MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY #28

“Beware the Bogus Beggars!”

July 1952

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artistJohn Prentice, Al McLean, Charles Paris, Howard PurcelllettererAl McLean, Ira Schnapp, Joe Rosen, Joe LettereseeditorWhitney Ellsworth

New York Police Department

Beware the Bogus Beggars! A gang of criminals pretend to be beggars, forcing legitimate impoverished people off the streets and into petty crime. Soon their crime wave escalates to murder. The Hot-Rod Racket! A craze for driving recklessly sweeps the teenage community. A well-publicized campaign to get the hotrods off the road brings them to the attention of a gang of criminals, who begin to use the cars to effect perfect getaways. The Case of the Poisoned Candle! A greedy butler murders his ailing employer before the man can discover his employee's theft. The Crime File A text story. The Sound Waves of Crime! When a bank robber apparently commits suicide, the DA discovers a mysterious smashed record on his body that seems to have recorded only a series of indecipherable clicks. Soon a crime wave strikes the city, the only clue another smashed record found on yet another corpse. Beware the Rackets Explaining the details of some basic scams that con artists may run on you in your own home. — Description from Comic Vine community (comicvine.gamespot.com).