(January-February 1948)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1947-11-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of November 14 in ad in Star Spangled Comics #76.

The Five Days That Shook a City! (Table of Contents)

Mr. District Attorney / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed Dobrotka
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery; drama

Indexer Notes

Artist ID this issue from Martin O'Hearn.
Formerly credited to "Sam Citron ?"

Cover Thumbnail for Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series) #1
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Innocent Forger! (Table of Contents: 2)

Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Dobrotka
Inks
Ed Dobrotka
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
detective-mystery; drama

Indexer Notes

Artist ID by Martin O'Hearn. Formerly credited to "Sam Citron".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Five Days That Shook a City! (Table of Contents: 4)

Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Dobrotka
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
detective-mystery; drama

Indexer Notes

Artist ID by Martin O'Hearn. Formerly credited to "Sam Citron".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Oddities in Crime / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
Stookie Allen
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My men have you covered, throw down the cash box...
Genre
non-fiction; crime

Willie Wonder (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Studio Cop (Table of Contents: 7)

A Special Crime Feature / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Paris ?
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
crime

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Bob Hughes and Mike Tiefenbacher.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Million Dollar Racket! (Table of Contents: 9)

Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Ed Dobrotka
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
detective-mystery; drama

Indexer Notes

Artist and writer ID by Martin O'Hearn. Formerly credited to "Sam Citron ?".

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Rescue from the Wreck (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Bright Star Flashlight Battery / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Case of the Jealous Suitor (Table of Contents: 12)

A Perfect Crime Mystery / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jimmy Thompson ?
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Crime File / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; crime

The Spook Crooks! (Table of Contents: 14)

Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Dobrotka
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
detective-mystery; drama

Indexer Notes

Artist ID by Martin O'Hearn. Formerly credited to "Sam Citron ?".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Five Days That Shook a City!
    Mr. District Attorney
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Roadmaster
  3. 2. The Innocent Forger!
    Mr. District Attorney
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  5. 4. The Five Days That Shook a City!
    Mr. District Attorney
  6. 5. ["My men have you covered, throw down the cash box..."]
    Oddities in Crime
  7. 6. Willie Wonder
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  8. 7. Studio Cop
    A Special Crime Feature
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Erector
  10. 9. The Million Dollar Racket!
    Mr. District Attorney
  11. 10. Editorial Advisory Board
  12. 11. Rescue from the Wreck
    Bright Star Flashlight Battery
  13. 12. The Case of the Jealous Suitor
    A Perfect Crime Mystery
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    The Crime File
  15. 14. The Spook Crooks!
    Mr. District Attorney
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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