{"product_id":"atlas-comics-library-volume-5-police-action","title":"ATLAS COMICS LIBRARY Volume 5 Police Action","description":"Pre-Code cops and robbers' action from the early 1950s! This is the fifth stand-alone genre-themed collection in Fantagraphics’ archival series of mid-century Marvel Comics. \u003cem\u003ePolice Action\u003c\/em\u003e had a seven-issue run of violent and noir-ish morality plays, pitting the officers of the law against the forces of urban malevolence. With the cream of the Atlas freelance roster, including \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Maneely, Robert Q. Sale, Gene Colan, Art Peddy, Mort Lawrence, Carl Burgos, Don Heck, Werner Roth\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBob Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlus an extraordinary sixteen page introduction as Vassallo examines the entire history of Timely's crime pulps \u0026amp; magazines, crime comics in general, and all of Atlas's crime comics--with dozens and dozens of rare covers. Super informative and visually a real gas.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eUnder the Timely imprint from 1947, and Atlas from 1951, they published eleven crime titles, including \u003cem\u003eJustice Comics, Official True Crime Cases, All-True Crime, Crime Cases, Crime Can't Win, Crime Must Lose,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCrime Exposed. \u003c\/em\u003eAll muscling each other and dozens of other crime titles for newstand space!Stories included here: \u003cem\u003eThe Rat Hole, Riot Squad, The Specialists, Tough Guy, Mob Violence, Road Black, Hired Hood, The Perfect Crime \u003c\/em\u003eand many more....For the first crime-themed volume in Fantagraphics' ongoing project to restore and resurrect pre-Marvel pulp classics, the Atlas Library has selected a book that debuted as the genre peaked, just before a Senate hearing and the institution of the Comics Code banned the use of the word \"Crime\" from even appearing in a comic's title.Rounding the volume off, also presented is a post-Code one-shot, \u003cem\u003ePolice Badge\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e#479\u003c\/em\u003e, a snapshot of the industry's attempts to adapt to new strictures on the crime genre: here we view \"our boys in blue\" in the fight against rank corruption, highlighting the work of \u003cstrong\u003eDon Heck\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Maneely\u003c\/strong\u003e.","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44660371882087,"sku":"aez1789802950215","price":27.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9109\/5911\/files\/atlas-comics-library-volume-5-police-action_1.jpg?v=1789802954","url":"https:\/\/yearroundseamwear.shop\/products\/atlas-comics-library-volume-5-police-action","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}