Matt baker comic book art for sale value guide heritage auctions. Baker produced so much awesome and incredible art for us to enjoy 19441959. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. He was posthumously inducted into the will eisner comic book hall of fame. He attended the cooper union school of engineering, art, and design in new york. He also penciled an early form of graphic novel, st. See more ideas about matt baker, comic books and comics. Matt baker flamingo daily comic strippanel page original art universal phoenix features, 1952. Matt baker first black comic artist clarence matthew baker was a black comic book artist who died in 1959. Matt baker comic book artist december 22, 20 ive finally purchased the biography as well as another book entitled the lost art of matt baker showcasing his work on the canteen kate comic stories from bud plant. Clarence matthew baker december 10, 1921 august 11, 1959 was an american comic book artist and illustrator, best known for drawing early comics heroines such as the costumed crimefighter phantom lady, and romance comics. Matt baker is often considered the first known successful africanamerican artist in the comicbook industry clarence matthew baker was born on december 10, 1921 in forsyth county, north carolina. Jan 18, 20 their latest isolated offering, a hardcover celebration of comic book artist matt baker, follows the expected pattern.
His specialty was good girl art, a comics and cartooning subgenre. Matt baker author of ghosts and girls of fiction house. Baker was inducted into the will eisner comic book hall of fame in 2009. Oct 18, 2012 in the early 1940s, matt baker became of one the earliest africanamerican comic book artists.
Many of you are likely familiar with the comic book art of matt baker, but for those of you who have not yet heard that name, you are in for a treat. Creator of the phantom lady comic book character and the early graphic novel it rhymes with lust from 1950. Matt baker, who was one of the very first african american comic artists and was the leading practitioner of good girl art in comics of the 1940s, was born on this day, december 10, 1921, 93 years ago he died august 11, 1959 at 38 years old. He matt had contracted rheumatic fever as a child, which had caused heart problems for him and classified him as draft exempt for world war ii. He specialized in the comic book genre known as good girl art.
Their latest isolated offering, a hardcover celebration of comic book artist matt baker, follows the expected pattern. Matt baker the art of glamour hc 2012 twomorrows comic. Trackingnumbering continues from anchors andrews st. Matt baker comic book artist bio, facts, family famous. Today the appraisal group celebrates the life and work of matt baker 19211959, the first africanamerican graphic artist. See more ideas about matt baker, comic book artists and american comics. He was the son of clarence and ethel baker, matt had two brothers, robert and john. The art of glamour in the 1940s and 1950s, clarence matthew baker best known as matt baker was widely regarded as the master of the good girl style and is credited as the first successful black comic book artist in the comics industry. Matt baker had a relatively short career in the four color world, as he passed away before his 40th birthday, but his work is held in very high regard and sought out by collectors worldwide. Jul 01, 2009 matt baker comics checklist by pencil ink, a blog on comics and comic book artists of the past. Matt baker comic artist the most popular comic art by. In 1944, he got a job as a background artist with the s. Cinderella love 14 matt baker art all photos are of the actual comic you will receive. Clarence matthew baker was an american comic book artist and illustrator, best known for drawing early comics heroines such as the costumed.
The regular format comic book with the most baker pages is classic comics 32, with 52 pages of matts art. Matt baker was a pioneering artist during comic books the golden age baker was a halloffame illustrator for much of the 1940s and 50s, the time period regularly referred to as. This graphic novel depict the life of little known comic book artist in the 1940s and 50s. Back in the 1990s, sothebys held a breakthrough auction of comic book art. Clarence matthew baker was born on december 10, 1921 in forsyth county, north carolina. Baker demonstrates his mastery of good girl art with this largescale composition, depicting the ominous beginning of an adventure in china. He is most famous for his work on the phantom lady he did for fox feature syndicate. In the years hence, the genre has captured the imagination of collectors the world over.
The next volume in the lost art of matt baker series will collect his entire output for the wartime romances comic, and a final volume will provide a sampling of his best war, western, and. Matt baker surrounded by his glamorous gals on the cover of twomorrows matt baker. The first known african american comic book artist. Dec 10, 2014 matt baker, who was one of the very first african american comic artists and was the leading practitioner of good girl art in comics of the 1940s, was born on this day, december 10, 1921, 93 years ago he died august 11, 1959 at 38 years old. As part of their tribute to black history month the westland public library invited comic book enthusiast john lay to discuss the work of matt baker who. Matt baker comics checklist by pencil ink, a blog on comics and comic book artists of the past. But it wasnt the color of his skin which made him such a. Feb 09, 2014 the next volume in the lost art of matt baker series will collect his entire output for the wartime romances comic, and a final volume will provide a sampling of his best war, western, and. Wed like to use this art the demoniac in message magazine, americas oldest, continuous, religious journal for the black audience.
