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River Rescue

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Genres: crime, mystery

Character(s): Dick Tracy

Synopsis: Tracy jumps into the river to save the bound and weighted J. Scotland Bumpstead from drowning.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Cover represents the occurrence in between story page 19, panels 11 and 12.

Dick Tracy Reports to You: No Clues

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Genres: crime, non-fiction

Character(s): Dick Tracy (as narrator)

First Line: No clues... Many a report has said that, but it was not true. A criminal ALWAYS leaves clues.

Synopsis: Dick Tracy tells us how clues that are invisible to the eye can be used to identify criminal perpetrators.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Black and white on inside front cover and inside back cover.

Begins on the inside front cover (first page) and concludes on the inside back cover (second page). Three black and white photographs in all.

Black and white photographs from King Features Syndicate, inc.

Dick Tracy Lands Larceny Lu

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: crime, mystery

Character(s): Dick Tracy; Tess Trueheart; Junior Tracy; Mrs. Trueheart (Tess' mother); Pat Patton; Chief Brandon; Georgio Spaldoni's mother; J. Scotland Bumpstead (English detective); Steve the Tramp (convict); Larceny Lu; Curley; Doctor Klega (underworld doctor); Doc Hump (underworld doctor); Murphy (cop); banana pushcart peddler; Mortimer Conners; second-hand clothing merchant; Jerry O'Marra (auto theft ring boss); Mickey Dunn (auto theft gang member); other auto theft gang members; farmer; Boyle (cop)

First Line: It's been a great reunion, folks, and the dinner was wonderful, Mrs. Trueheart... But I must be going.

Synopsis: J. Scotland Bumpstead, a renowned English detective and the other son of Georgio Spaldoni's mother, crosses the pond to visit his mother (who's now reverted to her original name of "Bumpstead") and to work with Dick Tracy. On their visit to the state pen, killer Steve the Tramp, breaks out and is shot in a gun battle with Tracy. He hides out with Larceny Lu. Lu performs the bullet-removing operations on Steve. Bumpstead is critically wounded by Lu and Steve and almost drowned in a weighted sack, prompting Mother Bumpstead to track down Lu and Steve and turn them over to the police.

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Reprint Notes: From Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 5/10/1934 to 6/28/1934.

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Pages: 24

Notes: Georgio Spaldoni's mother, now "Mother Bumpstead", appeared at the very end of the main story in Dick Tracy Monthly #5.

Tough Under Torture

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Genres: crime, mystery

Character(s): Dick Tracy; Big Red Callahan; Mike Noves; Tim Grantle; guards

First Line: Dick's head slumped forward.

Synopsis: Three thugs torture Tracy for information on a big diamond shipment.

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Pages: 2

Something Stinks in the Sewers

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Genres: crime, mystery

Feature(s): The Iron Man

Character(s): Detective Jim O'Brien; Sal Antonelli; Antonelli's gang; Danny Pearsall(Department of Public Works); various police

First Line: Because of his preference of always operating alone, tough, fearless Jim O'Brien, plain clothes detective, one-man war against crime, has earned the name of The "Iron Man" and the undying respect and admiration of every man on the force...

Synopsis: O'Brien smells a rat when he sees Sal Antonelli, an ex-con who should be working as a truck driver, functioning as a sewer worker in tunnels that run under a bank.

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Pages: 6

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Feature(s): Dick Tracy Reports to You

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Pages: 1

Notes: On inside back cover.

Subscribe Now to Dick Tracy Monthly

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: crime, mystery

Feature(s): Dell Comics; Dick Tracy

Character(s): Dick Tracy

First Line: Every Month---Follow the thrilling adventures of your favorite detective in his daring crusade against crime!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Dell Comics house ad offering mail subscriptions to Dick Tracy Monthly at $1.00 for one year (12 issues), or $1.75 for two years (24 issues). Color ad on back cover.