(July 1955)

Harvey, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1955-05
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Harvey Comics [Stamp]
Editing
Leon Harvey (credited)

Issue Notes

Newspaper reprint data assist from Art Lortie.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Simon (signed as Chester Gould)
Inks
Joe Simon (signed as Chester Gould)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy
Reprints
  • Art credit based on Joe Simon's comments in his book The Comic Book Makers.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Tracy vs. Odds Zonn (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; children; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Diet Smith; Odds Zonn; Diet Smith; B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Little Wings; Kincaid Plenty
Synopsis
Odds Zonn goes to the hospital for a cure to his radiation poisoning. When Tracy tries to capture him, Zonn pulls a gun. Tracy uses a piece of bulletproof glass to close in, and Zonn is killed by his own ricochet when he fires at Tracy. B. O.'s brother Kincaid shows up and after spending a night with the his brother, offers to build a modern bathroom for B. O., who refuses to accept charity from anyone.
Reprints
  • From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1953-05-31 to 1953-06-28.

For Super Summer Fun! Buy and Shoot a Daisy Training Air Rifle (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Goodyear / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Popsicle Products / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

U. S. Keds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Tracy vs. Odds Zonn] Part 2 (Table of Contents: 7)

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
Dacy! Plague take it, come in!
Genre
adventure; drama; humor; children; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Little Wings; Kincaid Plenty; 3-D Magee
Synopsis
B. O. Penty starts digging the foundation for his new bathroom and orders the fixtures. Meanwhile, 3-D Magee teams up with Kincaid's ex-wife to devise a scheme to swindle Kincaid out of $100,000.
Reprints
  • From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1953-06-29 to 1953-07-18.

The Dowager (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime
Characters
Mathilda Turner; Inspector Larson; Helen Kirk; Adam Kirk; Gil Turner; Joy Turner; Janet Turner
Synopsis
Who Killed Mathilda Turner?
Reprints

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

Crimestoppers Textbook / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
To hike through deep woods...
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Directions for using a compass.

The 7 Who Defied Death! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; crime
Reprints

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

Crimestoppers Textbook / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Secret motor numbers have caught many...
Genre
crime
Synopsis
How the police track stolen automobiles.

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

Girl Friday! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What could be more romantic than a moonlight cruise?
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Myra Martin; Glenn Wilson; Stewart; Captain Nixon
Synopsis
Myra solves a shipboard murder.
Reprints

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

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Guy's Best Buy! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Blondie and Dagwood / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

The Cooked Goose! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Sad Sack / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

She's Great, Mate! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Mazie and Flat-Top / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Boo-tiful Reading for All! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Casper and Spooky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Shelby Cycle Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Zenith Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

The FUNman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Curtiss Miracle-Aid (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Curtiss Candy Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. ["Hi kids! Thanks for your wonderful and interesting letters!"]
    Harvey Comics News
  3. 2. Tracy vs. Odds Zonn
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. For Super Summer Fun! Buy and Shoot a Daisy Training Air Rifle
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  5. 4. ["Gee whiz - it's a G-3!"]
    Goodyear
  6. 5. ["Kids! Team up with your parents..."]
    Popsicle Products
  7. 6. ["Split-seconds faster!"]
    U. S. Keds
  8. 7. [Tracy vs. Odds Zonn] Part 2
    Dick Tracy
  9. 8. The Dowager
  10. 9. ["To hike through deep woods..."]
    Crimestoppers Textbook
  11. 10. The 7 Who Defied Death!
    America's Finest
  12. 11. ["Secret motor numbers have caught many..."]
    Crimestoppers Textbook
  13. 12. ["What could be more romantic than a moonlight cruise?"]
    Girl Friday!
  14. 13. ["You can get a Cracker Jack birthstone identification bracelet, too!"]
    Cracker Jack
  15. 14. A Guy's Best Buy!
    Blondie and Dagwood
  16. 15. The Cooked Goose!
    Sad Sack
  17. 16. She's Great, Mate!
    Mazie and Flat-Top
  18. 17. Boo-tiful Reading for All!
    Casper and Spooky
  19. 18. ["I bike-hiked through Florida on my Shelby Airflo Super de luxe!"]
    Shelby Cycle Company
  20. 19. ["319 all-different stamos from all over the world!"]
    Zenith Co.
  21. 20. ["Men - women - boys - girls prizes given"]
    The FUNman
  22. 21. Curtiss Miracle-Aid
    Curtiss Candy Company
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  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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