(September 1951)

Harvey, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1951-07-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Harvey Comics H
Editing
Leon Harvey (credited)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Simon [as Chester Gould]
Inks
Joe Simon [as Chester Gould]
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quick! Give Me the Police!
Genre
children; crime
Characters
Dick Tracy; Themesong

Indexer Notes

Art credit based on comments by Joe Simon in his book THE COMIC BOOK MAKERS.

Cover Thumbnail for Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #43
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Good News for Little Folks! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; sports
Characters
Rags Rabbit; Max; Dagwood Bumstead; Daisy
Synopsis
House ad for RAGS RABBIT, LITTLE MAX, DAISY & HER PUPS.

Indexer Notes

Inside cover.

Case of the Underworld Brat (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Chester Gould
Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
Chester Gould
Genre
adventure; drama; humor; children; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Themesong; Roach; Shoulders; Pat Patton
Synopsis
At the request of her mother, Themesong decides to help Tracy capture Roach and Shoulders.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Note July 3rd-6th skipped between #42 and #43. Throughout this story, a number of panels and days in July and August dealing with Gertie and B.O. Plenty romance and Breathless Mahoney's suffering in hospital have been removed, although they left her death. Quite a few panels from Aug-Sept removed with the Christmas Early & Gargles story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey kids, I'm Roady Roadmaster!
Synopsis
Ad for Roadmaster bicycles
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Ad appears between pages 1 and 2 of the first story in this issue.

The Case of the Antiseptic Murderer (Table of Contents: 4)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Gould
Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
Chester Gould
Genre
adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Christmas Early; George Empire; Gargles
Synopsis
Tracy arrests a woman for killing a man with a revolving door. Gargles begins a reign of terror to coerce druggists into selling his particular brand of mouthwash.
Reprints
  • From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1946-09-01 to 1946-09-15.

Have More Fun in '51 (Table of Contents: 5)

Bobby Shelby The Shelby Cycle Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
children; sports
Characters
Bobby Shelby
Synopsis
Ad for Bobby Shelby's Safety Club.
Reprints

The First Clue (Table of Contents: 6)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Gould
Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
Chester Gould
Genre
adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Christmas Early; Gargles
Synopsis
A druggist reports Gargles' racketeering efforts to Tracy.
Reprints
  • From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1946-09-01 to 1946-09-29.

Indexer Notes

Two half-page ads appear between pages 2 and 3 of this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where there's fun you find Cracker Jack
Synopsis
Ad for Cracker Jacks
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Top half of page that appears between pages 2 and 3 of "The First Clue."

You Don't Have to Wait Two Months for These Top Comics (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; crime; domestic; sports
Characters
Blondie; Dagwood; Dick Tracy; Joe Palooka
Synopsis
Generic house ad for BLONDIE, DAGWOOD, DICK TRACY, JOE PALOOKA.

Indexer Notes

Bottom half of page that appears between pages 2 and 3 of "The First Clue."

Is Tracy Trapped? (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Simon (cover image)
Inks
Joe Simon (cover image)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Themesong; Gargles
Synopsis
Ad for next issue of DICK TRACY COMICS MONTHLY. on sale August 8th.

The Case of the Jewel Thief Hoax (Table of Contents: 10)

Kerry Drake / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Kerry Drake; Feedbag Fuller; Pierre; Georgie
Synopsis
Ad for the October issue of KERRY DRAKE DETECTIVE CASES, on sale August 22.

How Well Do You Know the Law? (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Questions about army deserter, stiff, Reading Gaol, blood money, Cain, Julius Caesar.

[Finger Prints, Invisible Ink, Blood Stains, Knots] (Table of Contents: 12)

Crimestoppers Handbook / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Characters
Dick Tracy
Synopsis
Descriptions of how process various pieces of evidence.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, Sparkle honey, I think it's time fer you get acquainted with what has to be done with the animals here.
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Sparkle Plenty; B. O. Plenty
Synopsis
B. O. shows Sparkle around the farm.
Reprints

The Case of the Cursed Mine (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustrations.

