MBFan Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Now this one is signed by Colletta, but something is going on. Baker pencils that Colletta inked--and then cheekily signed despite not having done the pencils? Colletta copying Baker? Something else? Nothing about this looks like Baker to me. Is it listed in Art of Glamour? PeterPark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Sqeggs said: I've had these for a while but I don't think I ever posted them. To come to think of it, I haven't been posting anything in recent months! .. tell me about it. I was concerned about you. You need to tell Mrs. Sqeggs to stop chaining you to the bed, let her know that there are others who might appreciate some of your time. GOD BLESS ... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Microbia and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 9 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Now this one is signed by Colletta, but something is going on. Baker pencils that Colletta inked--and then cheekily signed despite not having done the pencils? Colletta copying Baker? Something else? I see no Baker in this (except that Baker did illustrate some great dance hall scenes). The figure on the left resembles Cole's work, the girl with half her face behind the foreground man is pure Colletta, and the foreground figures are weird Colletta (like he was attempting to do something different - or he was rushed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 10 hours ago, szav said: Doesn't surprise me there'd be no romance as it doesn't seem fit the OOs style/background, wouldn't have expected them even if the collection went to 1960. I find it really hard to believe no SS 4 or 6 when there is a 1,2,3, and 5. Lack of a 4 and 6 would indicate someone who had early access to this collection plucked them. Indeed that is very suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 21 hours ago, PeterPark said: 23 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Greetings men and women of earth! I bring you tidings from a world very much like your own except that in this world Matt Baker was ... Greek?? Expand Expand You found another copy?!? I didn't check the previous posts to see if this was the copy sold on ebay several months ago but another would really be something! These are tough! It's the eBay one. I couldn't pass it up. Great discovery by the seller. Baker had a huge swipe file, now we have a clue just how extensive it was. 1950's war comics and PeterPark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 22 hours ago, Dr. Love said: Although anything is possible for a teen who bought Miss America. Hoping for a primo Young Romance 1, maybe the My Date run. I think they aren't there, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 22 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said: This one? Not, my copy, alas.... Yep. That's the one. I have a copy ... somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 16 hours ago, MBFan said: Nothing about this looks like Baker to me. Is it listed in Art of Glamour? Not in Art of Glamour. Don't you think the guy seems very similar to this guy--bow tie, hair? sagii and 1950's war comics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 16 hours ago, jimjum12 said: 23 hours ago, Sqeggs said: I've had these for a while but I don't think I ever posted them. To come to think of it, I haven't been posting anything in recent months! .. tell me about it. I was concerned about you. You need to tell Mrs. Sqeggs to stop chaining you to the bed, let her know that there are others who might appreciate some of your time. GOD BLESS ... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) I'll tell her, but will she listen?? jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 11 hours ago, szav said: 12 hours ago, Sarg said: Indeed that is very suspicious. To be fair I don't know if Sqeggs has inside info, when they seem to be pretty tight lipped about what's in the collection, or if he's just inferring that there's no 4 and 6 because they were left out of round 1, despite 1, 2, 3, and 5 being in there. If there is a 4 and a 6 maybe they don't want them up against the PLs or just want to hold them to keep some marquis stuff in the other auctions. No SS 4 or 6, alas. There are some good books in future rounds but I don't think there will be any Baker, except possibly some Westerns. But it would cool to see some super high-grade Baker St John Westerns. comicnoir, jimjum12 and szucchini 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted May 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2021 Don't think I posted this one before. Thank goodness for Crippen! Ricksneatstuff, Point Five, Mmehdy and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Yep. That's the one. I have a copy ... somewhere. Cool. It's on my radar as I'm hoping there will be a Thorpe & Porter 9d stamped copy out there somewhere in England... Sqeggs and Yorick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Not in Art of Glamour. Don't you think the guy seems very similar to this guy--bow tie, hair? To my eye, this is definitely Baker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, Yorick said: To my eye, this is definitely Baker. Now if @Yorick is saying that.... Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Not in Art of Glamour. Don't you think the guy seems very similar to this guy--bow tie, hair? I agree this is Baker with bad inking. The cover I see no Baker on is the one in my original quote, Love Tales 61. Edited May 30, 2021 by MBFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 38 minutes ago, Yorick said: To my eye, this is definitely Baker. Never thought otherwise. What do you think about Love Tales 61? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 On the LT 61, you might think that Baker did the layout and sketched in the figures, but I'm not sure that Colletta needed or wanted that. But ... there does seem to be some Baker influence in it to my eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Speaking of attributions, how is this cover not Colletta? (Also has a Baker story.) 1950's war comics, Chief1332, jimjum12 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Picked this up raw a while back and finally got it graded. Only two on the census (the other is a 4.0). Not sure if it's actually that scarce or people aren't bothering to get it graded. Hard to believe how pedestrian this cover is coming within a couple of years of Baker's terrific late work for St John. Funnybooks, Legion of Goom, Chief1332 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted May 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2021 I don't think I've ever seen a copy of this issue that doesn't have the red in the logo washed out. Legion of Goom, Yorick, 1950's war comics and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
