*Western: Also from the Bute Collection this week: 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. And Western, as here. White Rider (& Super-Horse) sports a typically dynamic and lurid scene full of contrasting colours, a must for collectors of his work. In case you’re wondering, White Rider doesn’t actually appear in this issue, but Cloud the Super-Horse does and he’s super due to a superior intellect (sorry to all those of you who thought he’d be flying). The interiors are reprints from various sources, and the art rather lacklustre by comparison to the cover, which is almost certainly what anyone would buy this for. A low grade copy, with cover detached and a chip out at top spine (see scan). There are a couple of quite faint book shop stamps on the cover, but these are over logo and text box and don’t spoil the image. Probably one of the more elusive L B Cole covers to come across. This is the version from Accepted dated circa 1958, reprinting the Star version from 1950.
PICTURED: WHITE RIDER (& SUPER-HORSE) #6 FA £50 SOLD