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Matt Baker Seven Seas Comics #5 Cover Original Art (Universal Phoenix Features, 1947)
Auction: 02/21/2019 - 2/23/2019
Lot: 91004
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Matt (Clarence Matthew) Baker AUCTION RECORDS
1921 - 1959. Known for: Comic book illustration; penciller.
Matt Baker was a Black artist who worked side by side with white artists in the celebrated Iger Studio, a comic packager, creating Voodah in 1945, which Mr. Quattro said was the first Black hero... Read full biography
Matt Baker was a Black artist who worked side by side with white artists in the celebrated Iger Studio, a comic packager, creating Voodah in 1945, which Mr. Quattro said was the first Black hero featured in a white comic book. Voodah, a Tarzan-like character, was replaced with a white version six... Read full biography
Matt Baker was a Black artist who worked side by side with white artists in the celebrated Iger Studio, a comic packager, creating Voodah in 1945, which Mr. Quattro said was the first Black hero featured in a white comic book. Voodah, a Tarzan-like character, was replaced with a white version six issues in, catering to the demands of white distributors. Baker, known for his glamorous depictions of women, would go on to design covers for pulp romance comics. Source:. Ken Quattro, About Invisible... Read full biography
Matt Baker was a Black artist who worked side by side with white artists in the celebrated Iger Studio, a comic packager, creating Voodah in 1945, which Mr. Quattro said was the first Black hero featured in a white comic book. Voodah, a Tarzan-like character, was replaced with a white version six issues in, catering to the demands of white distributors. Baker, known for his glamorous depictions of women, would go on to design covers for pulp romance comics. Source:. Ken Quattro, About Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books.... Read full biography
Matt Baker was a Black artist who worked side by side with white artists in the celebrated Iger Studio, a comic packager, creating Voodah in 1945, which Mr. Quattro said was the first Black hero featured in a white comic book. Voodah, a Tarzan-like character, was replaced with a white version six issues in, catering to the demands of white distributors. Baker, known for his glamorous depictions of women, would go on to design covers for pulp romance comics. Source:. Ken Quattro, About Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books.... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeMatt Baker - Flamingo Specialty Illustration Original Art (c. 1950s)
Matt (Clarence Matthew) Baker Auction: 06/20/2024 - 6/23/2024Lot: 96007Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeMatt Baker Journey into Fear #1 Story Page 1 Original Art (Superior, 1951)
Matt (Clarence Matthew) Baker Auction: 11/21/2024 - 11/24/2024Lot: 92040Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeMatt Baker Journey into Fear #1 "Preview of Chaos!" Story Pages 1-2 Original Art (Superior, 1951)
Matt (Clarence Matthew) Baker Auction: 04/03/2025 - 4/6/2025Lot: 94027Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeMatt Baker - Nude Woman Illustration Original Art (1946)
Matt (Clarence Matthew) Baker Auction: 05/08/2026 - 5/10/2026Lot: 92041Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeFight Comics #55 Kayo Kirby Splash Page 1 and Story Pages 4 and 6 Original Art (Fiction House, 1948)
Matt (Clarence Matthew) Baker Auction: 09/08/2022 - 9/11/2022Lot: 95052Subscribe or get free alerts
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