BOOT Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 For $8, I couldn't resist this one. Simmering cover! Where is the :steamy: emoticon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Alright, alright, eBay says the Love Tales is nothing special but I haven't seen many Secret Romances around...did Superior publish many romance titles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Pontoon Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I think this was the first romance book I bought. If not, it's the first one I remember buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Alright, alright, eBay says the Love Tales is nothing special but I haven't seen many Secret Romances around...did Superior publish many romance titles? Yes, they did ... though this being Superior, you have to separate the reprints from the original material. Best I can see quickly, they published: Total (Reprint and Original): 25 series for 122 issues BUT the Original series were few: 16 issues of Love and Marriage 24 issues of My Secret Marriage 27 issues of Secret Romances so a total of 67 original Romance comics from Superior. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickamabob Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I think this was the first romance book I bought. If not, it's the first one I remember buying. What a come-hither look... Some photo covers are terrific. I've always been fond of this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Alright, alright, eBay says the Love Tales is nothing special but I haven't seen many Secret Romances around...did Superior publish many romance titles? Yes, they did ... though this being Superior, you have to separate the reprints from the original material. Best I can see quickly, they published: Total (Reprint and Original): 25 series for 122 issues BUT the Original series were few: 16 issues of Love and Marriage 24 issues of My Secret Marriage 27 issues of Secret Romances so a total of 67 original Romance comics from Superior. So did I find something tough with secret romances 1? I'd never seen it before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Superior Romance books are not that hard to get by. Finding one specific issue might take some waiting but not especially so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Superior had 6 original series, for a total of 83 issues. Some of these were themselves reprinted by IW Publishing. G.I. War Brides 1-8 Love and Marriage 1-16 My Secret 1-3 My Secret Marriage 1-24 Our Secret 4-8 (formerly My Secret) Secret Romances 1-27 Sometimes statistics tell the story. For pedigree stats, the big 2 are Crippen and Church. Of the 83 issues: - Crippen had 24. None of them were slabbed when brought to market by Heritage, which gives you an idea of grade. If they were nice, HA slabbed them. - Church had 31. According to Chuck, 8 of these were high grade (nm or better). - CGC has slabbed 14 books, but that counts multiple grades of the same issue. 12 distinct issues. - I own 40, bought over 25 years. I'll usually only buy Fine or better. On the Secret Romances #1 - no slabs. No Crippen. Church copy is VG, and that's by Chuck's standards. But the most important criteria (ahem) is, "Does Dr. Love own a copy?". I do not. Therefore, by definition, it is relatively rare, especially so in grade. Having said that, I can expect to see 4 copies in Fine or better posted here within 24 hours. Global village, interweb, all that. Superior romance books are garish, crudely drawn, poorly produced, known for obscenely red covers, dark paper, bleeding covers, thinly supplied and imported...in other words, VERY COLLECTIBLE. So I speak for all true blue romance collectors when I say...Challenge accepted! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyst Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 This is technically Silver Age I guess (Dec '56.) It was so nice I had to buy it...haven't seen too many high grade copies from this period in Atlas romance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 And speaking of something special...our own JvR11, from the boards, is listing My Confession 7 on ebay. This is a killer book, a big Fox book. At a very good starting price. http://www.ebay.com/itm/My-Confession-1-Fox-GGA-Wood-comic-classic-cover-/191147551448?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item2c81482ad8 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 This is technically Silver Age I guess (Dec '56.) It was so nice I had to buy it...haven't seen too many high grade copies from this period in Atlas romance. Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Superior had 6 original series, for a total of 83 issues. Some of these were themselves reprinted by IW Publishing. G.I. War Brides 1-8 Love and Marriage 1-16 My Secret 1-3 My Secret Marriage 1-24 Our Secret 4-8 (formerly My Secret) Secret Romances 1-27 Sometimes statistics tell the story. For pedigree stats, the big 2 are Crippen and Church. Of the 83 issues: - Crippen had 24. None of them were slabbed when brought to market by Heritage, which gives you an idea of grade. If they were nice, HA slabbed them. - Church had 31. According to Chuck, 8 of these were high grade (nm or better). - CGC has slabbed 14 books, but that counts multiple grades of the same issue. 12 distinct issues. - I own 40, bought over 25 years. I'll usually only buy Fine or better. On the Secret Romances #1 - no slabs. No Crippen. Church copy is VG, and that's by Chuck's standards. But the most important criteria (ahem) is, "Does Dr. Love own a copy?". I do not. Therefore, by definition, it is relatively rare, especially so in grade. Having said that, I can expect to see 4 copies in Fine or better posted here within 24 hours. Global village, interweb, all that. Superior romance books are garish, crudely drawn, poorly produced, known for obscenely red covers, dark paper, bleeding covers, thinly supplied and imported...in other words, VERY COLLECTIBLE. So I speak for all true blue romance collectors when I say...Challenge accepted! This is all a lot of good information and an enjoyable read! Thanks for sharing your wisdom! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Superior had 6 original series, for a total of 83 issues. Some of these were themselves reprinted by IW Publishing. G.I. War Brides 1-8 Love and Marriage 1-16 My Secret 1-3 My Secret Marriage 1-24 Our Secret 4-8 (formerly My Secret) Secret Romances 1-27 Sometimes statistics tell the story. For pedigree stats, the big 2 are Crippen and Church. Of the 83 issues: - Crippen had 24. None of them were slabbed when brought to market by Heritage, which gives you an idea of grade. If they were nice, HA slabbed them. - Church had 31. According to Chuck, 8 of these were high grade (nm or better). - CGC has slabbed 14 books, but that counts multiple grades of the same issue. 12 distinct issues. - I own 40, bought over 25 years. I'll usually only buy Fine or better. On the Secret Romances #1 - no slabs. No Crippen. Church copy is VG, and that's by Chuck's standards. But the most important criteria (ahem) is, "Does Dr. Love own a copy?". I do not. Therefore, by definition, it is relatively rare, especially so in grade. Having said that, I can expect to see 4 copies in Fine or better posted here within 24 hours. Global village, interweb, all that. Superior romance books are garish, crudely drawn, poorly produced, known for obscenely red covers, dark paper, bleeding covers, thinly supplied and imported...in other words, VERY COLLECTIBLE. So I speak for all true blue romance collectors when I say...Challenge accepted! Secret Romances... 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 And some interior shots. Superior Comics are a lot of fun - wild stories with lots of Iger shop "Bakerish" art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 And a GI War Brides group shot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Fantastic, Boot. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr. Love Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 (edited) Church Mile High Edited April 24, 2014 by Dr. Love 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
