Gang Busters #34

Brought to fans of TV and radio's favorite crime-fighting franchise, Gang Busters #34 from DC's 1953 lineup puts readers right in the middle of a tense mid-air hijacking. The cover by Ruben Moreira places a gun-wielding man in a tan jacket dead center, barking "Okay, I'm taking over, now! You'll fly this plane where I tell you!" at two uniformed pilots seated at the controls, while a alarmed woman looks on from the cockpit doorway. With the tagline "You Can't Beat the Law!" anchoring the bottom and a feature spotlight on "Escape," this is a gripping snapshot of the hard-boiled crime-comics style DC was delivering at its mid-century best.