. ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁brother ▁and ▁a ▁sister . ▁Their ▁parents ▁had ▁both ▁attended ▁Pr att ▁Institute ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁their ▁father , ▁who , ▁Baker ▁said , ▁" work ed ▁in ▁advert ising ▁[ and ] ▁made ▁j unk ▁mail ", ▁would ▁" draw ▁pictures ▁for ▁us ▁and ▁entertain ▁us ." ▁As ide ▁from ▁this ▁expos ure ▁to ▁art , ▁Baker ▁has ▁said , ▁his ▁early ▁art istic ▁influ ences ▁included ▁com ic ▁book ▁artist ▁Jack ▁Kir by , ▁car ic atur ist ▁Jack ▁Davis , ▁and ▁painter ▁and ▁magazine ▁illustr ator ▁Norman ▁Rock well . ▁He ▁noted : ▁ ▁Other ▁influ ences ▁included ▁the ▁Char l ton ▁Comics ▁art work ▁of ▁Jim ▁A par o ▁and ▁Steve ▁Dit ko . ▁ ▁Bre aking ▁into ▁com ics ▁In ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁of ▁high ▁school , ▁Baker ▁became ▁an ▁intern ▁at ▁Marvel ▁Comics , ▁making ▁phot oc op ies ▁and ▁fil ing ▁fan ▁mail . ▁" I ▁sort ▁of ▁fell ▁into ▁Marvel ▁because ▁I ▁happened ▁to ▁know ▁somebody ▁there ," ▁he ▁said . ▁" But ▁I ▁always ▁thought ▁I ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁do ▁fun ny ▁stuff " ▁rather ▁than ▁super h ero ▁com ics . ▁He ▁became ▁background ▁assistant ▁to ▁Marvel ▁in ker ▁Josef ▁Rub in stein , ▁and ▁later ▁also ▁assist ed ▁V ince ▁Col lett a ▁and ▁Andy ▁M ush yn ski . ▁He ▁c ited ▁Marvel ▁artists ▁W alt ▁Sim ons on , ▁Al ▁Mil g rom ▁and ▁Larry ▁H ama ▁and ▁writer ▁and ▁editor