Gang Busters #14

Promising "Brand-New Adventures of Radio's Coast-to-Coast Favorites," this 1950 DC crime title delivers 52 pages of law-and-order action straight from the airwaves. The cover — rendered by Theda Hall and Emerson Hall — presents a striking photo-realistic scene: a uniformed officer and a plainclothes detective flank two sullen suspects at a table spread with handcuffs, a pistol, and other seized evidence, all set against a bold yellow background beneath the defiant banner "You Can't Beat the Law!" With Phil Evans scripting the lead story, "The Gang That Turned Back the Clock!," this is a satisfying snapshot of early-1950s crime comics at their most confident.