Gang Busters #6

Three law-enforcement figures — a state trooper, a uniformed police officer, and a plainclothes lawman wearing a sheriff's star — stand together on this Dan Barry cover, flanking a gold badge emblazoned with a dedication "To the Brave Men who risk their lives day in and day out to uphold Law and Order." That sincere tribute sets the tone perfectly for a title rooted in real-world crime-fighting, adapted from the popular radio program. At ten cents for 52 pages, this 1948 DC publication is a genuine slice of mid-century law-and-order storytelling, headlined by the story "The Ordeal of Detective Shanahan.