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Bio: Jack Cole was a natural talent in cartooning. His only formal training was through a Landon Correspondence Course in cartooning. In 1937, he started drawing for the Harry "A" Chesler Shop, where he made strips such as 'Peewee Throttle' and 'Officer Clancy', using the pseudonym Ralph Johns. He became editor of the New Friday Comics group in 1939, and there he wrote and drew comics like 'Daredevil' and 'Silver Streak'. From 1940 he worked as an assistant for Will Eisner and most notably, drew the daily version of 'The Spirit', but also 'Mr. Midnight'. For an impression of these early comics studio days, read Eisner's classic comic documentary 'The Dreamer'. In 1941, Cole created the legendary Plastic Man for 'Police Comics', then in 1943 Plastic Man got his own comic. In the 1950s, Cole continued working on his cult classic until 1956 when others took over. Cole also worked as a freelance cartoonist and illustrator for several magazines, until Playboy hired him in 1955 to draw 'Females by Cole', one of the best cartoon features the magazine ever had. In 1958, Jack Cole was lured back to making comic strips again by the Chicago Sun-Times Syndicate, which commissioned him to do the humorous, slightly autobiographic strip 'Betsy and Me'. It lasted only for a few months - on 13 August 1958, Jack Cole took his own life. Art Spiegelman published a great book about Cole's creations and life, 'Jack Cole and Plastic Man', which is highly recommended to those who want to know more about this talented artist, who tragically committed suicide at the height of his career for reasons that have never been fully explained. (Note: This bio comes from www.lambiek.net) Date of Birth: 14th December 1914 Birthplace: USA Date of death: 13th August 1958 Favorite Creators: Jack Cole is a favorite creator of 7 users Awards:
 View a chronological listing of this creator's work  Writer: Batman (1940) Betsy and Me (2007) Blackhawk (1944) Buried Treasure (1990) Comics the Golden Age (1984) Doc Weird's Thrill Book! (1987) Fifties Terror (1988) Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (1970) The Golden Age Review (1978) The Golden Collection of Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics (2010) Golden-Age Men of Mystery (1996) Jack Cole and Plastic Man (2001) The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics (2008) Military Comics (1941) Mr. Monster's Super Duper Special (1986) National Comics (1940) Pep Comics (1940) Plastic Man (1943) Plastic Man 80-Page Giant (2004) Police Comics (1941) Prime Cuts (1987) A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics (1981) Supermen!: The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 (2009) The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics (2009) Top-Notch Comics (1939) Penciller: Ace Comics Presents (1987) Amazing World of DC Comics (1974) Batman (1940) The Best of Jack Cole (2006) Betsy and Me (2007) Blackhawk (1944) Buried Treasure (1990) Comics the Golden Age (1984) Daredevil (1941) The DC Comics Encyclopedia (2004) Doc Weird's Thrill Book! (1987) Fifties Terror (1988) Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (1970) Focus on Jack Cole (1986) The Golden Age Review (1978) The Golden Collection of Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics (2010) Golden-Age Men of Mystery (1996) Haunted Horror (2012) Jack Cole and Plastic Man (2001) The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics (2008) The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics (2008) Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) Men of Mystery Comics (1999) Military Comics (1941) Mr. Monster's Super Duper Special (1986) National Comics (1940) The Official Golden-Age Hero & Heroine Directory (1997) Pep Comics (1940) Plastic Man (1943) Plastic Man 80-Page Giant (2004) Police Comics (1941) Prime Cuts (1987) A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics (1981) Supermen!: The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 (2009) The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics (2009) Top-Notch Comics (1939) Inker: Batman (1940) The Best of Jack Cole (2006) Betsy and Me (2007) Blackhawk (1944) Buried Treasure (1990) Comics the Golden Age (1984) Daredevil (1941) Doc Weird's Thrill Book! (1987) Fifties Terror (1988) Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (1970) Focus on Jack Cole (1986) The Golden Age Review (1978) The Golden Collection of Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics (2010) Golden-Age Men of Mystery (1996) Haunted Horror (2012) The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics (2008) The Mammoth Book of Best Horror Comics (2008) Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) Military Comics (1941) Mr. Monster's Super Duper Special (1986) National Comics (1940) Pep Comics (1940) Plastic Man (1943) Plastic Man 80-Page Giant (2004) Police Comics (1941) Prime Cuts (1987) Top-Notch Comics (1939) Letterer: Betsy and Me (2007) Mr. Monster's Super Duper Special (1986) Plastic Man (1943) Plastic Man 80-Page Giant (2004) Police Comics (1941) Prime Cuts (1987) Cover Artist: The Best of Jack Cole (2006) Betsy and Me (2007) Flashback Golden Age Comic Reprints (1970) Focus on Jack Cole (1986) Funny Pages (1936) Funny Picture Stories (1936) Jack Cole and Plastic Man (2001) Mr. Monster's Super Duper Special (1986) Plastic Man (1943) Plastic Man 80-Page Giant (2004) Plastic Man Archives (1998) Police Comics (1941) Silver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil (2012) Silver Streak Comics (1939) Smash Comics (1939) Star Comics (1937) Star Ranger Funnies (1938) World's Best Comics: Golden Age Sampler (2003)Find all books credited to Jack Cole and another creator  Upload a headshot for this creator Upload an image of this creator's signature View the contribution history for this creator |
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