Dick Tracy
#49
(March 1952)
Harvey,
1950 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-01-11
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Harvey Comics H
- Editing
- Leon Harvey (credited)
Issue Notes
On sale date based on house ad in Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #48.
[no title indexed]
Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Will Tracy be in time?
- Genre
- adventure; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Mumbles
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Nature / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aren't you as sick and tired as I was of being skinny
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Roger Hirsch (photo); George F. Jowett (photo)
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Dick Tracy and the Case of the Murderous Minstrels!!
Dick Tracy / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Chester Gould
- Pencils
- Chester Gould; Joe Simon (splash)
- Inks
- Chester Gould; Joe Simon (splash)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Chester Gould
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Mumbles; Kiss Andtel; Mrs. De Pyster
- Synopsis
- Mumbles and his gang rob the charity event held by Mrs. De Pyster and force Kiss Andtel to go along with them. Taking a boat out into stormy weather, Mumbles plans to take all of the money and dynamite the boat with his band and Kiss Andtel still on board. Kiss tries to signal Tracy in the storm, but is caught by Mumbles, who binds her leaves her in the cabin with dynamite. Mumbles makes his escape in a rubber raft.
- Reprints
-
in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #120 (February 1958) [Page 1 splash and paneld 2-4 not reprinted; Page 7 not reprinted. ] - From Dick Tracy Newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1947-11-06 to 1947-12-07.
-
Powerful
Imperial Sales Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Look fellows. Here's the neatest, strongest little real electric motor you've ever seen.
Indexer Notes
Appears between pages 1 and 2 of the first story.
Boys! Girls! Look! Get This 24 K Gold-Plated Good Luck Ring
Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- children
- Synopsis
- Ad for a premium available for one Smith Brothers Cough Drops box plus 25 cents.
Now! 100 Biggest, Best Laughs with Blondie!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Blondie; Dagwood; Alexander
- Synopsis
- Ad for comic containing the best Blondie stories of the previous seven years.
[Dick Tracy and the Case of the Murderous Minstrels!!] Part 2 Fate Evens the Score!
Dick Tracy / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Kiss Andtel; The Chief; Mumbles
- Synopsis
- Mumbles suffers misfortune with his rubber raft. Kiss Andtel receives a telegram with good news.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #120 (February 1958) [Page 2, panels 7-12 not reprinted.]
- From Dick Tracy Newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1947-12-07 to 1947-12-06.
-
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; Dagwood; Humphrey; Sad Sack
- Synopsis
- Subscription ad for 13 of Harvey's current publications.
Dick Tracy and The Killer Who Returned from the Dead!
Dick Tracy / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Chester Gould
- Pencils
- Chester Gould; Joe Simon (splash)
- Inks
- Chester Gould; Joe Simon (splash)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Chester Gould
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Mr Clark;
- Synopsis
- Tracy and Patton investigate the theft of the top section of a monument from India.
- Reprints
- From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1947-12-11 to 1947-12-27. (December 25, 1947 not reprinted.)
A Polite Case of Murder
text story / 0.8 page
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Detective-Lieutenant Joe Haskins; Harvey J. Malcolm
- Synopsis
- Haskins investigates the murder to Harvey Malcolm's secretary.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #84 (February 1955) [Story recast to cover 3/4 page so ad could appear on bottom half of right column.], #120 (February 1958)
-
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.
Is Tracy Trapped?
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Shoulders
[no title indexed]
Beware of These Rackets / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yeah, Buddy! Only six bucks!
- Genre
- crime
- Synopsis
- The truth about knockoff watches and pocketbooks.
The FBI Fingerprint Bureau
America's Finest / text story / 0.8 page
- Genre
- crime; history
- Synopsis
- Brief history of how fingerprints are used to identify criminals.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #101 (July 1956), #120 (February 1958)
-
Warfront
Warfront / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page
- Genre
- war
- Synopsis
- Generic ad for the latest issue of Warfront...now on sale.
[What president of the U.S. not only served as a sheriff...]
Calling All Sleuths / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- crime; history
- Synopsis
- Questions about the president, William Tell, fingerprints, claustrophobia, and shoplifting.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #120 (February 1958)
-
[no title indexed]
Dick Tracy Minit Mystery / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, police! Come quickly!
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Mr. Black
- Synopsis
- Tracy investigates an apparent suicide.
[Carbon Monoxide, Fingerprints, Tires, Cartridges]
Crimestoppers Handbook / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Junior Tracy
- Synopsis
- Brief descriptions of how various pieces of evidence are processed.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #120 (February 1958)
-
An Amazing New Health Supporter Belt
Ronnie Sales, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for a men's girdle.
Special Introductory Offer
H. & S. Sales Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion
- Synopsis
- Ad for a combination cigarette case and lighter.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Will Tracy be in time?"]
Dick Tracy -
1.
["Aren't you as sick and tired as I was of being skinny"]
Jowett Institute of Physical Nature -
2.
Dick Tracy and the Case of the Murderous Minstrels!!
Dick Tracy -
3.
Powerful
Imperial Sales Co. -
4.
Boys! Girls! Look! Get This 24 K Gold-Plated Good Luck Ring
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
5.
Now! 100 Biggest, Best Laughs with Blondie!
-
6.
[Dick Tracy and the Case of the Murderous Minstrels!!] Part 2 Fate Evens the Score!
Dick Tracy -
7.
Now You Can Subscribe to One, Two, Three, or All
Harvey Comics -
8.
Dick Tracy and The Killer Who Returned from the Dead!
Dick Tracy -
9.
A Polite Case of Murder
-
10.
Attention All Crimestoppers!
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly -
11.
Is Tracy Trapped?
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly -
12.
["Yeah, Buddy! Only six bucks!"]
Beware of These Rackets -
13.
The FBI Fingerprint Bureau
America's Finest -
14.
Warfront
Warfront -
15.
[What president of the U.S. not only served as a sheriff...]
Calling All Sleuths -
16.
["Hello, police! Come quickly!"]
Dick Tracy Minit Mystery -
17.
[Carbon Monoxide, Fingerprints, Tires, Cartridges]
Crimestoppers Handbook -
18.
An Amazing New Health Supporter Belt
Ronnie Sales, Inc. -
19.
Special Introductory Offer
H. & S. Sales Co. -
20.
Terrific Price Smash
Consumers Price Mart -
21.
How to Fix Any Part of Any Car
Motor Book Dept.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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