COLE, JACK |
| Name and vital stats |
| | COLE, JACK RALPH (birth name), according to his brother [1914-58] (artist; writer; editor) | NULL |
| Pen names |
| | RALPH JOHNS; R. JOHNSON ? | NULL |
| Education |
| | Landon Correspondence Art Course | NULL |
| Print Media (non-comics) |
| | Artist: Staff: 1934-36 American Can Factory | > 34 35 36 |
| | Writer & Artist: Article with cartoons: 1935 Boy's Life [about his crosscountry bicycle trip] | > 35 |
| Additional biography |
| | Ace Presents Daredevil 1987 | NULL |
| | Comic Book Marketplace #86 Oct., 2001 | NULL |
| | Focus on Jack Cole [book] 1986 | NULL |
| | Great Comic Book Artists 1986 book | NULL |
| | Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits, 2001 by Art Spiegelman and Chip Kidd | NULL |
| | Masters of Imagination, 1994 book by Mike Benson | NULL |
| | New Yorker, April 19, 1991 | NULL |
| | Ron Goulart's Comics History Magazine #4, Sum., 1997 | NULL |
| Honors |
| | Jack Kirby Hall of Fame Award 1991 | > 91 |
| Syndication |
| | BETSY AND ME [daily] (pen/ink/) 1958 for Field Enterprises | > 58 |
| | BETSY AND ME [Sunday] (pen/ink/) 1958 for Field Enterprises | > 58 |
| | SPIRIT, THE [daily] (ghost wr/ghost pen&ink/) 1942-43 for Register and Tribute Sundicate | > 42 43 |
| Comics in other media |
| | Gag cartoons (wr/pen/ink/) 1931 for Contest winner: Open Road for Boys | > 31 |
| | Gag cartoons (wr/pen/ink/) 1938-39 for Boy's Life | > 38 39 |
| | Gag cartoons (wr/pen/ink/) 1955-58 for Playboy | > 55 56 57 58 |
| | Gag cartoons (wr/pen/ink/) c1940 for True Detective | > 40 |
| | Gag cartoons (wr/pen/ink/) c1945-c49 for Judge | > 45 46 47 48 49 |
| Creator |
| | PLASTIC MAN; MIDNIGHT | NULL |
| Comics Studio (Shop) |
| | CHESLER STUDIO (wr/pen/ink/) 1937-39 | > 37 38 39 |
| | FUNNIES INC. (pen/ink/) 1940 | > 40 |
| A.C.E. COMICS |
| | ACE COMICS PRESENTS~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1987 reprint | > 87 |
| | DAREDEVIL AND THE CLAW (pen/) 1987 in ACE COMICS PRESENTS reprint | > 87 |
| | DAREDEVIL VERSUS THE CLAW (wr/pen/ink/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | DAREDEVIL VS. CLAW (wr/ink/) 1987 Reprint | > 87 |
| | DAREDEVIL, CLAW (pen/) 1987 in ACE COMICS PRESENTS reprint | > 87 |
| | SILVER STREAK (wr/pen/ink/) 1987 in ACE COMICS PRESENTS reprint | > 87 |
| | Support (let/) 1987 | > 87 |
| AC COMICS |
| | DAREDEVIL (pen/) 1996 in GOLDEN AGE GREATS reprint | > 96 |
| | MIDNIGHT (wr/pen/ink/) 1998 in GOLDEN-AGE MEN OF MYSTERY reprint | > 98 |
| | RED DEVIL~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1992 '40s DAREDEVIL reprint | > 92 |
| KEN PIERCE, INC. |
| | SPIRIT, THE~ [dailies] (wr/pen/ink/) 1978/80 graphic album reprint | > 78 80 |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION |
| | COMIC-BOOK COMICS~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1981 graphic album reprint | > 81 |
| | SMITHONIAN COMIC-BOOK COMICS, THE~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1981 book with reprint of classic Plastic Man | > 81 |
| SUPERLITH INC. |
| | SILVER STREAK (wr/pen/ink/) 1978 in GOLDEN AGE REVIEW graphic album reprint | > 78 |
