All-Famous Police Cases 9 CGC 5.5 RUNNER-UP! L. B. Cole 1953 Star Camera of Death
Scarce Crime Comic: All-Famous Police. LOT OF 1 VINTAGE COMIC BOOK: ALL FAMOUS POLICE CASES #9 CGC 5.5 With Exceptional Off-White To White Pages From The Start Of 1953, From LB Cole's Little Comics Company, Star Publications. This Gem Is The SECOND FINEST COPY KNOWN, And It's The SOLE CGC 5.5.
The Eye-Popping "Camera Of Death" Cover! What A Blazer, And The Logo Remains Stark Yellow And Unblemished By An Arrival Date Or Any Other Markings; Stunning Copy, And Just The Lone Top-Census Specimen Exists Above It.
Many Collectors Remain Unaware Of This Obscure Series From Star Publications As Most Issues Are Seldom Seen And Not On Folks' Radar -- YET! They Have Dynamic Crime-Themed Covers By The Legendary Golden-Age Master, With Shootouts And Cops And Robbers Themes.
With'Signature Covers' By The Prolific L. Cole Such As Blue Bolt #105 And 106 Along With Blue Bolt Weird #111, Startling Terror Tales #11, Power Comics #1, Spook #22 & 26, Thrilling Crime #49, Along With His Iconic Mask Comics, You Don't Find Many Fans That Remain Unaware Of Such Masterpieces, Thanks In Part To Their Prominent Placement In The Gerber Photo-Journals. With Colorful Cole Covers Emblazoned Upon The Dust Jackets, Such Auspicious Efforts By This Influential Talent Were Finally Exposed To The General Collecting Community And Quickly Appeared On Many New Want-Lists As Countless Fresh Fans Now Recognized The Groundbreaking Material That Cole Was Producing In The Day, And Aspired To Own A Copy For Themselves. Those Of You That Have Followed The Golden-Age Hobby In Recent Years May Have Observed These Other Historic Cole Covers Experiencing Dramatic Price Increases As More Fans Around The Globe Discover His Inimitable Timeless Style, While Supplies Of Intact Examples Remain Sparse. All The While, This Series, Without The High-Profile Exposure In Reference Books, Fanzines, And Blogs, Continues To Languish, As Many Fans And Even Some Dealers Remain Oblivious To Its Existence. Cole Could Draw A Shocking Scene Such As This With The Very Best In The Business. Cover By Arguably The Hottest Artist In The Medium, Making It Crucial To Any Expert Pre-Code Collector, Yet It Has Long Been Scarce In Presentable Shape, So Don't Take This Chance To Score A Brilliant World Class Example Lightly, Or You May End Up Settling For A Trashed Reader Copy Instead. The Pre-Code Horror And Crime Craze Was In Full Swing So It's Got The Ubiquitous Lurid Content Including Gore, Cheesecake, Treating Police Contemptuously, Extreme Violence, Good Girl Art And Other Classic Elements Of The Gritty Fifties Comics From Before The Advent Of The Comics Code Authority. The Horror, Crime, Pulp Fiction, Shock, Good-Girl And Supernatural Themes Never Go Out Of Style! This hails from a cool, dry, smoke-free, climate-controlled environment.See the various pictures, although most give it a washed-out appearance when it looks bold and striking in person. It still retains an amazing amount of luster and the eye appeal is stunning! This would be a great acquisition for any Cole fiend or collector of classic pre-code crime & shock comics.
MATERIAL LIKE THIS SPOTLIGHTING ICONIC THEMES OF CINEMA, TELEVISION, POP CULTURE AND LITERATURE NEVER LOSES APPEAL. SCARCE PHOTOGRAPHY COVER ISSUE FROM ONE OF THE ELUSIVE TITLES THAT IS JUST STARTING TO RECEIVE ITS DUE ACCLAIM. Cole covers along with lots of other old horror, crime, GGA and science-fiction comic-books. Many of you long-term fans have dealt with us through our ads in CBM, CBG, O. WE LIST SCARCE INVESTMENT-GRADE COLLECTABLE COMICS FREQUENTLY, SO PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN! IS ALWAYS DEALING IN COMICS & ART!