(January 1951)

Harvey, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1950-11-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Harvey Comics H
Editing
Leon Harvey (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date taken from house ad in DICK TRACY MONTHLY COMICS No. 34.

The Case of the Stolen $50,000 (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Simon (ghosted for Chester Gould)
Inks
Joe Simon (ghosted for Chester Gould)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; drama; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits based on Joe Simon's comments in his book THE COMIC BOOK MAKERS.

Where's Everybody Going? (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Boys' Ranch / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

World's Best Known Comics All in One Magazine (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Family Funnies / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Case of the Stolen $50,000] (Table of Contents: 3)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 13 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; Measles; Beathless Mahoney; Pat Patton;
Synopsis
While in pursuit of Measles, Tracy meets Breathless Mahoney. Measles is captured but escapes using tear gas. Breathless hatches a scheme to steal from an elderly lady.
Reprints
  • From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1945-05-06 to 1945-06-07 [May 21st, 22nd, 26th, 31st removed, most of June 1st removed].
    .

Bobby Shelby and the Christmas Party (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Shelby Cycle Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Finest Gift in the World for Any Boy or Girl (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Arnold, Schwinn and Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Dick Tracy / comic story / 2 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
?
Letters
Chester Gould; ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I Warned you, Breathless!
Genre
adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Breathless Mahoney
Synopsis
Brethless attempts to steal money from her mother.
Reprints
  • From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1945-06-08 to 1945-06-10.

Captain Tootsie Catches Hi-jackers (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[The Money Tree] (Table of Contents: 8)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon (ghosted for Chester Gould)
Pencils
Joe Simon (ghosted for Chester Gould)
Inks
Joe Simon (ghosted for Chester Gould)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Simon (ghosted for Chester Gould)

Genre
adventure; drama; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Breathless Mahoney
Synopsis
Breathless hides $50,000 in a tree but finds it difficult to safely retrieve it.
Reprints
  • from Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1945-06-11 to 1945-06-24.

How Far Will Breathless Go to Keep the $50,000? (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[Bullet Holes, Charred Documents, Petty Thievery] (Table of Contents: 10)

Crimestoppers Handbook / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Junior Tracy
Synopsis
How police scientists process certain pieces of evidence.

Alaskan Troubleshooters (Table of Contents: 11)

America's Finest / text story / 0.9 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; crime; history
Reprints

Everyone Loves Poor Little Sad Sack (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.1 page (report information)

How Well Do You Know the Law? (Table of Contents: 13)

Calling All Sleuths / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Synopsis
Short quiz to test your knowledge of slang terms.

Indexer Notes

References to Singing School, Broken Glass, Perjury, and suspended sentence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Sparkle Plenty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sparkle, Honey, since we live close tuh the railroad tracks...
Genre
drama; humor; children
Characters
Sparkle Plenty; B. O. Plenty

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Western Saddle Ring (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Case of the Uninvited Dinner Guest (Table of Contents: 17)

Dick Tracy Minit Mystery / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
drama; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Ivy Inker; Roger Ruler
Synopsis
Tracy solves the murder of a prominent businessman.

It's Aerica's Big Top Performer (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Monark Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

They're a Million Miles Ahead of Everything (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Hidden Clue (Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

This Christmas Be a Cowboy (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Case of the Stolen $50,000
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. Where's Everybody Going?
    Boys' Ranch
  3. 2. World's Best Known Comics All in One Magazine
    Family Funnies
  4. 3. [The Case of the Stolen $50,000]
    Dick Tracy
  5. 4. Bobby Shelby and the Christmas Party
    Shelby Cycle Company
  6. 5. The Finest Gift in the World for Any Boy or Girl
    Arnold, Schwinn and Company
  7. 6. ["I Warned you, Breathless!"]
    Dick Tracy
  8. 7. Captain Tootsie Catches Hi-jackers
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  9. 8. [The Money Tree]
    Dick Tracy
  10. 9. How Far Will Breathless Go to Keep the $50,000?
    Dick Tracy
  11. 10. [Bullet Holes, Charred Documents, Petty Thievery]
    Crimestoppers Handbook
  12. 11. Alaskan Troubleshooters
    America's Finest
  13. 12. Everyone Loves Poor Little Sad Sack
  14. 13. How Well Do You Know the Law?
    Calling All Sleuths
  15. 14. ["Sparkle, Honey, since we live close tuh the railroad tracks..."]
    Sparkle Plenty
  16. 15. ["It's a hold-up!"]
    Dubble Bubble Bubble Gum
  17. 16. Western Saddle Ring
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  18. 17. The Case of the Uninvited Dinner Guest
    Dick Tracy Minit Mystery
  19. 18. It's Aerica's Big Top Performer
    Monark Bicycles
  20. 19. They're a Million Miles Ahead of Everything
  21. 20. The Hidden Clue
  22. 21. This Christmas Be a Cowboy
    Daisy Manufacturing Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • John Pannozzi
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore