Gang Busters

Based on the true-crime radio program, Gang Busters brought the gritty, hardboiled world of law enforcement to comics from 1948 through National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd. Over its five-issue run, artists George Roussos, Howard Sherman, and Win Mortimer visualized the relentless pursuit of criminals, offering a post-war dose of procedural justice. It stands as a notable, if brief, example of the era's fascination with adapting popular media into the four-color pages of crime comics.