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Issue: Dick Tracy #58
Publication Date: December 1952
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Issues: #58 of 121 Issues
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)
Editor(s): Leon Harvey (credited)
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Joe Simon
Inker(s): Joe Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, mystery
Feature(s): Dick Tracy
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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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, informational
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
Synopsis: Ad for various items, including rings, movie cameras, typewriters, and rubber masks.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Dick Tracy and the Case of the Ice-Cold Killer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chester Gould
Penciller(s): Joe Simon (splash panel);Chester Gould
Inker(s): Joe Simon (splash panel);Chester Gould
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime, drama, mystery
Feature(s): Dick Tracy
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 on 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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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Lionel Trains
Synopsis: Mail order offer for the latest Lionel catalog and an engineer's cap.
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Hurry! Get Your Own Gold Lettered Personalized Wallet

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Genres: childrens, informational
Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
Synopsis: 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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Subject Matter
Genres: religious
Feature(s): Xmas Ornaments
Synopsis: Ad for plastic ornaments that absorb light during the day and glow in the dark.
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
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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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
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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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Baker
Inker(s): George Baker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Sad Sack
Character(s): Sad Sack
Synopsis: Generic house ad for Sad Sack Comics.
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Three Weeks and $1 Made Sad Slim Jim Hep!

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Strongmen's Club of America
Character(s): Joe Bonomo
Synopsis: Ad for a mini-gym available by mail order.
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Death Rides the "El"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chester Gould
Penciller(s): Chester Gould
Inker(s): Chester Gould
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Chester Gould
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Feature(s): Dick Tracy
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.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Subject Matter
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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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
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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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Dick Tracy Comics Monthly
Character(s): Dick Tracy
Synopsis: Generic subscription for Dick Tracy Comics Monthly.
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Pages: 0.2
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sam Burlockoff ?
Inker(s): Sam Burlockoff ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: drama, mystery
Feature(s): Minit Mystery starring The Count
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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A Shelby Will Bring Lasting Joy For Years to Any Girl or Boy

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Creig Flessel
Inker(s): Creig Flessel
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, sports
Feature(s): Shelby Cycle Company
Synopsis: Bicycle ad highlighting the Shelby 52.
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1/2 Price Sale

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Genres: informational
Feature(s): U. S. Diamond House
Synopsis: Ad for various pieces of jewelry.
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Exciting Fast Action Fun Galore

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Genres: childrens, sports
Feature(s): Cadaco-Ellis Originator of Games
Synopsis: Ad for different electronic games, including football and baseball.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The 2 Best Ways to Fill a Pen!

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Sparling
Inker(s): Jack Sparling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): W. A. Sheaffer Pen Co.
Synopsis: Ad for Sheaffer fountain pens.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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