L.B. Cole cover thread! Post your favorites by the master! 40 40

[Ryan.]

On 4/7/2024 at 11:08 AM, Robot Man said:

Paging @Ryan.

I haven't put together a comprehensive list of all if his paperback covers, across all publishers. I'm not sure anyone has. I am aware of many of them based mostly on what is listed in Black Light and in the 1981 Overstreet. The only publisher I feel confident I have nailed down is Croydon. Some of those are fairly easy to find, with a couple damn near impossible. 

[Robot Man]

On 4/7/2024 at 8:49 AM, Ryan. said:

I haven't put together a comprehensive list of all if his paperback covers, across all publishers. I'm not sure anyone has. I am aware of many of them based mostly on what is listed in Black Light and in the 1981 Overstreet. The only publisher I feel confident I have nailed down is Croydon. Some of those are fairly easy to find, with a couple damn near impossible. 

I noticed a while ago that My Comic Shop seems to have a pretty extensive list. Not sure if complete. What are the impossible Croydons? 

[Ryan.]

On 4/7/2024 at 11:54 AM, Robot Man said:

I noticed a while ago that My Comic Shop seems to have a pretty extensive list. Not sure if complete. What are the impossible Croydons? 

I'm probably the primary contributor to that. Vicious Circle is the first one that comes to mind as impossible. I've been looking for years.

[Ryan.]

These two are tough. Not my copies.

Edited April 9 by Ryan.

[Surfing Alien]

Love Romance Series No. 1 was the last of the three I acquired. It took years to find one

[Professor K]

On 4/7/2024 at 12:04 PM, Ryan. said:

These two are tough.

 

On 4/8/2024 at 10:40 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Love Romance Series No. 1 was the last of the three I acquired. It took years to find one

I think there are so many of us whether we already have them or not, waiting for these to pop up somewhere that it's basically all about who sees them first. They don't a last a long. 

[Ryan.]

On 4/9/2024 at 12:38 AM, Professor K said:

They don't a last a long. 

No-a they do-a not.

[pmpknface]

On 4/8/2024 at 10:40 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Love Romance Series No. 1 was the last of the three I acquired. It took years to find one

Nice and Naughty was by far the hardest for me to get.  I didn't even know about it for years because I hadn't seen it!  

[Kevin76]

Just came back today. 1 of 2 Highest graded with 11 on census. Found locally 

 

[pmpknface]

On 4/9/2024 at 2:11 PM, Kevin76 said:

Just came back today. 1 of 2 Highest graded with 11 on census. Found locally 

 

Congrats - I wanna shop in your neighborhood!  Looks like you share the top spot with @lbcolefan!  I'm not quite there, but I'm 1 of the 11!  

 

[Darwination]

I like it. The faces in the woods are especially weird Cole.

[Kevin76]

On 4/9/2024 at 2:54 PM, pmpknface said:

Congrats - I wanna shop in your neighborhood!  Looks like you share the top spot with @lbcolefan!  I'm not quite there, but I'm 1 of the 11!  

 

Thanks, Went to a local comic show and a dealer had it.  

[Professor K]

They hunt down those who would do evil. 

[Microbia]

[adamstrange]

There was a discussion of Cole Romance cover popularity as a result of the recent Heritage sale of True to Life Romance 11.

I will set up a poll for that, with the following approach:

Pick your 10 favorites out of all 83 Cole Romance covers.

Deadline Midnight Sunday

I have scans ready for all the covers to make it easy to participate.

Thoughts?

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 4/9/2024 at 8:05 PM, adamstrange said:

There was a discussion of Cole Romance cover popularity as a result of the recent Heritage sale of True to Life Romance 11.

I will set up a poll for that, with the following approach:

Pick your 10 favorites out of all 83 Cole Romance covers.

Deadline Midnight Sunday

I have scans ready for all the covers to make it easy to participate.

Thoughts?

I’d like to see it. I’d also like to see a poll on his non-romance covers, but first things first 

[Darwination]

I'm in.  I'm pretty sure I have a number of different faves than some that got mentioned.

[pmpknface]

On 4/9/2024 at 9:05 PM, adamstrange said:

There was a discussion of Cole Romance cover popularity as a result of the recent Heritage sale of True to Life Romance 11.

I will set up a poll for that, with the following approach:

Pick your 10 favorites out of all 83 Cole Romance covers.

Deadline Midnight Sunday

I have scans ready for all the covers to make it easy to participate.

Thoughts?

I'm all in, gonna have some tough decisions to make....

[vaultkeeper]

On 4/9/2024 at 9:05 PM, adamstrange said:

There was a discussion of Cole Romance cover popularity as a result of the recent Heritage sale of True to Life Romance 11.

I will set up a poll for that, with the following approach:

Pick your 10 favorites out of all 83 Cole Romance covers.

Deadline Midnight Sunday

I have scans ready for all the covers to make it easy to participate.

Thoughts?

Great idea. I'm in.

[Kevin76]

Suspense 11 is probably my favorite Cole cover