comicnoir Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 5 hours ago, 29dukedog said: 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. 5.0. A third of the spine is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 4 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: My PR 5. I cannot compete with the amazing stuff I am seeing here. Incredible books. That book has plenty of zing to it! I just love the colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 1 hour ago, comicnoir said: 5.0. A third of the spine is gone. Agreed - 5.0. Oh, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 6 hours 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... Spectacular book - is that a pedigree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) Going Steady seems to be one of the scarcest titles, I've seen a handful of 10's but no 11 through 13. Poor distribution? Edited April 18, 2017 by sacentaur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, sacentaur said: Spectacular book - is that a pedigree? Not at all... it was an eBay seller who called it "vg", posted a small and out of focus picture of the book, and only inspired enough bidder confidence to drive it up to $100. (For what it's worth, this was about eight years ago.) Edited April 18, 2017 by 29dukedog correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) I think I like his interior work on Wartime Romances best of all. Seems it was pretty tight. I always like the signed covers. Edited April 18, 2017 by Ricksneatstuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 59 minutes ago, sacentaur said: 8 hours 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... Spectacular book - is that a pedigree? Could it be Church? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 1 hour ago, sacentaur said: 2 hours ago, comicnoir said: 5.0. A third of the spine is gone. Agreed - 5.0. Oh, I hate to say it, because it appears to otherwise be a beautiful copy, but 5.0 might be the max on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 8 hours 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... Terrific run of some of his best work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 56 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: 1 hour ago, sacentaur said: Spectacular book - is that a pedigree? Not at all... it was an eBay seller who called it "vg", posted a small and out of focus picture of the book, and only inspired enough bidder confidence to drive it up to $100. (Fwii, this was about eight years ago.) Maybe he thought: VG = Very Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK STARR Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) 8 hours 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... Yowsah! What a copy!!! Where did that one come from? OK, just saw your response to the same question. Edited April 18, 2017 by RICK STARR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 2 minutes ago, RICK STARR said: Yowsah! What a copy!!! Where did that one come from? It was an eBay seller who apparently didn't normally deal in comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 10 hours 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... This series is so beautiful!! Bravo! And now I know who to bother for the highest CL27!! I've got a few "Ruth" copies too. I'll have to dig them out. Perhaps the first Baker collector? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Sqeggs said: I hate to say it, because it appears to otherwise be a beautiful copy, but 5.0 might be the max on it. CGC hated my silverfish copies (3.0 range), but there were a few additional dings than what yours show. Maybe they'd qualify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK STARR Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Here are two you never see. Both are cover to cover excellent Baker artwork. Would like to show the art inside, but the books are too fragile to lay open on my scanner. #7 #9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 34 minutes ago, RICK STARR said: Here are two you never see. Both are cover to cover excellent Baker artwork. Would like to show the art inside, but the books are too fragile to lay open on my scanner. #7 #9 Super rare and doubly collectible as digests. At least I think digests are a very under appreciated area of the hobby that is due to see some big demand in the coming years. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Yorick said: This series is so beautiful!! Bravo! And now I know who to bother for the highest CL27!! I've got a few "Ruth" copies too. I'll have to dig them out. Perhaps the first Baker collector? What an insane collection of beauties. The grades and eye appeal on your Cinderella Loves would be the pride of any collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 4 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I think I like his interior work on Wartime Romances best of all. Seems it was pretty tight. I always like the signed covers. I wish some of the middle issues of Wartime Romances avoided the three panel covers and just blew up the main panel on the right. Great interior stuff as always by the maestro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, RICK STARR said: Here are two you never see. Both are cover to cover excellent Baker artwork. Would like to show the art inside, but the books are too fragile to lay open on my scanner. #7 #9 Figure it might make sense just to show the 8.5 copy, despite the LT-OW pages. And note that it's actually Teen-Age Diary Secrets 7 (there being no such varmint as Diary Secrets 7). I picked up Earl Shaw's copy of the 9. Pretty awful with the color bleached out of the cover, but it was the first copy I'd seen for sale since I missed out on Richie M's slightly restored copy a few years ago. Edited April 19, 2017 by Sqeggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
