Police Action #4

A cornered gangster clutches a money bag stamped "1st National Bank of the City" while scatter bills litter the ground and his accomplice lies flat — all as a squad of officers closes in over a brick wall, one cop leaping dramatically with a taunting speech balloon: "You guys have enough money to retire… only where are you going to spend it?" Sol Brodsky's cover pencils and inks (finished by Carl Burgos) give this 1954 Atlas crime title a wonderfully tense, street-level energy that captures the era's fascination with law-and-order drama. With the headline "Police Strike Back at Gangland!" blazing across the top, Police Action #4 makes a compelling case that crime really doesn't pay.