Dick Cole

Art Helfant, a prolific cartoonist of the era, both wrote and drew this short-lived, five-issue series for Novelty / Premium / Curtis Publications from 1948 to 1949. The strip follows the clean-cut, all-American Dick Cole through a mix of lighthearted adventure and wholesome humor, typical of the post-war comic landscape. Though its run was brief, it stands as a neat, self-contained example of Helfant’s friendly, energetic storytelling style.