Police Trap (1954) comic books 1955

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Bill Draut, Jo Albistur, Art Gates and W. G. Hargis. Crime comics from Mainline, the publisher founded by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Horse-mounted cop Marino is tired of all the cowboy jokes, but when danger arises, he's glad he's on a horse. Private eye Kelly Green, who dresses like Dick Tracy but looks like Alan Ladd, investigates a murder at the star-studded debut of a big Broadway musical. Beat cop Hannigan has to be tougher than the toughest guys on his beat, in a story with a Kirbyesque splash page by and dialogue that reads like Frank Miller's grade-school primer. Hick Cop!; Zany and His Buddies; The Mountie; Emergency Call; Murder at the Frolics; The Promise; Tough Beat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Ross Andru, and Jo Albistur. Crime comics from Mainline, the publisher founded by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. A medical examiner investigates a murder, in a story from a time when forensics police stories were still rare, with art by future Marvel legend Ross Andru (and possibly his longtime inker Mike Esposito). Detectives Mack and Brady try to take down "Slots" Benedict, who runs all the slot machines in the City. A cop takes to the skies, in a story written when police helicopters, as well as helicopters in general, were still a new concept, with a Kirby splash page. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. All in a Day's Work; Doctor for the Dead; One-Armed Bandit; Fly Cop; Pet Snake; Once A Cop. Final issue published by Mainline; Charlton took over the series with issue #5. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, and Jo Albistur. Charlton picks up the crime series created and originally published by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. Cops try to crack a killer's alibi, in a story with art by Jack Kirby. A cop contemplates how the average person can become a killer after his gun is stolen. A new FBI agent faces his most dangerous mission yet. Plus a text story featuring the Golden Age Blue Beetle, Dan Garret. The Gun; The Test; Bad Influence; Short Visit; Blue Beetle: Mystery of the Hidden Jewels; Alibi? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Jack Kirby and Mort Meskin. Charlton picks up the crime series created and originally published by comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. All the stories in this issue were illustrated by Jack Kirby. An inexperienced city cop investigates a murder in the country, but first he must convince the locals that he's a real cop. A cop must decide whether to turn in the criminal who saved the cop's son from a runaway bus (in a typically taut Kirby action sequence). A detective interrogates a terrified murder witness to get a description of the killer. The Amateur!; The Debt; $64 Question; Only the Guilty Run!; Words of Wonder; Third Degree. Final issue under this title; series continues as Public Defender in Action (1956) #7. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.