Lawbreakers #1

The cover of this 1951 Charlton crime anthology sets a tense scene straight out of a shadowy underworld: a bandage-headed figure presses a gun menacingly against a prone victim while two armed men in fedoras look on from behind, the dialogue making clear this is a crooked doctor's office where a face-altering operation has just taken place. That vivid setup is just the bait — inside, the book promises five full-length mystery crime features under the banner of "It's a Crime." For fans of hard-edged crime comics from the early 1950s, Lawbreakers #1 delivers exactly the kind of pulpy, no-nonsense drama the era did so well.