comicnoir Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Beach scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 1 minute ago, comicnoir said: Beach scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 8 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Yeah, some poor sap paid through the nose for this one, but it's definitely brighter. I see you got that ice cream I spilled on it off the cover...nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 8 minutes ago, tricolorbrian said: 9 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Yeah, some poor sap paid through the nose for this one, but it's definitely brighter. I see you got that ice cream I spilled on it off the cover...nice... Yep. Iirc, it was a 9.8 when you owned it. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 @Sqeggs and @comicnoir Beautiful copies both, gentlemen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) On 9/29/2017 at 6:01 AM, Sqeggs said: Yeah, some poor sap paid through the nose for this one, but it's definitely brighter. Looks only a bit nicer than one of my undercopies. Maybe I should put it in the next Heritage auction. Edited September 30, 2017 by RareHighGrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fett Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 picked this up recently, great read on Baker's history (over 50 pages) and some photos I've never seen before. No I do not have the Baker book. (yet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 3 minutes ago, fett said: picked this up recently, great read on Baker's history (over 50 pages) and some photos I've never seen before. No I do not have the Baker book. (yet) It is a good read. Some (but, I think, not all) of the material is reproduced in The Art of Glamour book. In one of his contributions to this issue, Alberto Becattini makes the case for Baker drawing the cover to Negro Romances 4, but, alas, I don't think his argument is convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 4 minutes ago, fett said: picked this up recently, great read on Baker's history (over 50 pages) and some photos I've never seen before. No I do not have the Baker book. (yet) Great issue! Great reference material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 On 9/30/2017 at 2:01 PM, RareHighGrade said: Looks only a bit nicer than one of my undercopies. Maybe I should put it in the next Heritage auction. How about listing your overcopy instead? Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 4 hours ago, Sqeggs said: How about listing your overcopy instead? +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) (Original post moved)... Something I finally picked up this year... Edited October 3, 2017 by 29dukedog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Looks nice next to this book, which I've had a few years... szucchini 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Those are two good ones. I hadn't noticed it before, but I agree that they make a pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 10 hours ago, 29dukedog said: Looks nice next to this book, which I've had a few years... Great colors on that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 This finished on last Sunday's Ha. Found out about it too late. They give the credit to Baker, but he doesn't sign, unlike his other Flamingos. I suspect it might be a Baker/Thorton hybrid as Thorton was being groomed to take over the series. Any thoughts? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/matt-baker-flamingo-daily-comic-strip-original-art-dated-8-1-phoenix-features-c-1953-/a/121740-11006.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 1 hour ago, comicnoir said: This finished on last Sunday's Ha. Found out about it too late. They give the credit to Baker, but he doesn't sign, unlike his other Flamingos. I suspect it might be a Baker/Thorton hybrid as Thorton was being groomed to take over the series. Any thoughts? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/matt-baker-flamingo-daily-comic-strip-original-art-dated-8-1-phoenix-features-c-1953-/a/121740-11006.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 I saw that but backed off bidding on it because of the significant staining. I did take it as a Baker, but checking the attributions in The Art of Glamour book, they have Thornton taking over the strip July 21, 1952. Heritage has the date as c. 1953. Was the strip being published in 1953? The staining plus the questions about the attribution make the hammer price seem pretty high, although it is a nice piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 5 hours ago, comicnoir said: This finished on last Sunday's Ha. Found out about it too late. They give the credit to Baker, but he doesn't sign, unlike his other Flamingos. I suspect it might be a Baker/Thorton hybrid as Thorton was being groomed to take over the series. Any thoughts? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/matt-baker-flamingo-daily-comic-strip-original-art-dated-8-1-phoenix-features-c-1953-/a/121740-11006.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 I had every intention of going for this but the staining turned me off. I also would have called out around $1k plus BP. Still a very cool strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Ricksneatstuff said: 7 hours ago, comicnoir said: This finished on last Sunday's Ha. Found out about it too late. They give the credit to Baker, but he doesn't sign, unlike his other Flamingos. I suspect it might be a Baker/Thorton hybrid as Thorton was being groomed to take over the series. Any thoughts? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/matt-baker-flamingo-daily-comic-strip-original-art-dated-8-1-phoenix-features-c-1953-/a/121740-11006.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 I had every intention of going for this but the staining turned me off. I also would have called out around $1k plus BP. Still a very cool strip. I was the underbidder, but one more bid would've put it over $1,500. (w/BP), and that was the limit I'd set. It's a great strip with a smokin' brunette in all four panels, and all Baker, IMO. I guess my first Baker OA will have to be something else. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Another recent board purchase. Was so glad to find a copy at last. These Crowns are tough to get! Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
