post your favorite romance covers 4 4

[comicnoir]

She will- she will!

 

[Flex Mentallo]

Terrific books! It's hard to pick just five...especially with Flex Mentallo starting things off with single census and or highest graded copies of some very rare stuff. I have seen dogfights over the Romantic Hearts catfight book, and collectors going crazy over the "Love of a Lunatic" Romantic Adventures 50.

 

Together with 143ksk's Romantic Adventures 49, these are half of ACG's "Fab Four" - a marked departure from the usual content in 1954 to test the waters for a new type of racy material. Didn't stick. Unfortunately.

 

The rare ACG Fab Four:

 

Romantic Adventures 49 - Jailbird's Romance

Romantic Adventures 50 - Love of a Lunatic

Lovelorn 52 - I Sold My Baby!

Lovelorn 53 - Heart of a Drunkard!

 

All of these have epic stories featuring gutsy artwork. In my experience the two Romantic Adventures are far harder than the two Lovelorns, but all are tough and command high prices when available.

[Flex Mentallo]

 

 

 

 

This is such a sweet cover!

 

 

On reflection this one may just shade it - I consciously avoided "baker overload" because I knew he'd be coming!

 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2013 by Flex Mentallo

[Flex Mentallo]

She will- she will!

 

 

Terrific cover!

[Flex Mentallo]

 

Hmm I don't recall seeing that book before. Interesting the way the eyeballs and mouths are placed.

 

Harry Anderson cover art I think.

[Flex Mentallo]

The more I look at this cover, the more I like it. Great interiors with oversized panels. This is issue # 2 by Artful Pub.

 

 

 

Issue #3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love these Rick - but who is the cover artist? I really like his work. I think this is the same guy.

 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2013 by Flex Mentallo

[Flex Mentallo]

 

One of the toughest of all Baker St John's.

[Dr. Love]

Yeh the Dear Lonely Heart series is sweet. Comic Media/Artful - not a lot of output over a four year span - 40 issues. But good stuff.

 

 

and here's one of the Lovelorn books. I love finger pointing/bad mouthing covers. And I dare anyone to find another comic with the word "Unexpurgated" on the cover! Also love that they chose to hyphenate the word "Con-fession" - too much!

 

 

 

 

 

[Dr. Love]

here's another couple of Love Journals, 11 & 16. The 16 is signed by John Buscema. A few years in the business and he's signing his work - not too shabby. Catch the title on that book - "IS PETTING DANGEROUS?" You can't make this sh*t up...

 

 

 

[Dr. Love]

another Buscema classic from a companion title, Love Diary - lovely shades of purple and yellow

 

 

and from the same title, the always popular Tiny Man photo cover. Just the mention of the Tiny Man can drive romance collectors into a frenzy.

 

 

 

 

 

[Flex Mentallo]

here's another couple of Love Journals, 11 & 16. The 16 is signed by John Buscema. A few years in the business and he's signing his work - not too shabby. Catch the title on that book - "IS PETTING DANGEROUS?" You can't make this sh*t up...

 

 

 

 

Looks like Harry Anderson again...

[Dr. Love]

and for some good old fashioned arm yanking, as comixnoir posted earlier, Fox has got you covered. There's more where this came from, too.

 

 

but nothing tops True Life Secrets 25 for the most violent romance cover going. Everyone's all "oh look at my True Life Secrets 23, it's so hot, she's so hot". Whatever. This cover is for adults only - children, avert your eyes.

 

 

 

[Flex Mentallo]

Sharp eyes will note I've changed the title of the thread - I mean, why stop at five when there are obviously so many great and largely unseen romance covers to enjoy?

 

Keep posting!

[Dr. Love]

Thank you Michael. My inventory runneth over.

[comicjack]

and for some good old fashioned arm yanking, as comixnoir posted earlier, Fox has got you covered. There's more where this came from, too.

 

 

but nothing tops True Life Secrets 25 for the most violent romance cover going. Everyone's all "oh look at my True Life Secrets 23, it's so hot, she's so hot". Whatever. This cover is for adults only - children, avert your eyes.

 

 

 

That is a cool cover very different in content from the 23

[Flex Mentallo]

 

 

 

That is a cool cover very different in content from the 23

 

Put the two together and you get something like "And just what do I have to do to get that necklace ripped from my throat?"

Edited August 23, 2013 by Flex Mentallo

[comicjack]

Yeah she got the diamonds in 23 and lost the diamonds in 25 didn't keep them very long

[Sqeggs]

not really romance, but very sexy.

 

There are a number of dealers who lump their teen humor books with their pure romance books, so this one works for me! (thumbs u

[Sqeggs]

 

 

 

 

This is such a sweet cover!

 

Here is something odd that I just noticed: Overstreet doesn't attribute the cover to Baker! He breaks it out from 27 and 29 with a lower price. Clearly an error. If that one ain't Baker, nothing is!

[Sqeggs]

Thank you Michael. My inventory runneth over.

 

Dang, boy! You are the king -- make that the emperor! -- of this hill.