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Falcon760

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  1. I'd certainly pay a premium for a NM copy of a good book I've been looking for, even a modern book for convenience sake, but the problem is that the grading is not correct. Comics sold as "NM" aren't NM. So basically they're charging a premium for books that may or may not be in the condition they're listing. In my opinion, they just don't really care either way, and you can't really check because there are no pictures. It's just not worth it to shop there. Ever.
  2. That's interesting. You think both of them worked on it? I've heard of that actually that Disbrow and Cole worked together on the same art, not just cover and interior separate.
  3. It's true Blazing Western #5 looks like LB cole but then so does Crime Detector #5. The only common thing between those two issues is that Jay Disbrow worked on them. If it was a reprint cover or unfinished work, that could be why LB cole didn't sign it. Or it simply isn't his art. Of course that doesn't mean anything but I think it's far fetched that LB cole's art pops up on some random Timor issue his best pal Disbrow was working on by himself for the company. Maybe we should give credit to Disbrow for his contributions even when he was working with LB cole. Nobody even mentions the guy when discussing lb cole.
  4. I recently bought a copy of Blazing Western #5 (1954) from a seller who claimed that LB Cole did the cover. This is probably not true. The cover details look like things LB Cole has done but it's important to know the players to understand if LB Cole did this cover. Timor Publications was an imprint by Key Publications, started by Stanley Morse. Blazing Western #5 was the final issue in the series published by Timor. The cover for #5 doesn't look like anything published previously in the series by cover artists Bernand Baily or Mort Drucker and LB Cole never did any of the other comics around that time through Morse. I don't think he collaborated with Morse at all but I'm not sure. Jay Disbrow is credited as writer and interior artist for most of Blazing Western #5, published in late 1954. Disbrow worked closely with LB Cole such as in 1952 on issues of Spook and Terrors of the Jungle. I think Disbrow worked for Morse a lot more after 1954 when Cole's business Star Publications closed but I can't find any evidence LB Cole worked for Morse too. Cole worked for Dell Comics as editor and published University material after that, but I don't think Cole ever drew mainstream comics with Disbrow or Morse after 1954. Cole's art on Outlaws #14 with the rippling of the cowboy pants and clothes looks like the closest thing to the cowboys on Blazing Western #5's cover, but that could just be coincidence. It may be that Blazing Western is another in a long line of comics cobbled together with reprints or old, unused material which is why it doesn't fit any one artist on the nose. Or maybe Disbrow collaborated on art with LB Cole closer than we now assume. I don't know. Some claim Lester Zakarin did the cover for Blazing Western #5 but this is likely impossible since other artists like Romita ghosted for Zakarin and he rarely did do his own art. The work also looks unfinished with a cowboy hanging high in the air where a horse probably should be, which led people to believe it was left over LB Cole material picked up by Disbrow or Morse or even ghosted for Zakarin and never finished. The cover is probably most likely Jay Disbrow's art or a combination of various artists, but the details look similar to Crime Detector #5 which also could be Disbrow. I'm sure it'd be great to extend LB Cole's career to other things beyond 1954 like Blazing Western or Dell's Dracula #1 but it seems unlikely Cole ever drew them.
  5. Hello: This is a CGC comics slab sale with first "Take It" winning the pictured slab. This trumps any PM negotiations. Payment and Shipping: Paypal preferred or check. Shipping for slabs is $16.50 in a priority box. More than one slab purchased will be actual shipping. International shipping is fine but it will be actual shipping calculated by location. I'm not making money off shipping. Who: No Hall of Shamers Returns: Returns Accepted within 48 hours of receipt. Buyer is responsible for shipping cost back unless item was damaged in transit. Edited yesterday at 09:47 AM by Ryan.