Dick Tracy
#66
(August 1953)
Harvey,
1950 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1953-06-12
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Harvey Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Harvey Comics H
- Editing
- Leon Harvey (credited)
[no title indexed]
Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tess! Tess! Where are you?
- Genre
- drama; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Tess Tracy
- Keywords
- Fire
Indexer Notes
Cover illustration is also used as the splash panel for the first story.
I Wanted to Be an Artist
Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- A young takes art courses so she can get a better-paying job.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer's Revenge
Dick Tracy / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould
- Pencils
- Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould
- Inks
- Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ? (splash panel); Chester Gould
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Tess Tracy; Junior Tracy; Sam Catchem; Mugg; Blowtop; Dipsy
- Synopsis
- Angered over the death of his brother, Flattop, Blowtop rigs explosives to the wiring outside Tracy's house. He drugs Tracy's dog, Mugg. While Tracy takes Mugg to the veterinarian, Blowtop makes the final attachments to the explosives, and his gang returns at night to make sure everything will work as planned. Junior spots them from his bedroom window, but they trap him and put him inside a barrel. Tracy and Tess barely escape when the dynamite explodes and sets fire to their house. Tracy believes that Junior was caught in the explosion and flames.
- Reprints
-
in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #142 (October 1960) - From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.
-
New! 1953 Space Commander Vibro-Matic Walkie-Talkies
Consumers Mart / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- children; science fiction
- Synopsis
- Ad for a children's communications toy.
Indexer Notes
Ad appears between pages 1 and 2 of the main story.
"I'm scared! This really is a tough neighborhood!"
Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
- Inks
- Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
- Genre
- children; crime
- Characters
- Pud
- Synopsis
- Pud and the gang use Dubble Bubble to help them walk through a tough neighborhood.
Boys, Girls, Men, Women! The World Is on Fire!
The Hubbard Folks / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- religious
- Synopsis
- Ad to persuade readers to sell religious mottos to earn prizes.
Harvey Famous Name Comics Are Loved by Millions!
Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; children; crime; detective-mystery; domestic; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Blondie; Dagwood; Little Audrey; Joe Palooka; Dick Tracy; Little Max; Casper; Sad Sack; Jiggs; Maggie; Katzenjammer Kids
- Synopsis
- Ad for various Harvey Comics currently on sale.
Hey You Skinny You Look Like Something the Cat Dragged In!
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- George Jowett; Gleason Cleveland
- Synopsis
- Ad for a mail-order body building course.
Joe Palooka Helps His Young Friends Start a Safe Air Rifle Club
Junior Safety Institute / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- children; sports
- Characters
- Joe Palooka
- Synopsis
- Joe Palooka helps a group of kids form an air rifle safety club.
Indexer Notes
Endorsed by the National Rifle Association.
[no title indexed]
Dick Tracy / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The chloroform did it!
- Genre
- adventure; drama; humor; children; crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy; Tess Tracy; Junior Tracy; Blowtop; Sam Catchem; Oliver the milkman; Mugg
- Synopsis
- Blowtop and his men seal Junior in a barrel and send it rolling slowly toward a 250-foot drop into an abandoned quarry. As they leave, they pass a patrol car. The patrolmen report the incident to Tracy. The barrel holding Junior is stopped by a turtle, and Tracy and Sam arrive at the quarry just in time to keep Junior from rolling off the edge of a cliff. Blowtop is having little luck fencing stolen cash and hides in a hotel. Vitamin Flintheart unknowingly enters the room, thinking it's his own. Believing Blowtop to be a rich investor, Vitamin talks him into producing a play.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #142 (October 1960)
- From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.
-
Prophecy of Death
text story / 0.75 page
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Tom Caine; Joe Nesser; Carlotta
- Synopsis
- Caine and Nesser solve the murder of a gypsy fortune-teller.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #142 (October 1960)
-
Calling All Crime-Stoppers Mail This Order Today
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Tracy
- Synopsis
- Subscription ad for Dick Tracy Comics Monthly.
[no title indexed]
Girl Friday / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can hardly believe we're really going to spend a peaceful afternoon at the beach!
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Myra Martin; Glenn Wilson; Hugo Storm
- Synopsis
- Myra solves the murder of one of Glenn's clients.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #142 (October 1960)
-
Gateway to Murder
text story / 0.75 page
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Inspector Kennedy; Agnes Goodrich; Brad Donnell; Guy Farraday; Phillip Lane
- Synopsis
- Inspector Kennedy solves a murder.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #142 (October 1960)
-
Here They Come and There They Go!
Rags Rabbit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Rags Rabbit
- Synopsis
- Generic house ad for Rags Rabbit Commics.
[no title indexed]
Minit Mystery Starring the Count / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's my chief's office, Boris!
- Genre
- crime; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Boris Gehrhart; Mr. Parkins
- Synopsis
- Boris solves a locked-room murder.
- Reprints
- in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #142 (October 1960)
-
1000 Live Baby Turtles Given Away with This Offer
Honor House Products Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- animal; children
- Synopsis
- Ad for a miniature garden with live plants and a turtle.
Yours Almost as a Gift!
Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- historical
- Characters
- Francis Scott Key
- Synopsis
- Ad for free stamps plus a booklet on stamp collecting.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Tess! Tess! Where are you?"]
Dick Tracy -
1.
I Wanted to Be an Artist
Art Instruction, Inc. -
2.
Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer's Revenge
Dick Tracy -
3.
New! 1953 Space Commander Vibro-Matic Walkie-Talkies
Consumers Mart -
4.
"I'm scared! This really is a tough neighborhood!"
Dubble Bubble Gum -
5.
Boys, Girls, Men, Women! The World Is on Fire!
The Hubbard Folks -
6.
Harvey Famous Name Comics Are Loved by Millions!
Harvey Comics -
7.
Hey You Skinny You Look Like Something the Cat Dragged In!
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
8.
Joe Palooka Helps His Young Friends Start a Safe Air Rifle Club
Junior Safety Institute -
9.
["The chloroform did it!"]
Dick Tracy -
10.
Prophecy of Death
-
11.
Calling All Crime-Stoppers Mail This Order Today
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly -
12.
["I can hardly believe we're really going to spend a peaceful afternoon at the beach!"]
Girl Friday -
13.
Gateway to Murder
-
14.
Here They Come and There They Go!
Rags Rabbit -
15.
["It's my chief's office, Boris!"]
Minit Mystery Starring the Count -
16.
1000 Live Baby Turtles Given Away with This Offer
Honor House Products Co. -
17.
Yours Almost as a Gift!
Littleton Stamp Co. -
18.
May Is National Daisy Air Rifle Month
Daisy Manufacturing Company -
19.
Wow! Nothing Beats This Bike for Speed -- or Looks!
Arnold, Schwinn and Company
This issue was modified by, among others
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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