Racket Squad in Action #25

Charlton's Racket Squad in Action #25 brings its trademark street-level crime drama to a boil with a tense cover — penciled by Bill Molno and inked by Vince Alascia — showing a menacing figure leaning out of a purple car to confront a driver in a green truck, snarling "Remember… I told you that this is MY route!" The dust-kicking roadside standoff captures the muscle and intimidation at the heart of organized crime, and the cover's banner promises an exclusive exposé of the notorious protection racket. With interior work by writer Joe Gill and artist/inker Rocco Mastroserio, this 1957 ten-cent issue delivers the gritty, files-based crime storytelling that made the series a satisfying read.