Dick Tracy #94

(December 1955)

Get Your Own Man-Size Daisy Air Rifle and Get in with the Crowd (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Wailing Tree (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould; ?

Pencils

Chester Gould

Inks

Chester Gould

Colors

?

Letters

Chester Gould; typeset

Genre

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

Characters

Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Pony Plenty; Kincaid Plenty; 3-D McGee; Junior Tracy

Synopsis

Pony Plenty's polygraph test results clear Kincaid Plenty of murder charges. Meanwhile, while walking through the woods, Junior and a friend hear the sound of baby crying but can't locate the source.

Reprints

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

Hey Diddle Diddle! Can You Solve This Riddle? (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Goodyear / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Jetex / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Free! Elizabeth II Empire Stamps (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hi kids! We've really rung the bell this time! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

School Home Work You Can Pay More -- But Why? (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Scripto / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Set the Pace for Your Bike-Buddies (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometer / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Kids! Be the First to Send for the New Plastic Knights! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Junior Finds the Baby] (Table of Contents: 10)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Chester Gould

Inks

Chester Gould

Colors

?

Letters

Chester Gould

Genre

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

Characters

Junior Tracy; Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem

Synopsis

When he hears cries coming from a tree, Junior contacts Tracy. Tracy and Sam arrive and search and finally find a hidden door in a tree. When they open it, they find a crying baby. They take the baby to the hospital and then return to the forest where they are confronted by a woman who claims to be the baby's mother.

Reprints

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

Missing or Not? (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Phil Grant; Alice Bromley; Lieutenant Peter Morton

Synopsis

Lt. Morton investigates a missing persons report.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #67 (September 1953) [title changed to "Missing or Not?" when reprinted.]

Peter Penguin's a Very Sly Guy (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Hat (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

Ben Oda; typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Kurt Wender; Inspector Cliff Johnson; Bill Grady

Synopsis

Inspector Johnson investigates the death of a band leader.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #70 (December 1953) [title changed to "The Hat" when reprinted. ]

Indexer Notes

Original title: Hand of Death. Probably changed due to restrictions of the Comics Code Authority.

Look for Dust Particles Lodged in Earwax (Table of Contents: 14)

Crimestoppers Textbook / comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

crime

Synopsis

Short discussuib of an odd crime-solving technique.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Minit Mystery / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, Boris -- this is exciting!

Genre

adventure; drama; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Boris Gehrhart; Gaye Shirley; Arlene Mason

Synopsis

Boris solves a murder on the opening night of a play.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #56 (October 1952)

Indexer Notes

Starring the Count

Be the First in Your Crowd to Wear Hit Tunes (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Jewelry House / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

$7.18 Worth of Stamps (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Friends! Here's How to Get at Almost No Cost Your Real, Live Miniature Dog (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Dean Studios / advertisement / 0.75 page (report information)

Any Photo Copied (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Movyland Studio / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Boys - Girls - Men - Women Prizes Given (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

The FUNman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Don't Delay! Get Your Delicious Kool-Aid Today! (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Kool-Aid / advertisement / 1 page (report information)