*paull* Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 (edited) As per Dr. Banner's suggestion, we definitely need a discussion of L.B. Cole's best covers. I know we each have our own favorites, but the cover to Mask Comics #1 was the one that made me want to start collecting his work. My favorite Cole covers are the ones with bright colors and black backgrounds... (such as Contact 12, Mask 2, etc.). This particular copy is pretty sharp... the negatives are restricted almost exclusively to the spine which has a bunch of small creases and breaks. A tiny piece of the lower right corner is missing also. Other than that, it's very flat, sharp and glossy. I probably overpaid a bit about eight years ago, but who didn't when Cole was super hot back then? Edited October 23, 2004 by paull ThothAmon, c0micbooknerdgirl and TfromSanD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbanner Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Here's one that's not seen too often, love the bright colors on the black background! KobaltDog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Here is a favorite of mine that I didn't mention in the other thread - probably his best crime cover. TfromSanD and flynavy807 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 I'm really partial to his jungle theme covers. This one is my all time favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st-and-keys Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Banner, that cover is awesome!! (wanna sell it to me? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Bonds - great Blue Bolt cover! I need to get me one. I've posted this before - my fave L.B. Cole cover of all. Professor K, TfromSanD and Timely 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 The book indirectly responsible for this thread. Timely and KobaltDog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 The 3rd part of the L.B. Cole sci-fi trilogy. Sorry it's a low grader. Also sorry about the size descrepancies, these were all scanned at different times. KobaltDog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Sweet cover - it must be fairly rare as I've never seen it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 Wow! Not only great examples of Cole's work, but some high quality books, too! I'll be adding some more later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 Well it ain't HQ but I love it as if it were a 10.0! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 Listed here. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQ...osortpropertyZ1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 Have seen neither of these Western Cole's. Man, they guy MUST have had a hyper-sense of color! Just stunning! PS - the other covers posted are just great, too, but these two Westerns I've never seen. Long May El Bee Be Remembered!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted October 24, 2004 Author Share Posted October 24, 2004 (edited) Hey Pov, don't feel bad... My STT #11 is a beater, too! I got this one for a song at my LCS ($25) about five years ago. Edited October 24, 2004 by paull TfromSanD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted October 24, 2004 Author Share Posted October 24, 2004 Horrors of Mystery #13, an underrated L.B. cole gem! This copy was purchased this summer in raw 6.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 Hey Pov, don't feel bad... My STT #11 is a beater, too! Wow! $25??? You got a freakin' BARGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But you know? I may NEVER upgrade this book! It tooks me a long time to find it and finally someone here on the boards (I would be able to REMEMBER who sold it to me if the PM limit hadn't caused me to prematurely delete all my PMs) sold it to me a year and half or so ago. It has a lot of intangible for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*paull* Posted October 24, 2004 Author Share Posted October 24, 2004 The STT #11 is pretty rough due to a spine roll, a tear in the middle of the cover and some soiling, but I was still thrilled to be able to buy it for $25. I don't think my LCS owner realized how in-demand the book is. He probably just put guide price on it at Good or less. At this point, I don't plan on upgrading it because there are so many other books I want to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbanner Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 I need to add that Horrors book to my want list!! After the big three, there are another half-dozen or so Cole sci-fi covers, and here's one of my favorites from the "b-side". It should be noted that this book was also printed in Canada, but the cover coloring is different...in a bad way. Timely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbanner Posted October 24, 2004 Share Posted October 24, 2004 (edited) Edited October 24, 2004 by drbanner ThothAmon, Timely and flynavy807 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
