(October 1955)

Harvey, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1955-08-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Harvey Comics [Stamp]
Editing
Leon Harvey (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia gives Alfred Harvey as President and Leon Harvey as Vice-President.

On sale date based on date given in Harvey Comics News in this issue.

There is an ad page between pages 1 and 2 of the Dick Tracy story and four pages of ads between pages 13 and 14 of the Dick Tracy story.

All sequences have been updated by Gene Reed (August 2016).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Simon (signed as Chester Gould) (sourced)
Inks
Joe Simon (signed as Chester Gould) (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; 3-D Magee
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Info and credits by Craig Delich (November, 2005); Tony Rose disputes the Gould credits (23 September 2008).

New! Beautiful! Janie Pigtails Unbreakable Walking Doll (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Janie Pigtails Doll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dick Tracy and the Kincaid Problem (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
?
Letters
Chester Gould

Genre
adventure; drama; humor; children; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Wingy; Kincaid Plenty; Pony Plenty; 3-D Magee
Synopsis
The Plenty family begins enjoying their new bathroom as Tracy and Sam work to piece together the clues that will help them solve a years-old murder and clear Kincaid Plenty of criminal charges.
Reprints
  • From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.

Indexer Notes

Info and credits by Craig Delich (November, 2005); Tony Rose disputes the Gould credits (23 September 2008). Until Gould's assistants can be identified and listed accurately, he will be credited with pencils, inks, and letters. (Gene Reed, August, 2016)

Why Tommy Tenderfoot Picked the Wingfoot (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Goodyear Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Split-Seconds Faster (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

U. S. Keds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hi kids! This month we received some more wonderful and interesting letters. (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Hi Kids! Get in My Davy Crockett Playhouse Tent! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Davy Crockett Playhouse / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

631 Movie and TV Star Pictures (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

DeLuxe Photo Service / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Amazing Gold-Plated Miniature Spy Camera (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Miniature [Midget, Mini, Spy] Camera / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Mah Jongg Case (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Info by Craig Delich (November, 2005).

Peter Penguin's a Very Sly Guy (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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
Come on, Dolph -- I know you wrote this note to Marcus Lane! Admit it!
Genre
adventure
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Info by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Updated by Gene Reed (August, 2016).

Bureau of Policewomen (Table of Contents: 12)

America's Finest / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Info by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Updated by Gene Reed (August, 2016).

Bottom of the page has a text blurb encouraging readers to buy the next issue of Dick Tracy.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I -- I saw him jump! Just couldn't get there in time!
Feature Logo
Minit Mystery Starring the Count
Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Info by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Changed by Gene Reed (August, 2016).

I Bike-Hiked through Florida on My Shelby Airflo de Luxe (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Shelby Bicycles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Free! 45 Hard-to-Get Royal Family Stamps (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Do You Need Extra Money? $35.00 Is Yours (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hollywood Bride Walking Doll (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Hollywood Bride Walking Doll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Choose Your Prize (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. New! Beautiful! Janie Pigtails Unbreakable Walking Doll
    Janie Pigtails Doll
  3. 2. Dick Tracy and the Kincaid Problem
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. Why Tommy Tenderfoot Picked the Wingfoot
    Goodyear Bicycle Tires
  5. 4. Split-Seconds Faster
    U. S. Keds
  6. 5. Hi kids! This month we received some more wonderful and interesting letters.
    Harvey Comics News
  7. 6. Hi Kids! Get in My Davy Crockett Playhouse Tent!
    Davy Crockett Playhouse
  8. 7. 631 Movie and TV Star Pictures
    DeLuxe Photo Service
  9. 8. Amazing Gold-Plated Miniature Spy Camera
    Miniature [Midget, Mini, Spy] Camera
  10. 9. The Mah Jongg Case
  11. 10. Peter Penguin's a Very Sly Guy
    Baby Ruth
  12. 11. ["Come on, Dolph -- I know you wrote this note to Marcus Lane! Admit it!"]
    Girl Friday!
  13. 12. Bureau of Policewomen
    America's Finest
  14. 13. ["I -- I saw him jump! Just couldn't get there in time!"]
    Minit Mystery
  15. 14. I Bike-Hiked through Florida on My Shelby Airflo de Luxe
    Shelby Bicycles
  16. 15. Free! 45 Hard-to-Get Royal Family Stamps
    Garcelon Stamps
  17. 16. Do You Need Extra Money? $35.00 Is Yours
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
  18. 17. Hollywood Bride Walking Doll
    Hollywood Bride Walking Doll
  19. 18. Choose Your Prize
    American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Michael Long
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas