*Miscellaneous 1940-1959:  L B Cole was one of the most famous of Golden/Atomic Age cover artists. He drew in a variety of genres, and was artistic director at Star, illustrating 95% of the company’s covers; his lurid, feverish style, almost hallucinogenic, graced horror, science-fiction, jungle and romance alike. Terrors Of The Jungle was a sort of hybrid jungle and horror title. From our fabulous Arch Collection this week, issue #20 is a particularly fine issue, featuring a new story by the stylishly attractive Jay Disbrow with a ‘She’-like protagonist, a Tangi jungle queen Fox reprint from Jungle Jo and another Fox Jo-Jo Jungle King adventure with his mate Tanee from Zoot. Of course it’s the wonderful L B Cole cover for which this issue is prized, here a dynamic underwater scene with Jo Jo (here called Bombo) and a couple of nubile jungle queens tangling in the grip of a giant slimy squid/octopus (it’s not made clear). This is a nice solid copy with strong, vivid colours. The cover is unmarked except for a small 3 cm crease across the bottom right corner (which does not break colour) and a slight, tiny tear at top right edge without loss. Corner blunting is very minor. Staples are tight and firm at spine and centrefold and pages are a supple white to off-white. 
PICTURED: TERRORS OF THE JUNGLE #20 VG/FN £450 SOLD