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Issue: Dick Tracy #84
Publication Date: February 1955
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Issues: #84 of 121 Issues (126 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey Comics [Stamp]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/10/1954
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from mikesamazingworld.com

Detailed reprint data for Dick Tracy stories provided by Jeremy Pothast and entered by Gene Reed.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age, then Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding:  
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Mr. Crime; Newsuit Nan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credit based on Joe Simon's comments in his book The Comic Book Makers.
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New Heavy Plastic Giant Circus Tent Playhouse

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Giant Big Top Co.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a collapsible plastic tent.
Inside front cover.
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Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer-Crooner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Junior Tracy; Mr. Crime; Newsuit Nan; Mr. Balff
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1952-09-28 to 1952-10-26. [Oct 23rd-25th are reprinted before Oct 20th-22nd]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Yippee! Ride It Cowboy!

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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, sports
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad featuring the Schwinn Corvette and offering an illustrated folder showing all Schwinn models.
Ad appears between pages 1 and 2 of the first Dick Tracy story.
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Hey Kids! Match Your Wits with the Smith Brothers!

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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Smith Brothers
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad announcing a contest for kids to find as many words as possible that rhyme with cherry.
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Harvey Comics
Character(s): Mazie, Stevie
First Line: Stevie, what word has three letters...
Synopsis: Generic house ad for Mazie Comics, Stevie Comics, and Flat-top Comics.
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Pages: 0.5
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Hi, kids! Well, it looks like you really enjoyed the surprise we had for you last month...

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, childrens, crime, fantasy, humorous, teen
Feature(s): Harvey Comics
Character(s): Mazie; Little Audrey; Mazie; Baby Huey; Dick Tracy; Sad Sack; Casper
Synopsis: News and previews about the current Harvey comics on sale.
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Pages: 1
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AMF Roadmaster Makes Christmas So Much More Fun

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, sports
Feature(s): Roadmaster Bicycles
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad featuring the AMF Roadmaster and the AMF 20" Special.
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Hey Kids!! Send for the New Howdy Doody Television Television Set

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Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Howdy Doody; Clarabelle; Mr. Bluster; Flub-apDub; Dilly Dally
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a miniature film-strip viewer that comes with 8 "rolls" of film. Sold by Josely Company.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Mr. Balff; Newsuit Nan; Mr. Crime; Panda
First Line: Yes, I was scheduled to testify in the counterfeit cigarette stamp case tomorrow.
Synopsis: 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
Reprint Notes: From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1952-10-27 to 1952-11-25.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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How The F.B.I. Smashed A Spy Ring

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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Pages: 1
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A Polite Case of Murder

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Detective-Lieutenant Joe Haskins; Harvey J. Malcolm
Synopsis: Haskins investigates the murder to Harvey Malcolm's secretary.
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Pages: 0.75
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His home is a shore warm and sandy

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Subject Matter
Genres: nature
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Ad for Baby Ruth bars from Curtiss, with a limerick about a pelican.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Bernard Barnet; Bertha Barnet
First Line: It's Stevenson! He's been killed in an accident!
Synopsis: Bernard solves a murder.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: a Bernard Barnet Minit Mystery
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Get World's Most Beautiful Dolls at Low Factory Prices

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): DOLL-LAND
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for large lifelike plastic dolls.
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Amazing Offer Do You Need Extra Money

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Genres: childrens
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad to convince readers to sell greeting cards as a way to earn extra money.
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Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given

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Genres: childrens
Feature(s): The FUNman
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad that encourages readers to sell religious mottos as a way to earn money or prizes.
Inside back cover.
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New Daisy Lightning Loader Red Ryder Carbine in Time for Christmas!

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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, western
Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad showcasing two models of Daisy BB guns plus an offer for Daisy's Gun Book.
Back cover.

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