Police Comics #120

Police Comics #120 brings Quality Comics' promise of "suspense, mystery, adventure and intrigue" to vivid life with a cover by Reed Crandall (pencils) and Chuck Cuidera (inks) that pulls you straight into a charged moment: a man in a green suit has just crashed through a door, sending it flying, while a gunman looms at the left and a frightened woman looks on from the right — all framed around a body lying ominously on the bed below. The teaser headline "I crashed through the door and the scene before me froze my spine…" sets the tone perfectly for the featured story, "Death and the Derelict!" This 1952 issue is a fine example of the tight, dramatic storytelling that made Police Comics a standout ten-cent read of its era.