Robot Man Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 9 hours ago, comicnoir said: Nice group of books. The PR 10 is not rare or even scarce. Copies show up. It was one of my first Baker Romances. Rare or scarce is pretty much in the mind of the poster. If you have paid attention for a while you get a feeling of what you have seen or not seen. I have collected Baker books here and there for years but only seriously for the past 3 years or so. So a lot have slipped under my radar. Think about what you have seen (or NOT seen) in the Baker threads and you will have a better idea. Personally, I have had several copies of Giant Comics Edition #5 and Record Book of Famous Police Cases over the years. Never seen a copy of Fighting Indian Stories and this is only the 3rd All Picture Adventure I have seen. #2 although not a Baker cover is even tougher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Rare or scarce is pretty much in the mind of the poster. If you have paid attention for a while you get a feeling of what you have seen or not seen. I have collected Baker books here and there for years but only seriously for the past 3 years or so. So a lot have slipped under my radar. Think about what you have seen (or NOT seen) in the Baker threads and you will have a better idea. Personally, I have had several copies of Giant Comics Edition #5 and Record Book of Famous Police Cases over the years. Never seen a copy of Fighting Indian Stories and this is only the 3rd All Picture Adventure I have seen. #2 although not a Baker cover is even tougher. Using the internet to gauge scarcity can be deceptive.... especially when focusing on sales venues to gather "data". The most desirable items are often the least seen because folks want to keep them.... so it's easy to form the misconception that they are scarce. While many of the Bakers are truly uncommon, it's hard to judge rarity with items that are prized and in high demand. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) FoggyNelson and 1950's war comics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: Rare or scarce is pretty much in the mind of the poster. If you have paid attention for a while you get a feeling of what you have seen or not seen. I have collected Baker books here and there for years but only seriously for the past 3 years or so. So a lot have slipped under my radar. Think about what you have seen (or NOT seen) in the Baker threads and you will have a better idea. Personally, I have had several copies of Giant Comics Edition #5 and Record Book of Famous Police Cases over the years. Never seen a copy of Fighting Indian Stories and this is only the 3rd All Picture Adventure I have seen. #2 although not a Baker cover is even tougher. I picked up the Southern States copy of that one from DTA a while back. Note that CGC doesn't acknowledge the Baker cover. batman_fan and adamstrange 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I think DS nn and All-Picture, All True Love Stories 2 are probably my two rarest Bakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Robot Man said: Rare or scarce is pretty much in the mind of the poster. If you have paid attention for a while you get a feeling of what you have seen or not seen. I have collected Baker books here and there for years but only seriously for the past 3 years or so. So a lot have slipped under my radar. Think about what you have seen (or NOT seen) in the Baker threads and you will have a better idea. Personally, I have had several copies of Giant Comics Edition #5 and Record Book of Famous Police Cases over the years. Never seen a copy of Fighting Indian Stories and this is only the 3rd All Picture Adventure I have seen. #2 although not a Baker cover is even tougher. It may be subjective, and I'm only going by my experience, but it's good experience. I'm talking internet and conventions. And years of digging around for this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n2wdw Posted March 21, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 What To Do On a Snow Day? SMOKE! Okay, not that kind of smoke. Today the east coast got hit with a major snowstorm. Schools are closed, the government is closed, where I work is closed. I was supposed to go to NYC today for work. At this moment, at 7pm, I had a reservation at Il Mulino Prime. I should be eating a perfectly cooked ribeye right now. But the entire east coast is shut down. So what to do with a suddenly free day? For me it's to play on my Big Green Egg! Today I smoked a pork shoulder. Smoking while it's snowing is one of the joys of life. Especially if combined with sipping a bourbon and surfing the boards. (And, now my NYC trip is rescheduled for next week so I still get to get that steak at Il Mulino!) comicjack, batman_fan, Ricksneatstuff and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 3 hours ago, n2wdw said: What To Do On a Snow Day? SMOKE! Okay, not that kind of smoke. Today the east coast got hit with a major snowstorm. Schools are closed, the government is closed, where I work is closed. I was supposed to go to NYC today for work. At this moment, at 7pm, I had a reservation at Il Mulino Prime. I should be eating a perfectly cooked ribeye right now. But the entire east coast is shut down. So what to do with a suddenly free day? For me it's to play on my Big Green Egg! Today I smoked a pork shoulder. Smoking while it's snowing is one of the joys of life. Especially if combined with sipping a bourbon and surfing the boards. (And, now my NYC trip is rescheduled for next week so I still get to get that steak at Il Mulino!) ALMOST makes me want to get snowed in. Especially the bourbon part. I had to go to work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 11 hours ago, Robot Man said: ALMOST makes me want to get snowed in. Especially the bourbon part. I had to go to work... Sunshine 365 days a year is overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 42 minutes ago, n2wdw said: Sunshine 365 days a year is overrated. 