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Baker's autumn covers are such a pleasant vibe.

6.5 or so. Still quite presentable from the front.

Oh ok, I was unaware of the reprint. Another theory is that Baker and the Greek artist used photos from the same source as inspirations for their artwork. Possibly from The Loves of Carmen (1948) starring Rita Hayworth.

Lower grade Bakers are definitely commanding less, and I'm not complaining.

I'm sure Baker took inspiration from several female celebrities at the time. It would be strange if he didn't. He also sought out rather obscure material like a Greek magazine responsible for Cinderella Love 25. Baker kept an extensive reference file and culled ideas from photographs/clippings he had saved and got right to work. Other times things just popped in his head. They covered this in The Art of Glamour.

Really clean copy! Always liked this cover. Did you just get it? I'd say 5.5 or so.

Is it just me or does the 1.0 look better? Some stains, but no chips or dust shadow like the 4.0

Definitely not Baker, right? Credited to him but the face/chest looks like Kamen.

How did you land DS 28? Seems extremely tough to come by. Nice grade too.

Talk about big art... one of Baker's more unusual covers. A giantess? Good description: Filling the cover design, a pretty blonde looms large over her multiple suitors. Compared to his early romance works, Matt Baker sometimes used more conceptual thinking in his covers. The gorgeous example suggests the girl's predominance in the boys' minds, while maintaining her appeal and femininity.

Definitely agree here. Hate the crowded covers with little side panels. Gimme big, in your face art any day.

Coming up on ComicLink. I am intrigued.

Baker prices have been tame lately. Few weeks ago on Heritage I got a Diary Secrets well below GPA. A handful of others weren't astronomically high either.

How does one even think of a scenario like this? Schomburg's brain was on another level.

I can see that. Some books are just hard to come by, so I'm cool with settling for what I can get. As long as it doesn't look like a dog ate the cover for breakfast.

Smart man. I have a .5 of Wonder Comics 17 with a missing centerfold. The artwork is untarnished. Why would I care if something affects the story if it's slabbed? I don't!

Arrived today from Heritage. Much more vibrant in person.

Conceptually this might be the best Baker cover of all time.

This is my biggest problem with Spawn. Big picture view: great concept, interesting story, complex character. Close up: lots of exposition, massive retconning, really wordy in some issues, the new reports are a huge waste of time, and so many plot lines go off on a strange side tangent and then just end.

Nice one.

Always wish Baker had done more horror. Don't think there was a genre he couldn't tackle.

I've wanted a 9.8 of this for the longest time. Hard to come by. Such a simple but cool cover.