Real Fact Comics #19

This 1949 DC anthology packs remarkable range into a single 32-page issue, with cover pencils by Curt Swan depicting a tense scene outside Gotham Bank — a uniformed officer lunges forward with a camera while two scrambling criminals burst through a doorway, one clutching what appears to be a bag of loot, as a getaway car idles in the corner. The cover boldly promises an exclusive feature, "I Am a Camera Cop," billed as the true story of a lawman whose photographs sent criminals to the electric chair, alongside stories on how Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes and how Sam Colt invented the revolver. With writing from Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, and art by Chuck Winter, Real Fact Comics #19 is a spirited reminder that 1949 DC was as drawn to real-world adventure and history as it was to costumed heroes.