(April 1951)

Harvey, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1951-02-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Harvey Comics H
Editing
Leon Harvey (credited) (editor, vice president); Alfred Harvey (credited) (managing editor, president)

Issue Notes

On sale date based on ad in Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #37.

[no title indexed] (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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Help! Tracy, I've Found Itchy!
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Junior; Breathless Mahoney; Itchy
Reprints

Now You Can subscribe to Dick Tracy Comics Monthly (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Gould; ?
Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
Chester Gould; ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Murder and violence followed hot on the trail of the stolen $50,000 and then Itchy stepped into the case.
Genre
adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Tess; Breathless Mahoney; Itchy; Junior; Pat Patton; B.O. Plenty
Synopsis
After Itchy takes the $50,000 from Tracy, he steals a car and heads out of town. Junior and Tess spot him and chase him in a borrowed car. Itchy hits a cow and loses control of the car and crashes. The owner of the car is killed in the crash. Itchy douses him with gasoline and sets him afire to mislead the police into thinking he died in the flames. Itchy flees and then realizes he has left the money behind.
Reprints
  • US in The Original Dick Tracy (Gladstone, 1990 series) #4 (March 1991) [Heavily edited when reprinted.]
  • From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1945-10-01 to 1945-11-18. [Oct 15th-17th panels reorganized, 18th, 20th, 29th & 30th some panels removed,]

Indexer Notes

Page 1 recaps the story thus far.

The Most Amazing Sun Watch in the World (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Telzall / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sparkle Plenty Islander Ukette (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Fun Parade, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

You Don't Have to Wait Two Months for These Top Comics (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

It's Easy to Learn Dancing (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Pioneer Publications, Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Dick Tracy Is Held Captive! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[Newly-Shaved Hair, Ashes, Oil Fumes] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Junior Tracy
Synopsis
Brief explanations of evidence-processing techniques.

Indexer Notes

This feature appears on the bottom half of the page immediately following the last page of the main story.

[Clinton P. Duffy] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Nostrand
Inks
Howard Nostrand
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

Genre
crime
Characters
Clinton; Pretty Boy Floyd Guffey; John Jay
Synopsis
A quiz on knowing the law.

The Insurance Racket (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 0.83 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; crime
Synopsis
An informative article about insurance fraud.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

statement of ownership / 0.17 page (report information)

Script
Robert Harvey (credited as Robert B. Harvey) (business manager)
Letters
typeset

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Sparkle, honey, will you catch that chicken like a good girl?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Sparkle Plenty; Gravel Gertie
Synopsis
Sparkle and Gravel let loose a chicken and Sparkle attempts to retrieve it.
Reprints

The Bureau of Narcotics (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; crime
Characters
Harry Walker
Synopsis
A story about the Bureau Of Narcotics.
Reprints

The Case Of The Buried Gun (Table of Contents: 14)

Minit Mystery / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Dick Tracy; Pat Patton
Synopsis
You have to solve the murder of Tom Watson.

New Silk Finish Enlargement, Ivory Gold-Tooled Frame (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Hollywood Film Studio / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Buried Gun (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Ed Williams; Tom Watson; Miss Land
Synopsis
A buried gun leads Tracy and Pat to a killer.

Special...Introductory Offer to Readers of This Magazine (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

H & S Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Get Your Prize (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Help! Tracy, I've Found Itchy!"]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. Now You Can subscribe to Dick Tracy Comics Monthly
    Dick Tracy Comics Monthly
  3. 2. ["Murder and violence followed hot on the trail of the stolen $50,000 and then Itchy stepped into the case."]
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. The Most Amazing Sun Watch in the World
    Telzall
  5. 4. Sparkle Plenty Islander Ukette
    Fun Parade, Inc.
  6. 5. You Don't Have to Wait Two Months for These Top Comics
    Harvey Comics
  7. 6. It's Easy to Learn Dancing
    Pioneer Publications, Inc.
  8. 7. Dick Tracy Is Held Captive!
    Dick Tracy Comics Monthly
  9. 8. [Newly-Shaved Hair, Ashes, Oil Fumes]
    Crimestoppers Handbook
  10. 9. [Clinton P. Duffy]
    Calling All Sleuths
  11. 10. The Insurance Racket
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. ["Oh, Sparkle, honey, will you catch that chicken like a good girl?"]
    Sparkle Plenty
  14. 13. The Bureau of Narcotics
    America's Finest
  15. 14. The Case Of The Buried Gun
    Minit Mystery
  16. 15. New Silk Finish Enlargement, Ivory Gold-Tooled Frame
    Hollywood Film Studio
  17. 16. The Case of the Buried Gun
    Dick Tracy Minit Mystery
  18. 17. Special...Introductory Offer to Readers of This Magazine
    H & S Sales
  19. 18. Get Your Prize
    American Seed Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • JW "David" Asher
  • Kenneth Blair
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nigel Cantwell
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky