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38March-April 1954
$0.10

Mr. District Attorney #38

DC · March-April 1954 · on sale 1954-01-06

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Series
Mr. District Attorney (DC, 1948 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
March-April 1954
Key date
1954-03-00
On-sale date
1954-01-06
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Shoot to Kill!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Puzzle Shop for Crime!comic story5.67pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Joe Letterese
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
7Shoot to Kill!comic story8pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Joe Letterese
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1
9Buzzy Says "Start the Day Off Right!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
10The Case of the Congo Killing!comic story3.67pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill Ely; letters: Joe Letterese
11-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
12-text article2letters: typeset
13The Mark of the Prisonercomic story1script: Morris Waldinger; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Morris Waldinger; letters: Morris Waldinger
14The Gambler and the G.I.!comic story5.67pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Joe Letterese

Plus 5.08 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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