What are the most classic, non-Baker, romance covers? 5 5

[jimjum12]

31 minutes ago, Dr. Love said:

I'm particularly fond of this one ..... Colletta never did a "bad" one, but some are just exceptional in their execution. The OA for a Colletta Atlas cover would be so cool to have. People in the SA Forum denigrate him as a hack, but I personally loved his inks on Thor.... and when we go further back to Atlas, it's obvious what a consummate Pro he was. It wasn't just Romance either.... he had work in the Horror and Crime genres as well. Anyone interested can go to www.atlastales.com to find an index of the hundreds of jobs he did at Atlas with plenty of actual scans of splashes.... well worth the time. GOD BLESS...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Dr. Love]

35 minutes ago, jimjum12 said:

I'm particularly fond of this one ..... Colletta never did a "bad" one, but some are just exceptional in their execution. The OA for a Colletta Atlas cover would be so cool to have. People in the SA Forum denigrate him as a hack, but I personally loved his inks on Thor.... and when we go further back to Atlas, it's obvious what a consummate Pro he was. It wasn't just Romance either.... he had work in the Horror and Crime genres as well. Anyone interested can go to www.atlastales.com to find an index of the hundreds of jobs he did at Atlas with plenty of actual scans of splashes.... well worth the time. GOD BLESS...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

+1000

I also recommend "The Thin Black Line: Perspectives on Vince Colletta, Comics’ Most Controversial Inker" - available on Amazon and twomorrows

 

[fett]

On 2/18/2018 at 4:50 PM, MrBedrock said:

An absurd classic..

wow absurd AND wacky. According to the ancient laws of the tribes of my father I have to wear a pac-man tie to my wedding? And try saying his name 3 times fast with a mouthfull of bubblegum.  

[fett]

On 2/18/2018 at 4:53 PM, MrBedrock said:

My choice for the most (fill in the blank - suggestive, overlooked, underrated) romance cover...

 

Very suggestive cover. 

[N e r V]

8 hours ago, MrBedrock said:

The cool thing with ECs is there are lots of raw collections out there. The romance is definitely the hardest to find of the publisher's output, but patience is a wonderful thing. There are two nicer graded copies for now but if any books have potential for high grade copies coming to market the EC books would head that list. Congrats on your 8.0. it is indeed beautiful and hard to find in that grade. But from a census standpoint its position is very vulnerable.

 

Are you trying say there’s probably one that’s better? 

 

[mustang33guy]

On 2/18/2018 at 11:58 PM, N e r V said:

Here's my copy of First Love #24. One of my favorite romance covers

[Yorick]

Is there a Toth romance cover?  I have only seen interiors...

[adamstrange]

6 minutes ago, Yorick said:

Is there a Toth romance cover?  I have only seen interiors...

There's a DC cover or two but his best romance work are his interior stories for Standard.

[Dr. Love]

[Dr. Love]

and not Toth - but if you're picking classics/most desired within publishers - and if you're a romance enthusiast, with 330 titles spread between 41 publishers, you will end up picking favorites - then this one is up there for DC GA

 

Edited February 20, 2018 by Dr. Love

[adamstrange]

 

15 minutes ago, Dr. Love said:

 

We have talked about this cover more than once and I still can't see anything more than a glimmer of a hint of Toth.

Within the 6 months prior to this cover, this is what Toth's art looked like:

 

[Dr. Love]

You are the Dean of Toth - but I think you're a tad off on this one.

Let's see if I can upgrade you to...a hint!

[N e r V]

Samples of Toth romance work from the period.

Personal Love #11 oct. 1951

 

[N e r V]

New Romances #14 dec. 1952

 

Intimate Love #19 July 1952

 

My Real Love #5 June 1952

[N e r V]

Different subject but this is the accepted edition (not Star) but would this one be non Baker but classic?

 

[Dr. Love]

yup that it would

it used to be that the reprint would go for considerably less than the original, but not no more

[Sqeggs]

Kind of like this one from DC stalwart Infantino -- love the caption!  Still brooding over GCG's refusal to recognize this as the Church copy. 

[Sqeggs]

15 hours ago, Dr. Love said:

+1000

I also recommend "The Thin Black Line: Perspectives on Vince Colletta, Comics’ Most Controversial Inker" - available on Amazon and twomorrows

 

Dang, that's cool!

[Sqeggs]

18 hours ago, sagii said:

The Forbidden Love 4 issue run has also always been a collector fave. Showcasing #4 here as it is the toughest of the run

I agree that it's tough.  You and I own two-thirds of the graded copies. 

[sagii]

18 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

I agree that it's tough.  You and I own two-thirds of the graded copies. 

So you're the other one .....