Dick Tracy #114

(August 1957)

Tee and Eff and the Surprise Parade! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Tastee-Freez / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Madman's Mask (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 21.75 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

Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Junior Tracy; Sketch Paree; Spike Dyke

Synopsis

Tracy tracks a man who kills people by drowning them on dry land. He and Sam Catchem enlist the aid of comedic bandleader Spike Dyke to set a trap for the killer.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #61 (March 1953) [Pages 7 and 8 not reprinted
  Page 9, panels 7-12 not reprinted
  Page 10 not reprinted
  Page 11, panels 7-12 not reprinted
  ]
which is reprinted
• From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1949-07-03 to 1949-08-03.
• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #61 (March 1953) [As pages 5-12 of #114]
which is reprinted
• From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1949-08-04 to 1949-08-21.
• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #62 (April 1953) [Page 1 not reprinted
  Pages 2 and 3 reprinted
  Page 4 not reprinted
  Pages 5-7 reprinted
  Page 8 not reprinted
  Page 13, Panels 1-3 not reprinted
  ]
which is reprinted
• From Dick Tracy Newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1949-08-22 to 1949-09-25 [Sept 22nd-23rd removed].
• Page 1, panel 1 from #61 “Case of the Murderer’s Mask” page 6, panel 8
  
  Page 1, panel 2 from #61 “Case of the Murderer’s Mask” page 6, panel 1
  Talcum Freely’s dialogue changed. Balloon added for B. O. Plenty
  
  Page 1, panel 3 from “Case of the Murderer’s Mask” page 6, panel 3
  Tracy’s and Freely’s word balloons have been reworded.
  
  Page 1, panel 4 from “Case of the Murderer’s Mask” page 6, panel 5
  
  Page 1, panel 5 from “Case of the Murderer’s Mask” page 6, panel 9
  
  Page 1, panels 6-8 from “Case of the Murderer’s Mask” page 6, panels 10-12

Indexer Notes

The following changes were made to conform to the Comics Code Authority
Page 3, panel 2 – bloodstain removed

Page 12, last panel caption was reworded to move the reader to the next page of the story instead of telling him to buy the next issue.

Page 13, panel 1 – Dick Tracy logo replaced with “Sketch holds on grimly, but…”

Page 14, panel 11 – Changed to show Paree holding a gun on the clerk. Panel is black and white. In #62, the panel shows Paree drowning the clerk with his gimmicked mask.

Page 14, panel 12 – Edited to remove the corpse laying across the desk.

Page 16, panel 7 – Edited to remove corpse from desktop, but the color hold is still visible.

Flash! Coming in Dick Tracy Sept. Issue No. 115 (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

A Middleweight Is in between a Heavy and a Lightweight (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Goodyear / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Out of the Thunder of Sports Car Racing...] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

AMF Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Boys! Girls! Anyone Can Win from 1001 Prizes (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Bosco Contest / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Operation: Murder (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dr. Augustus Matthews; Dr. Jason; Miss Pritchard; Inspector Gulistan

Synopsis

A patient is strangled in her hospital bed.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #61 (March 1953)

For Harvey Comics Readers (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Bosco Contest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

Sheaffer's New Cartridge Pen (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Sheaffer / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Here Are the Big H Comics Loved by Millions (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Harvey Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm here now, Ardis

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Boris Gehrhart; Ardis; Ken

Synopsis

Boris responds to a friend's plea for help.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #61 (March 1953)

The Locality of Murder (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Lieutenant James Stanley; Ruth Ann Mason; Nick Mason; Bob Wilton

Synopsis

James Stanley confronts a murderer who staged a phony car crash.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #62 (April 1953)

By Popular Demand! Back in the Army Again! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Free! British Caribbean Stamps (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

George Mikan Teaches Tommy the Hook Shot! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

US Keds / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Dad Read Why Daisy Is the Right Gun (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Boys-Girls-Men-Women-Prizes Given (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

The Funman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Summer Fun (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)