Gang Busters #5

Based on the smash radio hit and brought to comics life by DC, Gang Busters #5 (1948) puts law and crime on a collision course under a blazing yellow spotlight. George Roussos's cover captures a gun-wielding gangster in a green suit reeling atop a city rooftop, a hat tumbling away as a lawman closes in from behind — all beneath the bold declaration "You Can't Beat the Law!" Inside, writer Phil Evans and artist Dan Barry deliver "I Was a Fake Talent Scout," promising the kind of gritty crime drama that made this series a ten-cent must-read in 1948.