The old crime comics from the 1940s on which Jack Kirby worked, usually with Joe Simon, had a cover style that was heavy in exposition and often seemed like they were trying to tell the whole story on the cover. Here's a gallery of 13 Simon & Kirby covers from the period, mostly from Justice Traps The Guilty because we already looked at a bunch from Headline Comics. You can get a pretty good idea of what i mean from these:
Hey! You made it past all those bad, nasty people- congratulations.
Here - have a nice little 6 page Simon & Kirby story from the first issue of Justice Traps The Guilty to reward yourself:
all art by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon for Justice Traps The Guilty and Real Clue Crime Comics (1947-1951)