He is particularly well known for the good girl art of the early part of his career, although he would ultimately work in a variety of comic book genres. Dec 11, 2012 matt baker was a prolific africanamerican comic book artist from the mid1940s to his death from heart disease in the late 1950s, when baker was only in his late 30s. I remember this being a monster book and reserved for collectors in the know. Clarence matthew baker was given his first task as a background artist. I mean, even if youre a fan of classic comics and have an interest in golden age comics well, youve probably heard of baker if you fall. Here, baker does new york city again, but this time strictly for laughs. Jan 17, 2018 hello boardies feel free to post your baker oa pieces. Matt graduated from westinghouse high school in homewoodbrushton. Born clarence matthew baker on december 10, 1921 in north carolina, he came of age in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Matt baker 1921 1959 golden age comic artist, specializing in good girl art for adventure and romance comics, but also involved with adventure and western titles. Matt baker died of a heart attack in 1959 in his late 30s. But it wasnt the color of his skin which made him such a significant figure in the history of the mediumit was his innate ability to draw gorgeous, exciting women and handsome, dynamic men in a fluid, graceful style. The regular format comic book with the most baker pages is classic comics 32, with 52 pages of matt s art. Baker began his art career in 1944 when he joined the iger studio after graduating from cooper union school of engineering, art, and design.
It would be a onetime use mayjune 2017 issue, fullcolor, halfpage. Feb 26, 2016 clarence matthew baker december 10, 1921 august 11, 1959 was an american comic book artist. Imagine dave stevens or adam hughes working in the 40s, drawing a new story every month, and youll have a good idea of matt. Artists adams 440 baker 324 barks 307 brunner 122 byrne 293 ditko 435 frazetta 262 jones 71 kirby 446 kubert 364 manning 237 miller 207 newton 176 nino 174 ploog 120 redondo 141 rogers 152 simonson 188 smith 177 starlin 228 steranko 98 toth 393 williamson 359 wood 409 wrightson 248. He is particularly well known for the good girl art of the early part of his career, although he would ultimately work in a. He is best known for the costumed crime fighter phantom lady. Clarence matthew baker december 10, 1921 august 11, 1959 was an american comic book artist and illustrator, best known for drawing early comics. Matt baker was a pioneering artist during comic books the. Published by picture this press for their lost art book series, im glad i ordered this book instead, as its printed much larger than your average comic books at least by 20%, and features the complete adventures of canteen kate as drawn by the fantastic matt baker.
Jan 27, 2009 many of you are likely familiar with the comic book art of matt baker, but for those of you who have not yet heard that name, you are in for a treat. Clarence matthew baker worked during the goldenage, cocreator of the phantom lady at fox feature syndicate, he was noted for his good girl art and for being the artist on st. Is it a testament to bakers skills that sexy american mainstream comic art in the more socially repressive 1940s and 1950s is so much more effective and sexy than most american mainstream comic art in more anything. Not much is known about matt because he died in his mid. Jan 14, 2016 matt baker is often considered the first known successful africanamerican artist in the comic book industry. Matt baker is recognized as the most known africanamerican comic book artist during the golden age of american comics.
Eric garza, mitch putnam, rob jones, gary sassaman. Matt baker the art of glamour hc 2012 twomorrows comic books. Baker was the master of a stylistic phase of comic books in the late 1940s, wedged in between the superhero and the horror comics, known to the fans and collectors as good girl art, which is to say comics that constituted a. Jun 07, 2008 from what i can tell, the book with the most pages of matt baker art is the digest size graphic novel it rhymes with lust, featuring 126 pages of baker goodness. Cover illustration and poster design for the cover of the 2018 san diego comic con souvenir book celebrating ten years of the marvel cinematic universe. Baker is best remembered for the costumed crimefighter phantom lady and as the. Everyone welcome to post and talk about matt baker oa. Baker returns to the genre scene with his first booklength narrative since why i hate saturn 1990, the clever sendup of the downtown bar and dating scene of 1980s new york that became an underground comics classic. Matt baker, the first black comic book artist, was born on december 10, 1921, in forsyth county, north carolina. Matt baker american 19211959 is considered to be the first african american comic book artist. But it wasnt the color of his skin which made him such a significant figure in the history of the medium. Matt baker flamingo daily comic strippanel page original.
