Point Five Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 On 4/27/2024 at 1:06 AM, Topnotchman said: Recent pick up Really nice! Topnotchman and FoggyNelson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 On 4/27/2024 at 1:06 AM, Topnotchman said: Recent pick up Best cover depiction of rushing water 💧 ever 👍‼️ Topnotchman and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mavrick76 Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 A more tame cover and recent addition: grendelbo, Funnybooks, Changer and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 Tame? She's a cutie and up to no good. What's with his sour look? He just hit the jackpot! Yorick, Point Five, Mavrick76 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Point Five Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 On 4/28/2024 at 3:00 PM, Darwination said: Tame? She's a cutie and up to no good. What's with his sour look? He just hit the jackpot! I think sadly he is preoccupied thinking about his monstrous left arm, and in truth I can’t entirely blame him. Yorick, royaluglydudes, Darwination and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ryan. Posted April 28 Popular Post Share Posted April 28 On 4/28/2024 at 5:47 PM, Point Five said: I think sadly he is preoccupied thinking about his monstrous left arm, and in truth I can’t entirely blame him. He's thinking about all the time spent alone making that arm so monstrous. Darwination, MusterMark, Point Five and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kevin76 Posted April 29 Popular Post Share Posted April 29 New pick up came today OtherEric, pmpknface, Ricksneatstuff and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrick76 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Thoughts on whether or not these covers are Baker’s ? (Not my photos) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) On 4/29/2024 at 10:50 AM, Mavrick76 said: Thoughts on whether or not these covers are Baker’s ? (Not my photos) I've wondered the same thing on this one, I think I've asked before and didn't get much response. To me, it's the man on the left that makes me think Baker more than the other faces. At least it has a Baker story inside for certain. : Edited April 29 by OtherEric Mavrick76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) On 4/29/2024 at 10:50 AM, Mavrick76 said: Thoughts on whether or not these covers are Baker’s ? (Not my photos) imho they look like Ogden , the womens face seem too oval and sharp features and the clothing on both too stiff. Composition also awkward. The Paris Review - The Charming, Ridiculous Romance Comics of Ogden Whitney - The Paris Review Edited April 29 by Changer OtherEric and Mavrick76 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrick76 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 4/29/2024 at 2:26 PM, Changer said: imho they look like Ogden , the womens face seem too oval and sharp features and the clothing on both too stiff. Composition also awkward. The Paris Review - The Charming, Ridiculous Romance Comics of Ogden Whitney - The Paris Review Thanks for sharing this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 4/29/2024 at 11:33 AM, Mavrick76 said: Thanks for sharing this see these covers for reference as well. Brides Romances (1953) comic books (mycomicshop.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LadyDeath Posted April 29 Popular Post Share Posted April 29 (edited) Low grade Baker collecting is a dirty game but somebody's gotta do it Edited April 29 by LadyDeath pmpknface, Microbia, Kevin.J and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darwination Posted April 29 Popular Post Share Posted April 29 (edited) On 4/29/2024 at 1:34 PM, Changer said: see these covers for reference as well. Brides Romances (1953) comic books (mycomicshop.com) When I thumbed through the MCS covers for this particular title, the two I suspected as Baker were identified as such at the GCD: GCD also has 18 identified as possible Baker (the coming down the stairs one Mavrick asked about) - I can maybe see it in the girls legs but otherwise not so much. It's hard to tell with the heavy inks at Quality, and I wouldn't rule out team/shopwork with a lot of the Quality covers, so they can be hard to peg It's like with any artist, the best work is easy to identify, the worst not so much. Whenever I correspond with the expert on whoever their particular guy is, there's always a readiness/happy willingness to discount the works at the margins and the rushed/botched examples. No one wants a master to get blamed for the shoddiness (even when we all understand work on a deadline for peanuts isn't always the most conducive atmosphere for the artist). Baker's early and late stuff can be tricky af, not to mention there seems to be a lot of money/collector concerns with people wanting a book to be Baker when it's not. I do really like the discussions in here about it, though, these are the sorts of IDs that have to be reached by something like consensus - Edited April 29 by Darwination Mavrick76, Changer, Yorick and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 4/29/2024 at 2:26 PM, Changer said: imho they look like Ogden , the womens face seem too oval and sharp features and the clothing on both too stiff. Composition also awkward. The Paris Review - The Charming, Ridiculous Romance Comics of Ogden Whitney - The Paris Review 100%, especially the first one. Totally different animal than Baker but I unapologetically love his style too. Dr. Love and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 4/29/2024 at 10:50 AM, Mavrick76 said: Thoughts on whether or not these covers are Baker’s ? (Not my photos) No x 2 The Quality's are known. There's disagreement on some Charltons, maybe an Atlas? when Colletta inked. OtherEric and Mavrick76 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 On 4/29/2024 at 12:50 PM, Mavrick76 said: Thoughts on whether or not these covers are Baker’s ? (Not my photos) For sure, no Baker art on either cover, but possibly some (poorly inked) Baker art on 1 story in Brides Romances #18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 On 4/29/2024 at 2:45 PM, LadyDeath said: Low grade Baker collecting is a dirty game but somebody's gotta do it Awesome pickup on the Diary Secrets BTW. I saw that up on ebay and knew it would go quick. Presents really really well for a 2.0! LadyDeath 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyDeath Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 On 4/30/2024 at 10:05 PM, Point Five said: Awesome pickup on the Diary Secrets BTW. I saw that up on ebay and knew it would go quick. Presents really really well for a 2.0! Thanks! I think it was up for a few days. Tough book in any grade, had to grab it. One of Baker's best. comicnoir, thehumantorch and Point Five 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 On 4/29/2024 at 12:45 PM, LadyDeath said: Low grade Baker collecting is a dirty game but somebody's gotta do it I've always thought Canteen Kate is an undervalued run, especially #3. LadyDeath 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
