True Crime Comics #2 - Jack Cole art & cover + 1st issue

Jack Cole

True Crime Comics v1 #2 (#1), 1947 - A drug dealer's moll decides to quit the racket, only to find it impossible to escape the consequences. "Murder, Morphine and Me" is well known for Jack Cole's visceral depictions of violence and drug use. Enough in fact, to earn this first issue a place in Frederick Wertham's treatise on juvenile delinquency: Seduction of the Innocent. Despite the controversy, Cole's skill and artistry is clear on this story. Faces and figures distort along with the action, bringing a strong sense of movement to the pages. The layouts are thought through and meticulously planned. While not nearly as powerful, the artist's appealing cover stands on its own merits. /// key 1st issue / select Cole art & cover 

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Cole cover pencils and inks

"Murder, Morphine and Me" Cole pencils and inks 24 pages

Jack Cole

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