Mr. Monster’s True Crime

    (Eclipse, 1986)
™ and ©1986 Michael T. Gilbert

Jack Cole may be the most underrated of all the great Golden Age artists. His loose, action-packed style enabled him to effortlessly cross the lines between humor and drama while packing a massive storytelling punch. He is most famous for Plastic Man, but Cole did striking work for many crime comics in the late 1940s. Mr. Monster’s True Crime Comics collects some of these classic tales in two handsome, full-color issues from Eclipse Comics. Meet Split Benny Dixon, the poetry-reading psychopath. Be dazzled by “Murder, Morphine and Me,” a comics-noir masterpiece. Can you track down brutal murderer James Kent? Cole’s writing and art in these brutal tales of justice and consequences rivals that of Will Eisner or Harvey Kurtzman in wild, creative poignancy, and intense imagery.
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  • 1
    #1
    Sep 1986
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Jack Cole, MIchael T. Gilbert  ·  A: Jack Cole, MIchael T. Gilbert
    Reprints from True Crime #2, 3; A.K.A. Super Duper Special #3
    1 copy for $1.50
  • 2
    #2
    Oct 1986
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Jack Cole, Michael T. Gilbert  ·  A: Jack Cole, Michael T. Gilbert
    A.K.A. Super Duper Special #4
    5 copies from $2.75