Cole Black

Rocky Hartberg’s Cole Black (1980–1983) is a five-issue comic series from Rocky Hartberg Productions, entirely written and drawn by Hartberg himself. The series follows the adventures of its titular character, a private investigator navigating a gritty, noir-inspired world. A singular, self-contained vision from a creator-owned publisher, Cole Black stands as a compact, personal take on the detective genre from the early 1980s indie comics scene.