Dick Tracy #48

(February 1952)

Hey, You Skinny Bag of Bones! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Dick Tracy and the Case of the Bloodthirsty Blonde (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Inks

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Colors

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Letters

Chester Gould

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Autumn Hews; Coffyhead

Synopsis

Autumn hides in a dog kennel and sets it on fire to escape the dogs in there. As Tracy closes in, she hides in the laundry chute of a nearby house. Tracy and Pat find her when the dogs bark at the laundry chute. Coffyhead and Lugi attempt a jailbreak but are recaptured before they can leave the cellblock. Lugi is killed during the attempt, and Coffyhead is put in solitary confinement.

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #119 (January 1958) [Page 1 splash and last panel not reprinted; page 2 not reprinted; page 1, panels 1-3 not reprinted; page 6, panels 5-12 not reprinted; pages 7-10 not reprinted; page 11, panels 1-10 not reprinted. ]
• From Dick Tracy Newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1947-07-20 to 1947-08-27. [July 31 not reprinted.]

Schwinn Black Phantom (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Dick Tracy and the Case of the Murderous Minstrels! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Inks

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Colors

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Letters

Chester Gould

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Mumbles; Kiss Andtel

Synopsis

Mumbles and his band hit and kill a motorcycle cop on their way to a gig.

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #120 (February 1958) [Page 1 not reprinted. Page 2, panels 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 not reprinted.]
• From Dick Tracy Newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1947-08-27 to 1947-09-01.

How Alan Got His Christmas Bike A Shelby - That He'll Always Like (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

You Don't Have to Wait Two Months for These Top Comics (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Now! 100 Biggest, Best Laughs with Blondie! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

The Mumbles Quartette (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Chester Gould

Inks

Chester Gould

Colors

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Letters

Chester Gould

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Kiss Andtel; Mumbles; Mrs. Van Horst

Synopsis

The Mumbles Quartette lands a gig for a society party with the intention of robbing their hostess and her guests.

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #120 (February 1958) [The bottom panel of page 6 not reprinted. It's a teaser caption for Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #49.]
• From Dick Tracy Newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1947-09-01 to 1947-09-22.

Tracy Stalks a Cop-Killer! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[Footprints, re-sealed letters,] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Junior Tracy

Synopsis

Brief descriptions of evidence processing techniques.

For Love or Murder (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 0.8 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Lieutenant Hanes; Jason Darby; Frances Darby; Marion Darby

Synopsis

Lt. Hanes solves a murder at the Darby mansion.

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #83 (January 1955) [Text is reformatted into 1.5 columns. ]

Friends! Now you can subscribe to Joe Palooka Comics!" (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Joe Palooka Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

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

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

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Pencils

Rudy Palais

Inks

Rudy Palais

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

crime; history

Synopsis

Questions about beheading, kidnapping, prison escapes, Paul Revere, and confessions.

The Crater Case (Table of Contents: 14)

America's Finest / text article / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; crime

Characters

Judge Crater

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #98 (April 1956), #119 (January 1958)

Warfront (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

This door must be made of iron!

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Mrs. Wilber; Mr. Johns

Synopsis

Tracy and Pat investigate a suicide.

We Dare You to Read (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Black Cat Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Now You Can Subscribe to One, Two, Three, or All (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here, chickies, chick, chick!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Sparkle Plenty; Oscar

Synopsis

Sparkle solves the problem of a bullying rooster

Terrific Price Smash (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Consumers Price Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

New Double Gift Idea! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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