wolverine180 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 15 minutes ago, DocHoppus182 said: Shoutout to @wolverine180for this one. Got a great deal at a local show. Thank you! Glad you liked it and thank you badback83 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mijael.Levy Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) On 3/7/2021 at 10:15 AM, steve566 said: Hey guys I’m the seller of the Greek CL25; just a wanted to say thanks for the research you guy did in this thread. When I bought the book I had no idea it had any significance; I just liked the cover. Just pure dumb luck haha.. I really love this book but I just payed big money for my own personal grail which is a Mexican x-men 1 from 1966 (I’ll include picture) so I figured it’s time to pass this book on to someone who will cherish it. If anyone’s bidding on it good luck; I have zero clue what its value would be but there’s already a couple bids so I’m happy. Hey Steve I could had bid more but you had the listing under the Global Shipping System wich is an Ebay scam for international buyers . Hope you can change it next tile you sell something cool Edited March 15, 2021 by Mijael.Levy steve566 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 2 hours ago, DocHoppus182 said: Shoutout to @wolverine180for this one. Got a great deal at a local show. Thank you! Very nice! badback83 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badback83 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, sagii said: Very nice! She’s telling buddy to buzz off. Ha. She’s gonna do her thang. Edited March 15, 2021 by DocHoppus182 Spelling sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 1 minute ago, DocHoppus182 said: She’s telling buddy to buzz off. Ha. She’s gonna do her thang. ..one of those times that Laugh emoji would come in handy badback83 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 8:03 PM, Dr. Love said: fyi that Greek magazine from which CL 25 is swiped is on Ebay the seller references the boards in the listing https://www.ebay.com/itm/Greek-Mag-predates-Cinderella-Love-25-Golden-age-Romance-Matt-Baker-Only-Copy/193930978869?hash=item2d272fe635:g:6tUAAOSw3R5gQZlx Sold for US $1,525.00. Funnybooks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 38 minutes ago, sfcityduck said: Sold for US $1,525.00. I’m waiting for my cut, I provided the last pic. 😂 amazing result, stunned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, MB1952 said: I’m waiting for my cut, I provided the last pic. 😂 amazing result, stunned. 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. Edited March 15, 2021 by sfcityduck FoggyNelson and Yorick 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) Active participation too. Four bidders above $1200. And all four coming in with snipe bombs in the last 10 seconds. At 4 minutes out the book stood at $750. Very exciting dustup at the end. But there can be only one. Maybe the winner was a Baker completist? Edited March 15, 2021 by Dr. Love FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, Dr. Love said: Active participation too. Four bidders above $1200. Maybe the winner was a Baker completist? It's a super cool item to have along with the Cinderella Love. Great talking piece about swipes and influences. And if you really love Baker, I can see how you'd pay that amount. It's a Greek magazine, you may never see another copy. rjpb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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...