In 2008, he was inducted into the will eisner comic book hall of fame. Baker romance page 526 golden age comic books cgc comic. Matt bakers rightful place in the annals of comic book history has been debated by followers of the genre. The art of glamour is a biographical graphic novel written by the team of jim amash and eric nolenweathington and illustrated by matt baker. Matt baker was a prolific africanamerican comic book artist from the mid1940s to his death from heart disease in the late 1950s, when baker was only in his late 30s. In their daring and the skill with which their rendered, bakers girls put to shame the work of most modern comic book artists. Matt baker was a prolific africanamerican comic book artist from the mid1940s to his death from heart disease in the late 1950s, when baker was only in his. Clarence matthew baker, commonly known as matt baker, was one of the first successful black comic book artists. Small marker on back cover top right cgc comics will be boxed in packages specifically made to ensure a safe and secure journey. Matt baker, comic book artist fine art and antique appraiser. Matt baker was the original good girl golden age artist. Baker continued illustrating comics for various companies, including atlas comics, the precursor to marvel comics. Matt baker was a pioneering artist during comic books the golden age baker was a halloffame illustrator for much of the 1940s and 50s, the time period regularly referred to as comic.
In 1950 baker provided the art for the picture novel, it rhymes with lust, thought to be the first graphic novel. It would be a onetime use mayjune 2017 issue, fullcolor, halfpage, inside with full credit given. His artwork spans the genres of action to westerns to romance comics. You get fantastic matt baker art including his 7 page phantom lady story satans cargo. Selected pages from a comic book illustrated for the bible society. John publications digestsized picture novel it rhymes with lust 1950. He drew a variety of different types of comics, including some superhero, sicfi, and horror issues, but his greatest renown is for his work on romance comics. But by most accounts, he is considered the first successful black comic book artist, and perhaps the first altogether. Hello boardies feel free to post your baker oa pieces. During his career he drew more than 1,000 pages of comics and over 200 covers. Baker began his art career in 1944 when he joined the. Matt baker is often considered the first known successful black comic book artist. Jerry iger pitched flamingo about a heroic gypsy dancer as a newspaper strip but hedged their bets by generating pages in comicbook format.
Clarence matthew baker was a black comic book artist who died in 1959. What it means to remember africanamerican artist matt baker. Mostly golden age, silver age and bronze age comics. Jul 12, 2019 it rhymes with lust 1950 oft en considered the first ever graphic novel or picture novel, as it was then called, it rhymes with lust features luscious art by matt baker, the first prominent african american creator in comics. The son of clarence and ethel baker, matt and his brothers robert and john, moved with their parents to pittsburgh, pa. Jun 27, 2016 clarence matthew baker was a black comic book artist who died in 1959. But it wasnt the color of his skin which made him such a significant figure in the history of the. Comic book art selected pages from a comic book illustrated for the bible society. Today the appraisal group celebrates the life and work of matt baker 19211959, the first africanamerican graphic artist to find success in the comic book industry. From what i can tell, the book with the most pages of matt baker art is the digest size graphic novel it rhymes with lust, featuring 126 pages of baker goodness.
Shop for matt baker art comics on, your friendly online comic book store. Baker was active as early as the 1930s and 1940s golden age of comic books. He was active during the golden age of comics books, roughly the 1930s to 1950s. Active in the 1940s and 1950s golden age of comic books, he is the first known africanamerican artist to find success. In the early 1940s, matt baker became of one the earliest africanamerican comic book artists. Clarence matthew baker december 10, 1921 august 11, 1959 was an american comic book artist. Oft en considered the first ever graphic novel or picture novel, as it was then called, it rhymes with lust features luscious art by matt baker, the first prominent african american creator in comics. Matt baker comic book art for sale value guide heritage. Matt baker oa club original comic art cgc comic book. Matt baker is called the first known africanamerican artist to find success in the comic book industry, but that claim presents a lot of questions.
Although, baker was celebrated in the comics community for his strikingly beautiful and more anatomically correct portrayals of women, his art. But it wasnt the color of his skin which made him such a significant figure in. African american comic book artist among the most famous comic book artists to emerge during the latter half of the golden age of comic books was matt baker. Matt baker first black comic artist the museum of uncut funk. Matt baker good girl art clarence matthew baker december 10, 1921 august 11, 1959 1 was an american comic book artist.