Yorick Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Just trying to keep this thread on-track.... Dylan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funnybooks Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Yorick said: Just trying to keep this thread on-track.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedcake Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 On 10/21/2020 at 8:40 PM, october said: Have you seen the threads about this kid? He's a complete tool. Ignore him. surprised to see him posting around here at this point. Does the forum have an ignore feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I managed to find a copy of Crown Comics 4...so my set is that much closer to complete... somewhere around 160 Baker cover books so far... Chief1332, szucchini and Yorick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Crowns are great books. Yorick, BitterOldMan and szucchini 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted November 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2020 Baker issues szucchini, PeterPark, comicjack and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Electricmastro Posted November 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) Matt Baker apparently didn’t draw any covers for Fiction House despite having drawn for them from the mid-1940s to the early 1950s, but there is this nice Tiger Girl art from Fight Comics #39 and 43 (1945-1946): This piece from Jungle Comics #104 (August, 1948) might be my most favorite of his: Edited November 9, 2020 by Electricmastro Changer, pmpknface, comicnoir and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Changer Posted November 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2020 a couple new ones for me, ebay, ha.com, reeces szucchini, Chief1332, comicnoir and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Changer Posted November 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) a couple more from the fellows here on the boards, obviously I am in the spending mood, even if I shouldnt be ..lol Edited November 10, 2020 by Changer pmpknface, szucchini, Chief1332 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1332 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 13 hours ago, Changer said: a couple more from the fellows here on the boards, obviously I am in the spending mood, even if I shouldnt be ..lol That Diary Secrets 28 is gorgeous. I just love the large characters on this cover. Changer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 21 hours ago, Electricmastro said: apparently didn’t draw any covers for Fiction House "Apparently"? Some of those Jumbos look like his work. I don't collect Fiction House (except Planet), so I can't really say... BUT, I think you are mistaken. Just a brief glance on GCD's gallery of Jumbo I see #85.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 22 minutes ago, Yorick said: "Apparently"? Some of those Jumbos look like his work. I don't collect Fiction House (except Planet), so I can't really say... BUT, I think you are mistaken. Just a brief glance on GCD's gallery of Jumbo I see #85.... It’s weird, because a lot of Fiction House’s covers end up looking the same, or at least very similar, to me. That being said, and now that you brought it to my attention, I’m definitely willing to believe this is a Matt Baker cover: pmpknface 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Electricmastro said: It’s weird, because a lot of Fiction House’s covers end up looking the same, or at least very similar, to me. That being said, and now that you brought it to my attention, I’m definitely willing to believe this is a Matt Baker cover: I think this is not ENTIRELY Baker. Definitely the woman's face, but other elements might be Doolin. All these collaborative efforts by Baker are what makes the debate!! szucchini, Changer and MBFan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changer Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Just now, Yorick said: I think this is not ENTIRELY Baker. Definitely the woman's face, but other elements might be Doolin. All these collaborative efforts by Baker are what makes the debate!! Don't think the Man's face looks Bakerish either Yorick and MBFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Yorick said: I think this is not ENTIRELY Baker. Definitely the woman's face, but other elements might be Doolin. All these collaborative efforts by Baker are what makes the debate!! It was pointed out to me that a helpful way to identify uncredited Golden Age comic art is by looking at the ears, because the ear is a relatively detailed part of the body that’s usually visible, assuming the character isn’t wearing anything like a hat or doesn’t have long hair covering it. I’ve found that many artists had their own way of drawing the ear, specifically the antihelix, which is often distinct like a sort of signature in of itself, and while even the same artist doesn’t draw the ear in exactly the same way every time, it’s usually consistent enough to provide a reasonably and confidently-made identification. Matt Baker’s signed covers from 1946-1949: Going by these, Baker seems to approach drawing the ears in a sort of “?” shaped pattern without the period, which at times also resembles a little more like an “S” or “7”, depending on how far away the ear is and what angle it’s being viewed from: In comparing the images to Jumbo Comics #85 (1946), I am now seeing more of a resemblance that’s consistent, along with how the entire faces of the women are drawn in general: So upon further examination, Baker may have done far more covers than I previously realized, if only in part. Edited November 11, 2020 by Electricmastro Sarg and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 4 hours ago, Yorick said: I think this is not ENTIRELY Baker. Definitely the woman's face, but other elements might be Doolin. All these collaborative efforts by Baker are what makes the debate!! Baker came in and changed faces, and that's an example. OSPG will never call it a Baker cover. MBFan and Sqeggs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Yorick said: I think this is not ENTIRELY Baker. Definitely the woman's face, but other elements might be Doolin. All these collaborative efforts by Baker are what makes the debate!! Joe Doolin would also be a likely candidate in regards to the majority of the cover. To differentiate him from Baker, I’ve noticed that Doolin tended to draw shaded faces with wide-eyed/bulging eyes and ears having a black circle in the middle with a line curving around it in the shape of a “C”. He also went as so far as to draw the iris in the eye, whereas Baker basically tended to have a black circle with a white dot in the middle to represent the eye. Edited November 11, 2020 by Electricmastro Changer, MB1952 and Sarg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 5 hours ago, Electricmastro said: looking at the ears I like to look at those gams!!! Look at your edited face-set of eight. All the eyes and lips are his "style" as well. When we're dealing with other hands on the artwork, it is the proportions of the figures that give me something to work with in identifying underlying Baker pencils. I also think it's different for different artists. If you see a hallmark with the ears, great! Electricmastro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Electricmastro said: Doolin Also look at his inking line-weight. Like he's using a pen instead of a brush. That last Doolin example is lovely. Thank you for that. Electricmastro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
