Dick Tracy
#39
(May 1951)
Harvey,
1950 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Harvey Comics H
- Editing
- Leon Harvey (credited) (editor)
[no title indexed]
Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Itchy: Mrs. B-B-Eyes
- Synopsis
- Itchy tortures Dick Tracy as Mrs. B-B-Eyes watches.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Cover art credit based on Joe Simon's comments in his book, THE COMIC BOOK MAKERS.
[Captured by Itchy]
Dick Tracy / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Chester Gould; Joe Simon (recap)
- Pencils
- Chester Gould
- Inks
- Chester Gould
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Chester Gould
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Itchy, vicious underworld killer...
- Genre
- adventure; drama; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Junior Tracy; Itchy; Mrs. B-B-Eyes; Tess Trueheart
- Synopsis
- Tess escapes Itchy, but Tracy falls into a trap set by Itchy. Itchy places Tracy in the trunk of a squad car and escapes. He heads for the home of his former friend, B-B-Eyes, and tells Mrs. B-B-Eyes that he has captured Tracy. Together, they set up a schedule to slowly kill Tracy by starvation and thirst.
- Reprints
-
in The Original Dick Tracy (Gladstone, 1990 series) #4 (March 1991) [Heavily edited when reprinted in Gladstone comic.] - From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1945-11-19 to 1945-12-19.
-
1st in Looks! 1st in Life! 1st in Value!
Monark Silver King, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- children; sports
- Synopsis
- Ad for the Monark Silver King bicycle.
Indexer Notes
Ad appears between first and third pages of the first Dick Tracy story. This ad also appears in other Harvey comics dated May, 1951.
[no title indexed]
Arnold, Schwinn and Company / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's why Schwinn bikes are the safest...
- Genre
- children; sports
Indexer Notes
This follows the last page of the first Dick Tracy story.
Itchy's Downfall
Dick Tracy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- adventure; drama; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Itchy
- Synopsis
- An emaciated Tracy gets the drop on Itchy.
- Reprints
- in The Original Dick Tracy (Gladstone, 1990 series) #4 (March 1991) [Heavily edited when printed in Gladstone comic.]
- From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1945-12-20 to 1945-12-23.
-
[no title indexed]
Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You don't have to wait two months for these top comics
- Genre
- adventure; drama; crime; domestic; sports
- Characters
- Joe Palooka; Blondie; Dick Tracy; Dagwood
- Synopsis
- Generic ad for JOE PALOOKA, BLONDIE, DICK TRACY and FAMILY FUNNIES.
[no title indexed]
Smith Brothers / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys! Girls! Hurry!
- Genre
- children
- Synopsis
- Ad offering ID bracelet with birthstone, available from Smith Brothers cough drops.
[no title indexed]
Dick Tracy / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Broth and a glass of milk!
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Tess Trueheart; Pat Patton; Junior Tracy; B. O. Plenty; Diet Smith
- Synopsis
- Tracy works on regaining his health. B. O. Plenty decides to look for work.
- Reprints
- in The Original Dick Tracy (Gladstone, 1990 series) #4 (March 1991) [Heavily edited when reprinted in Gladstone comic.]
- From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1945-12-24 to 1946-01-12. [December 23-29th some panels removed.]
-
Atomic Killers at Large!!
Dick Tracy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- adventure; drama; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Diet Smith
- Synopsis
- Ad for the next issue of DICK TRACY COMICS MONTHLY.
[no title indexed]
Crimestoppers Handbook / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stolen card that have been repainted...
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy
- Synopsis
- Brief description of how evidence is processed.
[no title indexed]
Beware of These Rackets / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why, honey, you'll make a fortune before you even finish the course!
- Genre
- crime
- Synopsis
- Warnings of common scams and how to avoid them.
[no title indexed]
Black Cat / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just out!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Black Cat
- Synopsis
- Generic house ad for BLACK CAT COMICS.
[no title indexed]
Sparkle Plenty / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's go inside, Daddy!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Sparkle Plenty; B. O. Plenty
- Synopsis
- Sparkle and B. O. visit a music store.
[no title indexed]
Kerry Drake / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Folks! My new issue of Kerry Drake Detective Cases is now on sale!
- Genre
- adventure; crime
- Characters
- Kerry Drake
- Synopsis
- Generic ad for Kerry Drake Detective Cases.
Sparkle Plenty Islander Ukette
Fun Parade, Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Sparkle Plenty
- Synopsis
- Ad for children's musical instrument.
Amazing Offer Television Savings Bank
Fun Parade, Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- children
- Synopsis
- Ad for a coin bank that displays pictured when coins are inserted.
Call from the Milkman
Dick Tracy Minit Mystery / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Louise Grayson; Doug Stilwell
- Synopsis
- Dick and Pat solve the murder of a debutante.
[no title indexed]
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Calling all crime-stoppers!
- Genre
- adventure; crime
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Itchy; Mrs. B-B-Eyes
- Synopsis
- Subscription ad for DICK TRACY COMICS MONTHLY.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Bud and Sis
Wilson Chemical Co. / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Bud; Sis
- Synopsis
- Ad to convince children they can earn big prizes by selling Cloverine brand salve.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #40 (June 1951)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Dick Tracy -
1.
Mobilize for Mercy
Red Cross -
2.
[Captured by Itchy]
Dick Tracy -
3.
1st in Looks! 1st in Life! 1st in Value!
Monark Silver King, Inc. -
4.
["Here's why Schwinn bikes are the safest..."]
Arnold, Schwinn and Company -
5.
Itchy's Downfall
Dick Tracy -
6.
["You don't have to wait two months for these top comics"]
Harvey Comics -
7.
["Boys! Girls! Hurry!"]
Smith Brothers -
8.
["Broth and a glass of milk!"]
Dick Tracy -
9.
Atomic Killers at Large!!
Dick Tracy -
10.
["Stolen card that have been repainted..."]
Crimestoppers Handbook -
11.
["Why, honey, you'll make a fortune before you even finish the course!"]
Beware of These Rackets -
12.
Robbery after Dark
-
13.
["Just out!"]
Black Cat -
14.
["Let's go inside, Daddy!"]
Sparkle Plenty -
15.
International Crime-Busters
America's Finest -
16.
["Folks! My new issue of Kerry Drake Detective Cases is now on sale!"]
Kerry Drake -
17.
Sparkle Plenty Islander Ukette
Fun Parade, Inc. -
18.
Amazing Offer Television Savings Bank
Fun Parade, Inc. -
19.
Call from the Milkman
Dick Tracy Minit Mystery -
20.
["Calling all crime-stoppers!"]
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly -
21.
Bud and Sis
Wilson Chemical Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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