Mr. District Attorney #56

Straight from the pages of DC's long-running crime series, Mr. District Attorney #56 (1957) poses an intriguing question right on its cover: "What is 'The Secret of the Super-Signs'?" The cover by Amilcar Ruben Moreira depicts a giant underworld billboard bearing the message "You Can't Beat the Law!" — labeling two criminals, Willie Wright (Counterfeiter) and John "The Shark" Peters (Bank Robber) — while two figures on the street below react with alarm and defiance. It's a wonderfully offbeat premise that captures the series' knack for blending civic drama with pulpy intrigue, offering readers of 1957 something genuinely unexpected for just ten cents.