| Note on comics career |
| | Payment records show that Cole and someone named MENKEN (signature illegible) were paid for CLAW in SILVER STREAK #1; may be a letterer | NULL |
| ARCHIE PUBLICATIONS |
| | COMET, THE (wr/pen/ink/) 1939-40 | > 39 40 |
| | CRIME ON THE RUN (wr/pen/ink/) 1939 | > 39 |
| | CRIME ON THE RUN (wr/pen/ink/) 1939-40 | > 39 40 |
| | FOXY GRANDPA [filler] (wr/pen/ink/) 1939 | > 39 |
| | HOLD THAT LINE! (wr/pen/ink/) 1939 | > 39 |
| | IMA SLOOTH (pen/ink/) 1939-40 | > 39 40 |
| | KING KOLE'S COURT [filler] (pen/ink/) 1939 | > 39 |
| | KNIGHT OFF [filler] (wr/pen/ink/) 1939 | > 39 |
| | LONESOME LUKE [filler] (wr/pen/ink/) 1939 | > 39 |
| | MANHUNTERS (wr/pen/ink/) 1939 | > 39 |
| | MANHUNTERS (wr/pen/ink/) 1939-40 | > 39 40 |
| BONANZA BOOKS |
| | PLASTIC MAN (pen/ink/) 1971 reprint | > 71 |
| CENTAUR COMICS GROUP |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1938-39 | > 38 39 |
| | DOWN THE TRAIL (wr/pen/ink/) 1938 | > 38 |
| | FUNNY PAGES~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1937-40 | > 37 38 39 40 |
| | FUNNY PICTURE STORIES~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1937-38 | > 37 38 |
| | GERTIE THE CASHIER (wr/pen/ink/) 1938 | > 38 |
| | INSURANCE IKE [filler] (wr/pen/ink/) 1938 [Imprint: CHESLER] | > 38 |
| | KEEN DETECTIVE FUNNIES~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1939 | > 39 |
| | KING KOLE'S KOURT (wr/pen/ink/) 1938 | > 38 |
| | KING KOLE'S KOURT [filler] (pen/ink/) 1938 [Imprint: CHESLER] | > 38 |
| | LITTLE DYNAMITE (wr/pen/ink/) 1939 | > 39 |
| | MANTOKA, MAKER OF MAGIC (wr/pen/ink/) 1940 | > 40 |
| | NUTTY FAGIN (wr/pen/ink/) 1938 | > 38 |
| | OFFICER CLANCY (wr/pen/ink/) 1938 | > 38 |
| | OFFICER SKELLY [filler] (wr/pen/ink/) 1938 [Imprint: CHESLER] | > 38 |
| | SLIM PICKENS (wr/pen/ink/) 1938 | > 38 |
| | STAR RANGER FUNNIES~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1939 | > 39 |
| | STAR RANGER~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1938 [Imprint: CHESLER] | > 38 |
| CHARLTON COMICS |
| | Various features (wr/pen/ink/) 1954 only about 3 weeks according to Marc Swayze | > 54 |
| CHESLER PUBLICATIONS |
| | IMA SLOOTH (wr/pen/ink/) 1942 reprint | > 42 |
| DIAL PRESS |
| | GREAT COMIC BOOK HEROES, THE~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1965 book with Plastic Man reprint | > 65 |
| ECLIPSE ENTERPRISES |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1986 | > 86 |
| | MR. MONSTER HIGH-OCTANE HORROR~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1986 reprint | > 86 |
| | MR. MONSTER'S SUPER DUPER SPECIAL~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1986 reprint | > 86 |
| | MR. MONSTER'S TRUE CRIME~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1986 reprint | > 86 |
| HARMONY BOOKS |
| | SECRET ORIGINS OF THE SUPER DC HEROES~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1976 graphic album with reprint of Plastic Man | > 76 |
| HILLMAN PERIODICALS |
| | DEFENDER, THE (wr/pen/ink/) 1940 | > 40 |
| I.W. PUBLICATIONS |
| | PLASTIC MAN (wr/pen/ink/) 1963-64 reprint | > 63 64 |
