Dick Tracy #134

Chester Gould's "world's most famous detective" is in full swing on this June 1959 Harvey Comics issue, with a cover by John Severin and Joe Simon that crackles with street-level tension. Dick Tracy in his signature yellow hat delivers a hard punch to a criminal while a second crouching thug guards what appears to be a container of stolen jewels — a rifle flying through the air and a police car visible in the background adding to the sense of a confrontation reaching its breaking point. Promising a "complete inside detective case" under the title "Last Stand of the Jewel Thieves?", this is a satisfying ten-cent package of classic crime comics action.