RICK STARR Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 6/3/2020 at 11:13 PM, The-Collector said: That's a purdy looking 4.0. What is keeping the grade down? That is a small chip off of the lower left corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicnoir Posted June 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2020 Thought I'd bump the thread on a Sunday afternoon. szucchini, Changer, mustang33guy and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I've been kicking myself since seeing I missed THIS ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, PeterPark said: I've been kicking myself since seeing I missed THIS ...... Was that an auction or a buy it now? If the later, you'd think MyComicShop would have priced it accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 buy it now, from the looks of it...when they price their own books, rather than just consignment, I often find they come up with prices that are, ahem, reasonable... Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 1 hour ago, PeterPark said: I've been kicking myself since seeing I missed THIS ...... I'm gonna be sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Before anyone freaks out, MCS does tend to catch those mistakes before fulfilling the order. @mycomicshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Point Five Posted July 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2020 RareHighGrade, PeterPark, comicnoir and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 23 hours ago, Ryan. said: Before anyone freaks out, MCS does tend to catch those mistakes before fulfilling the order. @mycomicshop Don't "out" them. Isn't this the whole game of collecting? Maybe we all can be happy with a fellow collector (or better, a NEW Baker collector) getting one of the best Baker books out there at a VERY affordable price. szucchini 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Just now, Yorick said: Don't "out" them. Isn't this the whole game of collecting? Maybe we all can be happy with a fellow collector (or better, a NEW Baker collector) getting one of the best Baker books out there at a VERY affordable price. That sale was a week ago so it should have shipped by now but, yes, you raise a good point. I'm more just curious if that score is real or not. Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I know I am jealous.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusicblue Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Baker's wiki page has been noticeably beefed up in the past few years. Cool to see! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Baker_(artist) Yorick and comicnoir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 31 minutes ago, exitmusicblue said: Baker's wiki page has been noticeably beefed up in the past few years. Cool to see! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Baker_(artist) Glad to see. Also pleased they mentioned the artists he influenced. When I first saw Dave Stevens work I thought, where did this guy get that style? exitmusicblue and telerites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post C. Spaulding Posted July 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2020 mustang33guy, szucchini, comicnoir and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Meredith Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Regarding the LOVE AND MARRIAGE story: This is Baker pencils and inks, perhaps with an inking assist from fellow Iger Studios artist John Thornton. This story is not from 1953, though the dealer may be forgiven for his error, as that was the first time the story saw print. It would not be published in the United States until 1958, by I. W. Publishing in the Super Comics title LOVE AND MARRIAGE (don't know if they bought the title from Superior or if I. W. Publishing was partnered with Superior). This story was done about 1947 or 1948, judging from the art and the story of the returning serviceman. Though done for Iger, this story was inventory (stockpiled for later publication), and became part of a large lot of stories sold by Iger to Superior Comics/Superior Publishing in Canada in the early Fifties as he (Jerry Iger) downsized his operations (he would close his shop in 1955, just two years after this story saw print in 1953). It may seem different to some as by the time this story saw print Baker's style had changed and matured a bit, and also we are accustomed to seeing him inked by Kamen (a lot), who had a very heavy brush. Also, this story is rather static, so there isn't the action we are accustomed to in so much of Baker's work for Iger Studios. The lead character, the lingerie panels, the look of the people, the way the hands are drawn, are Baker. My bona fides, for what they're worth: I've read and collected comics for sixty years, collected art for fifty years, spent decades working with art (animation, comic, and illustration art), comics, memorabilia, pulps, etc, in retail and auction settings; and spent almost fifteen years working at Collectors Book Store in Hollywood, including assisting in the production of their Collectors Showcase Auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Love Posted July 13, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2020 No, it's not Baker. Neither pencils nor inks. JVJ doesn't always have it right, in my opinion. He calls some things Baker, and I don't see it. But if he doesn't call it at all...it aint there. And I agree - so there's that! Add to that the real kicker...this OA came from CC. If even Fishler won't list it as Baker, you can bet your bottom dollar and everything else you own - it's not Baker. As if he's going to leave Baker $ sitting on the table. So here's the deal on this whole GCD credit. CC puts the page up for sale on 4/15/20, Mike Burkey thinks he can get some rube action going, buys it for $175, goes into GCD as an indexer, changes the database from no attribution for this story to...guess who? MAtt Baker! on 5/15/20, then puts it on his site for sale at $3000. What a bunch of nonsense. But if you really think this page is Baker, why there are seven awesome pages available for Love and Marriage #11, same hand(s) as #13, on CC right now for $150 or so each. You too can play flip the Baker! MB1952, sacentaur, MBFan and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Actually Mr. Merideth might have gotten one thing right, those pages do look like John Thorton. As somebody who owns a fair share of Baker comics as well as OA, I have nothing that even remotely looks like the art on these disputed pages. Some ppl have pm'd as to whether I thought they were authentic and I have advised to stay away. MBFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 The greatest modern art fraud scheme was led by a dealer who was a patron of museum archives and, through special access, planted forged authenticating documents and entries that would later be used to authenticate the paintings he commissioned. The only part of that page that is remotely Bakerish, is the face in the last panel. Most likely it is a remnant of Baker's influence without any of his involvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, adamstrange said: The greatest modern art fraud scheme was led by a dealer who was a patron of museum archives and, through special access, planted forged authenticating documents and entries that would later be used to authenticate the paintings he commissioned. The only part of that page that is remotely Bakerish, is the face in the last panel. Most likely it is a remnant of Baker's influence without any of his involvement. And that dealer's name was...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, comicnoir said: And that dealer's name was...? John Drewe. There's an excellent book written about him. This is a very brief intro focusing on the painter/forge that he hired. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-4317370/Britain-s-greatest-art-fraud-exhibits-galleries.html szucchini 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...