Dick Tracy #26

(April 1950)

The Touch of Gould (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

Chicago Tribune (photograph)

Inks

Chicago Tribune (photograph)

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Characters

Chester Gould

Synopsis

A brief account of how Chester Gould developed Dick Tracy.

Indexer Notes

Article on Chester Gould.

["Dick Tracy, ace detective, is trying to track down..." (part 1)] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Pencils

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Inks

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Flattop; Vitamin Flintheart; Pat Patton; Hawker Davis

Synopsis

Flattop escapes from the chimney with help from an old gentleman who lives next door. Covered with soot and honey, he forces a street huckster to to clean his coat with the "special fluid" the huckster is selling. In return he sets the huckster ablaze. Taking refuge in a rooming house, he encounters Vitamin Flintheart and forces the actor to disguise him as an old man. As payment, Flattop beats the old actor and leaves him for dead. Tracy and Patton find Flintheart, who volunteers to help as much as he possibly can.

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #110 (April 1957)
• From Dick Tracy newspaper strips (Chicago Tribune) 1944-02-20 to 1944-03-18.

Now You Can Subscribe to One, Two, Three, or All (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

She Makes a Honey of a Rescue! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bit-O-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mistaken Identity (part 2) (Table of Contents: 5)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Chester Gould

Inks

Chester Gould

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Vitamin Flintheart; Flattop

Synopsis

A disguised Flattop hides in a movie theater.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1944-03-19 to 1944-03-22.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Introducing the New 1950 Filmatic (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Fun Parade, Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Act of Fate (part 3) (Table of Contents: 8)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Chester Gould

Inks

Chester Gould

Colors

?

Letters

Chester Gould

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Flattop; Vitamin Flintheart

Synopsis

A wounded Flattop swears vengeance on all police. Vitamin Flintheart enters a bar to drown his sorrows. When he attempts to pay for his drinks, he discovers Flattop's pistol in the pocket of his coat. Vitamin is horrified that he has a gun. The bartender thinks Vitamin is trying to rob him, and in the confusion, Vitamin accidentally shoots the bartender and flees, now believing himself to be a murderer.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1944-03-23 to 1944-04-08 [Some panels from March 27th-April 5th removed.]

Flattop Escapes Prison (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

1st Choice of Readers! Don't Miss a Single Issue! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

[Human Hair, Footprints, Fabric, Dust Particles, Firearm Grooves] (Table of Contents: 11)

Crimestoppers Handbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Junior Tracy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Dick Tracy's Minute Mystery / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I saved this newspaper, Dick.

Genre

detective-mystery

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #110 (April 1957)

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

Beware of These Rackets / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I paid him a $1.25.

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #143 (December 1960)

The Midget Magician (Table of Contents: 14)

Dick Tracy / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Junior Tracy; Dick Tracy; Maestro

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #88 (June 1959)

In the Nick of Time at the Midget Auto Races (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Old Nick Candy Bar / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The New York City Police Department (Table of Contents: 16)

America's Finest / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

crime; history

Characters

Dick Tracy; Patton

Synopsis

A brief history of the New York City Police Department.

Indexer Notes

Text article with small illustration.

I Will Send You Both Free (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Mr. J. E. Smith / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Prizes for You (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

American Seed Company, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)