True Crime Comics #3 (#2) - Jack Cole art & cover

Jack Cole

True Crime Comics v1 #3 (#2), 1948 - Having accomplished a masterpiece in the previous issue, Jack Cole continues to contribute to this pre-code crime series. The issue opens with a story on Benny Dickson, a man who was quiet and studious but also savage and merciless. Cole's artwork is frenetic, but excellent. He also draws the shockingly straightforward cover. A man machine-gunned from behind is jarring enough, but the Cole uses clever typography to add context. Compositionally, I like how the smoke from the weapon drifts upward toward the masthead / trade dress. This issue also includes art by Dick Sprang. /// select Cole art & cover

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Cole cover pencils and inks

"Meet the Split Benny Dickson" Cole story pencils and inks = 13 pages

Jack Cole

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