface wear but this is a new looking book.

 

 

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On 7/15/2023 at 8:42 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Dormitory Women  by R. V. Cassill   Lion Books No. 216   July 1954     $20

Another scarce Lion Books PBO.    A notorious title with a classic GGA cover that remains uncredited.

Very Good/Very Good plus. Looks better but has a split at the top back spine, not visible from the front. Spine is still tight and solid. Pages slightly uneven. Otherwise looks nice with no hard creases and wear is mostly around the edges.

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On 7/12/2023 at 7:20 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Jailbait by William Bernard  Popular Library #392  1st Printing  1952    $15

Classic Belarski JD cover art and one of the most famous pb covers ever for sure.

Very Good. Spine is solid with slight slant. Has a bunch of light creases and general wear, book has a bend to it from storage that would probably straighten out with a backing board in the bag. Covers retain some gloss, pages tight and supple. A must have that still looks nice on display.

 

 

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On 7/6/2023 at 12:41 PM, Taxmick1 said:

Nice to see your post Mike - I've been reading your blog for many years now and I always enjoy reading about the books that you've purchased and your travel adventures!  

Nice to see your post!  I’m still chasing after those Dave Stevens covers.  Not as good as you as unearthing those rare ones.

On 7/1/2023 at 11:43 AM, GACollectibles said:

Grease Movie Program $15 a bit offcolor on left side looks worse in scan, flexi disc intact

Back Cover

  Reveal hidden contents

 

 

Take

Thanks for your report.  For me, the pandemic taught me that I could find anything I needed on the internet, and at better prices.  I'm not sure I'll ever go to a comic con again.  Too many lines, too much crowds, and I can surf from my fav chair with NFL (or whatever) on the TV.  I wonder if others feel this way?

Didn't win any last night.  I was bidding on around 10, and I went to bed hoping to win about 3 but then woke up and saw the winning bids.  Wow.  I don't regret any of my losses though.  The ones I really wanted were way priced out of my price range.

I just turned 60 this year.  I guess I've have lost interest in comic collecting, but I think mostly because I have most of what I want.  Since covid hit, I've been working on completing runs I started years and years ago.  Below I've listed the titles I've completed the last couple of years.  At this point in my life, I don't have the energy to start new big runs, like ECs or pre-hero Marvel.  So that's why I like the idea of a small run like the E. Taylor photo covers.

I'm still trying to get a copy of every comic with a Matt Baker cover.  I'm also trying to get a copy of every Dennis the Menace comic ever published.  I've hit a brick wall with both -- the comics I need are hardly ever offered for sale.  I probably have a better chance of finishing the Dennis goal as, when the comics do turn up for sale, they don't cost much.  Baker obviously is much different.

My biggest grail right now is to find anything signed by both Bettie Page and Dave Stevens.  You'd think there would be something as they were friends, but I've never seen anything.

My wife often says I still spend a ton of money on comics.  That's true.  Finishing some of the runs were expensive.  Also, when I do buy something, it tends to be expensive.  Like, my favorite character has always been Spider-man.  I'm missing 2 key issues:  Amazing Fantasy 15 -- and I'll never get that one, it's gotten too expensive. 

And ASM 129 -- I have a coverless copy but I wanted a nice copy. So I finally got a nice copy last year and it was pretty expensive as you can imagine.

• Detective 325-881, 1000000 and Annuals 1-12
• Teen Titans 1-53;
• Batman 200-713 + 1,000,000 + Annuals 1-28 + GS 1-3
• What If…? (Vol. 2) -1 to 114;
• Bat Lash 1-7
• Superman (1st Series) 150-423 + Annual 1-12 + SE 1-3;
• Justice League of America 1-261 and Annual 1-3
• Tales to Astonish (Vol. 1) 27 (1st Ant-Man) - 101
• Tales of Suspense 39 (1st Iron Man) - 99;
• Red Sonja (Vol. 1) 1-15;
• 80 Page Giant Magazine 1-15;
• DC 100 Page Super Spectacular 4-22;
• Very Best of Dennis the Menace 1-3;
• DC Special Series 1-27;
•  Spectre (1st Series) 1-10;
• Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 50-163
• Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane 25-137;
• Sandman (1989) 1-75 & SE 1;
• Journey Into Mystery 83 (1st app Thor) - 125 + Annual 1

On 7/24/2022 at 12:49 PM, Dr. Love said:

I do know.  The Girl Comics is the most desirable.

Girl Comics 3

Film Stars Romances 2

Famous Stars 5

New Romances 11

Great Lover Romances 15

True Movie and Television 1

Miss America V4#3

Sweet Sixteen 4

 

 

Thanks for the list.  I've gotten to the point in my life where I've gotten most of the comics I want.  The last couple of years I've been finishing up some last runs (Sandman, Swamp Thing ....).  My only collecting goal right now is Matt Baker covers, and they are hard to come by (as I'm sure you know).  There's the current Heritage auction that I'm following, but I'm sure the ones I want will be out of my price range -- as my sights are on retirement and my priority is travel, not comics, there's only so high I'll go.  At some point in your life, at least for me, your priorities become experiences, not comic books.

But this list is fun.  My parents loved Elisabeth Taylor so it'll be special from that point of view.  And it's only 8 comics.  Thanks for the suggestion.

On 7/24/2022 at 11:50 AM, Dr. Love said:

If you're going after those, might I suggest a small adjacent challenge and include the Liz Taylor covers

The comics in the original post are actually mine.  I was just wondering if I had all the MM photo covers.

How many photo covers does Liz Taylor have, do you know?

Thanks for this information