Mr. District Attorney #10

Adapted from radio's number-one hit program, Mr. District Attorney #10 brings the hard-nosed world of law enforcement to vivid four-color life. The cover — penciled by Howard Purcell and inked by Charles Paris — depicts a confident district attorney pointing to a mug-shot board bearing prisoner number 241785 and the aliases of one "Big Mike Murdoch," while a room full of attentive men look on, promising a manhunt the cover itself boldly calls one "you'll never forget." For ten cents in 1949, this is procedural crime drama at its most gripping, blending the immediacy of the airwaves with the punch of the comics page.