The Perfect Crime
Cross · 1949–1953 · 33 issues
About the series
Running for 33 issues from 1949 to 1953 under the Cross imprint, The Perfect Crime was a crime comic that leaned into the mechanics of heists and the consequences of getting caught. The series was most consistently written by Harold L. Crossman, with art duties rotating among Cal Massey, Bob Powell, and Doug Wildey, each bringing a distinct visual edge to the gritty, noir-tinged stories. It stands as a tidy example of the pre-Code crime genre, offering taut, no-frills tales of schemers and their unraveling before the Comics Code reshaped the landscape.