Dick Tracy #44

(October 1951)

War Is Hell! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Case of the Mouthwash Murderer (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Gargles; Christmas Early; Pat Patton; Themesong

Synopsis

Tracy tracks down Gargles.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1946-09-30 to 1946-10-30.

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

Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Shelby Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Closing In (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Junior Tracy; Themesong; Christmas Early; Gargles

Synopsis

Themesong goes on Christmas Early's radio show and begs her mother's killer to give himself up.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1946-10-31 to 1946-11-03.

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

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

You Don't Have to Wait Two Months for These Top Comics (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Final Battle (Table of Contents: 8)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

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Chester Gould

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Themesong; Gargles

Synopsis

Tracy corners Gargles, who falls from a stack of glass panels. Gargles is impaled by a large shard of broken glass.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1946-11-04 to 1946-11-10.

Can Dick Tracy Be Hypnotized? (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)

Methods Of Crime Detection (Table of Contents: 11)

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Genre

crime

Synopsis

An article on forensic techniques.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #28 (June 1950)

[Mail order dentures, cameras, rabbits, body creams, phony adjustors] (Table of Contents: 12)

Beware of These Rackets / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

Bob Powell

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Bob Powell

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Genre

crime

Synopsis

One panel strips identifying different crime rackets.

[False Teeth, Burglar Alarm, Burie Clothes, Fingerprints] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

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Genre

crime

Characters

Dick Tracy

Synopsis

Tips on different criminal techniques

The Hot House Murder (Table of Contents: 14)

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Genre

crime

Synopsis

A one page murder mystery.

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Special All New Original Stories in Each and Every Issue (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Daisy and Her Pups / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.1 page (report information)

How Well Do You Know the Law? (Table of Contents: 16)

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

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Genre

crime

Synopsis

A quiz on knowing the law.

Indexer Notes

Singing School, Shattered Glass, Perjury, Suspended Sentence

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Dick Tracy Minute Mystery / activity / 2 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dick, these are press photos of the three suspects in the case.

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Wilbur Smoothtalk; Glamour Jones; Trial Brown; Tess

Synopsis

You try to discover the killer of Mr. Playhard.

Reprints

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

The Buckley Case (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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Pencils

Manny Stallman

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John Giunta

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Genre

crime

Synopsis

The story of a Detroit killing spree.

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Use This Coupon (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 0.1 page (report information)

Look for the 13th Big Issue (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Little Max / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Everybody Laughs with Humphrey (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

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

Sparkle Plenty / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Rain...rain...go away!

Genre

humor

Characters

Sparkle Plenty; B.O. Plenty

Synopsis

On a rainy day, Sparkle decides that she will make candy with B.O.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #29 (July 1950)

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)