Big Town #28

Tied to the popular TV series it adapted, Big Town #28 from DC's 1954 lineup delivers urban crime drama at its most gripping. Gil Kane's pencils and Joe Giella's inks bring the tension to life on a cover where a man in suspenders grapples precariously on a high-rise ledge while, in the foreground, a wide-eyed blonde woman recoils in alarm as a suited man draws his pistol — the sprawling city streets visible far below. The cover copy promises Steve Wilson locked in a deadly game of hide-and-seek with a sharpshooter in "The Crime Patrol," making this a vivid snapshot of mid-century crime comics at their most atmospheric.