#l.b. cole

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Captain Aero - art by L. B. Cole (1946)

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ℌ𝔢𝔩𝔩 - 𝔞𝔯𝔱 𝔟𝔶 𝔏.𝔅. ℭ𝔬𝔩𝔢 (յգՑօ)

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True-to-Life Romances #18 (1953) Cover by L. B. Cole

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Flaming Western Romances 09 1950-03&04.Star cover L.B. Cole

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''Thrilling Crime Cases'' #46 (Star Publications, 1951). Couverture de L.B. Cole. - Source Heritage Auctions.

[aeiraladventures]

CONTACT COMICS #2 (1944)

L.B. Cole cover art.

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Blue Bolt Adventures #105, April-May 1950.  Covert art by L.B. Cole.

L.B. Cole’s Star Publications took over publication of Blue Bolt Adventures from Novelty Press with issue #102.  Despite the gorgeous new cover, the issue above was filled with reprints, including Blue Bolt’s origin and first appearance from 1940, written and drawn by Joe Simon.

The scene of Blue Bolt rescuing his arch-enemy, the Green Sorceress (who wasn’t green in the first story), from a dragon is accurate.  The blurb stating that they have a “spine chilling adventure deep within the mysterious reaches of outer space,” however, was way off base.  Blue Bolt’s early adventures chronicled his battles against the Green Sorceress in her fantastical underground kingdom.

Before he gained his superpowers, Blue Bolt, aka Fred Parrish, was one majorly unlucky, and none-too-bright, guy.  His origin story opens with he and two of his friends being caught in a thunderstorm  They seek shelter under a tree, which every grade school student can tell you is NOT what you should do.  Lo and behold, the tree is struck by a tremendous lightning bolt that kills Fred’s friends and leaves him stunned. 

Fred then has the fantastic idea to hop in his nearby airplane to go fly for help.  He flies straight into the storm and, believe it or not, his plane is struck by lightning and crashes.  Fred, miraculously, is not dead, but only appears so. 

 Luckily for him, the crash has been observed by the kindly Dr. Bertoff who has been waiting ages for someone  to be struck by lightning.  Before the lightning becomes “dormant” in Fred’s body, Dr. Bertoff injects him with radium.  This has the effect of harnessing the power of the lightning and gives Fred superpowers as Blue Bolt.

I’m pretty if I was struck by lightning just once, not to mention twice, I’d be a crispy critter.  And I’m just as sure that if someone injects me with radium I’m going to get raditaion poisoning and die painfully.  But hey, comics!

[malachiward]

Studies I did of comic cover from LB Cole, HG Peter, and Bill Everett

[bclaymoore]

L. B. Cole. One of a kind.

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Black Cobra

pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Cobra_(Ajax-Farrell)

Creator(s): L.B. Cole

Alias(es): Steve Drake

1st Issue w/Uniform: Black Cobra #1

Year/Month of Publication: 1954/10

NOTE: Story pages re-purposed from (1945/01) The Black Cobra.

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School Day Romances of Teen-Agers - art by L.B. Cole (1950)

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Startling Terror # 9- 1954

art- L.B. Cole

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𝔏.𝔅. ℭ𝔬𝔩𝔢 (յգՏճ)

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Criminals on the Run #4 (1948) Cover by L. B. Cole

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Popular Teen-Agers 015 (Secrets of Love) (1953-01.Star) (Darwin Edit)

cover by L.B. Cole