Dick Tracy #84

(February 1955)

New Heavy Plastic Giant Circus Tent Playhouse (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Giant Big Top Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer-Crooner (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Chester Gould; ?

Pencils

Chester Gould

Inks

Chester Gould

Colors

?

Letters

Chester Gould; typeset

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Junior Tracy; Mr. Crime; Newsuit Nan; Mr. Balff

Synopsis

Tracy and Sam trace the weapon used by Tonsils to a gun dealer who identifies Newsuit Nan as the buyer. Tracy and Sam search Nan's home and find her chemical lab. Meanwhile, Mr. Crime and Nan are using a lottery system to choose the next man to assassinate Tracy. Tracy and Sam track the man to a barbershop, and Tracy shoots his would-be killer.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1952-09-28 to 1952-10-26. [Oct 23rd-25th are reprinted before Oct 20th-22nd]

Yippee! Ride It Cowboy! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hey Kids! Match Your Wits with the Smith Brothers! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Hi, kids! Well, it looks like you really enjoyed the surprise we had for you last month... (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

AMF Roadmaster Makes Christmas So Much More Fun (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hey Kids!! Send for the New Howdy Doody Television Television Set (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Howdy Doody Color Television Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Chester Gould

Inks

Chester Gould

Colors

?

Letters

Chester Gould

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes, I was scheduled to testify in the counterfeit cigarette stamp case tomorrow.

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Mr. Balff; Newsuit Nan; Mr. Crime; Panda

Synopsis

Tracy and Sam capture two of Mr. Crime's henchmen. Nan shoots Mr. Crime's barracuda before telling him that they must run because the cops are closing in. Angry at what Nan has done, Mr. Crime strangles her. Tracy and Sam bug the cell of Crime's henchmen and use the information to find Crime's hideaway. They also find the dead barracuda and pull some dentures from its stomach. Meanwhile, Mr. Crime returns to his true occupation and begins planning his next move.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1952-10-27 to 1952-11-25.

How The F.B.I. Smashed A Spy Ring (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

Typeset

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #27 (May 1950)

A Polite Case of Murder (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Detective-Lieutenant Joe Haskins; Harvey J. Malcolm

Synopsis

Haskins investigates the murder to Harvey Malcolm's secretary.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #49 (March 1952) [Story recast to cover 3/4 page so ad could appear on bottom half of right column.]

His home is a shore warm and sandy (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Minit Mystery / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Art Peddy

Inks

John Belfi

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It's Stevenson! He's been killed in an accident!

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Bernard Barnet; Bertha Barnet

Synopsis

Bernard solves a murder.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #51 (May 1952)

Indexer Notes

a Bernard Barnet Minit Mystery

Get World's Most Beautiful Dolls at Low Factory Prices (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

DOLL-LAND / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazing Offer Do You Need Extra Money (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

The FUNman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

New Daisy Lightning Loader Red Ryder Carbine in Time for Christmas! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)