Crimebuster Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Am I missing something here? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Girls-Romances-Silver-Age-Romance-Comics-Lot-Of-8-55-66-57-86-59-58-56-63-/352587045845?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l44720.c10&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true This went for a lot more than I was expecting given the condition of these books. My first thought was there was some Lichtenstein connection I wasn't aware of, but I haven't turned up anything. The #63 does have a great cover, but... I dunno, this seems high. I feel like there's something I don't know about these books. Maybe I am just underestimating the market though. It does feel like there's a bit of a swell in demand right now for SA romance stuff. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, Crimebuster said: Maybe I am just underestimating the market though. It does feel like there's a bit of a swell in demand right now for SA romance stuff. Thoughts? DC romance is heating up for sure. This is a decent lower to mid grade lot, seven 10 cent books in one place with decent covers and one big box 12 center which are desirable too. The front covers are all in place and not showing any egregious defects, the back covers less so but back covers usually don't get the weight they deserve. btw, the 10 cent back covers are outstanding house ads, worth collecting for themselves alone. So $15 a piece to save the trouble of hunting them down individually, not too bad. Crimebuster, adamstrange and 1950's war comics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 DC romance is heating up because they had some great covers that were overlooked for so long Jonathan78 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 hey Jack MusterMark, 1950's war comics and comicjack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 13 minutes ago, Dr. Love said: hey Jack Great cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Prime 0 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 this isn't silver but didn't see a bronze though i doubt anyone will care. pick this up today 1950's war comics and MusterMark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Foosman Posted February 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2019 I do not own many romance books but could not leave this at the HPB when I saw it a few years ago. Oddly it came with two detached front covers but no actual comic. MusterMark, PopKulture, PeterPark and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimebuster Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 (edited) That's really cool, I would have bought that in a heartbeat as well. No pun intended. I picked up something a little weird off ebay, it hasn't arrived yet. But it's a production photograph negative from Charlton - I guess they photographed the books in order to... make these plates, I'm guessing? The one I got is bronze age - and the dealer has plenty more on ebay - from one of my favorite romance storylines. I'll be sharing it when it arrives! I've also picked up some cool silver romance recently, I just haven't had a chance to scan them. When I do, I'll be sharing them here. There's a fantastic sales thread on the boards with a ton of awesome silver romance, so I know people here have been acquiring some great books! Edited February 24, 2019 by Crimebuster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimebuster Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 18 hours ago, Dark Prime 0 said: this isn't silver but didn't see a bronze though i doubt anyone will care. pick this up today I think it's cool! The Bronze thread has gotten buried, but here it is: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/242296-post-your-bronze-romance-books/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Prime 0 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 On 2/24/2019 at 11:51 AM, Crimebuster said: I think it's cool! The Bronze thread has gotten buried, but here it is: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/242296-post-your-bronze-romance-books/ oh by not careing i ment posting a non SA book in a SA thread, people always love double covers though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimebuster Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I'm still focused on Bronze Age romance, but I'm starting to get my checklist pretty whittled down, so my eye is beginning to turn towards Silver Age. I dipped my toe into some ebay auctions recently, and onto some sales threads here on the boards, and wooooof! Demand for these books seems to be rising pretty fast, some of the prices were definitely a ways above what I was expecting. Time to get more familiar with Silver Age before it's too late! After seeing some of the sales, I decided to pull the trigger on some books that I've had my eye on for awhile at some local shops before someone else bought them. Here are a few of the books I picked up: Yorick, PopKulture and MusterMark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimebuster Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Foosman and PopKulture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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comicjack Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 17 hours ago, Crimebuster said: The colors make the cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicjack Posted February 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2019 I know it is a Charlton but i like it anyway PopKulture, 1950's war comics, Readcomix and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimebuster Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 (edited) Charlton has some great early Silver Age covers! And some great late SA covers just before the transition to Bronze. The middle of the Silver Age is a wasteland, though. The period where they were breaking the cover up into little boxes, and adding tons of text, is just a mess. Years worth of terrible, ruined covers. But the era before and after that has some real gems. I've got one in the mail right now, which I will be posting as soon as it arrives. Edited February 27, 2019 by Crimebuster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crimebuster Posted February 28, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) You're not going to see covers like this from DC! Honestly, I'm not sure how they got this past the Code censors. "Aspirin" In the story, it's a bottle of sleeping pills, but she's fine - he assumes she overdosed in a suicide attempt, but she's just, you know, sleeping. Hey, that's what the pills are for. Makes sense. Edited February 28, 2019 by Crimebuster Readcomix, PopKulture, comicjack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimebuster Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) While DC romance is being all prim and proper, Chalton stumbles in like the drunk sister at a wedding reception, causing a scene and spilling the dirt. Here's another cover you're not going to be seeing on a SA DC or Marvel romance book: The story inside is basically an African Queen ripoff. It does include a sequence where some leering Japanese soldiers try to drag her into the underbrush. Luckily, the dude fights them off. This issue also has a story where a pregnant woman trips over her dog and almost has a miscarriage. She is rushed to the hospital for an emergency delivery, and has a vision of the angel of Death coming for her baby. CHARLTON COMICS!! Edited March 6, 2019 by Crimebuster comicjack, Get Marwood & I, Readcomix and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crimebuster Posted March 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 26, 2019 Found this hiding in the middle of a low grade ebay lot of romance comics. Had to have it! Get Marwood & I, Readcomix, Yorick and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
