Mr. District Attorney #11

Riding the wave of its billing as "Radio's No. 1 Hit," this 1949 DC entry delivers a cover — penciled by Howard Purcell and inked by Charles Paris — that's as clever as a carnival hustle: the District Attorney looms large over a shell-game table, his sharp eyes fixed on a tiny armed figure caught between the cups, with a big-top midway glowing in the background. The image captures the whole premise in one sharp visual — a crooked game where the D.A. holds every advantage. With 52 pages headlined by Phil Evans's story "The Game That Has No Winners!," this issue makes a strong case for why the character connected so well with postwar audiences.