Funnybooks Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 10:05 PM, MB1952 said: could be!!! I wouldn't be surprised if Baker left lots of unfinished pieces that Colletta end up ERASING fixed Point Five, sagii, Yorick and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 7:13 PM, Funnybooks said: fixed Correct to make it look like his work, but you can still see Baker's composition. Even possible that Baker might have Ghosted for Colletta. Funnybooks and comicnoir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 5:23 PM, Point Five said: Hmm. For that you'd have to get into the weeds with his Atlas stuff inked by others, I'm guessing? All of his St John work was inked by others Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 12:39 AM, Dr. Love said: All of his St John work was inked by others I tend to think the ones he signed were inked by him. PeterPark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 2/1/2022 at 11:48 PM, comicnoir said: I tend to think the ones he signed were inked by him. Bakers inks are really amazing. He was so talented. Vince G and comicnoir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Quite right on the covers jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Flamingo just finished. Quite down from the previous, but she didn't appear in this example, except for the wanted poster. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/comic-strip-art/matt-baker-flamingo-daily-comic-strip-95-original-art-dated-5-29-52-phoenix-features-1952-/a/322205-46007.s?type=bidnotice-dailystatus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 5:50 PM, comicnoir said: Flamingo just finished. Quite down from the previous, but she didn't appear in this example, except for the wanted poster. https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/comic-strip-art/matt-baker-flamingo-daily-comic-strip-95-original-art-dated-5-29-52-phoenix-features-1952-/a/322205-46007.s?type=bidnotice-dailystatus am I the only one, but doesnt look like typical baker, maybe he just inked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1332 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 On 1/6/2022 at 1:50 AM, comicnoir said: PBA Galleries https://www.pbagalleries.com/view-auctions/catalog/id/590/lot/194124/SEVEN-SEAS-COMICS-No-4?url=%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F590%2F%3Fpage%3D3%26fbclid%3DIwAR2lrB84MDeDvCw0UfCp1Nc3ySvQH8-romppY0uKI1rg1JkSy551LbgiJVk Are you watching/did you watch this book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclezebo Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I watched bits of it, went for 15k or 16k iirc then buyers premium of 25%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 8:12 PM, Chief1332 said: Are you watching/did you watch this book? It might have gone for more with a bigger auction house. Does PBA report to GPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) On 2/3/2022 at 11:07 PM, comicnoir said: It might have gone for more with a bigger auction house. Does PBA report to GPA? It would appear not to ? GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Edited February 4, 2022 by jimjum12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 seven seas 4 ... interesting background description Baker was a favorite of savvy collectors of "Good Girl" comics in the early days of fandom. Sharp-eyed Baker fans honed their expertise by identifying his contributions to stories by other artists (Baker worked for the Iger Studio, a piecemeal comics mill, and he often added female figures to other artists' work to jazz it up). Most of Baker's pencils were inked by other hands, further obscuring his artistic authorship. Old-school comics hounds relished the challenge of untangling artist attribution mysteries in the pre-Internet era, and the ability to spot Baker's beauteous figures in a sea of Iger-employed imitators (including Jack Kamen) was a point of pride separating fanboys from fan-men. More recently, awareness of Baker's primacy among "Good Girl" artists has spread to modern day fans, aided by Ken Quattro's excellent book "Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books," and Jim Amash & Eric Nolan-Weathington's "Matt Baker: The Art of Glamour." The fact that Baker was a black man rumored to have been gay or bisexual lends a zesty bit of tang to his legacy. As Stanford W. Carpenter writes in his pot-stirring intro to Quattro's book, "What do we make of these invisible Black men leading double lives as unsung participants in the construction of White power fantasies, White revenge fantasies, White beauty standards, and White desire?" Carpenter points out the irony of "a Black man making a living drawing idealized images of White women to satisfy the sexual desires of White men, some of whom would lynch a Black man for looking at an actual White woman." Looking at Baker's cover in this light, one wonders if the all-devouring great white shark represents the mainstream culture of the day, and the dusky-skinned South Sea Girl is a gender-swapped Baker surrogate struggling to survive in hostile waters? See also: "Faux Beau: The Secret Life of Matt Baker," PBA Comics Catalogue #3 (sale 745), Lot 132. PBA Galleries: 2021, p. 47. comicjack, Point Five and jimjum12 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 11:07 PM, comicnoir said: It might have gone for more with a bigger auction house. Does PBA report to GPA? I would of put that book at 25k to 30k just looking what the market has been.I might be wrong but the classic covers have been on fire and that one is as classic as it gets Changer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) On 2/4/2022 at 6:43 AM, comicjack said: I would of put that book at 25k to 30k just looking what the market has been.I might be wrong but the classic covers have been on fire and that one is as classic as it gets Much smaller auction house , they had their cat running across the screen at one point. Cute but Probably less exposure for sure than heritage Edited February 4, 2022 by Changer comicjack and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I think the Tar would’ve gone higher at ha.com a (being highest graded) comicnoir and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 If you are in the market for high end Bakers, you knew that both of these books were up for auction. I'm not sure they would have done any better at HA. .02 tabcom and Chief1332 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Looking at PBA results of books I find interesting, I'm not seeing many steals. HA had a 9.0 in Nov for $10k (definitely not a 1:1 but that was $1.1k per point so roughly in-line) Higher than a 6.0 at HA in Nov. A 4.0 sold at HA last month for $1500. etc comicnoir, tabcom and Funnybooks 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Changer Posted February 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) A couple newly graded (what a long journey) , surprised they killed the TAR 31 that much for interior tanning , spine stress and color breaks (also its way too easy to scratch the case). Oh well. Edited February 5, 2022 by Changer Chief1332, bronze johnny, damonwad and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chief1332 Posted February 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2022 Great looking books, Changer. Maybe one day I'll have some as nice. My latest acquisition needed a new home. I was more than happy to oblige. It suffers from several ailments, but I still love it. OtherEric, pmpknface, damonwad and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
