comicnoir Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 49 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I love the Kates. I think he did some great work on them. And for some reason, I think he really enjoyed himself drawing an attractive woman in an Army setting. Just an impression from the exuberance of some of his work on the stories. These stories also showed off Baker's sense of humour. Along with Skygirl, he had a great comedy touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 2:22 PM, comicnoir said: Did anyone see Tar 13 listed on ebay get pulled after one bid? Low grade copy but you never see it. There was also this TR 43 a couple weeks back, that appeared and vanished just as quickly. Given how high the BIN was, it makes me wonder how much the book went for privately... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Teen-Age-Romances-43-Matt-Baker-Cover-Art-Rare-3rd-to-Last-Issue-/232632853153?rmvSB=true&nma=true&si=nTE0FMFJqCVBDLLCB4tf5gQdAOw%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 That is one you never see show up. In fine or better I can see it going for that amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 sacentaur and pmpknface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Just now, 29dukedog said: Congratulations- a beauty. One of my first ebay wins, I won in a romance lot. Only book I wanted. Too bad it was packed without backing boards and the postman bent and shoved it into my mailbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, comicnoir said: Congratulations- a beauty. One of my first ebay wins, I won in a romance lot. Only book I wanted. Too bad it was packed without backing boards and the postman bent and shoved it into my mailbox. That sucks, it's happened to me too. Conversely, I've also received high grade books packed with no bag, no board, and no protection whatsoever (apart from a manila envelope)- and the book arrived without a sign of stress. It's all in the hands of the Gods of Transit, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Anyone want to play "Where's Baker?"...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 42 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: Anyone want to play "Where's Baker?"...? Is this a Jo Jo 25, Phantom Lady 23 style trick question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 42 minutes ago, BakerFanOne said: Is this a Jo Jo 25, Phantom Lady 23 style trick question? No. At least, not intentionally. But that's a good point. Baker has usually been credited with the Vooda covers, but are they in fact his work? Do we have a definitive conclusion on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 It always amazes me that this thread is always on the first page usually near the top. It is a testament to the talent of Matt Baker that he, of all GA artists has such a strong following. sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakerFanOne Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, 29dukedog said: No. At least, not intentionally. But that's a good point. Baker has usually been credited with the Vooda covers, but are they in fact his work? Do we have a definitive conclusion on that? I don't think any of those Vooda covers are Baker. Pretty certain most folks agree although they certainly seem inspired by Baker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, BakerFanOne said: 1 hour ago, 29dukedog said: No. At least, not intentionally. But that's a good point. Baker has usually been credited with the Vooda covers, but are they in fact his work? Do we have a definitive conclusion on that? I don't think any of those Vooda covers are Baker. Pretty certain most folks agree although they certainly seem inspired by Baker. Yes, I agree. I think they are somebody else copying Baker's work. I'm not familiar enough with the Vooda/South Sea Girl stories, but I would guess the covers are redrawn versions of panels from the stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 49 minutes ago, Robot Man said: It always amazes me that this thread is always on the first page usually near the top. It is a testament to the talent of Matt Baker that he, of all GA artists has such a strong following. Well, that and the fact that boardies have exquisite taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: 59 minutes ago, Robot Man said: It always amazes me that this thread is always on the first page usually near the top. It is a testament to the talent of Matt Baker that he, of all GA artists has such a strong following. Well, that and the fact that boardies have exquisite taste. I have been told I do taste good. (It was some cannibal girl I dated...) Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 5 hours ago, 29dukedog said: 6 hours ago, Sqeggs said: 7 hours ago, Robot Man said: It always amazes me that this thread is always on the first page usually near the top. It is a testament to the talent of Matt Baker that he, of all GA artists has such a strong following. Well, that and the fact that boardies have exquisite taste. I have been told I do taste good. (It was some cannibal girl I dated...) Sorry. Was she reading the book To Serve Man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 12 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Was she reading the book To Serve Man? The name of the book was "How to Cook Humans"... or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 35 minutes ago, szavisca said: Whenever I see Vooda 20 the very poorly drawn leopard really bothers me...and I have a hard time believing Baker would have had anything to do with it. Maybe you long time Baker experts can chime in , but he drew animals very well in addition to women right? At least that’s my impression. Great horses. He was good at everything. None of the Vooda covers are his. The interiors are censored South Seas Girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Now, here is a Baker tragedy... I usually don't buy books like this but it was just so beautiful otherwise and such a classic that I didn't have, I just had to for the price. It was soooo cheap. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Robot Man said: Now, here is a Baker tragedy... I usually don't buy books like this but it was just so beautiful otherwise and such a classic that I didn't have, I just had to for the price. It was soooo cheap. Cool book and solid otherwise. Curious how you grade a book like this. Wonder if CGC would call it incomplete, missing panels type of thing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: Now, here is a Baker tragedy... I usually don't buy books like this but it was just so beautiful otherwise and such a classic that I didn't have, I just had to for the price. It was soooo cheap. Baker didn't draw that cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
