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Issue: Dick Tracy #55
Publication Date: September 1952
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Issues: #55 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: 07/09/1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date based on the date in the last panel of the Dick Tracy story in Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #53.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age, then Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
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Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Introducing the Dick Tracy Teleguard

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Diet Smith; Brilliant; Big Frost
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credit based on Joe Simon's remarks in The Comic Book Makers.
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Amazing New Invention Makes Drawing Easy!

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Master Art Helper Co.
Synopsis: Ad for the Master Art Helper, a tool that helps you draw by providing mirrored images that can be easily traced.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Dick Tracy and the Case of the Murderous Midget

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Pat Patton; Heels Beals; Acres O'Riley; B. O. Plenty; Officer Milligan; Don Wicks
Synopsis: Beals hides inside a soft drink bottle display and finds himself trapped when the display is attached to a billboard high above the street. B. O. Plenty becomes furious when a soft-drink bottler uses Sparkle's name and picture without permission. On a hunch, Tracy has the display lowered back to the street. They cut an opening and find Heels Beals dehydrated and close to death. B. O. comes to terms with the soft-drink bottler, and Beals is transported to the jail's hospital ward.
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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: 7
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Hey Look! He's Got a New Schwinn for School!

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Arnold, Schwinn Company
Synopsis: Ad for Schwinn Bicycles, featuring the Schwinn Black Phantom and an offer for a free Schwinn catalog.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This ad appears between pages 1 and 2 of "Murderous Midget."
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Dick Tracy and the Case of the Teleguard Terror

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Pat Patton; Diet Smith; Brilliant; Big Frost
Synopsis: Diet Smith is shot when crooks attempt to steal his invention, the Teleguard, a device that allows monitoring of locations with the help of cameras. Brilliant, the scientist who also worked on the device, demonstrates its potential to Dick Tracy.
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Pages: 6
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Hurry Friends! Get These New Comics 'Specially for Little Folk!

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Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Harvey Comics
Character(s): Little Audrey; Buzzy; Herman; Katnip
Synopsis: Ad for the latest issues of Playful Litle Audrey and Paramount Comics.
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Pages: 0.5
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50 Combat Action Plastic Toys

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Genres: war
Feature(s): Fighting Force
Synopsis: Ad for plastic toys that include tanks, soldiers, and cannons.
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Disclose Notes: Ad is printed using only red, blue and black. No yellow plate was used.
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Over My Dead Body

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Mr. Jason Slade; Mrs. Jason Slade; Inspector Thaddeus Mason
Synopsis: A multi-millionaire's wife is murdered.
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Who killed Sherlock Holmes?

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Genres: crime, historical
Feature(s): Calling All Sleuths
Synopsis: Five questions about Sherlock Holmes, lie detectors, branding, knockout drops, bombs, and plastic surgery.
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The Wrestling Scene

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Genres: sports
Feature(s): Fun Parade, Inc.
Synopsis: Ad for various books, including books on wrestling, hockey, ju-jitsu, and other interesting subjects.
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The Terror Strikes Again

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Pat Patton; The Chief; Diet Smith; Brilliant; Big Frost
Synopsis: Diet Smith sets up a demonstration for his Teleguard machine. Tracy invites Chiefs of Police from all over the country to attend the demonstration. Using phony credentials, Big Frost attends. After learning that Brilliant did most of the development, Big Frost goes to the apartment of the young scientist and shoots him!
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Pages: 7
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A Dream of Death!

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): George Hollander; Laura Hollander
Synopsis: A woman dreams that her husband is killing her.
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Pages: 0.9
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Calling All Crimestoppers! Be Sure to Get the Oct, issue of Dick Tracy!

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Genres: crime, mystery
Synopsis: House ad for Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #56, on sale August 13th.
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[untitled]

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Genres: crime, mystery
Feature(s): Minit Mystery Starring the Count
Character(s): Boris Gehrhart; Simone; Ronald Stanton; Sandra Stanton
First Line: Help! Help! Police!
Synopsis: The Count solves the murder of his host.
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Until Congress passed new legislation in 1932 and 1939...

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Genres: crime, historical
Feature(s): Your F.B.I.
Synopsis: A series of historical tidbits about the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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[untitled]

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Myra Martin; Glenn Wilson; Alfred Boyd; Fred Travers
First Line: Hello...yes...just a moment, please!
Synopsis: Myra and Glenn solve the murder of one of Glenn's clients.
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An Amazing New Health Supporter Belt

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Genres: science and technology
Feature(s): Ronnie Sales, Inc.
Synopsis: Ad for a support belt for men.
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Super Powerful! Long Range

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Genres: sports
Feature(s): Consumers Mart
Synopsis: Ad for binoculars.
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I Gained 53 lbs. of Power-Packer Muscle!

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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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Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop!

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Novelty Nart
Character(s): Uncle Bernie
Synopsis: Ad for various items, including an 8mm movie projector.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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