Jay Disbrow Archives

True-to-Life Romances #13 (Star Publications, 1952)
Cole cover of True-to-Life Romances #13 was brought to life in the feature story inside this issue by Jay Disbrow, Cole's frequent and trusted collaborator at Star Publications In Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #8 (1978), Disbrow recalled that his arrangement at Star began because he had told Cole that he could develop complete stories[...]
Spook #28 (Star Publications, 1954)
Cole paired with a supernaturally weird interior story by Jay Disbrow is a match made in Pre-Code Horror heaven.  Disbrow understood the assignment on these horror issues, and since Cole made a point during this era to be particularly inspired by the interior story he was cover featuring, and Disbrow's strange horror tales brought out[...]
Terrors of the Jungle #19 (Star Publications, 1952)
Cole's tried-and-true magic formula for his Star Publications titles here a few times before.  Cole would assign Jay Disbrow a new story to package into a new comic with his acquired inventory material, and typically, he would create a new cover based on Disbrow's story.  But Terrors of the Jungle #19 is something special in[...]
Spook #26 (Star Publications, 1953) featuring L.B. Cole and Jay Disbrow.
Cole paired with a supernaturally weird interior story by Jay Disbrow is a match made in Pre-Code Horror heaven (or hell, as the case may be).  Cole covers of this era are unfailingly a treat that pokes you right in the eyeballs And since he made a point during this era to be particularly inspired[...]