| | WOOZY (wr/pen/ink/) 1963-64 reprint | > 63 64 |
| LEV GLEASON |
| | CLAW VS. DAREDEVIL (pen/ink/) 1941 [Imprint: NEW FRIDAY] | > 41 |
| | CLAW, THE (pen/ink/) 1939-41 [Imprints: YOUR GUIDE; and NEW FRIDAY] | > 39 40 41 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1940-41 [Imprint: NEW FRIDAY] | > 40 41 |
| | Crime (wr/pen/ink/) c1949 | > 49 |
| | DAREDEVIL (wr/pen/ink/) 1941 [Imprint: NEW FRIDAY] | > 41 |
| | DAREDEVIL BATTLES HITLER~ (ed/) 1941 [Imprint: YOUR GUIDE] | > 41 |
| | DAREDEVIL~ (ed/) 1941 [Imprints: YOUR GUIDE; and NEW FRIDAY] | > 41 |
| | DICKIE DEAN (wr/pen/ink/) 1940-41 [Imprint: NEW FRIDAY] | > 40 41 |
| | PIRATE PRINCE (wr/pen/ink/) 1941 [Imprint: NEW FRIDAY] | > 41 |
| MAGAZINE VILLAGE |
| | Support (ed/packag/) 1947-49 freelance | > 47 48 49 |
| | TRUE CRIME COMICS~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1947-48 | > 47 48 |
| MAJOR MAGAZINES |
| | PEEWEE THROTTLE (wr/pen/ink/) 1938 | > 38 |
| NEW FRIDAY |
| | SILVER STREAK (wr/pen/ink/) 1940-41 | > 40 41 |
| NOVELTY COMICS |
| | HI GRASS TWINS (wr/pen/ink/) 1940 | > 40 |
| PLAYBOY PRESS |
| | CLASSIC CARTOONS FROM PLAYBOY '53-56~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1971 graphic album reprint | > 71 |
| QUALITY COMICS |
| | ALL HUMOR~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1946 | > 46 |
| | ANGLES O'DAY (wr/pen/ink/) 1951-53 | > 51 52 53 |
| | BARKER, THE (wr/pen/ink/) 1944/49 | > 44 49 |
| | BIG BROTHER (pen/ink/) 1947 | > 47 |
| | BLACKHAWK (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | BLIMPY (pen/ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | BOB AND SWAB (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | BURP THE TWERP (wr/pen/ink/) 1944-48 | > 44 45 46 47 48 |
| | Cover [Plastic Man] (pen/ink/) for PLASTIC MAN #7 (c) 1947 0252ColeJack.jpg | > 47 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1942-53 | > 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 |
| | CUTHBERT (pen/ink/) 1946 | > 46 |
| | DAN TOOTIN (pen/ink/) 1941-47 | > 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 |
| | DEATH PATROL (wr/pen/ink/) 1941 | > 41 |
| | FUZZY (wr/pen/ink/) 1946-48 | > 46 47 48 |
| | IKE AND DOOITT (pen/ink/) 1943 | > 43 |
| | INKIE (pen/ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | KEN SHANNON (wr/pen/ink/) 1951-53 | > 51 52 53 |
| | MIDNIGHT (wr/pen/ink/) 1941-42/45-49 | > 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 |
| | PLASTIC MAN (wr/pen/ink/) 1941-50/54 | > 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 54 |
| | POISON IVY (pen/ink/) 1945-46 | > 45 46 |
| | QUICKSILVER (wr/pen/ink/) 1940-41 | > 40 41 |
| | SLAP HAPPY PAPPY (wr/pen/ink/) 1943-49 | > 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 |
| | T-MAN (wr/pen/ink/) 1951 | > 51 |
| | WEB OF EVIL~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1952-54 | > 52 53 54 |
| | WINDY BREEZE (pen/ink/) 1941--c46 | > 41 42 43 44 45 46 |
| | WOOZY (pen/ink/) 1954-56 | > 54 55 56 |
| | WUN CLOO (pen/ink/) 1941-42/45-47 | > 41 42 45 46 47 |
| YOUR GUIDE PUBLICATIONS |
| | SILVER STREAK~ (ed/) 1939-40 | > 39 40 |