364... It's raining, raining hard today... No bourbon for me today, I've got to go to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 On 3/21/2018 at 8:16 AM, Robot Man said: Rare or scarce is pretty much in the mind of the poster. If you have paid attention for a while you get a feeling of what you have seen or not seen. I have collected Baker books here and there for years but only seriously for the past 3 years or so. So a lot have slipped under my radar. Think about what you have seen (or NOT seen) in the Baker threads and you will have a better idea. Personally, I have had several copies of Giant Comics Edition #5 and Record Book of Famous Police Cases over the years. Never seen a copy of Fighting Indian Stories and this is only the 3rd All Picture Adventure I have seen. #2 although not a Baker cover is even tougher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Here's a issue two. Only issue I have ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Hap Hazard said: Here's a issue two. Only issue I have ever seen. Now you have seen two... Also here's my #1 while I'm at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 These might be my toughest Bakers comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 On March 21, 2018 at 11:16 AM, Robot Man said: Rare or scarce is pretty much in the mind of the poster. If you have paid attention for a while you get a feeling of what you have seen or not seen. I have collected Baker books here and there for years but only seriously for the past 3 years or so. So a lot have slipped under my radar. Think about what you have seen (or NOT seen) in the Baker threads and you will have a better idea. Personally, I have had several copies of Giant Comics Edition #5 and Record Book of Famous Police Cases over the years. Never seen a copy of Fighting Indian Stories and this is only the 3rd All Picture Adventure I have seen. #2 although not a Baker cover is even tougher. Here's a Fighting Indian Stories, Robot Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 9:53 PM, Hap Hazard said: First time I've seen this. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) 22 hours ago, Robot Man said: These might be my toughest Bakers Of those, the only one I have is Seven Seas, but mine says 5 and yours 2. What's up with that, do you know? Edited March 24, 2018 by n2wdw comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, n2wdw said: Of those, the only one I have is Seven Seas, but mine says 5 and yours 2. What's up with that, do you know? Check the indicia. You might have a Canadian edition. Also check contents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Dastardly GGA Bondage in Pulps There's GGA and then there's bondage. There's bondage, and then there's dastardly bondage. According to the dictionary: I've expanded my dastardly collection to include pulps. Recently I got this one: Here are 2 others. The "girl tied to a wheel" is its own GA GGA category. This next one is pretty gruesome. Open only at your own risk. Spoiler jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Il Mulino Prime NYC I was in NYC for work this week. At the recommendation of @Ricksneatstuff, I went to Il Mulino for dinner. I actually went to Il Mulino Prime because it was around the corner from my hotel. Whenever I go to a nice restaurant I take a picture of the outside, so that way it helps me to organize my pictures. I started with an Old Fashioned with rye bourbon. As I sipped the drink, I took some time to look over the space. It's a small cozy restaurant with a lot of energy, a cool chandelier and a bar when you can get the full menu. I usually prefer eating at the bar when I'm on business travel and eating alone, as I like chatting with the bartender. Their amuse-bouche was a small charcuterie plate. My appetizer was a wedge salad with thin strips of bacon and blue cheese, with a glass of Italian chardonnay. My second course was a half order of ravioli with freshly shaven black truffles. I had it with a glass of barbaresco. Il Mulino Prime is an Italian steakhouse, so for my main course I got a dry aged filet mignon. I continued with the barbaresco for this course. Some might say this was a lot of food for one person, but eating big meals is my super power. Thanks for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I’ve only been to The one Il Mulino, though I might go to Orlando one. What did you think Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
