Robot Man Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Another fairly scarce book All Love Romances #26 (#1) continues over from the teen age title Ernie. Has two teen age stories one from Ernie and one from Lily Belle. Tri-Color Brian and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I was looking at funny romance title art for a spoof cover I'm working on and came across "Throbbing Love". Does anyone have a copy they can post (so I can have a better resolution image to work from)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I know this is actually teen humor, but I need to brag about this find one more time today...Happy New Year! torontodesignguy and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) This one seems rare but I don't know, picked it up from a bin gathering dust at the LCS ...All True Romances #6 also has interesting citation in the OPG (Wood-art 9 pages exceptional)...anyone in the know mind telling me if this is actually rare? None on the CGC census. Edited January 1, 2018 by szavisca comicjack, sagii and Tri-Color Brian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 2 minutes ago, szavisca said: This one seems rare but I don't know, picked it up from a bin gathering dust at the LCS ...also has interesting citation in the OPG (Wood-art 9 pages exceptional)...anyone in the know mind telling me if this is actually rare? None on the CGC census. I don't know, but that looks like something Sqeggs would buy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 13 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: I don't know, but that looks like something Sqeggs would buy... Maybe,,,but it aint for sale! I like it. Just looking for validation that I made a good buy...pretty sure it's worth at least the $25 I paid. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, szavisca said: Maybe,,,but it aint for sale! I like it. Just looking for validation that I made a good buy...pretty sure it's worth at least the $2,500 I paid. Oh, I'm sorry...but that book max's out a $24.50... Oh, and i fixed your price for ya... Edited January 1, 2018 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Robot Man said: A recent pick-up My Love #4. Only comic I know of with an actual Bettie Page photo cover. Pretty scarce. I've been looking for one for years! I'm pretty sure this not Betty Page. The nose is wrong. It also would have been on the stands in Feb 1950, which was the year she met the photographer who put together her first modeling portfolio, convincing her to wear bangs to hide a high forehead. I don't know what part of the year it was, but it's unlikely it was January. According to GCD the model is Maggie Long, from a 1947 photo shoot. Edited January 1, 2018 by rjpb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Nice books all! All True Romance is a great title. 3 hours ago, szavisca said: This one seems rare but I don't know, picked it up from a bin gathering dust at the LCS ...All True Romances #6 also has interesting citation in the OPG (Wood-art 9 pages exceptional)...anyone in the know mind telling me if this is actually rare? None on the CGC census. yeh that All True Romance #6 is really good pickup! one of the All True Romance issues that you don't see much at all, and a lovely cover. If you're trying to determine scarcity (vs rarity), a good way to judge is by checking out comicbookplus.com to see if anyone has uploaded it. Their database contains all of Jim Vadeboncoeur's romance, I believe, in addition to other contributors (our own Fett has contributed greatly), so it is a good indicator. All True Romance #10 could be considered both scarce (speaks to availability) and rare (speaks to value). One of the top 50 Romance. Not just because it's headlight hot, but because it's a signed Hollingsworth. Known for his horror primarily, but also coveted (by me certainly) because he is another prominent black artist. Known as the Other Matt Baker. jimjum12, szav and FoggyNelson 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Nice pickups Bob Ace is a great line - their strategy was so interesting. One of the fascinating things about Romance is you get to see a publishing phenomena roll out in a compressed, organic way. From inception in 1947, a remarkable adaptation from Simon & Kirby to a catastrophic decline in comic readership after the War, to a year or so's worth of foot dragging on the part of the rest of the industry, to a Bubble in '50-'51 the likes of which hasn't been seen before and since, when 1 out of 4 books on the stands was romance. To an absolute implosion as the market for young girls cratered. For they were coming of age and rising to the new demands of post-war adulthood, creating homes and families, and that didn't leave much time for funny books. Young males, on the other hand...well, we know how that turned out. Back to Ace - they were unique. The line encompassed what I call the three cover styles - line drawn, painted, and photo. Each great in it's own way, and worth collecting. I believe RJ is correct about Bettie Page, but I think the book is great nonetheless, very teen-ish, and the Marvel early photo covers that have the Lovers heart logo are very sought after. jimjum12, Sqeggs and FoggyNelson 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 9:58 PM, rjpb said: I'm pretty sure this not Betty Page. The nose is wrong. It also would have been on the stands in Feb 1950, which was the year she met the photographer who put together her first modeling portfolio, convincing her to wear bangs to hide a high forehead. I don't know what part of the year it was, but it's unlikely it was January. According to GCD the model is Maggie Long, from a 1947 photo shoot. It was a popular hairstyle of the day. Seem to be a lot of Bettie-like photos around that people claim are her but are unlikely to have been. The same is true of some drawn comic covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I don't think she would be realistic for me or, apparently, the guy she is with, given how she appears to be checking out potential alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 5 hours ago, Sqeggs said: I don't think she would be realistic for me or, apparently, the guy she is with, given how she appears to be checking out potential alternatives. I've got several issues of this run..... they are very well done, and still quite affordable. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I don't know how rare these are but I just got them back from CGC so I thought I'd post them. Sqeggs, sagii, PopKulture and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 comicjack and szav 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, gadzukes said: I don't know how rare these are but I just got them back from CGC so I thought I'd post them. Probably not as rare as we’d like with all the file copies floating around...though there’s not many 9.0+ copies on census for the Harvey’s . I just got my CGC 9.0 #3 back...incidentally I’m kinda bummed they didn’t put “was I too fat to love story” on the label. It’s been noted in the opg for years. Rare or not I love these Harvey romance books, especially with how relatively affordable they are in high grade... I keep buying more and more. Edited January 5, 2018 by szavisca Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 15 minutes ago, szavisca said: Probably not as rare as we’d like with all the file copies floating around...though there’s not many 9.0+ copies on census for the Harvey’s . I just got my CGC 9.0 #3 back...incidentally I’m kinda bummed they didn’t put “was I too fat to love story” on the label. It’s been noted in the opg for years. This is the one I really like the grade on szav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Colletta! Inaflash, jimjum12 and adamstrange 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 12 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Colletta! FTFY GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Sqeggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 On December 31, 2017 at 9:19 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: I know this is actually teen humor, but I need to brag about this find one more time today...Happy New Year! You sure do! I don't remember ever seeing 7 before. Congrats! Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
