Dr. Love Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) 1st in the sales thread takes it over PM's and open negotiations. But I am open to offers on these books. Payment by PayPal, MO's and checks. Payment within 72 hours after auction end, please. Shipping is at cost within CONUS (where my Collectible Insurance policy covers) and Canada (where insurance is not provided, due to impossibility to get a shipment signed for). So Canadians, all shipping risk is on you, including non-delivery, because I have never been able to get a package signed for. And I've tried. Go Canada! No returns on slabs; raw is OK within one week of your receipt. That cost is on you. No probies or HOSers. I reserve the right to deny a sale, but that would be most unusual. Edited September 25, 2019 by Dr. Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Reserved for recap: BIG PRICE DROPS!! 10% to 40% OFF!! this thread closes tomorrow - so come and get your love! page 1 Teen-Age Love #23 9.2 $250 $150 Girls' Love #126 7.5 $150 $125 Teen-Age Romances #7 4.0 $450 $400 page 2 Heart Throbs #37 VG+/VG/F #37 $45 $25 Personal Love #17 8.5 $1,000 $750 Secret Romances #24 F/VF to VF- $375 $300 page 4 Love Diary #31 5.5 $2,500 $2,250 Just Married #102 8.0 $250 SOLD Just Married #104 9.0 $175 SOLD My Life #13 VG/VG- $700 SOLD Archie #103 VG $20 SOLD Laugh Comics #66 6.5 $275 SOLD Intimate Love #10 VG $20 SOLD Girl Confessions #25 VG/F to F- $125 SOLD Love Romances #81 F- $75 SOLD Hi-School Romance #3 pg. 14 OA $275 SOLD Girls' Love #42 8.0 $300 SOLD First Love #3 VF/VF+ $35 SOLD First Romance #18 NM- $50 SOLD True Love Problems #3 Canadian VF $25 SOLD Romance of Rubber 8.5 $100 "for the man who has everything" SOLD Sweethearts #120 VF+ $75 SOLD Campus Loves #3 F $425 SOLD Miss America #66 VG- $10 CLAIMED Edited September 23, 2019 by Dr. Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr. Love Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Teen-Age Love #23 9.2 OW $250 NOW $150 A very simple, sweet Charlton book that evokes the silver age of romance. Still .10, as Charlton liked to remind everyone! Definitely Colletta inks, and imo pencils as well - if not, then Joltin' Joe Sinnott. This cover contains some trademark Colletta elements; the deep in the mouth clinch, recognizable landscape elements, and of course a brief glimpse of the Colletta Cloud, always cumulus, usually there to add tone to the sky. Colletta could do teens very well (unlike certain artists ahem Baker who couldn't) and was unusually gifted when it came to drawing the fashions of the times. Sole graded in this case, as a lot of my books are. This kind of grade is very very rare for romance, but particularly for Charlton romance. Charlton had a negligible presence on the spinner racks, production values were poor, and this publisher was not kept in condition and cherished by young girls in the 1960's. Edited September 23, 2019 by Dr. Love Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 Things you didn't know about CHARLTON They were the first company to bring in foreign artists - Duck Giordano, editor-in-chief: "Because the staff by that time (around 1964) had shrunk considerably, I had to look for people to fill out the rest of the schedule. In order to get the money to pay for the freelance work, I farmed out a whole mess of stuff, after the guys on staff got theirs, to a studio in South America which I discovered the name and address of in Pat Musilli's files. These guys were great illustrators in South America (the Union Studio in Argentina) and all I had to do was send them plain English scripts - they would do the translations into their language - and they would send back finished work but at a tremendously lower rate. So I worked out a deal with my boss so that the money I saved there went to Steve Ditko and all the other freelancers I dealt with in New York so they were getting decent, not great, but decent rates compared to what everybody else was getting." The main Latino artists for Charlton were: Luis Avila, Ernesto Garcia, Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, Nestor Olivera, Demetrio Sanchez Gomez ("Demetrio"). They are relatively unknown, except for Lopez of course, who went on to DC. Their style was unique, somewhat outside the box, very 70's. Get Marwood & I, Casablanca and ThothAmon 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Just Married #102 8.0 White $250 SOLD! This is a Demetrio book. He only did six covers. He's the Frazetta of the Argentinian comic world, I kid you not. Romance tip: buy any high grade Demetrio you see. Like this one, which imho belongs on the list of the Top 50 Romance books. I love it all day, every day. Certainly it is a Bronze super star. Edited September 21, 2019 by Dr. Love october, Bird and newshane 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path4play Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Dr. Love said: Things you didn't know about CHARLTON They were the first company to bring in foreign artists - Duck Giordano, editor-in-chief: "Because the staff by that time (around 1964) had shrunk considerably, I had to look for people to fill out the rest of the schedule. In order to get the money to pay for the freelance work, I farmed out a whole mess of stuff, after the guys on staff got theirs, to a studio in South America which I discovered the name and address of in Pat