Mr. District Attorney #46

A glittering pageant turns sinister in this July–August 1955 DC crime title, as the cover — penciled and inked by Win Mortimer — depicts a formal crowning ceremony where a woman in a red gown receives a jeweled crown before an audience of elegantly dressed contestants and onlookers. A shadowy figure in the foreground tips his hand with a chilling boast: "A million dollars in jewels — and they'll all be mine, even though the D.A. has them tightly guarded!" Featuring the story "The Fixed Jewel Queen Contest," this issue promises the kind of sharp courtroom-and-crime drama that made Mr. District Attorney a reliable ten-cent treat.