L.B. Cole produced a number of stand-out Pre-Code Horror covers during his Star Publications era.
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Terrors of the Jungle #17 features an L.B. Cole cover and contains a "bacterial warfare" story referenced in Seduction of the Innocent.
Young King Cole V3#4 has a fascinating focus on one of L.B. Cole's favorite subjects -- animals and zoos.
Highest-Graded L.B. Cole copies are always in demand, and this issue also included the bizarre romance "The Dream Lover."
Startling Terror Tales #13 features a boldly lurid cover by L.B. Cole for Jay Disbrow's interior story "Love from a Gorgon".
An L.B. Cole cover with a Jay Disbrow interior story to match gives True-to-Life Romances #13 the classic Star Publications one-two punch.
Brought to greater attention by Killers of the Flower Moon, William Hale's murderous campaign against the Osage was fictionalized in Crime-Fighting Detective #19
Suspense Comics is a highly regarded Golden Age series, and issue #2 features a cover by Nina Albright and a story Death in the Fourth Dimension featuring The Mask.
L.B. Cole's background in commercial art and label design served him well in his distinctive approach to covers, such as on the coveted Cat-Man Comics series.
Suspense Comics #3 may get all the attention, but Suspense Comics with L.B. Cole covers are worth Pre-Code Horror collectors' time.
Jerome A. Kramer made his way into comics publishing via a unique path. He entered publishing launching a popular income tax booklet, then published comics and paperbacks.
1954 Star Publications Pre-Code Horror release Spook #28 features a lurid cover by L.B. Cole for Jay Disbrow's interior tale "Creeping Death".
Captain Aero Comics featured an eclectic mix of characters including Miss Victory and Alias X, and art by Russ Heath and L.B. Cole.
L.B. Cole's science fiction and horror covers on Star Publication's Blue Bolt run are a spectacular example of his cover work.
L.B. Cole's cover for Terrors of the Jungle #19 (Star Publications, 1952) is inspired by a Matt Baker interior story in this issue.
The science fiction and horror covers of L.B. Cole are fairly well known, but his approach to romance covers is also fascinating.
L.B. Cole's Jungle Thrills #16 and its Phantom Lady and Rulah content brought this issue to the attention of the author of Parade of Pleasure
L.B. Cole, was a comic book artist, editor, and publisher, known for his covers that emphasised primary colours over black backgrounds.
L.B. Cole's cover for Jay Disbrow's Lost World-style feature Morass of Death makes Terrors of the Jungle #4 a 1953 Pre-Code Horror classic.
Aviation-themed covers were a large part of the early era of L.B. Cole's career as a comic book cover artist.
During the comic industry's boom time of the early 1950s, L.B. Cole covers were designed to stand out on the crowded newsstands.
1953 Star Publications Pre-Code Horror release Spook #26 features a lurid cover by L.B. Cole for Jay Disbrow's interior tale "Face of Death".
L.B. Cole comic book covers are highly sought after by collectors, and this copy of Contact Comics #11 is the only CGC 9.8 in the entire run.
L.B. Cole's memorable cover for Jay Disbroy's interior story in Ghostly Weird Stories #122 is a wild example of Cole science fiction.
The cover of 1952's Startling Terror Tales #11 is a prime example of L.B. Cole's cover art philosophy on his Star Publications titles.
Aviation-themed covers were a large part of the early era of L.B. Cole's career as a comic book cover artist.
Legendary artist L.B. Cole might have thought more about what made comic book covers sell on the newsstands than any other artist of his era.
1947 was an interesting turning point in the history of espionage, and Magazine Enterprise's Undercover Girl reflects this moment in time.
The 1953 Dick Ayers cover of Manhunt #14 is an example of the strange history of the 1950s comic book publishing scene.
Thrilling Crime Cases #49 from Star Publications features what is considered L.B. Cole's most bizarre crime cover.