Big Town #36

Based on DC's hit TV tie-in series, this November–December 1955 issue drops readers right into the glittering chaos of Mazda Lane, where a blue-masked stranger in a brown suit gleefully flings handfuls of cash into a crowd of wide-eyed onlookers. In the foreground, Steve and Lorelei exchange pointed words — she's convinced there's more to this spectacle than reckless generosity — setting up "The Mysterious Stranger of Mazda Lane" with just the right air of intrigue. Cover pencils by Gil Kane and inks by Joe Giella give the scene a lively, street-level energy that makes this ten-cent slice of 1955 DC crime drama hard to pass up.