sacentaur Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Bumble Kitty said: Here's a favorite of mine: Wow Roland, just wow. Why doesn’t CGC list this as a Baker cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 2 hours ago, sacentaur said: Why doesn’t CGC list this as a Baker cover? They do now. https://www.cgccomics.com/census/grades_standard.asp?title=Cinderella+Love&issue=15&publisher=St.+John+Publication&year=1954&issuedate=8%2F54 Ricksneatstuff and sacentaur 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post manetteska Posted January 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2019 It’s got problems but it’s all there. mustang33guy, SuperGrover, Tri-Color Brian and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 hour ago, manetteska said: It’s got problems but it’s all there. No problems for me. I'd LOVE to have that copy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bumble Kitty Posted January 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2019 I received a small batch of books today. I was very happy with the grade on this book: Bomber-Bob, comicnoir, pmpknface and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bumble Kitty Posted January 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2019 This book originally was in a PGX 7.0 holder. I cracked it out and I graded it as a 5.5. This was disappointing, but not too much of a surprise, considering...( ). At least I didn't pay too much for it back then. So I sent it off for a press prior to grading. sacentaur, pmpknface, Tri-Color Brian and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bumble Kitty Posted January 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) OK, another PGX book. I cracked it out of a PGX 5.5 holder. I graded it as a 4.0. This is not too surprising when your mom yells at you to ... ok, I won't mock those guys. So I had it pressed and it came back as... Edited January 9, 2019 by Bumble Kitty Point Five, comicnoir, Ricksneatstuff and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang33guy Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, Bumble Kitty said: I received a small batch of books today. I was very happy with the grade on this book: Amazing book! I have one I have to get graded myself I’m hoping to get in the 4.0-4.5 range. What bothers me is they keep putting on the label reprinted splash page from Wartime Romances #12. I’m sure this could be a debate on its own Here's the page in question... Is it almost the same pose? Sure But the background, dress, leg position, hair color, hair style and facial expression are all different. Not to mention the guy lying down has his leg position flopped as well. To me this is not a reprinted splash page, but just my opinion. Still an amazing book you have there! One of Bakers best! Edited January 9, 2019 by mustang33guy sacentaur, pmpknface and Sqeggs 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, mustang33guy said: Amazing book! I hav one I have to get graded myself I’m hoping to get in the 4.0-4.5 range. What bothers me is they keep putting on the label reprinted splash page from Wartime Romances #12. I’m sure this could be a debate on it own Heres the page in question... Is it it almost the same pose? Sure But the background, dress, leg position, hair color, hair style and facial expression are all different. Not to mention the guy lying down has his leg position flopped as well. To me this is not a reprinted splash page, but just my opinion. Still an amazing book you have there! One of Bakers best! It's Baker swiping himself, but not a reprint. Thanks for pointing that out. They need to get a better eye around there. Edited January 9, 2019 by comicnoir Chief1332 and mustang33guy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 13 hours ago, mustang33guy said: Amazing book! I hav one I have to get graded myself I’m hoping to get in the 4.0-4.5 range. What bothers me is they keep putting on the label reprinted splash page from Wartime Romances #12. I’m sure this could be a debate on it own Heres the page in question... Is it it almost the same pose? Sure But the background, dress, leg position, hair color, hair style and facial expression are all different. Not to mention the guy lying down has his leg position flopped as well. To me this is not a reprinted splash page, but just my opinion. Still an amazing book you have there! One of Bakers best! Why the MB/Osrin on the bottom? It's not the original art so was that a note someone made to themselves? Or was it written by one of the two men in question? Because that would be something special... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 45 minutes ago, PeterPark said: Why the MB/Osrin on the bottom? It's not the original art so was that a note someone made to themselves? Or was it written by one of the two men in question? Because that would be something special... Looks like that scan is from the Digital Comic Museum, which was made from a copy belonging to comics historian Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Those are most likely pencilled notes he made for his own purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang33guy Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: Looks like that scan is from the Digital Comic Museum, which was made from a copy belonging to comics historian Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Those are most likely pencilled notes he made for his own purposes. I got the scan from Comic Book Plus which may also be the copy that was uploaded to Digital Comic Museum by Jim, not too sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 1 minute ago, mustang33guy said: 7 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: Looks like that scan is from the Digital Comic Museum, which was made from a copy belonging to comics historian Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Those are most likely pencilled notes he made for his own purposes. I got the scan from Comic Book Plus which may also be the copy that was uploaded to Digital Comic Museum by Jim, not too sure. Both sites have a lot of the same scans. mustang33guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 12/28/2018 at 12:36 AM, Bumble Kitty said: Forgot about this one, until I showed a fellow boardie a box of Quality's... Very nice copy. This might be the Quality cover that most resembles his St John work. This could be a TAR cover, although with his TAR covers with multiple teenagers, he didn't usually make the figures in the foreground this large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 12/29/2018 at 8:03 PM, Ricksneatstuff said: Got this here off the boards recently. I’ve had trouble getting a copy of this one. Definitely one of the tougher issues. Impossible in high grade. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 12/30/2018 at 12:53 AM, comicnoir said: This is one of my favorite Baker covers, a "romance noir" complete with venetian blinds and moody lighting. Notice the diary entry she is writing that alludes to a pregnancy and the mocking expression on the boyfriend's face in the photo. The colours are perfect too. Certainly one of his darker pieces. Never noticed the writing in the diary before. As I remember @Dr. Love noted that there are only four Baker St John covers with the girl crying; this being one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/6/2019 at 2:30 AM, sacentaur said: On 1/5/2019 at 8:09 PM, Bumble Kitty said: Here's a favorite of mine: Wow Roland, just wow. Why doesn’t CGC list this as a Baker cover? CGC typically follows Overstreet. For a long time, Overstreet was really weak on Baker attributions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/9/2019 at 12:16 AM, mustang33guy said: Amazing book! I have one I have to get graded myself I’m hoping to get in the 4.0-4.5 range. What bothers me is they keep putting on the label reprinted splash page from Wartime Romances #12. I’m sure this could be a debate on its own Here's the page in question... Is it almost the same pose? Sure But the background, dress, leg position, hair color, hair style and facial expression are all different. Not to mention the guy lying down has his leg position flopped as well. To me this is not a reprinted splash page, but just my opinion. Still an amazing book you have there! One of Bakers best! Interesting. Clearly not a "reprint" but a reworking or self-swipe (as @comicnoir notes). Pretty unusual label note. I think I've seen a few others noting when a cover is a swipe -- not that I can remember any of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) Hmmmm...The value of this book seems to be going thru the roof for some reason...I should probably pick up a few more copies... Edited January 16, 2019 by Tri-ColorBrian szav, pmpknface and Point Five 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 37 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: Hmmmm...The value of this book seems to be going thru the roof for some reason...I should probably pick up a few more copies... May #1 favorite Baker, I have a solid CGC 3.5 that I am quite happy with. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
