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Issue: Dick Tracy #53
Publication Date: July 1952
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Issues: #53 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: 05/09/1953
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date based on ad in Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #52.
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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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Introducing Heels Beals

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Heels Beals; Acres O'Riley
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Pages: 1
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Anyone Can Learn to Dance

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Genres: non-fiction
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Disclose Notes: Ad for a book that shows you how to all of the popular dance steps of the time.
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; Acres O'Riley; Brier; B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Diet Smith
Synopsis: Acres O'Riley leaves the hospital in a glowing painter's drop cloth and searches for the man who stabbed her and stole her cab. Heels Beals, a midget con man, appears and sets up a sting. Tracy and Patton find Acres O'Riley but not until she has exacted her revenge on Brier, the man who stole her cab.
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Reprint Notes: From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.
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Pages: 13
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50 Combat Action Plastic Toys

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Genres: childrens, war
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a selection of plastic toys that includes soldiers, tanks, and cannons, from Fighting Force.
This ad appears between pages 1 and 2 of the first Dick Tracy story.
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Try 20 Vials of World-Famous Perfumes for Only $2.00

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Genres: informational
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a variety of perfumes that are sometimes advertised in national magazines, from Perfume Import.
The color yellow is not used in this ad -- only red, blue and black.
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Deadlier Than the Male

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Genres: crime, historical
Character(s): Maartha Place; Cleopatra; Belle Gunness; Lucrezia Borgia; Lady Macbeth
Synopsis: Questions about infamous female killers in history and literature.
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Sticky Surfaces, Opened Letters, Liars, Fingerprints

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Genres: crime, mystery
Feature(s): Crimestoppers Handbook
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Pat Patton
Synopsis: Brief descriptions of evidence processing and interrogation techniques.
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Pages: 1
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Here's Real Fun for You!

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Genres: adventure, childrens, drama, humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for books written especially for young girls and young boys.
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Dick Tracy Meets the Murderous Midget

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Acres O'Riley; Heels Beals
Synopsis: Heels Beals arrives to visit Acres O'Riley and chases Tracy and Patton from her hospital room. He then embarks on a confidence scheme to promote Acres as a celebrity and keep most of the money she makes. Tracy and Patton reveal the scheme to Acres, who leaves Beals fuming because his scheme was exposed.
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Pages: 8
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Tracy Clashes with a Killer

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, mystery
Feature(s): Dick Tracy Comics Monthly
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Heels Beals
Synopsis: Preview of Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #54, on sale June 11th.
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Pages: 0.5
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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 Black Cat Mystery #36, currently on sale.
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Pages: 0.5
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Hotel Homicide

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Detective Lieutenant Raymond; Alfred Lyons
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[untitled]

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Boris Gehehart; Detective-Lieutenant Bates; Lefty Marlowe; Mrs. Marlowe
First Line: I'd like your opinion on this killing, Count...
Synopsis: Boris and the Lieutenant investigate an apparent suicide.
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Threat of Death

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Lester Arnold; Dave Holloway; Harrison Blane; Allison Arnold
Synopsis: Dave Holloway investigates a death threat against a prominent businessman.
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How Mini-Gym Turns Dateless Dorothy into Dazzling Dotty!

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Genres: drama, informational
Character(s): Dorothy [Dotty]; Dorthy's mom; Bill; Harry; Miss Simmons
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Joe Bonomo's Mini-Gym, which makes exercise more fun.
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Look! Terrific Bargains!

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Genres: informational
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Disclose Notes: Ad for a variety of items including watches, rings and seat covers.
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Hey Skinny!...Yer Ribs Are Showing!

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Genres: sports
Character(s): Charles Atlas; Joe
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Disclose Notes: Ad for the Charles Atlas body-building course.
Inside back cover.
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Foot Itch Athlete's Foot

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Disclose Notes: Ad for a liquid medicine that claims to treat and prevent the spread of athlete's foot, from Gore Products.
Back cover.

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