MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY #16

“The Wire Tap Crimes!”

July 1950

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artistTom Cooke, Charles Paris, Henry Boltinoff, Howard Purcell, Leonard Starr, Stan Kaye, Stookie AllenlettererHenry Boltinoff, Ira Schnapp, Joe Rosen, Stookie AlleneditorWhitney Ellsworth

New York Police Department

The Wire Tap Crimes! A series of armoured car robberies are carried out using what could only be inside information. Soon, the DA uncovers a gang of wiretappers who use their sophisticated system to steal with impunity and dodge the cops. The Prisoner in the Muslin Mask! A gang of protection racketeers are headed by a mysterious man whom none of them have ever actually met. When a witness threatens that anonymity, the leader steps out of the shadows to silence him. Casey the Cop A comedy short. The Cop with the Deadshot Pencil! A police artist describes the important work done by the members of his department, and describes a particular case that was solved by police artists. The Case of the Painter's Peril! An art forger and con man kills the artist he's been ripping off when the artist threatens to go to the police. Staging it as an accident, he believes he has committed the perfect murder. The Crime File A text story. Like Mom! A short biography of Mary Sullivan, a police officer, and her daughter, the head of a private detective agency. The Crime Warden! A convicted criminal escapes jail and seeks revenge on the judge, jury, and district attorney who imprisoned him by trapping him in his own private prison. — Description from Comic Vine community (comicvine.gamespot.com).