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Baker Romance
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Although not noted on the label, this book includes one of his last (sci-fi) stories.  Also not on the label is that this is the Boston copy.  Strangely enough, I bought this one as a C*B*C*S 7.0 OW.  Had it pressed but didn't notice (through the slab) that there were pressable defects likely to cause this big a jump in grade.  Plus a significant jump in pq.  Unless I somehow mixed up the entry in my spreadsheet. hm

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19 minutes ago, szav said:

Relatively cheap ebay pickup raw from a few months ago back home to me from CGC...same auction where high grade raw copies of the Texan 8 and Western Bandit trails both went around 1k

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An under rated Baker Girl cover imho.  Very well done my friend! :applause:

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6 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

Although not noted on the label, this book includes one of his last (sci-fi) stories.  Also not on the label is that this is the Boston copy.  Strangely enough, I bought this one as a C*B*C*S 7.0 OW.  Had it pressed but didn't notice (through the slab) that there were pressable defects likely to cause this big a jump in grade.  Plus a significant jump in pq.  Unless I somehow mixed up the entry in my spreadsheet. hm

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Very nice.  And another to add to my list of affordable Baker books I can still look for. (Or, more accurately, an affordable Baker book I looked for and ordered quickly.)

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On 4/27/2019 at 11:53 PM, OtherEric said:

Very nice.  And another to add to my list of affordable Baker books I can still look for. (Or, more accurately, an affordable Baker book I looked for and ordered quickly.)

Just arrived today; not nearly as nice as @Sqeggs copy so no need to show mine.

I've got to say, the Baker story in this issue inspires a very strong reaction from me.  Specifically, I want to travel back in time and slap Vince Colletta for the hack job he did inking the story. :devil:

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20 hours ago, OtherEric said:

Just arrived today; not nearly as nice as @Sqeggs copy so no need to show mine.

I've got to say, the Baker story in this issue inspires a very strong reaction from me.  Specifically, I want to travel back in time and slap Vince Colletta for the hack job he did inking the story. :devil:

My copy was slabbed when I got it.  Is the little circular insert of the Baker Xondu story taken from a panel?  If so, then I guess this one would count as partially Baker cover. 

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Bought this one raw awhile ago from Terry's as a 4.5.  Happy with how it turned out.  H/T to whoever pointed out its availability to me -- unfortunately, I've forgotten who it was.

Oddity about the scan:  The ghost image from the inside cover and the staining are both almost invisible in hand -- or else my eyes ain't what they used to be. :preach:

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6 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

My copy was slabbed when I got it.  Is the little circular insert of the Baker Xondu story taken from a panel?  If so, then I guess this one would count as partially Baker cover. 

It is not, sadly.

If you want to see the story it's here:

https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=8102&page=8

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16 hours ago, szav said:

Boy is it nice when a cheap ebay win of a fuzzy pic tightly graded book ends up looking this nice in hand.  My junky iPhone photos don't do the gloss or rich colors on this copy justice.  Been looking for a copy of this possibly best Baker non-babe cover book for a while :) 

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Awesome.  I like the Hawk covers quite a bit.

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1 hour ago, Microbia said:

Niiiiiiice!

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