Crime and Justice #6

A nightclub erupts into chaos on Stan Campbell's cover for this 1952 Charlton title — a blonde woman in red throws her hands up as two men struggle in a spotlight, a masked figure slips through the fire exit in the background, and a uniformed officer in the foreground levels a pistol at the whole unraveling scene. With a live band still playing on the bandstand and startled diners caught in the crossfire of tension, the cover sets a wonderfully pulpy noir atmosphere. Inside, Dennis Laugen brings the anthology's crime-fighting stories to life, including the aptly titled "Counterfeiting.