Dick Tracy #105

(November 1956)

Introducing Sheaffer's Cartridge Pen (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Sheaffer Pens / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Fur Hi-Jackers (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 21 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; Rughead; Rainbow Reiley; B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Wingy

Synopsis

Sparkle and Wingy are returned safely home. Rainbow retraces her steps to her home and finds that only the foundation remains. She takes shelter in the storm cellar, where she has plenty of food and water. Tracy and Sam trail her to the storm cellar, and she is grateful they have found her. Tracy and Sam discover the fake hay bales when they investigate the murder of the farmer who was transporting the bales with stolen furs. Using clues from the bales, Tracy and Sam set out to capture Rughead and his henchmen.

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

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

A lion's strength, a tiger's speed (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Treat the Team to Kool-Aid (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

What Harvey Comic Do You Like Best? (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

The Big H Quiz / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Show Exciting New Sound Movies in Your Own Home (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

16mm Movie Projector with Sound / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Automatic Firing BB Machine Gun (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Automatic Firing BB Machine Gun / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hi Kids! If You Liked This Book, You Won't Want to Miss a Single Issue of Harvey Comics! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Big H Kid News / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page (report information)

Munch Fun (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Hidden Clue (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #35 (January 1951)

Indexer Notes

"The" is dropped from the title in this reprint. Also, the illustration accompanying the original printing has been dropped, and the story has been reset to fit in a smaller space to allow and ad at the bottom of the page.

New Exciting Joe Palooka Comics! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Joe Palooka / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

The Auto Racket (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

car; crime

Reprints

• from Kerry Drake Detective Cases (Harvey, 1948 series) #21 (August 1950)

Indexer Notes

The illustration that accompanied the original printing has been omitted, and the story has been reset to allow an ad at the bottom of the page.

Wildroot Cream-Oil Gives You Confidence (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Case of the Closed Sash (Table of Contents: 14)

Jackie Page / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Powell

Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Bob Powell

Colors

?

Letters

Marty Epp

Genre

crime

Characters

Lt. Gil Mason (guest star); Oswald Hume (guest star, villain, introduction)

Reprints

• from Kerry Drake Detective Cases (Harvey, 1948 series) #22 (October 1950)

Indexer Notes

Possible inking assist by Howard Nostrand.

First in Every Class (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Scripto Pens and Pencils / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Free! Hard-to-Get Royal Family Stamps (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazing 20 Inch Dancing Doll (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Nina Ballerina Dancing Doll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Boys Girls Get These Prizes (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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