Big Town #33

A tense confrontation takes center stage on this May–June 1955 DC issue, with a top-hatted conjurer — billed on his placard as "Mr. Presto, Master Magician" — pointing his wand at a coolly composed Steve Wilson while a cluster of photographers (cameras raised and ready) crowd the foreground. Wilson's thought balloon tells us he's sizing up whether the magician's hand can truly outpace the camera's eye, setting up a wonderfully suspenseful premise right there on the cover. Gil Kane's pencils and Joe Giella's inks give the scene a crisp, theatrical energy that makes "The Amazing Mr. Presto!" feel like exactly the kind of smart, atmospheric mystery that made Big Town such a reliable read.