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Issue: Dick Tracy #52
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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
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Leon Harvey (credited)
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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Joe Simon [as Chester Gould]
Joe Simon [as Chester Gould]
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Subject Matter
adventure, crime, drama, mystery
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy; Brier
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Cover art credit based on Joe Simon's comments in The Comic Book Makers.
Free...10 Hitler Stamps

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Credits
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Subject Matter
historical
Littleton Stamp Co.
Adolph Hitler
Ad for free stamps and catalog available to collectors.
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Inside front cover.
Dick Tracy and the Case of the Pipe-Stem Killer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould
Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould
Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould
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?; Chester Gould
Subject Matter
adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Mrs. Volts; Brier (Mrs. Volts' nephew); B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Flapsie the Dog; Diet Smith
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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From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.
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Now Tim's a Riding Rover, Too

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Lee Elias
Lee Elias
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Subject Matter
childrens, sports
Bobby SHelby
Bobby Shelby; Tim
Ad for Shelby Bicycles.
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The Show's on, Gang!

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Subject Matter
childrens
Seagee Co,E
Ad for a television bank that lights up and shows pictures when coins are inserted.
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Don't Miss the Fireworks!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Chester Gould
Chester Gould
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Subject Matter
adventure, crime, humorous, mystery
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly
Dick Tracy; B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkel Plenty
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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Bob Powell; ?
Bob Powell; ?
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Ben Oda
Subject Matter
fantasy, horror
Black Cat Mystery
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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Rudy Palais
Rudy Palais
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Subject Matter
crime, historical
Calling All Sleuths
Questions about wooden guns, the cost of crime, unsolved kidnapping, the dirtiest crime, and the black hole.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
childrens
Wilson Chem. Co.
Bud; Sis; Mom
Bud, could I get a wrist watch the same easy way you got that air rifle?
Ad to convince readers (primarily children) to sell Cloverine Brand Salve.
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The Killer Strikes Again!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Gould
Chester Gould
Chester Gould
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Chester Gould
Subject Matter
adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; B. O. Plenty; Diet Smith; Flapsie the Dog; Brier; Acres O'Riley.
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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From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.
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Rain of Death

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Subject Matter
crime, mystery
Lieutenant Travers; Sergeant Harrison; Earl Jansen; Charles Jansen
Two detectives investigate a murder at a residence.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
crime, mystery
Minit Mystery Starring the Count
Boris Gehrhart; Starrett; Garland Gold; Roy Silver
Boris! This is Starrett! There's been a murder committed at my hotel!
The Count investigates a murder at a friend's hotel.
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The Los Angeles Police Reserve Corps

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typeset
Subject Matter
crime, historical
America's Finest
A brief history of the Los Angeles Police Reserve.
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Don't Miss the Next Blasting Issue!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bob Powell
Bob Powell
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Subject Matter
war
Warfront
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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Subject Matter
informational
Charles McManus
Ad for army surplus camping gear.
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It's Yours Free!

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Subject Matter
childrens, sports
Arnold, Schwinn Company
Ad for the most recent Schwinn Bicycle Catalog.
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Aren't You as Sick and Tired as I Was of Being Skinny?

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Credits
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Subject Matter
sports
Jowett Institute of Physical Training
George Jowett; Roger Hirsch
Ad for a mail-order body-building course.
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Inside back cover.
You Can Write Like This with My Magic Pencil

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Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens
Crackerjack
Ad for a premium pencil available for picture of sailors from two Cracker Jack boxes plus 5 cents in coin.
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Back cover.

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