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Issue: Dick Tracy #84
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Publisher: FlagHarvey
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (5 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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Joe Simon [as Chester Gould]
Joe Simon [as Chester Gould]
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Subject Matter
crime
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy; Mr. Crime; Newsuit Nan
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Miscellaneous
1
Art credit based on Joe Simon's comments in his book The Comic Book Makers.
New Heavy Plastic Giant Circus Tent Playhouse

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens
Giant Big Top Co.
Ad for a collapsible plastic tent.
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer-Crooner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?; Chester Gould
Chester Gould
Chester Gould
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typeset; Chester Gould
Subject Matter
adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Junior Tracy; Mr. Crime; Newsuit Nan; Mr. Balff
Tracy and Sam trace the weapon used by Tonsils to a gun dealer who identifies Newsuit Nan as the buyer. Tracy and Sam search Nan's home and find her chemical lab. Meanwhile, Mr. Crime and Nan are using a lottery system to choose the next man to assassinate Tracy. Tracy and Sam track the man to a barbershop, and Tracy shoots his would-be killer.
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From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1952-09-28 to 1952-10-26. [Oct 23rd-25th are reprinted before Oct 20th-22nd]
Miscellaneous
13
Yippee! Ride It Cowboy!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens, sports
Arnold, Schwinn and Company
Ad featuring the Schwinn Corvette and offering an illustrated folder showing all Schwinn models.
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad appears between pages 1 and 2 of the first Dick Tracy story.
Hey Kids! Match Your Wits with the Smith Brothers!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens
Smith Brothers Cough Drops
Smith Brothers
Ad announcing a contest for kids to find as many words as possible that rhyme with cherry.
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0.5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Harvey Comics
Mazie, Stevie
Stevie, what word has three letters...
Generic house ad for Mazie Comics, Stevie Comics, and Flat-top Comics.
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Hi, kids! Well, it looks like you really enjoyed the surprise we had for you last month...

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
adventure, anthropomorphic, childrens, crime, fantasy, humorous, teen
Harvey Comics
Mazie; Little Audrey; Mazie; Baby Huey; Dick Tracy; Sad Sack; Casper
News and previews about the current Harvey comics on sale.
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1
AMF Roadmaster Makes Christmas So Much More Fun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens, sports
Roadmaster Bicycles
Ad featuring the AMF Roadmaster and the AMF 20" Special.
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1
Hey Kids!! Send for the New Howdy Doody Television Television Set

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, humorous
Josely Co.
Howdy Doody; Clarabelle; Mr. Bluster; Flub-apDub; Dilly Dally
Ad for a miniature film-strip viewer that comes with 8 "rolls" of film.
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Miscellaneous
1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chester Gould
Chester Gould
Chester Gould
?
Chester Gould
Subject Matter
adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Mr. Balff; Newsuit Nan; Mr. Crime; Panda
Yes, I was scheduled to testify in the counterfeit cigarette stamp case tomorrow.
Tracy and Sam capture two of Mr. Crime's henchmen. Nan shoots Mr. Crime's barracuda before telling him that they must run because the cops are closing in. Angry at what Nan has done, Mr. Crime strangles her. Tracy and Sam bug the cell of Crime's henchmen and use the information to find Crime's hideaway. They also find the dead barracuda and pull some dentures from its stomach. Meanwhile, Mr. Crime returns to his true occupation and begins planning his next move.
Reprinting
From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1952-10-27 to 1952-11-25.
Miscellaneous
8
How The F.B.I. Smashed A Spy Ring

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Typeset
Subject Matter
crime
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Miscellaneous
1
A Polite Case of Murder

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
crime, mystery
Detective-Lieutenant Joe Haskins; Harvey J. Malcolm
Haskins investigates the murder to Harvey Malcolm's secretary.
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Miscellaneous
0.75
His home is a shore warm and sandy

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
nature
Curtiss Baby Ruth
Baby Ruth with a limerick about a pelican.
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Miscellaneous
0.25
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Arthur Peddy
John Belfi
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?
Subject Matter
crime, mystery
A Bernard Barnet Minit Mystery
Bernard Barnet; Bertha Barnet
It's Stevenson! He's been killed in an accident!
Bernard solves a murder.
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Miscellaneous
2
Get World's Most Beautiful Dolls at Low Factory Prices

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
childrens
DOLL-LAND
Ad for large lifelike plastic dolls.
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Miscellaneous
1
Amazing Offer Do You Need Extra Money

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Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens
Cheerful Card Company
Ad to convince readers to sell greeting cards as a way to earn extra money.
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Miscellaneous
1
Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
childrens
The FUNman
Ad that encourages readers to sell religious mottos as a way to earn money or prizes.
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
New Daisy Lightning Loader Red Ryder Carbine in Time for Christmas!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Fred Harman
Fred Harman
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
childrens, western
Red Ryder; Little Beaver
Ad showcasing two models of Daisy BB guns plus an offer for Daisy's Gun Book.
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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