Dick Tracy
#47
(January 1952)
Harvey,
1950 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1951-11-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Harvey Comics H
- Editing
- Leon Harvey (credited)
Issue Notes
On sale date base on house ad in Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #46.
"Hey, You Skinny Bag of Bones!"
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- John Sill; George Jowett; Larry Campbell; Rex Ferrus
- Synopsis
- Ad for a body-building course available by mail.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Case of the Bloodthirsty Blonde
Dick Tracy / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Junior Tracy; Autumn Hews; Coffyhead; Pat Patton
- Synopsis
- Con artist Autumn Hews frames Junior and the Crimestoppers for a crime and then has Coffyhead recruit them to pull a series of jobs. If they refuse, Coffyhead threatens to beat them. Meanwhile, Autumn uses her feminine wiles to distract Dick Tracy. Tracy rescues the captured Crimestoppers and pursues Autumn Hews and Coffyhead.
- Reprints
-
in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #119 (January 1958) [Pages 1 and 2 not reprinted; page 3, panels 1-9 not reprinted.] - From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1947-07-20 to 1947-08-27. [July 31 not reprinted.]
-
Schwinn Black Phantom
Arnld, Schwinn Company / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- children; sports
- Characters
- Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- Ad for the Schwinn Black Phantom bicycle.
Indexer Notes
This appears between pages 1 and 2 of "The Case of the Bloodthirsty Blonde."
This ad appears in most Harvey Comics date January 1952.
The Trap Begins to Close
Dick Tracy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- adventure; drama; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Zabu; Lugi
- Synopsis
- Tracy traps Coffyhead and Zabu in a basement and tries to talk them into surrendering, not knowing that Lugi is sneaking up behind him with intentions of stabbing Tracy with a pitchfork.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #119 (January 1958)
- From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1947-08-27 to 1947-09-01.
-
You Don't Have to Wait Two Months for These Top Comics
Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- adventure; humor; domestic; sports
- Characters
- Joe Palooka; Blondie Bumstead; Dick Tracy; Dagwood Bumstead; Junior Tracy
- Synopsis
- House ad for the latest issues of Joe Palook, Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Dagwood.
Indexer Notes
The story title of this ad is used over a span of several months, but the illustration change each month. This ad appears in most Harvey Comics with a January 1952 date.
Now! 100 Biggest, Best Laughs with Blondie!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Alexander Bumstead
- Synopsis
- Ad for comic containing the best Blondie stories of the previous seven years.
The Chase!
Dick Tracy / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Junior Tracy; Lugi; Coffyhead; Autumn Hews; Zabu
- Synopsis
- Tracy captures Coffyhead and Zabu. Autumn Hews takes refuge in a grease pit to elude the police. Disguised as a service station attendant, she escapes by boldly walking past the police. When she hides in a kennel, she is attacked by two dogs.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #119 (January 1958) [Page 7, panels 7, 8, 12 not reprinted.]
- From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1947-09-01 to 1947-09-22.
-
Drama of Death
text story / 0.8 page
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Madeline Mason
- Synopsis
- The police solve a murder at the Bright Lights Hotel.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #83 (January 1955) [Text reformatted to 0.75 pages.]
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What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
Wheaties / advertisement / 0.2 page
- Genre
- sports
- Synopsis
- Wheaties ad.
- Reprints
- from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #45 (November 1951)
-
Don't Miss the Fireworks!
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- adventure; drama; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Autumn Mews; Junior Tracy; Coffyhead
- Synopsis
- House ad for Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #48, one sale December 12.
Boys! Girls! Hurry! Get Your Beautiful U.S. Military Ring and Bracelet!
Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- children; military
- Characters
- Smith Brothers
- Synopsis
- Ad for costume jewelry available for a small charge plus box tops from Smith Brothers Cough Drops.
- Reprints
- from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #46 (December 1951)
-
The Urschel Case
America's Finest / text article / 0.8 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; crime
- Characters
- Mr. Walter R. Jarrett; Mrs. Walter R. Jarrett; Mr. Charles F. Urschel; Mrs. Charles F. Urschel; Bates Kelly
- Synopsis
- How the F.B.I. solved a kidnap case.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #119 (January 1958), #88 (June 1959)
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Attention All Crimestoppers!
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Dick Tracy
- Synopsis
- Subscription ad Dick Tracy Comics Monthly.
[no title indexed]
Dick Tracy Minit Mystery / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Got a kind of peculiar case up here, Mr. Tracy...
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy
- Synopsis
- Dick solves a supposed drowning case.
Blood Stains, Identification, Dye, Stomach
Crimestoppers Handbook / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Junior Tracy
- Synopsis
- Brief descriptions of how evidence is processes.
Now You Can Subscribe to One, Two, Three, or All
Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor; crime; domestic; fantasy-supernatural; war
- Characters
- Joe Palooka; Dick Tracy; Blondie Bumstead; Dagwood Bumstead; Humphrey; Sad Sack
- Synopsis
- Subscription ad for 13 of Harvey's current publications.
Be Kind to Animals Week
Sparkle Plenty / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Sparkle Plenty
- Synopsis
- Sparkle feeds a homeless dog.
Terrific Price Smash
Consumers Price Mart / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion
- Synopsis
- Ad for various merchandise.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Case of the Bloodthirsty Blonde
Dick Tracy -
1.
"Hey, You Skinny Bag of Bones!"
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
The Case of the Bloodthirsty Blonde
Dick Tracy -
3.
Schwinn Black Phantom
Arnld, Schwinn Company -
4.
How Alan Got His Christmas Bike A Shelby - That He'll Always Like
-
5.
The Trap Begins to Close
Dick Tracy -
6.
You Don't Have to Wait Two Months for These Top Comics
Harvey Comics -
7.
Now! 100 Biggest, Best Laughs with Blondie!
-
8.
The Chase!
Dick Tracy -
9.
Drama of Death
-
10.
What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
Wheaties -
11.
Don't Miss the Fireworks!
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly -
12.
Boys! Girls! Hurry! Get Your Beautiful U.S. Military Ring and Bracelet!
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
13.
The Urschel Case
America's Finest -
14.
Attention All Crimestoppers!
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly -
15.
["Got a kind of peculiar case up here, Mr. Tracy..."]
Dick Tracy Minit Mystery -
16.
Blood Stains, Identification, Dye, Stomach
Crimestoppers Handbook -
17.
Now You Can Subscribe to One, Two, Three, or All
Harvey Comics -
18.
Be Kind to Animals Week
Sparkle Plenty -
19.
Terrific Price Smash
Consumers Price Mart -
20.
New Double Gift Idea!
Daisy Manufacturing Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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