comicnoir Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I guess we all saw this? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/matt-baker-seven-seas-comics-5-cover-original-art-iger-studios-1947-/p/7204-95001.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 5 hours ago, comicnoir said: I guess we all saw this? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/matt-baker-seven-seas-comics-5-cover-original-art-iger-studios-1947-/p/7204-95001.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 This is the only surviving Matt Baker cover OA that I am aware of. Has anyone else ever seen Baker cover OA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, MBFan said: This is the only surviving Matt Baker cover OA that I am aware of. Has anyone else ever seen Baker cover OA? https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=593266 MBFan and comicnoir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 6 hours ago, comicnoir said: I guess we all saw this? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/matt-baker-seven-seas-comics-5-cover-original-art-iger-studios-1947-/p/7204-95001.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 !!! Well this’ll be interesting...wonder if it can break 100k. I wouldn’t call it one of his best covers but there’s only this and 6 out there as far as OA goes ... as far as I know. It does beg the question, does the OA for 4 exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, szavisca said: 2 hours ago, MBFan said: This is the only surviving Matt Baker cover OA that I am aware of. Has anyone else ever seen Baker cover OA? https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=593266 I've seen that piece in person when it was for sale for a ridiculously small price. Lots of white out and colorist notes that were super distracting. It looks like that gallery owner is sharing scan of a photo copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldCap Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 9 hours ago, comicnoir said: I guess we all saw this? https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/matt-baker-seven-seas-comics-5-cover-original-art-iger-studios-1947-/p/7204-95001.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 That's awesome! Can't wait to watch the auction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 5 hours ago, szavisca said: !!! Well this’ll be interesting...wonder if it can break 100k. I wouldn’t call it one of his best covers but there’s only this and 6 out there as far as OA goes ... as far as I know. It does beg the question, does the OA for 4 exist? I do not believe it will break 100. I think 50-65 will be final hammer range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I do not believe it will break 100. I think 50-65 will be final hammer range. If there was an abundance of good baker OA out there I’d say 30-40k....but there’s not. I’d say 50k is a safe bet, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see an Uber rich guy fight take it way higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 4 minutes ago, szavisca said: If there was an abundance of good baker OA out there I’d say 30-40k....but there’s not. I’d say 50k is a safe bet, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see an Uber rich guy fight take it way higher. If it were Seven Seas 4 I believe that it would break 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Ricksneatstuff said: If it were Seven Seas 4 I believe that it would break 100. Gonna be fun to watch anyway... not quite the Church Planet extravaganza, but I’m sure this thread will be buzzing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Two surviving Baker OA so far. I just wondered what happened to St. John Publishers after Archer St. John passed away in 1955 where Baker OA were stored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 3 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: 8 hours ago, szavisca said: !!! Well this’ll be interesting...wonder if it can break 100k. I wouldn’t call it one of his best covers but there’s only this and 6 out there as far as OA goes ... as far as I know. It does beg the question, does the OA for 4 exist? I do not believe it will break 100. I think 50-65 will be final hammer range. Even that seems high to me, but I'm not a fan of this cover. It took me quite a while to pick up a copy of this issue and it was more for completeness sake. I think this OA and some of the Flamingo OA that's surfaced comes from the files of Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate, which was run by Iger and Eisner. The Art of Glamour book shows some other Baker romance OA, although not any covers, iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Even that seems high to me, but I'm not a fan of this cover. It took me quite a while to pick up a copy of this issue and it was more for completeness sake. I think this OA and some of the Flamingo OA that's surfaced comes from the files of Universal Phoenix Features Syndicate, which was run by Iger and Eisner. The Art of Glamour book shows some other Baker romance OA, although not any covers, iirc. I don't disagree. Even 35-40 would not surprise me much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 2 hours ago, JollyComics said: Two surviving Baker OA so far. I just wondered what happened to St. John Publishers after Archer St. John passed away in 1955 where Baker OA were stored. I heard of talk of a fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, comicnoir said: I heard of talk of a fire. I did my research of St John Publisher. Nothing was found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I believe that some (most? all?) of the OA shown in The Art of Glamour is owned by the Baker family. I assume that they were stray pieces that for some reason were in his possession when he died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 9 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I believe that some (most? all?) of the OA shown in The Art of Glamour is owned by the Baker family. I assume that they were stray pieces that for some reason were in his possession when he died. Matt Baker may take some/most/all of his OA from St John Publishers after Archer St. John passing away in 1955. Four years later he passed away. Probably all of his possessions were taken by his family. That is nearly 60 years ago. I am sure most Baker family members should be dead now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 12/15/2018 at 3:02 PM, szavisca said: Petting my cat on his belly is very very dangerous. Petting a cat on your belly can be disastrous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 12 hours ago, szavisca said: https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=593266 Oops! Forgot about that one. It's even on page 43 of The Art of Glamour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBFan Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 In poring over The Art of Glamour more carefully, I noticed a THIRD example of surviving Matt Baker cover original art. Page 107 shows the lower portion of the cover art for Authentic Police Cases #35, with a notation that it was found in Baker's files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