Musilli's files. These guys were great illustrators in South America (the Union Studio in Argentina) and all I had to do was send them plain English scripts - they would do the translations into their language - and they would send back finished work but at a tremendously lower rate. So I worked out a deal with my boss so that the money I saved there went to Steve Ditko and all the other freelancers I dealt with in New York so they were getting decent, not great, but decent rates compared to what everybody else was getting." The main Latino artists for Charlton were: Luis Avila, Ernesto Garcia, Jose Luis Garcia Lopez, Nestor Olivera, Demetrio Sanchez Gomez ("Demetrio"). They are relatively unknown, except for Lopez of course, who went on to DC. Their style was unique, somewhat outside the box, very 70's. The origination of offshoring.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inaflash Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Just now, Dr. Love said: Just Married #102 8.0 White $250 This is a Demetrio book. He only did six covers. He's the Frazetta of the Argentinian comic world, I kid you not. Romance tip: buy any high grade Demetrio you see. Like this one, which imho belongs on the list of the Top 50 Romance books. I love it all day, every day. Certainly it is a Bronze super star. Take it. newshane and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Just Married #104 9.0 OWW $175 First interracial kiss? SOLD! As far as I can tell, the first interracial romance cover would be Young Romance 171 (5/71) - Anglo/Latin apparently. And an implied Anglo/Afro cover on Young Romance 194 (8/73). The generally accepted first interracial comic kiss would be Amazing Adventures 31 (7/75). And then Iron Fist and Misty Knight clinching in Marvel Team Up 65 (1/78). This is a great 1975 book with a fantastic Joe Staton cover. But no, in the story this guy is white. So either something went "wrong" with coloring and continued on to printing, or the Charlton staff wanted to poke a stick in DC's eye, grab a cultural step on the competition, without having to purposefully write and draw an interracial story. Which it is not. This book doesn't come up on anybody's interracial comic list. Except mine. Cause I don't believe it was an error. On the other hand - to me it is one of the essential books that define the romance Bronze Age. Edited September 21, 2019 by Dr. Love Point Five and porcupine48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) Girls Love #126 7.5 $150 NOW $125 Infantino romance covers make my heart go pitter-pat. Most of the small handful are from the GA. For SA, which is where things get definitively Infantino in a way we all would recognize immediately, there is one and only one book that fits that bill - Girls' Love #126. This one has got it all: go-go check, black black black cover, Elongated Man gets married...well, not really, but that's the way I always think about it! This book doesn't come around too often, and because of the black cover, it's almost impossible to find in grade. Edited September 23, 2019 by Dr. Love N e r V 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 (edited) My Life #13 VG/VG-? OW $700 SOLD! In romance, there are two categories, Fox books and Not-Fox books. Obviously we all desire certain publishers more, a la St. John/Baker, but undeniably Fox was in a class by itself. Salacious to the max, and sometimes...violent as well. This is one of those. The bent arm behind the back by an unseen assailant, the sparse dialogue - is she pleading, promising compliance, or expressing her defiance? It's a minor grail in the romance world, certainly one of the Fox grails within the publisher. This book presents extraordinarily well for what would be its technical grade. Spine splits are what drags it down, but they are my favorite grade killing defect. This book has a 2" split on the bottom of the spine, going up to the bottom staple, and a 1" split on the top. A little edge chip on the front cover, and you can see the general wear on the back. A copy of this book sold on the boards two years ago, in lesser grade, for $500. Here's what the seller had to say: "I won this a few years back in an eBay auction for around $300. Have not seen a copy for sale before or since. Obviously, for me to hold onto a book for around 2 years I must think it is pretty impossible to replace. Brutally tough book. There is one 3.5 copy on the census and it last sold in 2003. I am gonna miss this book but at least I have my pics. I am sad that this book is on it's way to the Black Hole and I will never see it again. " Well, never say never. In honor of his sacrifice at the time, first shot on this impossible book goes to that seller: @Ricksneatstuff. If he passes, it'll open up - but you can claim second place if you want. Rick will keep us updated, I'm sure! Edited September 21, 2019 by Dr. Love Get Marwood & I, gunsmokin and davet75 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inaflash Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Take Just Married 104 per PM. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
