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Issue: Dick Tracy #58
Publication Date: December 1952
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Issues: #58 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: 10/10/1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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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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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Sleet Frost; Auntie
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Redrawn for the cover of Dick Tracy #9 (Streamline, 1953 Series).
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Broadcast Through Any Radio

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Genres: childrens, informational
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Disclose Notes: Ad for various items, including rings, movie cameras, typewriters, and rubber masks.
Inside front cover.
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Dick Tracy and the Case of the Ice-Cold Killer

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Sleet Frost; Auntie; Chief Patton
Synopsis: Sleet and her mother knock Sam unconscious and throw him off an overpass, where, unbeknownst to them, he lands in a dump truck full of sand. Sam manages to crawl into a basement where he is found and taken to the hospital by some of the Crimestoppers. Sleet and her mother are arrested and placed in adjacent cells. Sleet's mother grabs Sleet by her hair and slams her head repeatedly against the bars. An unconscious Sleet is taken to the hospital. When she regains consciousness, she escapes and hides by working as a dishwasher and cook.
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Reprint Notes: From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1949-01-24 to 1949-02-23.
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Pages: 13
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Boys, Get That Real R. R. Engineers' Thrill That Only Comes with Lionel Trains!

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Genres: childrens
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Disclose Notes: Mail order offer for the latest Lionel catalog and an engineer's cap.
This ad appears between pages 1 and 2 of "Ice-Cold Killer."
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Hurry! Get Your Own Gold Lettered Personalized Wallet

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Genres: childrens, informational
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Disclose Notes: Ad for a premium available for 35 cents and the front cover of any empty Smith Brothers Cough Drop box.
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76 Sensational Glowing New Christmas Ornaments...Only $1

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Genres: religious
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Disclose Notes: Ad for plastic ornaments that absorb light during the day and glow in the dark, from Xmas Ornaments.
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Genres: crime, historical, mystery
Feature(s): Calling All Sleuths
First Line: Go right ahead and jump, Mister! I won't try to stop you!
Synopsis: Various questions about suicide, poison, fingerprints, safecracking.
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Booby Trap

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Peter Nixon; Theodore Kent; Grace Kent
Synopsis: Peter Nixon solves the murder of a girl's uncle.
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By Popular Demand! Back in the Army Again!

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Sad Sack
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Disclose Notes: Generic house ad for Sad Sack Comics.
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Three Weeks and $1 Made Sad Slim Jim Hep!

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Genres: sports
Character(s): Joe Bonomo
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Disclose Notes: Ad for a mini-gym available by mail order from Strongmen's Club of America.
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Death Rides the "El"

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Chief Patton; Sleet; Twist
Synopsis: Sleet takes a job as a dishwasher as part of her effort to hide from the police. Twist, the cook, recognizes her from pictures in the newspaper and attempts to blackmail her. Sleet pushes him off the platform of the El and goes into hiding, not knowing that Twist has left a note for the police. Thinking he has found her, Sam rushes downstairs at a night club and runs into a bouncer, who knocks him unconscious.
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Reprint Notes: From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 1949-02-24 to 1949-03-12.
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Pages: 7
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Genres: crime, mystery
Feature(s): Girl Friday
Character(s): Myra Martin; Glenn Wilson; Alan Hendricks; Inspector Moran; Frank Henry; Philip March
First Line: Hello...yes...just a moment, please! It's Alan Hendricks, Glenn--
Synopsis: A friend of Glenn's is accused of murdering his partner.
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Circus of Death

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Lieutenant Dawes; Leila Canard; Caesario; Bill Dunn
Synopsis: A circus performer is killed.
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Pages: 0.8
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Calling All Crime-Stoppers

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Dick Tracy Comics Monthly
Character(s): Dick Tracy
Synopsis: Generic subscription for Dick Tracy Comics Monthly.
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Genres: drama, mystery
Character(s): Boris Gehrhart; Eloise; Inspector Kelly
First Line: Boris -- I beg you! Come at Once!
Synopsis: Boris solves the murder of a friend's maid.
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Pages: 2
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A Shelby Will Bring Lasting Joy For Years to Any Girl or Boy

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Genres: childrens, sports
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Disclose Notes: Bicycle ad highlighting the Shelby 52.
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1/2 Price Sale

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Genres: informational
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Exciting Fast Action Fun Galore

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Genres: childrens, sports
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Disclose Notes: Ad for different electronic games, including football and baseball.
Inside back cover.
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The 2 Best Ways to Fill a Pen!

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Genres: childrens
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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