L.B. Cole cover thread! Post your favorites by the master!
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
I have seen multiple copies of each variation in person and have seen various pedigrees.
Variants 1 & 2 have a rose coral background on slightly glossed paper stock. The rose coral is a delicate color that is very affected by the yellowing of paper as it ages.
Variant 3 is has a tomato red background on glossy stock. It is impossible to confuse with the first two variations.
I've put scans of the different variants below that I scraped off the interwebs.
