Gwandanaland Comics #155

This Gwandanaland Comics collection brings together issues #132–139 of Crime Does Not Pay, the hard-boiled anthology series published by Lev Gleason with Charles Biro and Bob Wood as editors. The cover — drawn from the original Crime Does Not Pay #126 — places us right in the thick of a tense street confrontation, with shadowy fedora-wearing figures trading urgent warnings as a burning red car barrels toward them, dialogue bubbles crackling with desperation. It's a vivid snapshot of mid-century crime comics at their most atmospheric, and having eight issues gathered in one 2017 volume makes this an easy way to dive deep into the genre.