path4play Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Dr. Love said: My Life #13 VG/VG-? OW $700 In romance, there are two categories, Fox books and Not-Fox books. Obviously we all desire certain publishers more, a la St. John/Baker, but undeniably Fox was in a class by itself. Salacious to the max, and sometimes...violent as well. This is one of those. The bent arm behind the back by an unseen assailant, the sparse dialogue - is she pleading, promising compliance, or expressing her defiance? It's a minor grail in the romance world, certainly one of the Fox grails within the publisher. This book presents extraordinarily well for what would be its technical grade. Spine splits are what drags it down, but they are my favorite grade killing defect. This book has a 2" split on the bottom of the spine, going up to the bottom staple, and a 1" split on the top. A little edge chip on the front cover, and you can see the general wear on the back. A copy of this book sold on the boards two years ago, in lesser grade, for $500. Here's what the seller had to say: "I won this a few years back in an eBay auction for around $300. Have not seen a copy for sale before or since. Obviously, for me to hold onto a book for around 2 years I must think it is pretty impossible to replace. Brutally tough book. There is one 3.5 copy on the census and it last sold in 2003. I am gonna miss this book but at least I have my pics. I am sad that this book is on it's way to the Black Hole and I will never see it again. " Well, never say never. In honor of his sacrifice at the time, first shot on this impossible book goes to that seller: @Ricksneatstuff. If he passes, it'll open up - but you can claim second place if you want. Rick will keep us updated, I'm sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 Inaflash Just Married #102 and #104 thanks Ken! great taste, as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I'm waiting for the good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 (edited) Teen-Age Romances #7 4.0 CR-OW $450 NOW $400 Cracked out book, label included. This is one of the sought after big St. Johns, or oversized books, measuring 7.5" by 11". There are only 3 in the census, with the top grade only getting to 6.0 after all these years. One of the reasons it's so hard to find in grade is because the top of the book stuck out beyond it's more normally sized competition, and generally takes a lot of handling wear. Not this copy - the top edge is SWEET, straight and perfecto. This 4.0 is the second highest, but NOTE: the label calls out a small amount of dried glue on the spine (I've looked for it, but I can't find it). This copy is a very attractive photocover with a deep purple, almost black background. Edited September 23, 2019 by Dr. Love added interior shot Point Five, toto and Inaflash 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 time to eat pizza, but I'll be back in a bit with some more nice romance some slabs but mostly raw, with pricing from $15 up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ricksneatstuff Posted September 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2019 36 minutes ago, Dr. Love said: My Life #13 VG/VG-? OW $700 In romance, there are two categories, Fox books and Not-Fox books. Obviously we all desire certain publishers more, a la St. John/Baker, but undeniably Fox was in a class by itself. Salacious to the max, and sometimes...violent as well. This is one of those. The bent arm behind the back by an unseen assailant, the sparse dialogue - is she pleading, promising compliance, or expressing her defiance? It's a minor grail in the romance world, certainly one of the Fox grails within the publisher. This book presents extraordinarily well for what would be its technical grade. Spine splits are what drags it down, but they are my favorite grade killing defect. This book has a 2" split on the bottom of the spine, going up to the bottom staple, and a 1" split on the top. A little edge chip on the front cover, and you can see the general wear on the back. A copy of this book sold on the boards two years ago, in lesser grade, for $500. Here's what the seller had to say: "I won this a few years back in an eBay auction for around $300. Have not seen a copy for sale before or since. Obviously, for me to hold onto a book for around 2 years I must think it is pretty impossible to replace. Brutally tough book. There is one 3.5 copy on the census and it last sold in 2003. I am gonna miss this book but at least I have my pics. I am sad that this book is on it's way to the Black Hole and I will never see it again. " Well, never say never. In honor of his sacrifice at the time, first shot on this impossible book goes to that seller: @Ricksneatstuff. If he passes, it'll open up - but you can claim second place if you want. Rick will keep us updated, I'm sure! I’ll Take It my favorite Fox romance book october, Readcomix, newshane and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 33 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I’ll Take It my favorite Fox romance book thanks Rick! that makes me happy Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 Archie #103 (8/59) VG $20 A great Harry Lucey cover. 2" tear towards the top of the fc, tear on the bc, crunch on the top right corner that goes thru the whole book, overspray on the whole bottom edge. Veronica looks sexy, Archie looks gobsmacked as usual (six circling hearts, that's a lot for him!) This book looks very nice in mylar. MCS has a F- raw on Ebay for $115, a slabbed 6.0 went for $65 back in January. Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
