Police Comics #113

Quality Comics' long-running Police Comics reaches issue #113 in March 1952 with a sharp noir cover by Reed Crandall (pencils) and Chuck Cuidera (inks) that sets the tension crackling from the first glance. A dark-haired man in a suit grips a revolver while a startled red-haired woman in red recoils beside him, both staring toward a body sprawled in the dirt — and the cover copy asks the irresistible question: "What was the mystery of the dead man with the size 13 shoe?" Ken Shannon fans will want this one on their shelf, as the issue promises a thriller built around "The Corpse With the Size 13 Shoe" — exactly the kind of tight, hardboiled puzzle that made Police Comics a standout among 1952 anthology titles.