{"product_id":"the-atlas-comics-library-no-5-police-action-hardcover","title":"The Atlas Comics Library No. 5: Police Action - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Maneely\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eGene Colan\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eBob Powell\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore focusing on tales of justice via superheroes under the Marvel banner, the publisher covered ground-level crime across a range of comics titles and true-crime magazines. Under the Timely imprint from 1947, and Atlas from 1951, up to eleven graphic series 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\u003e all muscled each other and competitors for space on the newsstands. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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. Escaping that fate, \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, and was produced by the cream of the Atlas freelance roster, including Joe Maneely, Robert Q. Sale, Gene Colan, Art Peddy, Mort Lawrence, Werner Roth and Bob Powell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRounding the volume off, also presented is a post-Code one-shot, \u003cem\u003ePolice Badge #479\u003c\/em\u003e, a snapshot of the industry's attempts to adapt to new strictures on the genre: here we view \"our boys in blue\" in the fight against rank corruption, highlighting the work of Don Heck and Joe Maneely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 11.6 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52489535553843,"sku":"9798875000058","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/sdHKupduCS9798875000058.webp?v=1759910096","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-atlas-comics-library-no-5-police-action-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}