Gang Busters #28

Straight from TV and radio comes this 1952 DC crime comic with a cover by Ruben Moreira that crackles with cocky menace — a grinning, purple-suited kingpin named Lucky Lansing towers over a cityscape, boldly declaring "Nobody can pin a rap on me!" while blue-uniformed officers close in from all sides with guns drawn. Featuring the story "The Return of Mr. Big!", this issue puts crooked confidence front and center, with the tagline "You Can't Beat the Law!" promising that Lansing's bravado will be put to the test. It's a sharp, atmospheric slice of mid-century crime comics at their most entertaining.