MBFan Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 A piece of what is possibly Matt Baker art just sold on CLink. It was headlined as GHOST COMICS #4 PAGE 1 TITLE SPLASH, and the description said it was, "First published in Jumbo Comics #81 in 1945. Then reworked and republished for Ghost Comics #4 in 1952." The attribution is to Alex Blum, but it looks like Matt Baker's art from that time period and his last name is WRITTEN IN HIS HANDWRITING at the top right of the page! If you don't believe it, compare the way "Baker" is written on the page with the way Matt signed his name on all 3 issues of Canteen Kate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, MBFan said: A piece of what is possibly Matt Baker art just sold on CLink. It was headlined as GHOST COMICS #4 PAGE 1 TITLE SPLASH, and the description said it was, "First published in Jumbo Comics #81 in 1945. Then reworked and republished for Ghost Comics #4 in 1952." The attribution is to Alex Blum, but it looks like Matt Baker's art from that time period and his last name is WRITTEN IN HIS HANDWRITING at the top right of the page! If you don't believe it, compare the way "Baker" is written on the page with the way Matt signed his name on all 3 issues of Canteen Kate. I was bidding on that, then forgot to rebid. Yes, I was thinking there might be Baker in there. Edited June 7, 2017 by comicnoir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 27 minutes ago, MBFan said: A piece of what is possibly Matt Baker art just sold on CLink. It was headlined as GHOST COMICS #4 PAGE 1 TITLE SPLASH, and the description said it was, "First published in Jumbo Comics #81 in 1945. Then reworked and republished for Ghost Comics #4 in 1952." The attribution is to Alex Blum, but it looks like Matt Baker's art from that time period and his last name is WRITTEN IN HIS HANDWRITING at the top right of the page! If you don't believe it, compare the way "Baker" is written on the page with the way Matt signed his name on all 3 issues of Canteen Kate. Nice catch. I think you could well be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: Nice catch. I think you could well be right. I didn't catch that I was high bidder then let it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I didn't catch that I was high bidder then let it go. Well, I hope whoever got it realizes what they have. For Baker's name to be on the piece in his handwriting, he obviously had something to do with the art. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I promised some scans of these after I got them in. They do come out dark though. Sqeggs and sagii 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) I have a pretty high end commercial printer/scanner and I put black construction paper behind the books and it still gives that glare. Edited June 9, 2017 by Ricksneatstuff sagii and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sqeggs Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Nice group! Seems to be the nature of the new slabs that scans often come out dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Nice group! Seems to be the nature of the new slabs that scans often come out dark. Yeah and I don't want to lighten them up because that makes them lose the color depth. Oh well. I am beginning to think pictures at that perfect angle where you avoid the glare are better than scans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Yeah and I don't want to lighten them up because that makes them lose the color depth. Oh well. I am beginning to think pictures at that perfect angle where you avoid the glare are better than scans. I think scans typically give more detail but they can be misleading in some ways, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I am beginning to think pictures at that perfect angle where you avoid the glare are better than scans. That's what I have to do now (angle the shot) - otherwise, even with flash, the pictures come out way too dark. And here I was thinking that I had a 'magic' camera... Edited June 10, 2017 by sacentaur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: This cover gives me an idea as to how a Matt Baker Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy might look. As Felicia Hardy makes her entrance... Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Got this Diary Secrets 12 today. I like the side panels on this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 19 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: That looks nicer than 3.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Need to put Baker back on page one of the boards... -bump- Interesting color variation on this one (the one on the right). I have not seen such dark greens before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Yorick said: Interesting color variation on this one (the one on the right). I have not seen such dark greens before. I've held onto this one because I like the colors so much: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Yorick said: Need to put Baker back on page one of the boards... -bump- Interesting color variation on this one (the one on the right). I have not seen such dark greens before. Interesting that the socks and shoes are a darker green on the left copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
