Sqeggs Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 21 hours ago, comicnoir said: Very few of my Pictorial Romances are slabbed, but here's a highest graded. Been thinking of pressing this. Very good upgrade potential. Sensational copy of a tough book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 21 hours ago, sacentaur said: That's a great copy! Always loved this particular issue, I was fortunate to upgrade recently to a decent copy with strong colors (but noticeably mis-cut, unfortunately). I'd trade the bright colors and general presentation of this copy for the slight miscut any day. sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 17 hours ago, Dr. Love said: Don't forget your photocovers, boys. Campy, not trampy. This one is my fav photo cover with good old Norma Jean. Long-time readers of this thread may remember that when I bought this copy raw it resembled an accordion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Best I can do with PR 5. Definitely not high grade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 22 hours ago, Sqeggs said: My only Church Baker. It's interesting that my copy of WR7 also has that brownish bleed-through onto the cover. I've seen a few of these with that issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 22 hours ago, Sqeggs said: My copy also has the wrong label. Book is actually Blue Ribbon Comics 4. This WAS my undercopy until I realized it's not a Blue Ribbon #4. Superior Comics - Diary Secrets #2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, Yorick said: This WAS my undercopy until I realized it's not a Blue Ribbon #4. Superior Comics - Diary Secrets #2: Canadian Edition St. Johns are extremely rare, and worth collecting for that reason alone, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 2 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: Canadian Edition St. Johns are extremely rare, and worth collecting for that reason alone, imo. The Australian reprints looked interesting, but the poor reproduction of the cover art kept me from going after those. I like the lighter color on this Canadian. You get to see more Baker line work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 26 minutes ago, Yorick said: 22 hours ago, Sqeggs said: My only Church Baker. It's interesting that my copy of WR7 also has that brownish bleed-through onto the cover. I've seen a few of these with that issue. Characteristic St John staining. It's on a lot of their books. Caused I imagine by the inferior paper or inks or both he was using. At one point, CGC seemed not to downgrade for it, apparently considering it a production defect. Now, unfortunately, I believe they do. I'm not sure that copy would hold its 8.0 grade on a straight resubmit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Characteristic St John staining. It's on a lot of their books. Caused I imagine by the inferior paper or inks or both he was using. At one point, CGC seemed not to downgrade for it, apparently considering it a production defect. Now, unfortunately, I believe they do. I'm not sure that copy would hold its 8.0 grade on a straight resubmit. Some joker colored a tiny color break on the red top banner "love diary of a g-girl" on mine. Sometimes I just wish CGC would get rid of the purple label and include restoration as a side-note or just downgrade the book as if the damage was visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Three mid-grades recently added to the collection, happy to have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 6 hours ago, sacentaur said: Three mid-grades recently added to the collection, happy to have them. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Ok, I've seen some darn nice Bakers on the past few pages of this thread... I guess there are a few I could add... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Most of my high(er) grade books have yet to be slabbed... this one might fetch a 9.0-9.2, imo... comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: Ok, I've seen some darn nice Bakers on the past few pages of this thread... I guess there are a few I could add... I had no idea you were packing this kind of heat. Whoa!!!! Edited April 18, 2017 by Ricksneatstuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 7 hours ago, sacentaur said: Three mid-grades recently added to the collection, happy to have them. Love that TLP Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) This is a weird one- I have no idea how to grade it... (I'm open to suggestions)... the front cover is very high grade... but look at what has been chewed off the spine by a bunch of silverfish with very selective appetites... only the white paint has been eaten, and just off the surface, down to the glue... not down to the paper. Edited April 18, 2017 by 29dukedog added desc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Granted, Baker covers are great but there's something about the aesthetics of the St John cover logos and graphics that enhance the desirability. Well, for me anyway. Not that I own any of them Nice to look at though comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 56 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: Most of my high(er) grade books have yet to be slabbed... this one might fetch a 9.0-9.2, imo... Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 My PR 5. I cannot compete with the amazing stuff I am seeing here. Incredible books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
