Dick Tracy #116

(October 1957)

Boys-Girls-Men-Women-Prizes Given (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dick Tracy and the Case of the Tree House Trap (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 21.5 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 Ketcham; Empty Williams; Junior Tracy; Tess Tracy

Synopsis

Empty Williams tries to sell a shipment of hi-jacked diapers to a car wash chain owner. When the owner discovers that he is not buying polishing cloths, he refuses to pay and is killed. The hi-jacked driver gies Tracy a description of Williams, Tracy tracks Williams to a sleazy cafe. Williams spot them and manages to escape. He hides in an old tree house but is spotted by a milkman. Tracy confronts Williams in the tree house, and their fight causes the old tree to break at the roots. Williams dies in the mishap. Meanwhile, Junior races the clock as he tries to get her to the hospital.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #72 (February 1954) [Pages 1 and 2 not reprinted. Page 3, panels 1-6, 10 not reprinted. Page 12, panels 6 and 8 are not reprinted. ]
which is reprinted
• From Dick Tracy newspaper strips (Chicago Tribune) 1951-02-06 to 1951-03-07.
• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #72 (February 1954) [Only page 1, panels 1-6 are reprinted.]
which is reprinted
• From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1951-03-25 to 1951-03-25.
• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #73 (March 1954) [Page 1 not reprinted. Page 9, panels 1-6 not reprinted. ]
which is reprinted
• From Dick Tracy Newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1951-03-26 to 1951-04-25.
• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #73 (March 1954) [Page 8, panels 7-12 not reprinted.]
which is reprinted
• From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1951-04-26 to 1951-05-13.

Indexer Notes

The top half of page 1 is a text summary of what has gone before.

Page 1, panel 3 copied minus a word balloon and third man. It is used as panel 4.

Page 1, panel 4 has a different word balloon.

Page 7, panel 1 - body deleted from panel.

Page 7, panels 9-11 - all dialogue changed from the original.

Page 10, panel 2 - dialogue changed.

Page 10, panel 6 is a blowup of panel 9 and replaces a dropped panel. It's a head shot of Empty Williams
but no balloon or caption.

Page 10, panel 7 is copied and turned into a close-up panel and used as panel 8

Page 10, panel 9 - dialogue changed. This is obvious from the extra space in the word balloon.

Page 19, panel 7 is redrawn to remove the body from the panel, even the injured body is shown in panel 4

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How Tee and Eff Helped the Hometown Sluggers Win (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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Meet Hot Stuff (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

By Popular Demand We're Here for You! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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In all history - what six characters caused the most riots? (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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Harvey Hits Specially for You! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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Extra! Dick Tracy Is Accused of Robbery (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Inspector King Makes a Decision (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Inspector King; Bryce Rawlings; Mathilda Rawlings

Synopsis

Inspector King solves a murder.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #72 (February 1954) [Title changed when reprinted in Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #116.]

Indexer Notes

Original title: The Course of Murder!

America's Greatest Detective Calling All Dick Tracy Fans! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Cowboy of the West (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Lieutenant Peter Chess; Bat Harlon; Barry Curtiss

Synopsis

Lt. Chess solves a murder.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #72 (February 1954)

Indexer Notes

Original title: Death for a Killer!

Build and Race This Miniature Hotrod (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I got your call, Mr. Rawson.

Feature Logo

Minit Mystery Starring the Count

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Boris Gehrhart; Inspector Kelly; Mr. Rawson

Synopsis

Boris investigates a locked-room murder.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #72 (February 1954)

Indexer Notes

starring the Count

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