(November 1951)

Harvey, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1951-09-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Harvey Comics H
Editing
Leon Harvey (credited)

Issue Notes

Distributed by PDC (Publishing Distributor Corporation).

The Case Evil Eyes (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Simon
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; drama; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Evil Eyes
Cover Thumbnail for Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #45
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War Is Hell! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Letters
?
Genre
war
Synopsis
A soldier carries his wounded comrade to safety.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Case of Evil Eyes (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Chester Gould
Pencils
Chester Gould; Joe Simon (splash)
Inks
Chester Gould; Joe Simon (splash)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; The Chief; Themesong; Vitamin Flintheart; Influence
Synopsis
Tracy and Patton discover a body floating in the bay. Vitamin Flintheart falls prey to Influence, a criminal who seems to be able to hypnotize people into doing his bidding.
Reprints
  • From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.

Here it is fellas! Send for it NOW! (Table of Contents: 3)

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Synopsis
An ad for Lionel Trains and the 1951 Lionel Trains Catalog.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This ad appears between pages 1 and two of the previous sequence.

Yours Almost as a Gift! (Table of Contents: 4)

Peter Paul / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Little Colored Circles (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; humor; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Influence; Florence Lane; Vitamin Flintheart
Synopsis
Influence and his men decide to use the mansion of Florence Lane as a hideout.
Reprints
  • From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.

Look for the 13th Big Issue (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Max / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Max
Synopsis
Ad for Little Max #13, on sale August 22.
Reprints

You Are In Demand (Table of Contents: 7)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
Ad for Art Instruction.

The Trail Grows Hot! (Table of Contents: 8)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 7 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; Influence; Vitamin Flintheart; Florence Lane
Synopsis
Tracy tracks Influence to the Lane mansion. He is captured by Influence and his men and left tied and unconscious in the Lane manison.
Reprints
  • From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.

A Minor Detail of Murder!! (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 0.9 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Lt. Bill Hanson; Helen Parker; Jack Blaine
Synopsis
Lt. Hanson investigates the murder of Frank Tenner.

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Table of Contents: 10)

Wheaties / advertisement / 0.1 page (report information)

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

Can Influence Get Away with Murder? (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Simon
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Influence; Vitamin Flintheart; Misty Waters
Synopsis
Ad for the next issue of Dick Tracy Comics Monthly, on sale October 10th.

[Blood, laundry marks, tire treads] (Table of Contents: 12)

Crimestoppers Handbook / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Junior Tracy
Synopsis
Brief descriptions of evidence processing techniques.

Indexer Notes

One of the shirts has the initials C.G. on the collar.

National Police Academy (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
history
Reprints

Now Published Every Moth! (Table of Contents: 14)

Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; humor; crime; domestic; sports
Characters
Dick Tracy; Blondie; Dagwood; Joe Palooka
Synopsis
Generic ad for Dick Tracy, Blondie, Dagwood, and Joe Palooka, with the approximate sale date for each title.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your brother's been murdered, you say?!
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Jason Orchard
Synopsis
Dick solves a murder.
Reprints

How Well Do You Know the Law? (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; history
Synopsis
Questions about kidnapping, counterfeiters, T-Men, kangaroo court, and fingerprint identification.

Given Given Given (Table of Contents: 17)

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Genre
children; fashion
Synopsis
Ad to entice readers to sell Cloverine salve.

"Oh, Mommy...I want to go out and play!" (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Sparkle Plenty; Gravel Gertie; B. O. Plenty
Synopsis
B. O. helps Sparkle wash the dishes.
Reprints

Fun with Jim Prentice New Electric Games (Table of Contents: 19)

Jim Prentice Games / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Ad for battery powered games.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Sensational Offer! Not 2 - Not 4 - 8 Walt Disney Comic Books (Table of Contents: 20)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Donald Duck; Goofy; Li'l Bad Wolf
Synopsis
Ad for Disney Wheaties giveaways for 15 cents and a Wheaties box top. Sets A, B, C and D are offered.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Case Evil Eyes
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. War Is Hell!
    Warfront
  3. 2. The Case of Evil Eyes
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. Here it is fellas! Send for it NOW!
    Lionel Trains
  5. 4. Yours Almost as a Gift!
    Peter Paul
  6. 5. Little Colored Circles
    Dick Tracy
  7. 6. Look for the 13th Big Issue
    Little Max
  8. 7. You Are In Demand
  9. 8. The Trail Grows Hot!
    Dick Tracy
  10. 9. A Minor Detail of Murder!!
  11. 10. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  12. 11. Can Influence Get Away with Murder?
    Dick Tracy Comics Monthly
  13. 12. [Blood, laundry marks, tire treads]
    Crimestoppers Handbook
  14. 13. National Police Academy
  15. 14. Now Published Every Moth!
    Harvey Comics
  16. 15. ["Your brother's been murdered, you say?!"]
    Dick Tracy Minit Mystery
  17. 16. How Well Do You Know the Law?
    Calling All Sleuths
  18. 17. Given Given Given
    Wilson Chem. Co.
  19. 18. "Oh, Mommy...I want to go out and play!"
    Sparkle Plenty
  20. 19. Fun with Jim Prentice New Electric Games
    Jim Prentice Games
  21. 20. Sensational Offer! Not 2 - Not 4 - 8 Walt Disney Comic Books
    Wheaties
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  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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