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Issue: Dick Tracy #95
Publication Date: January 1956
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Issues: #95 of 121 Issues (126 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: Harvey Comics [Stamp]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Harvey Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/06/1955
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date based on information in the Harvey Comics News feature.
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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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Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem
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Pages: 1
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Footnotes on Wild Hunters

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Genres: childrens, nature
Character(s): The Old Hunter
Synopsis: Facts about the aardvark and the kilpsrpinger.
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Pages: 1
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The Case of the Wailing Tree

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Genres: adventure, childrens, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Dick tracy; Sam Catchem; Junior Tracy; Mrs. Green; Sticks; Dewdrop Richy; Mr. Richy
Synopsis: Tracy and Sam watch the tree where they found the baby and arrest the baby's mother for child abandonment when she comes back to leave the baby in the tree. Unknown to Tracy, Mrs. Green is working some kind of agreement with Sticks and Dewdrop Richy. Dewdrop has told her father that the baby is hers in order to get her father's inheritance. Sam and Tracy replace the baby with a doll and watch the tree, but a snowstorm hinders their efforts to catch the person who takes the doll from the tree.
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Reprint Notes: From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Half of page 1 of this story is a recap of the previous issue.
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School Home Work You Can Pay More -- But Why?

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Genres: informational
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for models of Scripto pens and mechanical pencils.
This ad appears on the top half of the page between pages 1 and 2 of the first Dick Tracy segment.
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Set the Pace for Your Bike-Buddies

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Genres: childrens, sports
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for the new Cadet bike speedometer form Stewart-Warner.
This ad appears on the bottom half of the page between pages 1 and 2 of the first Dick Tracy feature.
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100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

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Genres: childrens, military
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a number of plastic toy soldiers, including tanks, battleships, cruisers, and bombers. Sold by Josely Company.
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Hi kids:- Last month we gave you a wonderful surprise

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, childrens, crime, fantasy, humorous
Feature(s): Harvey Comics News
Character(s): Big H Kid; Spooky; Little Lotta; Felix the Cat; Casper; Blondie; Dagwood; Joe Palooka; Dick Tracy
Synopsis: Promotional material for the Harvey Comics on sale November 6.
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Free! British Caribbean Stamps

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Genres: historical
Character(s): Queen Elizabeth II
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for a packet of stamps plus a booklet of tips for collectors.
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Kids! Be the First to Send for the New Plastic Knights!

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Genres: childrens, historical, military
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for plastic toys in the shape of knights, horses and other medieval shapes. Sold by Josely Company.
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Hey Kids! Get in My Davy Crocket Play House Tent!

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Genres: childrens, western
Character(s): Davy Crockett
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a large plastic tent, painted to resemble a log cabin.
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The Blizzard's Subsided

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Dewdrop Richy; Sticks; J. P. Richy; Mrs. Green; Hannah
Synopsis: While Sam and Tracy try to get answers from Mrs. Green about her baby, Dewdrop and Sticks continue to deceive her father into thinking the baby is his grandson. J. P. Richy dies believing it to be true, and Dewsdrop and Sticks wait for the will to be read. Mrs. Green is convicted of child abandonment and sentenced to one year without her child.
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Reprint Notes: From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.
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Pages: 8
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Homicide Ace

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Patrolman Dan Carter; Patrolman Keith Summers; Philip Mason
Synopsis: Two patrolmen solve a homicide.
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Pages: 0.75
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The Hummingbird Has a Sweet Tooth

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Genres: nature
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Ad for Baby Ruth candy bars from Curtiss Candy Company.
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Genres: crime, mystery
Feature(s): Girl Friday
Character(s): Myra Martin; Glenn Wilson; Jimmy Andrews; Duke Carron
First Line: It's like a disease with him, Mr. Wilson!
Synopsis: Myra deduces who killed a young man over a gambling debt.
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Pages: 2
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Meet Chester Gould, Creator of Dick Tracy

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Genres: biography
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Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Biography of Chester Gould, creator / writer / artist of Dick Tracy.
Illustration that accompanied the original printing has been excluded in this reprinted version. Type has been recast to allow a 1/4 page at the bottom.
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Fingerprints found on glass containers

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crimestoppers Textbook
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Pages: 0.25
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Davy to the Rescue

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Genres: adventure, childrens
Synopsis: A group of kids re-enacts a frontier kidnapping.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Also a recruitment ad salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve from Wilson Chemical Company.
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Friends! Here's How to Get at Almost No Cost Your Real, Live Miniature Dog

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Genres: nature
Character(s): Mrs. Ruth Long
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Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Ad for a teacup-sized chihuahua.
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Any Photo Copied

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Genres: informational
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Disclose Notes: Ad for a photo reproduction service.
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Amazing 20 Inch Dancing Doll

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Genres: childrens
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for an over-sized ballerina doll along with clothes and accessories, from Niresk Industries.
Inside back cover.
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It Shoots Harmless Cork Bullets with Smoke and a Loud Noise!

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Genres: childrens, sports
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for some new models of Daisy Air Rifles.
Back cover.

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