Gang Busters #3

Based on the smash radio hit and packed with 52 pages of crime-fighting drama, Gang Busters #3 (1948) arrives with a cover by Howard Sherman that sets an arresting tone: a massive uniformed hand dangling a pair of handcuffs looms over a desperate, gun-wielding figure stranded on a tiny tropical island, with the bold promise that "You Can't Beat the Law!" The issue spotlights the story of Ralph Linwell — billed as "The Criminal Without a Country" — making this a fine snapshot of DC's hard-boiled crime comics at their mid-century best.