Dick Tracy #68

(October 1953)

Men! Women! Take Orders for Famous Nylons Guaranteed 9 Mos. (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wil-Knit Nylons / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer's Revenge! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Pencils

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Inks

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Colors

?

Letters

Chester Gould; ?

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; children; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Junior Tracy; Blowtop

Synopsis

A shrunken head floating in the river provides the lead that help Tracy and Sam find both Blowtop and Vitamin Flintheart. Blowtop wounds Vitamin and flees, but Tracy catches him when BLowtop finds his escape blocked by a wire fence. Vitamin is taken to the hospital, and Blowtop is taken to jail.

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #142 (October 1960)
• From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.

Indexer Notes

Splash panel for this story is the same art used for the cover.

Wrist Watches with Your Favorite Comic Stars (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

New Haven Clock & Watch Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dick Tracy and the Case of the T. V. Terror (Table of Contents: 4)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould; ? (splash)

Pencils

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Inks

Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould

Colors

?

Letters

Chester Gould; ? (splash panel)

Genre

adventure; drama; humor; children; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Tess Tracy; Junior Tracy; B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Ted Tellum; T. V. Wiggles; Vitamin Flintheart

Synopsis

Sparkle Plenty becomes an overnight sensation after she appears of Ted Tellum's show. B. O. and Gertie are overwhelmed by Sparkle's success. From his hospital bed, Vitamin Flintheart determines to become Sparkle's agent. T. V. Wiggles begins scheming to take over management of Sparkle's career. He begins by terrorizing Vitamin into kicking back part the agent fee he is receiving for managing Sparkle.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy Newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.

Indexer Notes

There are four pages of advertising between pages 7 and 8 of this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

New! Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Lunch Kit! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

American Thermos Bottle Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Harvey Famous Name Comics Are Loved by Millions! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Look...AMF Roadmaster (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

AMF Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now You Can Enjoy Dagwood's Favorite Foods (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Blondie's Cook Book / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Boys, Girls, Men, Women! The World Is on Fire! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Death Trap (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Detective Lieutenant Kennedy; Ned Karp; Sam Frazer

Synopsis

Kennedy accuses a businessman of murdering his partner.

Here They Come and There They Go! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Rags Rabbit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Girl Friday / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tom Hickey (sourced)

Inks

Tom Hickey (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I wanted to see Ralph Rikson, Myra.

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Myra Martin; Glenn Wilson; Ralph Rikson; Laura Rikson

Synopsis

Glenn' friend is accused of murdering his wife.

Death Rides the Rails (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Pete Elliot; Trock Moran

Synopsis

A woman is killed in front of Pete, and he tracks the killer.

Calling All Crimestoppers Mail This Order Today (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Minit Mystery Starring the Count / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mr. Gehrhart--! Count--!

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Boris Gehrhart;

Synopsis

A young man wants Boris to solve his uncle's murder!

Reprints

• in Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #142 (October 1960)

Need Extra Spending Money? (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It's a Steal... (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

The Dollar Mystery Guild / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Gained 53 lbs. of Shapely Power-Packed Muscles! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

The New 1953 Puzzle-Quiz Contest (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

1953 Puzzle-Quiz Contest / advertisement / 1 page (report information)