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Issue: Dick Tracy #52
Publication Date: June 1952
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Issues: #52 of 121 Issues (126 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey Comics HView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/11/1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 18 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date based on house ad in Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #51.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age, then Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding:  
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, mystery
Character(s): Brier
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover art credit based on Joe Simon's comments in The Comic Book Makers.
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Free...10 Hitler Stamps

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: historical
Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.
Character(s): Adolph Hitler
Synopsis: Ad for free stamps and catalog available to collectors.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Dick Tracy and the Case of the Pipe-Stem Killer

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Mrs. Volts; Brier (Mrs. Volts' nephew); B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Flapsie the Dog; Diet Smith
Synopsis: After hiding the body her driver, Mrs. Volts drives the truck to her nephew's house and demands that he take her back to B. O. Plenty's place and help her find her dog. When B. O. refuses to help, she threatens to shoot him with her pistol. Gravel Gertie shoots Mrs. Volts with a shotgun. She leaves and returns on her own in the truck. She forgets to set the brake, and the truck crashes into the Plenty's house and sets it afire. Returning to her nephews, she hides under the sink, unaware of a faulty gas pipe. She dies from a gas leak, and her nephew buries her in a gold course sand trap.
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Pages: 13
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Now Tim's a Riding Rover, Too

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Genres: childrens, sports
Feature(s): Bobby Shelby
Character(s): Bobby Shelby; Tim
Synopsis: Ad for Shelby Bicycles.
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Pages: 1
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The Show's on, Gang!

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Seagee Co,E
Synopsis: Ad for a television bank that lights up and shows pictures when coins are inserted.
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Don't Miss the Fireworks!

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Genres: adventure, crime, humorous, mystery
Character(s): B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkel Plenty
Synopsis: Generic ad for Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #53, on sale May 9th.
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We Dare You to Read

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Genres: fantasy, horror
Feature(s): Black Cat Mystery
Synopsis: House ad for the latest issue of Black Cat Mystery.
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"Knock on wood -- I've Done It!"

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Genres: crime, historical
Feature(s): Calling All Sleuths
Synopsis: Questions about wooden guns, the cost of crime, unsolved kidnapping, the dirtiest crime, and the black hole.
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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
Character(s): Bud; Sis; Mom
First Line: Bud, could I get a wrist watch the same easy way you got that air rifle?
Synopsis: Ad to convince readers (primarily children) to sell Cloverine Brand Salve.
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The Killer Strikes Again!

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Pat Patton; B. O. Plenty; Diet Smith; Flapsie the Dog; Brier; Acres O'Riley
Synopsis: While playing golf, B. O. Plenty and Diet Smith notice Flapsie acting strangely in one of the sand traps. Along with Tracy, they find Mrs. Volt's body. Meanwhile, Brier makes plans for his late aunt's money. He accidentally starts a fire and leaves his wife to die. In an attempt to flee, he fights with Acres O'Riley, a large woman cab driver. He stabs her with a pipe stem, and steals her cab to make his getaway.
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Pages: 8
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Rain of Death

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Lieutenant Travers; Sergeant Harrison; Earl Jansen; Charles Jansen
Synopsis: Two detectives investigate a murder at a residence.
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Genres: crime, mystery
Feature(s): Minit Mystery Starring the Count
Character(s): Boris Gehrhart; Starrett; Garland Gold; Roy Silver
First Line: Boris! This is Starrett! There's been a murder committed at my hotel!
Synopsis: The Count investigates a murder at a friend's hotel.
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The Los Angeles Police Reserve Corps

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Genres: crime, historical
Feature(s): America's Finest
Synopsis: A brief history of the Los Angeles Police Reserve.
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Don't Miss the Next Blasting Issue!

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Genres: war
Feature(s): Warfront
Synopsis: Generic ad for the next issue of Warfront, on sale Apr 16th.
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It's Fun to Be Best Equipped

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Genres: informational
Feature(s): Charles McManus
Synopsis: Ad for army surplus camping gear.
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It's Yours Free!

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Genres: childrens, sports
Feature(s): Arnold, Schwinn Company
Synopsis: Ad for the most recent Schwinn Bicycle Catalog.
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Pages: 11
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Aren't You as Sick and Tired as I Was of Being Skinny?

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Genres: sports
Character(s): George Jowett; Roger Hirsch
Synopsis: Ad for a mail-order body-building course.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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You Can Write Like This with My Magic Pencil

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Genres: childrens
Synopsis: Ad for a premium pencil available for picture of sailors from two Cracker Jack boxes plus 5 cents in coin.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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