Crime Does Not Pay #100

Reaching its 100th issue in July 1951, Crime Does Not Pay marks the milestone with a cover by Bob Fujitani that crackles with raw energy — three men caught in a violent brawl, one delivering a fierce kick while another reels backward against a crumbling wall and a third looks on in wide-eyed alarm. Inside, private eye Chip Gardner takes on "The Case of the Jittery Patient," with writing by Walter Gibson and art again by Fujitani. At 52 full pages for a dime, this is pulpy crime storytelling at its mid-century best.