Dick Tracy #123

(May 1958)

Hey Kids! Send for the New Disneyland Color Television Set (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Disneyland Color Television Set / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

250 Magic Tricks Revealed (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

250 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Case of the Deadly Treasure Hunt (Table of Contents: 3)

Dick Tracy / comic story / 20.5 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould; ? (splash panel)

Pencils

Chester Gould; ? (splash panel)

Inks

Chester Gould; ? (splash panel)

Colors

?

Letters

Chester Gould; ? (splash panel)

Genre

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

Characters

Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Junior Tracy; Mumbles; Cinn; Neki; Hokey

Synopsis

Tracy discovers that the two wild boys each have part of a map tattooed on the sole of one foot. Junior photographs the soles of the wild boys' feet and Tracy and Sam set out to find the treasure. Meanwhle, Cinn and Mumbles have been digging in a field and locate the treasure. Mumbles kills Cinn with the shovel, takes the treasure, and attempts to escape using heavy fog for cover. Tracy finds him. An attempt to lift the two men by helicopter fails when the weight is too much. Mumbles apparently drowns, and Tracy takes the treasure to police headquarters.

Reprints

• From Dick Tracy Newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1955-xx-xx to 1955-xx-xx.

Indexer Notes

There is a one-page ad between pages 1 and 2 of this story and four pages of ads between pages 13 and 14 of this story.

Oodles Hears Only Evil (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Dick Tracy Comics Monthly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

A Baseball Player Needs His Spikes (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Everybody Loves the Big H Comics (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Nabisco Spoon-Size Shredded Wheat Juniors; The Spoonmen / comics-form advertising / 2 pages (report information)

Meet Hot Stuff (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

By Popular Demand We're Here for You! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

In all history - what six characters caused the most riots? (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

America's Funniest Family! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Circus (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Lena Canard; Lieutenant Dawes; Bill Dunn

Synopsis

Lt. Dawes solves the murder of a circus aerialist.

Indexer Notes

This is most likely a reprint.

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

Joe Palooka Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

Pirates (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Captain Jonathan Palmer;

Synopsis

Captain Palmer encounters pirates in the South China Sea.

Indexer Notes

Possibly a reprint.

[When footprints are found...] (Table of Contents: 15)

Crimestoppers Textbook / comic story / 0.8 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Synopsis

Six panels containing warnings and ways to process evidence.

Indexer Notes

Other topics include tattoos, home safety, car safety, dye powder and newspaper clippings.

Everyone Loves Sad Sack and the Sarge and All Their Funny Friends (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Sad Sack / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Girl Friday / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Old Norton said he wanted to change his will.

Genre

crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Myra Martin; Glenn Wilson; Frank Norton; Robert Norton

Synopsis

Myra solves the murder of one of Glenn's clients.

Reprints

• from Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series) #63 (May 1953)

Free! Hard-to-Get Royal Family Stamps (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

12 Little Dolls (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

12 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Real Mobile Tank (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Missile Firing Tank / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Amazing Precision Miniature Camera! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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

Boys-Girls-Men-Women-Prizes Given (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques / advertisement / 1 page (report information)