Dick Tracy #43

(September 1951)

Good News for Little Folks! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Case of the Underworld Brat (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

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Letters

Chester Gould

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; children; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Themesong; Roach; Shoulders; Pat Patton

Synopsis

At the request of her mother, Themesong decides to help Tracy capture Roach and Shoulders.

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #111 (May 1957)
• From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1946-07-07 to 1946-08-25.

Indexer Notes

Note July 3rd-6th skipped between #42 and #43. Throughout this story, a number of panels and days in July and August dealing with Gertie and B.O. Plenty romance and Breathless Mahoney's suffering in hospital have been removed, although they left her death. Quite a few panels from Aug-Sept removed with the Christmas Early & Gargles story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Antiseptic Murderer (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

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Letters

Chester Gould

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Christmas Early; George Empire; Gargles

Synopsis

Tracy arrests a woman for killing a man with a revolving door. Gargles begins a reign of terror to coerce druggists into selling his particular brand of mouthwash.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1946-09-01 to 1946-09-15.

Have More Fun in '51 (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The First Clue (Table of Contents: 6)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Chester Gould

Inks

Chester Gould

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Letters

Chester Gould

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Christmas Early; Gargles

Synopsis

A druggist reports Gargles' racketeering efforts to Tracy.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1946-09-01 to 1946-09-29.

Indexer Notes

Two half-page ads appear between pages 2 and 3 of this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

You Don't Have to Wait Two Months for These Top Comics (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Is Tracy Trapped? (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Case of the Jewel Thief Hoax (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Kerry Drake / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

How Well Do You Know the Law? (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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Genre

crime

Synopsis

Questions about army deserter, stiff, Reading Gaol, blood money, Cain, Julius Caesar.

[Finger Prints, Invisible Ink, Blood Stains, Knots] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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Genre

crime

Characters

Dick Tracy

Synopsis

Descriptions of how process various pieces of evidence.

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, Sparkle honey, I think it's time fer you get acquainted with what has to be done with the animals here.

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Sparkle Plenty; B. O. Plenty

Synopsis

B. O. shows Sparkle around the farm.

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #111 (May 1957)

The Case of the Cursed Mine (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustrations.

Alcatraz (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

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Letters

typeset

Genre

history

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #96 (February 1956), #111 (May 1957)

Now! Walt Disney Character Masks on Wheaties Boxe (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 0.1 page (report information)

How Well Do You Know the Law? (Table of Contents: 17)

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

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Pencils

Bob Powell

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Bob Powell

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Genre

crime; history

Synopsis

Questions about counterfeiters, Edmund Randolph, instrument of execution, cattle thieves, police organization of France, defamation of character.

Calling All Crime-Stoppers! Subscribe Now to Dick Tracy! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[Unlicensed Dealers, Health Foods, Smoking Cures, Used Car Dealers, Matrimonial Agencies] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

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Genre

crime; domestic; romance

Synopsis

A summary of some rackets and how to avoid them.

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #111 (May 1957)

Death Goes to College (Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Bob Powell

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Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

Characters

Prof. Norman von Kelvin

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #142 (October 1960)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Everybody Loves Humphrey (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

It sure is a nice day for a,,,

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Henry Argent

Synopsis

Dick and Pat solve a hit-and-run incident.

Hey, You Skinny Bag of Bones! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

What Builds a Champion Builds You! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)