COLE, L. B. |
| Name and vital stats |
| | COLE, LEONARD BRANDT [1918-95] (artist; editor; art director) | NULL |
| Education |
| | Dr. of Anatomy & Physiology, University of Berlin | NULL |
| Family in arts |
| | Wife: Ellen Cole | NULL |
| Print Media (non-comics) |
| | Art Director: Magazines: 1956-58 Alfred Hitchcock Magazine | > 56 57 58 |
| | Art Director: Magazines: c1943 Consolidated Lithography | > 43 |
| | Artist: 1957-59 Advertising | > 57 58 59 |
| | Artist: Children's magazines | NULL |
| | Artist: Medical illustrator | NULL |
| | Artist: Paperbacks: 1947 Thriller Books | > 47 |
| | Artist: Paperbacks: 1950 Stork Original Novels | > 50 |
| | Editor & Artist: Magazines: 1953-54 Cosmos Science Fiction | > 53 54 |
| | Editor & Artist: Magazines: 1956-58 Rod & Gun | > 56 57 58 |
| | Producer & Artist: 1990s Anatomy books | > 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 |
| Commercial Art & Design |
| | Instructional materials: Audio-visuals for University Films 1964-c79 | > 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 |
| Additional biography |
| | Comic Book Marketplace #30 Dec., 1995; #43 Jan., 1997 | NULL |
| | Comics Forum [U.K.] #10 Spr., 1996 | NULL |
| | Oversteet Price Guide 1981 [cover/interior art] | NULL |
| Honors |
| | Inkpot Award (San Diego Comicon) 1981 | > 81 |
| Comics Studio (Shop) |
| | CHESLER STUDIO (pen/ink/) late-1930s | > 37 38 39 |
| | FERSTADT STUDIO (pen/ink/) c1942-c43 | > 42 43 |
| | L. B. COLE STUDIO (head/) 1943-48 | > 43 44 45 46 47 48 |
| 3-D ZONE |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1987-90 reprint | > 87 88 89 90 |
| AC COMICS |
| | CAT-MAN AND KITTEN (pen/) 1994 in GOLDEN AGE GREATS reprint | > 94 |
| | Illustration (pen/ink/) 1994 reprint | > 94 |
| | MISS VICTORY (pen/) 1996 in GOLDEN AGE GREATS reprint | > 96 |
| NEW COMICS GROUP |
| | Covers (paint/) 1945-48 | > 45 46 47 48 |
| Note on comics career |
| | Paintings: re-creations of his comics covers c1980+ | > 80 81 82 83 |
| ACE PERIODICALS |
| | CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS (pen/ink/) 1943 | > 43 |
| | HAP HAZARD (ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | LASH LIGHTNING (pen/ink/) 1942 | > 42 |
| | MAGNO (pen/ink/) 1943 | > 43 |
| | PAUL REVERE JR. (pen/ink/) 1943 | > 43 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1949/53 | > 49 53 |
| | SWORD, THE (ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | UNKNOWN SOLDIER, THE (pen/ink/) 1943 | > 43 |
| AMERICAN COMICS GROUP |
| | Various features (pen/ink/) 1951 | > 51 |
| AVIATION PRESS |
| | BLACK VENUS (pen/ink/) 1944-45 | > 44 45 |
| | BLACK VENUS, TOMMY TOMAHAWK, GOLDEN EAGLE (pen/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | CONTACT COMICS~ (ed/) 1945-46 | > 45 46 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1944-46 for CONTACT COMICS | > 44 45 46 |
| | DOGFIGHT (pen/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | FLYING TIGERS BOMBING JAPANESE AIRFIELD (pen/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | GOLDEN EAGLE (pen/) 1945 | > 45 |
| | TOMMY TOMAHAWK (pen/) 1945 | > 45 |
| | WARHAWK (pen/ink/) 1940s | > 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 |
| CHESLER PUBLICATIONS |
| | BLACK COBRA (pen/ink/) 1945 | > 45 |
| DC COMICS |
| | FLASH (asst/) 1942 | > 42 |
| DELL PUBLICATIONS |
| | DRACULA~ (art dir/ed/) 1962 | > 62 |
| | DUNC AND LOO~ (art dir/ed/) 1962-63 | > 62 63 |
| | Support (art dir/ed/) 1962-63 | > 62 63 |
| | TALES FROM THE TOMB~ (art dir/ed/) 1962 | > 62 |
| | UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS DRACULA, THE MUMMY AND OTHER STORIES~ (art dir/ed/) 1963 | > 63 |
| | WAR HEROES~ (pen/ink/) 1943 | > 43 |
| ESSANKAY PUBLICATIONS |
| | Covers (paint/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | SMASH SPORTS HITS~ (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| FARRELL PUBLICATIONS |
| | BLACK COBRA (pen/ink/) 1945 [Imprint: FOUR-STAR] | > 45 |
| | CAPTAIN FLIGHT (pen/ink/) 1945 | > 45 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1945-47 [Imprint: FOUR-STAR] | > 45 46 47 |
| | ROUND-THE-CLOCK TORTURE (pen/) 1945 | > 45 |
| FAWCETT COMICS |
| | DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY (pen/ink/) c1943 | > 43 |
| GILBERTON |
| | BEST FROM BOY'S LIFE~ (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | BLACK BEAUTY (pen/ink/) 1960 | > 60 |
| | CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED SPECIAL~ (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1950/58-60 | > 50 58 59 60 |
| | GREEN MANSIONS (pen/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | Support (art dir/ed/) 1958-61 | > 58 59 60 61 |
| | WILD ANIMALS I HAVE KNOWN (pen/ink/) 1959 | > 59 |
| | WORLD AROUND US, THE~ (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| HAMILTON COMICS |
| | Covers (paint/) 1991/95 for reprint titles | > 91 95 |
| HOLYOKE PUBLICATIONS |
| | BLACK RAIDER (pen/ink/) 1945 [Imprint: NARRATIVE] | > 45 |
| | BOOMERANG (pen/ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | CAT-MAN (pen/ink/) 1946 | > 46 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/paint/) 1943-46 included [Imprint: ET-ES-GO] | > 43 44 45 46 |
| | Illustration (pen/ink/) 1945 | > 45 |
| | KHAARON (pen/ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | MISS VICTORY (pen/ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | POWER COMICS~ (packag/) 1945 [Imprint: NARRATIVE] | > 45 |
| | RECKONER, THE (pen/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | SATAN (pen/ink/) | NULL |
| | Support (art dir/ed/) 1943-45 [Imprint: CONTINENTAL] | > 43 44 45 |
| | SUSPENSE COMICS~ (pen/) 1943-44 [Imprint: ET-ES-GO] | > 43 44 |
| | War (pen/ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| I.W. PUBLICATIONS |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | GUNMASTER / GREGORY GAYLE (pen/ink/) 1964 reprint | > 64 |
| LEV GLEASON |
| | Backup feature (pen/ink/) in BLACK DIAMOND WESTERN | NULL |
| LIVING LIBRARY |
| | LIVING BIBLE (paint) 1945-46 covers | && |
| MAGAZINE ENTERPRISES |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1948 | > 48 |
| | MANHUNT~ (pen/ink/) 1947 | > 47 |
| | RED FOX (pen/ink/) 1947-48 | > 47 48 |
| | TRAIL COLT~ (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| SPOTLIGHT COMICS |
| | Covers (pen/ink/paint/) 1944-45 | > 44 45 |
| | Filler (pen/ink/) 1945 | > 45 |
| | GREAT~ (pen/ink/) 1945 | > 45 |
| | SHIP AHOY~ (pen/ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | TAILSPIN~ (pen/ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| NOVELTY COMICS |
| | CADET, THE (pen/ink/) 1944-45 | > 44 45 |
| | Covers (paint/) 1948-49 | > 48 49 |
| | DICK COLE (pen/ink/) 1948-49 | > 48 49 |
| ORBIT PUBLICATIONS |
| | Covers (paint/) 1945-46 | > 45 46 |
| | PATCHES~ (packag/) 1946-47 | > 46 47 |
| | TAFFY COMICS~ (packag/) 1946-47 | > 46 47 |
| | TOY TOWN~ (packag/) 1946-47 | > 46 47 |
| | WIGGLES THE WONDERWORM (pen/ink/) 1945 | > 45 |
| QUALITY COMICS |
| | WEB OF EVIL~ (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| RURAL HOME PUBLISHING |
| | EAGLE~ (packag/) 1945 | > 45 |
| | MASK COMICS~ (packag/) 1945 | > 45 |
| | PATCHES~ (packag/) 1945 | > 45 |
| | TAFFY~ (packag/) 1945 | > 45 |
| STAR PUBLICATIONS |
| | ALL-FAMOUS CRIME~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1950/51 | > 50 51 |
| | ALL-FAMOUS POLICE CASES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1952-54 | > 52 53 54 |
| | BLUE BOLT COMICS~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1949-51 | > 49 50 51 |
| | BLUE BOLT WEIRD TALES OF TERROR~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1951-53 | > 51 52 53 |
| | CONFESSIONS OF LOVE~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | CONFESSIONS OF ROMANCE~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| | Cover (paint/) for BLUE BOLT WEIRD TALES OF TERROR #111 (c) 1951 Star Publications 0227ColeLeonard.jpg | > 51 |
| | Covers (paint/) 1950-54 | > 50 51 52 53 54 |
| | CRIME FIGHTING DETECTIVE~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1950-52 | > 50 51 52 |
| | CRIMINALS ON THE RUN~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1948-49 | > 48 49 |
| | DICK COLE~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| | Filler (wr/pen/ink/) 1951 | > 51 |
| | FILM STARS ROMANCES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | FLAMING WESTERN ROMANCES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| | FOUR MOST BOYS COMICS~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| | FRISKY ANIMALS~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1951-53 | > 51 52 53 |
| | FRISKY FABLES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| | FUN COMICS~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | GASOLINE ALLEY~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | GHOSTLY WEIRD TALES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| | HOLIDAY COMICS~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1951-52 | > 51 52 |
| | HORRORS, THE~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| | INDIAN WARRIORS 3-D~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | INDIAN WARRIORS~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1951 | > 51 |
| | INDIAN WARRIORS~ (co-own/ed/art dir/pen/ink/) 1953 in 3-D | > 53 |
| | INTIMATE SECRETS OF ROMANCE~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| | JUNGLE THRILLS 3-D~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | JUNGLE THRILLS~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | MIGHTY BEAR~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | OUTLAWS, THE~ (co-own/ed/art dir/pen/ink/) 1952-54 | > 52 53 54 |
| | PICTURE SCOPE JUNGLE ADVENTURES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | POPULAR TEEN-AGERS~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1950-54 | > 50 51 52 53 54 |
| | SCHOOL DAY ROMANCES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| | SHOCK DETECTIVE CASES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | SHOCKING MYSTERY CASES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1952-54 | > 52 53 54 |
| | SPOOK~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| | SPORT THRILLS~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1950-51 | > 50 51 |
| | STARTLING TERROR TALES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1952-54 | > 52 53 54 |
| | SUPER ANIMALS PRESENTS PIDGY AND THE MAGIC GLASSES 3-D~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | SUPER CAT~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| | TARGET WESTERN ROMANCES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/pen/ink/) 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| | TERRIFYING TALES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/pen/ink/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| | TERRORS OF THE JUNGLE~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1952-54 | > 52 53 54 |
| | THRILLING CRIME CASES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1950-52 | > 50 51 52 |
| | TOP LOVE STORIES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1951-54 | > 51 52 53 54 |
| | TRUE-TO-LIFE ROMANCES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1949-54 | > 49 50 51 52 53 54 |
| | UNSANE~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | WESTERN CRIME CASES~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1951 | > 51 |
| | WESTERN FIGHTERS 3-D 3-D~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | WHITE RIDER AND SUPER HORSE~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1950-51 | > 50 51 |
| | WILD WEST RODEO~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1953 | > 53 |
| | ZOO ANIMALS~ (co-own/ed/art dir/) 1954 | > 54 |