Dick Tracy #33

(November 1950)

How Well Do You Know the Law? (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

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Letters

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Genre

crime

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Strange Case Of Measles, The Teen-Age Dope Smuggler (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 13 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; Gravel Gertie; Measles

Synopsis

Gravel Gertie gets unwittingly involved in a prison dope smuggling ring headed by Measles. Meanwhile, Tracy goes undercover to shut down the smuggling ring.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1945-01-28 to 1945-02-25. [Some panels Feb 5th-7th, 11th removed, Feb 22nd-25th panels reorganized.]

Indexer Notes

First Measles appearance in comics.

Hey Kids! Get This Exciting Book of Dog-Training Secrets (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Dash Dog Food / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

This Christmas Ask Dad for a Roadmaster (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Twist of Fate (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Chester Gould

Inks

Chester Gould

Colors

?

Letters

Chester Gould

Genre

adventure; drama; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Measles; Gravel Gertie

Synopsis

Tracy gets the drop on Measles, but the car backs into Tracy. Measles clubs Tracy and ties him to the back of the car. As he drags Tracy down the road, Gravel Gertie spots him and sets out to save him.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1945-02-26 to 1945-03-03.

Schwinn Is Guaranteed! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Getaway (Table of Contents: 7)

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; Measles; Pat Patton; Gravel Gertie

Synopsis

Tracy catches fire while being dragged behind the car driven by Measles. His coat tear loose, and he rolls into a ditch where the police find him and take him to a hospital. Gravel Gertie keeps two of Measles' henchmen at bay with an axe. Measles abandons his car and hides in a lineman's aerial tent until the police pass by. He leaves the tent and heads for a watchman's residence on the railroad, hoping to find some shelter there.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1945-03-04 to 1945-03-17.

Will Measles Outwit Tracy? (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

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

The Police Athletic League (Table of Contents: 10)

America's Finest / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Synopsis

A brief history the of Police Athletic League.

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #91 (September 1955)
which is reprinted
• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #143 (December 1960)
• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #143 (December 1960)

Indexer Notes

Text article with small illustration.

The Case Of The Writer's Note (Table of Contents: 11)

Dick Tracy Minit Mystery / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy

Synopsis

This is a you solve it mystery, with the solution at the bottom of page.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

This is a recurring concept in the Tracy series.

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

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

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

We better hurry, Sparkle, Honey...

Genre

humor

Characters

Sparkle Plenty; B.O. Plenty

Synopsis

B.O. and Sparkle go to the movies.

Reprints

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

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

1st Choice of Readers! Don't Miss a Single Issue! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Murder...Without Clues (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 0.9 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Pete Coohy

Reprints

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

Zoom 1st Issue Out Now (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Flash Gordon / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie Tames a Lion (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Bobby Shelby and the Forest Fire (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Bobby Shelby / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now You Can Scare the Devil out of People with This! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Most Amazing Sun Watch in the World (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Telzall / advertisement / 1 page (report information)