Robot Man Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 On 12/26/2023 at 11:12 AM, LadyDeath said: Never saw this one before. Very tough indeed. I can’t remember ever seeing more than just a couple copies. Many years ago, I got hooked on giants and annuals. I found most of the St. John ones fairly quickly and easily (before Matt Baker was discovered by most). But could never find that one. Point Five, LadyDeath and Tri-Color Brian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 On 12/27/2023 at 7:47 AM, Robot Man said: Very tough indeed. I can’t remember ever seeing more than just a couple copies. Many years ago, I got hooked on giants and annuals. I found most of the St. John ones fairly quickly and easily (before Matt Baker was discovered by most). But could never find that one. From what I understand, This one comes from via a nw dealer but originally from an old time comic book store owner in nw that has incredible collection of tough books Sqeggs and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I really like that All-Picture #1 cover.... it's adorable. A 6.0 will be pretty comically out of my price range, but in general it's a book I'd love to pick up. A few copies sold on HA in the last few years, and by the standards of "OMG rare Baker book that just never comes up!!!", they were reasonably affordable. comicnoir and LadyDeath 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 On 12/27/2023 at 10:47 AM, Robot Man said: I found most of the St. John ones fairly quickly and easily (before Matt Baker was discovered by most). But could never find that one. Did you find them just rummaging through shops? Fascinates me to think these gems were largely forgotten about, collecting dust somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 On 12/27/2023 at 11:53 AM, Point Five said: "OMG rare Baker book that just never comes up!!!", they were reasonably affordable. They definitely like throwing that around. I guess it applies to this one, though. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicjack Posted December 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2023 On 12/26/2023 at 2:12 PM, LadyDeath said: Never saw this one before. Baker lived in NY and must have visited New Jersey at sometime in his life.That route 202 runs north and south thru Jersey and into PA makes me think he knew that.I saw that copy at the Collectors Summit last year being sold by The Golden Guru.The copy is stunning live and the first time i ever saw one up close. Point Five, Funnybooks, LadyDeath and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted December 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 12/27/2023 at 1:23 PM, LadyDeath said: Did you find them just rummaging through shops? Fascinates me to think these gems were largely forgotten about, collecting dust somewhere. Yeah, comic shops and mostly boxes at cons. I collected all matter of GA giants and annuals. Some I knew what I was looking for and some just turned up and I bought them. Nobody knew about Baker, including me. And nearly no one collected "love books" so they were real reasonable. I just have a thing for square bounds. Tri-Color Brian, comicnoir, Point Five and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 12/27/2023 at 7:23 PM, Robot Man said: Yeah, comic shops and mostly boxes at cons. I collected all matter of GA giants and annuals. Some I knew what I was looking for and some just turned up and I bought them. Nobody knew about Baker, including me. And nearly no one collected "love books" so they were real reasonable. I just have a thing for square bounds. Wow. Sqeggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted December 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2023 Might as well post this here, I've seen disagreement on if it's actually Baker or not: pmpknface, szucchini, Funnybooks and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LadyDeath Posted December 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2023 Another elusive one coming up soon. comicnoir, manetteska, Yorick and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Point Five Posted December 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2023 Here's an uncommon one. Love those deep greens. Robot Man, LadyDeath, Darwination and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plady69 Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 On 12/28/2023 at 11:03 PM, Point Five said: Here's an uncommon one. Love those deep greens. Never saw this one. Thanks for posting. And what an individual_without_enough_empathy! Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 On 12/29/2023 at 7:36 AM, plady69 said: Never saw this one. Thanks for posting. And what an individual_without_enough_empathy! Yeah, he's quite a catch. Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 She's a cutie, hadn't seen this one before. Nice colors! Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darwination Posted December 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2023 I knew it was a possibility but was pleasantly surprised to find this crime digest to be completely illustrated by Matt Baker (except for the cover). comicnoir, szucchini, Sqeggs and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plady69 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 On 12/29/2023 at 6:05 PM, Darwination said: I knew it was a possibility but was pleasantly surprised to find this crime digest to be completely illustrated by Matt Baker (except for the cover). Cool find! Too Much To Worry babe looks like she is in The Phantom Lady outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 On 12/29/2023 at 3:05 PM, Darwination said: New one for me! Sweet! Changer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 (edited) On 12/29/2023 at 7:05 PM, plady69 said: Cool find! Too Much To Worry babe looks like she is in The Phantom Lady outfit. Gratuitous boob shot My fave is the gutshot from the revolver in It's Getting Messy, Baker girls dishing it out! Edited December 30, 2023 by Darwination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Iksar Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 On 12/28/2023 at 2:20 AM, OtherEric said: Might as well post this here, I've seen disagreement on if it's actually Baker or not: This one looks like Baker way more than 17 szucchini 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
