Ricksneatstuff Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 2 hours ago, comicnoir said: I saw that on the bay. Solid looking book. Fair price. Funny, we were all thinking the same thing. I was really close to a $350 offer but just had to back down because of recent purchases. Great pickup n2wdw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkdrawer Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 15 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Funny, we were all thinking the same thing. I was really close to a $350 offer but just had to back down because of recent purchases. Great pickup Honestly when has that ever stopped you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 7 minutes ago, Junkdrawer said: Honestly when has that ever stopped you. Good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Speaking of which, finally picked up one of these, thanks to a boardie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Speaking of which, finally picked up one of these, thanks to a boardie Congrats on the pick-up! Really a fantastic Baker cover a bit obscured by the black background hiding the wonderful artwork. Really nice looking cover image to boot. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 4 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Speaking of which, finally picked up one of these, thanks to a boardie Congrat's Rick - I've never seen one in person, sadly. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 5 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Speaking of which, finally picked up one of these, thanks to a boardie One of my earliest TAR's. It was in a romance lot on ebay. I won the lot to get the Baker. It was packed with no board so the postman bent it going into my mailbox leaving a slight sub-crease in an otherwise beautiful book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Don't you just hate that when the postman does that and a great looking Baker . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 4 hours ago, sacentaur said: Congrat's Rick - I've never seen one in person, sadly. Neither have I. A nice copy too, congrats. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 One of my favorites. And apparently one of Giordano's, too! sacentaur and Ricksneatstuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Somebody at CGC was having a bad day when they graded that book such a nice black cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 @Sqeggs that is a really pretty copy. Mine is a great looking 2.5 or 3.0 because of a pretty nasty spine split. Presents nicely though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 6 hours ago, comicjack said: Somebody at CGC was having a bad day when they graded that book such a nice black cover Would the top have something to do with it? Or is that considered a "printing flaw"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: Would the top have something to do with it? Or is that considered a "printing flaw"? Probably has more to do with the color breaking crease on the lower right. It's easily overlooked because it runs in the same direction as the lines that separate the background scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 11 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: Probably has more to do with the color breaking crease on the lower right. It's easily overlooked because it runs in the same direction as the lines that separate the background scenes. Yes. That's a large 3.5 inch crease, along with the small creases on the lower right. Voila:5.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 11 hours ago, Sqeggs said: One of my favorites. And apparently one of Giordano's, too! What beautiful books. That TAR 43 seems very toughly graded by CGC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 13 hours ago, 29dukedog said: Probably has more to do with the color breaking crease on the lower right. It's easily overlooked because it runs in the same direction as the lines that separate the background scenes. Yep. The crease is hard to see because it looks like one of the lines dividing the background drawings. But it's there and it breaks color. Still , I think I'll keep this copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Really, what are the odds of that crease both running parallel to and equidistant to the two adjacent diagonal lines? Much like a monkey typing out the Bible, I tell you! The crease alone is worth big $. Remarkable and magically delicious. FoggyNelson and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 On 4/7/2017 at 8:50 AM, Sqeggs said: Yep. The crease is hard to see because it looks like one of the lines dividing the background drawings. But it's there and it breaks color. Still , I think I'll keep this copy. I like them in mid grades i would keep it no problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Last year I was fortunate enough to pick-up 50+ Bakers, and am up to 20+ already this year, yet this is my highest-graded so far. Interesting suggestive cover, I really like it. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
