Crime Does Not Pay Archives #8

Charles Biro's cover crackles with hard-boiled energy — a woman in red screams as G-men exchange gunfire with a desperate criminal in the foreground, bodies already hitting the pavement amid a flurry of "BANG! BANG! BANG!" sound effects. This 2014 Dark Horse Archives volume collects issues 30–32 of the landmark crime anthology, promising "All True Crime Stories" including George Tuska's work on "The Kill-Crazy Fleagle Brothers." At $49.99, it's a handsome package with a foreword by Joel Rose for anyone drawn to the bold, uncompromising storytelling that made Crime Does Not Pay such a charged read.