archiefan Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 To me she looks a lot like Linda Darnell FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 2 hours ago, sfcityduck said: Frankly, it is a better piece of art than Baker's. And, no, there is no way this is Baker. Makes me wonder where he got the mag and if there are other swipes out there. whos this greek artist? I can see Matt Baker was really inspired by this talent. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve566 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 6 hours ago, MB1952 said: I’m waiting for my cut, I provided the last pic. 😂 amazing result, stunned. haha checks in the mail Im honestly stunned that is sold for as much as it did but im glad its going to someone that will truely cherish it. I was thinking it would hit maybe $500ish but the bidding war at the end really made it go ballistic. I have a very knowledgable comic source in Greece that says he has been looking for another copy and has had no luck. He believes a lot of these old magazines where used as kindling and burned or destroyed during a civil war. After this auctions results i have a feeling every greek collector will be hunting for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 20 hours ago, steve566 said: haha checks in the mail Im honestly stunned that is sold for as much as it did but im glad its going to someone that will truely cherish it. I was thinking it would hit maybe $500ish but the bidding war at the end really made it go ballistic. I have a very knowledgable comic source in Greece that says he has been looking for another copy and has had no luck. He believes a lot of these old magazines where used as kindling and burned or destroyed during a civil war. After this auctions results i have a feeling every greek collector will be hunting for more. Wait? You don’t have my mailing address!!! this Greek artist name___???is amazing artist. His brush work looks very similar to Matt’s -Men Magazine work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 12:00 PM, sfcityduck said: Makes me wonder where he got the mag and if there are other swipes out there. I remember a group of Baker letters addressed to Guisto with little Baker "doodles" on the envelopes posted on CAF. I can't find them and I did not download the images, but my recollection is that Guisto was in Greece. I bought several of the other copies and have not found any other obvious swipes... so far. There are some really nice covers done for that series, but my magazine bags and boards are not tall enough for these "foreign" size magazines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Yorick said: I remember a group of Baker letters addressed to Guisto with little Baker "doodles" on the envelopes posted on CAF. I can't find them and I did not download the images, but my recollection is that Guisto was in Greece. I bought several of the other copies and have not found any other obvious swipes... so far. There are some really nice covers done for that series, but my magazine bags and boards are not tall enough for these "foreign" size magazines. I checked the Art of Glamour because I also remembered letter from Baker to Giusto but the ones there, unless you saw something different, all seem to be address to Sampson, NY. If it was Greece, it could be conceivable the images were Baker and/or Giusto in collaboration and then the later swipes would be swiping himself? What year was the Flamingo panel of the girl in the water? Might that be a case of Baker first and Greece second? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) I checked the date on this issue and it is from 1952 Another check of TAoG says Flamingo was published in the same year. Edited March 18, 2021 by PeterPark Professor K and Yorick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) On 9/16/2020 at 11:10 PM, PeterPark said: no way we found Baker swipes. Flamingo comic strip 1952 Do we have any information on when in 1952 this was published? And can anyone figure out the date in Thisavros? July? The strip may predate the Greek magazine... Edited March 18, 2021 by PeterPark comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 1 hour ago, PeterPark said: Do we have any information on when in 1952 this was published? And can anyone figure out the date in Thisavros? July? The strip may predate the Greek magazine... That Flamingo is dated 7-3-1952. PeterPark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 1 hour ago, MB1952 said: That Flamingo is dated 7-3-1952. And Thisavros looks like 7-6-1952...so the swipe is the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief1332 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 1 hour ago, PeterPark said: And Thisavros looks like 7-6-1952...so the swipe is the other way around. Wondering how long it would have taken for these to come to publication? With dates so close, was there collaboration for these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 1 hour ago, PeterPark said: And Thisavros looks like 7-6-1952...so the swipe is the other way around. Like a decade ago I bought off eBay a collection of newspaper flamingo strips from Switzerland 🇨🇭 not USA. PeterPark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Since we are talking Baker esoterica, I thought I'd post this again. Anybody ever see ATO McBomb printed anywhere? Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 12:50 PM, sfcityduck said: Sold for US $1,525.00. And I passed on it at $50 as it was just a weird/fun conversation piece for the collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 22 minutes ago, manetteska said: And I passed on it at $50 as it was just a weird/fun conversation piece for the collection. Isn't that true for every part of any collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, manetteska said: And I passed on it at $50 as it was just a weird/fun conversation piece for the collection. I saw it had sold and looked wherever I could for any old issue of Thisavros... I would have jumped on it for that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, PeterPark said: I saw it had sold and looked wherever I could for any old issue of Thisavros... I would have jumped on it for that price. I am a fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 32 minutes ago, manetteska said: I am a fool. That's harsh, but I want to know more about what went on with those...it's such an esoteric market, I don't know who might know. If it wasn't Baker, or he wasn't involved, who was it? There is definitely something to it. Whether it is as small as Baker went to a local international newsstand because he just liked the compositions or was actually involved in the production, there is something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Nice result on a great book. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Diary-Secrets-26-Matt-Baker-/184707860895?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l44720.c10&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPark Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 11 minutes ago, comicnoir said: Nice result on a great book. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Diary-Secrets-26-Matt-Baker-/184707860895?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l44720.c10&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true The Wartime Romances 8 wasn't too shabby either. I know a number of others were getting some looks but those were the only 2 I was following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
