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Issue: Dick Tracy #70
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Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/09/1953
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 21 (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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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Joe Simon [as Chester Gould]
Joe Simon [as Chester Gould]
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Subject Matter
childrens, crime, mystery
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy; Sparkle Plenty; T. V. Wiggles
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Art for the cover is also used as the splash page for the first story.
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Get a New Daisy Training B B Rifle for Christmas, Pardner!

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Credits
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Fred Harman
Fred Harman
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Subject Matter
childrens, sports
Daisy Manufacturing Co.
Red Ryder
Ad for three different models of Daisy Air Rifles and a note that Daisy BBs are now available in tubes!
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Inside front cover.
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Dick Tracy and the Case of the T. V. Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (Splash); Chester Gould
Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould
Joe Simon (splash panel); Chester Gould
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?; Chester Gould
Subject Matter
adventure, childrens, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Mugg; Sparkle Plenty; T. V. Wiggles; B. O. Plenty
When his attempt to kill Sparkle Plenty fails, Wiggles kidnaps Sparkle and puts her in a bass fiddle case to get her out of the studio. B.O.'s friend Gus tells him that he saw T. V. Wiggles with Sparkle, and B.O. grabs his guns and sets out after the criminal. Tracy traps Wiggles in a County Maintenance Garage and prepares to use tear gas to drive him out.
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From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.
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Art for the splash is also used as the cover.
In the television studio, WGN-TV can be seen on the side of one of the cameras.
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The New Way to Enjoy Sports, Movies, Plays, Television

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Subject Matter
sports
International Binocular Co.
Ad for adjutable binoculars that are worn like eyeglasses.
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Credits
Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
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Ray Thompson [as Ray T.]
Subject Matter
childrens, sports
Dubble Bubble Gum
Pud
Gosh, they stopped Pud on the goal line again!
In a footbal game, Pud uses Dubble Bubble to blow a bubble that helps him floar across the goal line.
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This is similar to a stunt used in the original version of the movie, "Son of Flubber."
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Get a Real Candid Camera

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Subject Matter
childrens
Smith Brothers Cough Drops
Ad for a #127 camera available for 50 cents and a Smith Brothers Wild Cherry Cough Drops box front. Camera film is available in a separate offer.
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Look for the Big Harvey "H" for the Best in Comics!

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Various
Various
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Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic, childrens, crime, drama, humorous, military, nature
Harvey Comics
Dagwood; Sad Sack; Joe Palooka; Herman Katnip; Daisy; Jiggs; Maggie; Katzenjammer Kids; Little Max; Little Audrey; Blondie; Casperl Dick Tracy
Generic ad for the latest Harvey Comics now on sale.
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80 Million Fans follow Believe It or Not!

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Subject Matter
non-fiction
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Ad for Harvey's newest title, Ripley's Believe It or Not.
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He Won by 6 Points with AMF Roadmaster

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Subject Matter
childrens, sports
AMF Products
Ad for the new AMF Roadmaster Bicycle.
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There's Everything Every Boy Wants in...Lionel Trains with Magnetic Traction

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Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens
Lionel Trains
Generic ad for Lionel Trains with an offer to purchase a track layout kit and the latest Lionel Train Catalog.
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Just as T. V. Wiggles draws a bead on the door through which Tracy is entering--

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Gould
Chester Gould
Chester Gould
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Chester Gould
Subject Matter
adventure, childrens, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; T. V. Wiggles; B. O. Plenty; Sparkle Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Mugg
B. O. Plenty is seriously wounded when he prevents Wiggles from shooting Tracy. In the fight between Wiggles and Tracy, Tracy dodges a steel tank thrown by Wiggles and in doing so, knocks the support out from under a storage rack. The rack collapses, and Wiggles is buried under a pile of steel parts. Thanks to Sparkle's singing, B. O. recovers.
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From Dick Tracy newspaper strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx to 19xx-xx.
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Roses Are Red...with Blood!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
crime, mystery
Detective Jim McClain; Mel Rogers; Ned Calloway
Detective McClain solves the murder of a florist.
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0.75
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Hi, Folks! Now You Can Read All My Hilarious Adventures Every Month!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, military
Sad Sack
Ad for Sad Sack Comics.
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"I've been tailing these jewel thieves for a week now"

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Credits
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Subject Matter
crime, mystery
Girl Friday
Myra Martin; Glenn Wilson
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Myra solves a crime where two criminals are using a joint safety deposit box to communicate with each other.
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Hand of Death

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ben Oda; typeset
Subject Matter
crime, mystery
Kurt Wender; Inspector Cliff Johnson; Bill Grady
Inspector Johnson investigates the death of a band leader.
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Calling All Crimestoppers Mail This Order Today

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
crime, mystery
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly
Dick Tracy
Subscription ad for Dick Tracy Comics Monthly.
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Credits
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Subject Matter
crime, mystery
Minit Mystery Starring the Count
Boris Gehrhart; Inspector Kelly: Pete NIckel; Frank MOntalbo; Rudy Bock; Joe Rorski; Len Reardon; Aldo Davis
Count, a big politico was bumped off!
Boris solves the murder of a gang boss.
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Good Kids with Smart Dads Get Santa's Finest Bikes - Schwinn

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Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens, sports
Arnold, Schwinn Company
Ad for Schwinn Bicycles, spotlighting the Schwinn Phantom and the Schwinn Traveler.
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Free! This Entire Collection of 210 Stamps from All Over the World

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
historical, sports
Littleton Stamp Co.
Adolph Hitler
Ad for a stamps plus a booklet to help collectors maintain their collections.
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Prize-Winning Baby Blue Eyes

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Subject Matter
childrens
Niresk Industries
Ad for a doll with hair that can be curles, combed and washed.
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Inside back cover.
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Now - Pen Writing Is Easy

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Subject Matter
informational
Fineline
Ad for the new Fineline fountain pen available from W. A. Shaeffer Pen Company.
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Back cover.

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