Alcatraz (Table of Contents: 15)

America's Finest / text story / 0.9 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
history
Reprints

Now! Walt Disney Character Masks on Wheaties Boxe (Table of Contents: 16)

Wheaties / advertisement / 0.1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; drama; humor; children
Characters
Donald Duck; Cinderella; Lucifer; Mickey Mouse; Pinocchio; Br'er Rabbit; Bambi
Synopsis
Wheaties ad.

Indexer Notes

This ad is a greatly reduced size version of an ad that sometimes appears on back covers of comics books during this period.

How Well Do You Know the Law? (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; history
Synopsis
Questions about counterfeiters, Edmund Randolph, instrument of execution, cattle thieves, police organization of France, defamation of character.

Calling All Crime-Stoppers! Subscribe Now to Dick Tracy! (Table of Contents: 18)

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Simon
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy
Synopsis
Subscription ad for DICK TRACY COMICS MONTHLY.

[Unlicensed Dealers, Health Foods, Smoking Cures, Used Car Dealers, Matrimonial Agencies] (Table of Contents: 19)

Beware of These Rackets / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; domestic; romance
Synopsis
A summary of some rackets and how to avoid them.
Reprints

Death Goes to College (Table of Contents: 20)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime
Characters
Prof. Norman von Kelvin
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Everybody Loves Humphrey (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Humphrey
Synopsis
Generic ad for HUMPHREY COMICS.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It sure is a nice day for a,,,
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Henry Argent
Synopsis
Dick and Pat solve a hit-and-run incident.

Hey, You Skinny Bag of Bones! (Table of Contents: 23)

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; photo
Inks
?; photo
Letters
typeset
Genre
sports
Characters
George Jowett; John Sill; Larry Ferris
Synopsis
Ad for a body-building course.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

What Builds a Champion Builds You! (Table of Contents: 24)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
sports
Characters
Phil Rizzuto
Synopsis
Wheaties ad.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Quick! Give Me the Police!"]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. Good News for Little Folks!
    Harvey Comics
  3. 2. Case of the Underworld Brat
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. ["Hey kids, I'm Roady Roadmaster!"]
    Roadmaster Bicycles
  5. 4. The Case of the Antiseptic Murderer
    Dick Tracy
  6. 5. Have More Fun in '51
    Bobby Shelby The Shelby Cycle Company
  7. 6. The First Clue
    Dick Tracy
  8. 7. ["Where there's fun you find Cracker Jack"]
    Cracker Jack
  9. 8. You Don't Have to Wait Two Months for These Top Comics
    Harvey Comics
  10. 9. Is Tracy Trapped?
    Dick Tracy Comics Monthly
  11. 10. The Case of the Jewel Thief Hoax
    Kerry Drake
  12. 11. How Well Do You Know the Law?
    Calling All Sleuths
  13. 12. [Finger Prints, Invisible Ink, Blood Stains, Knots]
    Crimestoppers Handbook
  14. 13. ["Well, Sparkle honey, I think it's time fer you get acquainted with what has to be done with the animals here."]
    Sparkle Plenty
  15. 14. The Case of the Cursed Mine
  16. 15. Alcatraz
    America's Finest
  17. 16. Now! Walt Disney Character Masks on Wheaties Boxe
    Wheaties
  18. 17. How Well Do You Know the Law?
    Calling All Sleuths
  19. 18. Calling All Crime-Stoppers! Subscribe Now to Dick Tracy!
    Dick Tracy Comics Monthly
  20. 19. [Unlicensed Dealers, Health Foods, Smoking Cures, Used Car Dealers, Matrimonial Agencies]
    Beware of These Rackets
  21. 20. Death Goes to College
  22. 21. Everybody Loves Humphrey
    Humphrey
  23. 22. ["It sure is a nice day for a,,,"]
    Dick Tracy Minit Mystery
  24. 23. Hey, You Skinny Bag of Bones!
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  25. 24. What Builds a Champion Builds You!
    Wheaties
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  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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