* 64-page rulebook
* 35"x22" double-sided full-color map of downtown Lakefront city showing detailed building interiors.
* A mini-sheet of 70 die-cut counters.
* 16-page introductory adventure ("Mad Dog" Johnny Drake, by Mark Acres) with Ward/Street map of Lakefront City as a cover.

"Running for your life, you turn down the alley and freeze in your tracks. A dead end! Looking around, you see a window off the fire escape. A good leap could save you, but one slip would throw you right into the mob's hands. What started as a simple job has turned into a nightmare, with a dead man in your apartment and Nicky McCallister's goons breathing down your neck. You fling away the empty, useless gun and hear the mobsters charging down the street behind you. A bullet ricochets off the fire escape railing and screams into the night as you haul yourself onto the rusted metal platform. A long dive carries you crashing through the glass a heartbeat before the hoods below open fire. Safe for now, but where will you turn next? Where do you go when the mob owns the town and you're...a gangbuster?

The roaring 20s: the age of gangsters, prohibition, Model Ts and the great depression. Bootleggers and crime syndicates controlled entire cities, while gangs and bank robbers roamed the country. A handful ofhonest police officers, federal agents and private investigators were dedicated to freeing the public from the crushing grip of crime. You can relive the adventures and exploits of these daring men and women with GANGBUSTERS™ 1920s role-playing adventure game.

GANGBUSTERS role-playing game is different from most other games. Instead of simply rolling dice and moving pieces around a board, players adopt the personalities and goals of clever police detectives, legendary F.B.I. agents or vicious gangsters from the 1920s and 1930s. Players must face the problems and dangers of a life-and-death struggle against crime. Your decisions and fast action determine whether you win or lose, whether the criminals are arrested or escape, whether your game character becomes a hero or is gunned down in a blazing shootout."

1982 ... Rick Krebs & Mark Acres & Tom Moldvay ... TSR 7009 ... ISBN 0394525973

"Welcome back to the Roaring Twenties! Gangsters and crime syndicates keep whole cities under their control while notorious bank robbers spread terror across the country. This is the age of gangsters, Prohibition, and the Model T. This is the world of the flappers, bathtub gin, and the Charleston. You can live those days of yesteryear with the GANGBUSTERS™ role-playing game!
Walk in the shoes of a private eye, pound the beat as an honest cop in a dirty world, or enforce the law of the land as a Prohibition Agent. You can be a cub reporter, scooping the competition, or a gangland thug, terrorizing the honest citizens of Lakefront City. Adopt the roles of the famous criminals and crime fighters of the 20's and 30’s to face the struggles and problems of the crime-ridden syndicates of Lakefront City. The GANGBUSTERS role-playing game has been thoroughly revised in its new third edition. Material has been separated for use by the players and the judges, and source material has been added for you to find more background information for your games. Everything you need for a GANGBUSTERS game is included in this one volume! You don't need any more than the book in your hands and two 10-sided dice to delve into the adventures of the Prohibition Era!
This book includes:
• Game Rules for Players and Judges
• a 28"xl9" full-color map of downtown Lakefront City
• a sheet of 156 playing pieces
• Game Statistics for famed gangsters and law enforcers of the 20's and 30's
• over 150 characters for use in Lakefront City, the official GANGBUSTERS campaign setting!"

1990 ... 128 pages + poster map + cover leaf with chits ... TSR 7009 ... ISBN 0880389753

1980 ... Tom Moldvay ... 32 pages ... TSR 7901 ... ISBN 0935696849

Arthur Overton was the man who had everything...

When he was born, his wealthy parents decided he'd make a great son. They gave him every advantage.
When he was a child, his teachers decided he'd make a great musician. They gave him a first class education.
When he was grown, the sultry Betty Wilson decided he'd make a great husband. She gave him her hand in marriage.
When he had married, his father decided he'd make a great heir. He gave him a fortune.
When he sought a career, the Symphony Orchestra decided he'd make a great lead cellist. They gave him a job.
When he grew older, the Musician's Union decided he'd make a great spokesman. They gave him their presidency.

Then Arthur gave a cocktail party and one of the guests decided he'd make a great corpse. They gave him one last shot!

1980 ... Mark Acres ... 32 pages ... TSR 7902 ... ISBN 0935696857

1983 ... Mark D. Acres ... 32 pages ... TSR 7903 ... ISBN 0880380136

1983 ... Mark Acres ... 32 pages ... TSR 7904 ... ISBN 0880380454

1984 ... Tracy Raye Hickman ... 32 pages ... TSR 7906 ... ISBN 0880381426

1984 ... 32 pages ... HERO 14

1985 ... 96 pages ... HERO 20 ... ISBN 0917481607