MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY #31

“The Phantom of the Highway!”

January 1953

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artistCharles Paris, Howard Purcell, Jerry Grandenetti, Winslow MortimerlettererIra Schnapp, Joe Letterese, Gaspar SaladinoeditorWhitney Ellsworth

New York Police Department

The Hot Money Gang! The DA's office develops a system to identify even small money denominations that have been stolen from banks. However, a gang of secretive money launderers seem to have developed a foolproof plot to foil the DA's efforts. Three Clues to a Killer! An eyewitness who had testified for the DA is murdered in the street by a hired killer. Publishing the details of the crime in a widely-read police magazine, the DA soon finds himself receiving tips from all over the world. The Case of the Antique Dish! A greedy antique store clerk murders his boss in order to get all of the remuneration for a valuable item himself. Staging an elaborate alibi he believes he has committed the perfect murder. The Crime File A text story. The Phantom of the Highways A mysterious and apparently skeletal driver runs dangerous drivers off the road, seeking to give them fitting punishment for their crimes. Unable to track the man, the DA sets up a sting to trap him. — Description from Comic Vine community (comicvine.gamespot.com).