Dick Tracy #107
(January 1957)

Harvey, 1950 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Harvey Comics [Stamp]
Editing
Leon Harvey (credited) (editor)

[Dick Tracy bears down up on the fugitive, as the gangster's sinister trap boomeranged...] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Simon (ghosted for Chester Gould) (sourced)
Inks
Joe Simon (ghosted for Chester Gould) (sourced)
Colors
Joe Simon (ghosted for Chester Gould) (sourced)
Letters
?

Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Rughead

Boys-Girls-Men-Women-Prizes Given (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques / 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; Corny; Scarface; B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Wingy; Happy; Diet Smith
Synopsis
Tracy finds the hideout of the crooks and rushes in. Rughead tells his men to kill Tracy. Tracy outwits them and captures them, but Rughead escapes and flees to Mexico. Sam and some other police officers round up the outer fringes of the gang. One of them, a waitress named Corny, actually wears a mink coat to police headquarters. Sam finds a photograph in her purse that gives a vital clue to the location on the stolen furs.
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 this story. The top 1/3 of page 1 is a text recap of the previous issue. Story continues into the next issue.

Fire Arrow Adds Merry to Christmas! Happy to New Year! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Shelby Bicycles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Here Are the Big H Comics Loved by Millions (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page (report information)

Sheaffer's Cartridge Pen (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Sheaffer Pens / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Take It from a Champion Racing Driver (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Dead Man's Will (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Lt. Sansom; Jethro Holliday; Abner Holliday
Synopsis
Lt. Sansom believes a will to be the motive for murder.

Indexer Notes

This is most likely a reprint, probably with a title change.

Wildroot Cream-Oil Gives You Condidence (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

The Case of the Cellar Corpse (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime
Characters
Joe Hart; Mrs. Smith; Mr. Stanton
Synopsis
Joe Hart investigates a murder in an old house.

Indexer Notes

This is most likely a reprint with the title changed.

New Exciting Joe Palooka Comics! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

The Case of the Frozen Pen (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp

Genre
crime
Characters
Jackie Paige; Gil Mason
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Possible ink assist by Howard Nostrand.

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

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

327 Stamps All Different (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

500 Large Glossy Pictures of World's Greatest Sports Heroes Free (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

All-American Sports Club Photos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Factory-to-You Savings! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Baby Tears Doll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pick Your Christmas Daisy from These... (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Dick Tracy bears down up on the fugitive, as the gangster's sinister trap boomeranged...]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. Boys-Girls-Men-Women-Prizes Given
    The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques
  3. 2. The Case of the Fur Hi-Jackers
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. Fire Arrow Adds Merry to Christmas! Happy to New Year!
    Columbia Bicycles
  5. 4. ["I bike-hiked through Yellowstone Park on my Shelby Air Flo DeLuxe!"]
    Shelby Bicycles
  6. 5. ["We love those cough drops."]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  7. 6. Here Are the Big H Comics Loved by Millions
    Harvey Comics
  8. 7. Sheaffer's Cartridge Pen
    Sheaffer Pens
  9. 8. Take It from a Champion Racing Driver
    AMF Roadmaster Bicycles
  10. 9. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  11. 10. Dead Man's Will
  12. 11. Wildroot Cream-Oil Gives You Condidence
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  13. 12. The Case of the Cellar Corpse
  14. 13. New Exciting Joe Palooka Comics!
    Joe Palooka
  15. 14. The Case of the Frozen Pen
  16. 15. First in Every Class
    Scripto Pens and Pencils
  17. 16. 327 Stamps All Different
    Zenith Stamps
  18. 17. 500 Large Glossy Pictures of World's Greatest Sports Heroes Free
    All-American Sports Club Photos
  19. 18. Factory-to-You Savings!
    Baby Tears Doll
  20. 19. Pick Your Christmas Daisy from These...
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)