Rock Baker – Page 6 – Idol Features

Baker’s Log – Published by Main Enterprises

Tuesday, November 21, 2017 Rock Baker 0

I had been drawing for AC Comics for a while when my regular inker, Jeff Austin, helped me branch out. That first step was to draw for Main Enterprises.

Baker’s Log – A Quick Look: Orgy of the Dead (1965) NSFW

Saturday, October 28, 2017 Rock Baker 1

Orgy of the Dead was a bizarre cross between a horror movie and a nudie cutie (pre-porno skin flicks focused on naked girls). It plays like Halloween night in a strip club.

Baker’s Log – A Quick Look: House on Bare Mountain (1962) NSFW

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Rock Baker 1

This one is a 1962 “nudie cutie” horror-comedy. Nudie Cuties I described in detail in my review of Nude on the Moon, so I’ll forgo the history of the genre here.

Baker’s Log – Alice Marret in “Naked to Hell”

Saturday, October 7, 2017 Rock Baker 0

“Naked to Hell” was a short story meant to evoke early 1960s exploitation films. This is the properly lettered version, one I hope to find a home for one of these days.

Baker’s Log – Betsy the Bookwriter in “Alien Planet”

Tuesday, October 3, 2017 Rock Baker 3

One of the stories done with co-creator Jeff Austin for Jim Main’s Main Enterprises Presents was this entry in the popular Betsy the Bookwriter series.

Baker’s Log – A Quick Look: The Girls on the Beach (1965)

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Rock Baker 0

Although American International Pictures invented the beach movie and made the most entries in the genre, other studios naturally tried to cash in.

A Slice of Cheesecake – Joi Lansing

Sunday, September 17, 2017 Rock Baker 0

The super-glamorous Joi Lansing was a multi-talented actress, singer, and model who really should’ve been a bigger star than she was, given her combination of beauty and ability.

Baker’s Log – Sadie 6 Shot in “Bare Escape”

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Rock Baker 1

“Bare Escape,” was scanned from Main Enterprises’ *PPFSZT! Color Annual No. 1, published in 2012. If you know what to look for, you can see that my pencils were still pretty rough.

A Slice of Cheesecake – Bettie Page

Saturday, September 9, 2017 Rock Baker 0

Bettie Page is probably the undisputed cheesecake queen. A very prolific magazine, figure and photo club model during the 1950s, seemingly millions of photos were taken of her in just about every situation imaginable.

Baker’s Log – Betsy the Bookwriter in “The Wizard of Odd”

Sunday, September 3, 2017 Rock Baker 0

My favorite image from this episode of Betsy the Bookwriter is the back cover (above right) of Main Enterprises PRESENTS No. 7. Enjoy the entire story featured here.

Baker’s Log – Josie and the Pussycats

Sunday, August 20, 2017 Rock Baker 1

Josie and the Pussycats was a comedy/adventure/espionage cartoon based on the Archie comic book of the same name. Cartoonist Dan DeCarlo was in Paris (just after the War?) where he met an adorable French girl named Josie.

Baker’s Log – Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

Sunday, August 6, 2017 Rock Baker 1

The 70s saw an increase in female superheroes on television, including the Sid and Marty Krofft Saturday morning adventure series Electra Woman and Dyna Girl. Basically a female version of the Adam West Batman series,