Crime Can't Win #9

From Atlas Comics' mid-century crime anthology comes this February 1952 issue packed with "sensational police cases proving that crime can't win." The cover throws you right into the chaos of a paymaster's office robbery gone sideways — masked and armed criminals confront a clerk hitting an alarm button, while uniformed cops swarm in from the background and panicked crooks shout warnings to their boss. It's a tightly composed scene that perfectly sets the stage for the featured story, "When the Mueller Gang Struck," and the other gritty tales teased along the left-hand side, including "The Black Pills" and "The Deadly Clue.