LadyDeath Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 On 11/13/2023 at 11:30 AM, Robot Man said: I recently found a few Baker western books buried in some GA western boxes. I was shocked when I saw the prices I had on them. I quickly released them from their yellowed bags, put them in shiny mylars and of course “adjusted” their prices… Obviously, nobody wanted them at their previous prices. The Hawk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Calm down folks! I have ALREADY received a PM They aren’t for sale at this moment and might even make it back into my collection. I just forgot I even had them… adamstrange 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LadyDeath Posted November 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2023 Who said I wanted to buy? Just curious if you unearthed the masterpiece known as The Hawk #12. adamstrange, Changer, Tri-Color Brian and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicnoir Posted November 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2023 You mean this? Changer, Point Five, MBFan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Heh heh, do we blame the sharks or the fisherman with the chum bucket Point Five and Yorick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted November 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2023 I only have this Hawk cover, but I love the colors on it. Evidently there was a small "find" of these a few years ago because the seller I bought mine from kept listing them for awhile. All were in really nice shape... PassDaMike, Point Five, MBFan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Got mine from ComicLink a few weeks ago. I think his Hawk covers are really slept on. comicnoir, comicjack, Point Five and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassDaMike Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 YeeHaw 🤠 🐎 Point Five and comicjack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Changer Posted November 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2023 couple pickups at collectors summit, great times szucchini, comicjack, davidtere and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusterMark Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 On 11/13/2023 at 2:26 PM, Darwination said: Heh heh, do we blame the sharks or the fisherman with the chum bucket I keeping with the analogy, the answer actually is: The chum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Darwination Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Stumbled across this one at eBay tonight and am like, Baker, really? The box says so, cough. But maybe possible? An article on BC from just last year makes an argument for some sort of proof or portfolio piece or something. https://bleedingcool.com/comics/leslie-charteris-and-the-mystery-of-avons-the-saint-4-at-auction/ I'm gonna stick with no. What's the consensus on this one? pmpknface and Funnybooks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) On 11/14/2023 at 11:18 PM, Darwination said: Stumbled across this one at eBay tonight and am like, Baker, really? The box says so, cough. But maybe possible? An article on BC from just last year makes an argument for some sort of proof or portfolio piece or something. https://bleedingcool.com/comics/leslie-charteris-and-the-mystery-of-avons-the-saint-4-at-auction/ I'm gonna stick with no. What's the consensus on this one? That is not Baker art. And it would be nice for the Bleeding Cool author to point out exactly "the undeniably "Bakerish" aspects to the piece overall". I do not see them. Without a scintilla of proof, he also states, "Baker's involvement in this cover is certainly possible, and perhaps more likely than not." Edited November 15, 2023 by MBFan Added article quotes. Point Five, adamstrange, Dr. Love and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post adamstrange Posted November 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2023 On 11/15/2023 at 12:18 AM, Darwination said: Stumbled across this one at eBay tonight and am like, Baker, really? The box says so, cough. But maybe possible? An article on BC from just last year makes an argument for some sort of proof or portfolio piece or something. https://bleedingcool.com/comics/leslie-charteris-and-the-mystery-of-avons-the-saint-4-at-auction/ I'm gonna stick with no. What's the consensus on this one? It's not by Baker, who didn't do any art for Avon. It is by Lee Ames, who did draw covers for Avon (Murderous Gangsters 1, King Solomon's Mines). Point Five, Darwination, szucchini and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 The Saint #4 -- It's a lovely cover, and we've posted it here/argued about it here enough that I kinda sorta want one. But yeah, the formal poses/layout and the super-tight inking style are iffy at best. It doesn't feel Baker to me. LadyDeath and Darwination 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 So what is the deal with Overstreet (I assume that is where the ID comes from) and all of the Baker misidentifications? The way artist identification works is that an expert (who often will have an intense focus on a particular artist or area and is also armed with the knowledge of what artists worked for what publishers or titles and when) makes an ID when absolutely positive. Otherwise, we use words like "probable" "likely" "suspected" or "possible." In comics, it is more complicated because of interplay between pencils and inks and studio work but the same rules apply, and we openly discuss the possibilities. The Baker misidentification situation is perpetually ridiculous and unique, is there an origin story? Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
