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

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Here's one I have dupes of. They both look very nice actually.

I have this book and the cover proof. I think this is the proof. Don't see many babes in white hair and sparkly swimsuits!

Tough book! I love it because I love martini's, and the flow on the dress too.

This one looks like the TTLR that is in Paris a bit. Love the title.

Lots happeningin this one:

This one is just silly with the bathing caps:

Now this is a war romance cover! Love this one:

More to follow later!

Love 8 lady in hot red dress!

Love 8 lady in hot red dress!

That hot tramp Pat!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand we're back!

One of my fave cover slogans, "I Loved My Doctor!!!"

This one could use an upgrade. The coolest part of this cover are the red & blue backgrounds:

Slight miscut, but who cares? Cole drew a friggin' castle on this one!

So this one's a bit crammed. Looks more like a flamenco dance, but I still love it:

Ah, those starry nights....

I love this one. It was one of my earliest pickups, and I may upgrade because of the spine split at the top someday. No big dialogue on this one, just a babe smoking a cig poolside...

And the last ish. Not the best. Both my copies have that white dot on the girl's shoulder. Looks a tad like Doris Day? Anyone??? This one is a tad sharper, even with the shading on the logo:

But wait.... THERE'S MORE! FYI - There's just abuot always gonna be more.

So let's move on to a different genre, shall we? How about..... CRIME! Specifically, THRILLING CRIME CASES!

And, we're off! This cover stands out from the rest for the border, but this run is really big on the "poster cover colors" Cole is known for. Exhibit A, the first issue of the run - #41:

I can use a few upgrades in this run, this is one. Love the skyline though.

Now, I know the #49 gets all the love, but I am enthralled with this cover. The perspective, the detail on the crowd and the bricks, plus the layered skyline and the perefect balance of the colors and writing. Totally an underrated LB Cole cover:

I really like this one. Check out the clouds and the house:

This is one of those upgrades I was talking about. Also, can someone who was around in the 50's tell me if more people had purple cars back then? The only one I know of is an old Saturn some old guy up the street from me owns.

I have at least 2 of this one, always looking to upgrade. It's not this bad miscut, that's my scanning. Blame the gin. Cool cover tho:

See? Purple cars! Great voilent cover tho!

Ok, here's the best of 'em. The #49. I still remember getting this from our own Dr. Banner:

As not to totally double post, here's most of my Catmans:

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=8435633#Post8435633

I'll post later on someday.

Ok, here's the best of 'em. The #49. I still remember getting this from our own Dr. Banner:

 

I also got a handful of Startling Terror Tales books from you. Some slabbed and some pulled out of the slabs.

Great stuff! Keep em coming.

So, how about some jungle action? Here's what I've got of the TERRORS OF THE JUNGLE. I'm still missing a few (5, 7, 8).

This title jumps around a bit, so here's #4 (the #1):

This one is awesome:

Mmmmmm... glowing boobies:

Ok, just look at the face on the zebra. LOOK!!!

The bondage makes this one popular, but I don't think it's the best of the run:

Now THIS is a cover!!!

One of the 1st LB's I bought in person. How can you deny the golden ghost gorilla?!?!?!

Classic. Bad pg quality, but presents well!

Supposedly this is LB's daughter! Love it.

Project update: I just counted, and although I know there were a few (like MANHUNT) that have LB Cole art but not covers, I just counted 335 LB Cole books. I'll be at this a while...

Project update: I just counted, and although I know there were a few (like MANHUNT) that have LB Cole art but not covers, I just counted 335 LB Cole books. I'll be at this a while...

Better get on it. No time for slacking.

Ken

Ok, how about some TERRIFYING TALES?!?!!??

This cover is pretty cool. Cole didn't do many or any other giraffe bikini chicks.

Ah, the Bettie Page cover. I need a new copy. One of my 1st ebay purchases, didn't open it for a while and therefore didn't notice that there's a rip 1/2 way thru the cover from the right thru Betty's middle. It's taped on the inside.

On the ebay bright side, although it's miscut I got this for a song off the bay:

Love this one! Is the leopard trying to eat or save her? Who cares, it's AWESOME!

This one rocks! Do NOT mess with this chick!

One of my favorites and the only one I have in my collection.