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Issue: Dick Tracy #98
Publication Date: April 1956
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Issues: #98 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: 02/11/1956
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date based on the date given in the last panel of the Dick Tracy story in Dick Tracy Comics Monthly (Harvey, 1950 Series) #97 (March 1956).
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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
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[untitled]

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Genres: crime
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Open-Mind Monty
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Pages: 1
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100 Auto, Buses & Trucks Only $1.25!

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Genres: childrens, science and technology
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Lucky Products advertisement for plastic toy cars, trucks, and buses plus a storage box that looks like a garage.
Inside front cover.
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The Case of the Man with the Floral Mind

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Sticks; Dewdrop; Monty Sticks
Synopsis: Dewdrop convinces her brother-in-law to hide her from the police when she tells him the cops killed his brother. Tracy and Sam exhume Mr. Richy and match a tooth fragment found by Mrs. Green to a tooth in the corpse's head. They put out a wanted alert for Dewdrop.
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Reprint Notes: from Dick Tracy daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX to 19XX-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: A one-page advertisement appears between pages 1 and 2 of this story.
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Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Don't Delay! Get Your Delicious Kool-Aid Today!

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Genres: childrens
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for Kool-Aid soft drink mix, listing all 8 available flavors.
This advertisement appears between pages 1 and 2 of the first story.
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Amazing Gold-Plated Miniature Spy Camera

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Disclose Notes: An advertisement for a miniature camera, complete with two rolls of film, from Modern Merchandise Co.
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Hi kids! Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, childrens, crime, humorous, military
Feature(s): Harvey Comics News
Character(s): Felix the Cat; Mazie; Blondie; Dagwood; Sad Sack; Little Audrey; Little Max; Casper; Dick Tracy; Big H Kid
Synopsis: Reviews and promotional copy for the Harvey Comics currently on sale.
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Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!

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Genres: childrens, humorous, teen
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for various gag and novelties available by mail.
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Hi Kids! Get in My Davy Crockett Playhouse Tent!

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Genres: childrens, western
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for a large plastic tent that can be used as a playhouse.
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Part 2

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Genres: adventure, crime, drama, mystery
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Dewsrop; Monty Hepbeat
First Line: You mean you want me to get a photo to Dick Tracy...
Synopsis: Monty sends one of his henchmen to take a picture of Tracy. Meanwhile, Tracy and Sam tighten the search for Dewdrop.
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Reprint Notes: from Dick Tracy daily (Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX to 19XX-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Crater Case

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Genres: crime, non-fiction
Feature(s): America's Finest
Character(s): Judge Crater
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Pages: 0.75
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A popular bird this bright parakeet

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Genres: nature
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for Baby Ruth candy bars from the Curtiss Candy Company.
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[untitled]

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Myra Martin; Glenn Wilson; Inspector Kelly
First Line: Ah, what is so rare as a day in...
Synopsis: Myra helps solve a murder in the park.
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Disclose Notes: One of the panels looks like a Johnny Craig swipe.
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[untitled]

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Boris Gehrhart; Inspector Kelly; Mr. Haspin
First Line: The thief set fire to the house -- after he stole the stamps!
Synopsis: Boris solves a case of arson and murder.
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Pages: 1
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Texas Rangers of the Air

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Genres: adventure, aviation, crime
Feature(s): America's Finest
Synopsis: A brief history of the Texas Rangers and their methods of operation.
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Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: Two small illustrations enhance this text story.
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Stains and Marks on Papers and Documents

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crimestoppers Textbook
Synopsis: How paper stains can point to a killer.
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Pages: 0.2
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331 Stamps All Different Yours for Only 25 cents

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Genres: historical
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for a bargain packet of stamps, a Stamp Collector's Outfit, and a Pocket Encyclopedia of Stamps.
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Kids! Be the First to Send for the New Plastic Kings' Knights!

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Genres: childrens, military
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for plastic knights set which includes 26 different pieces. Sold by Josely Company.
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Hey Kids!! Send for the New Disneyland Color Television Set

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Genres: anthropomorphic, childrens
Character(s): Donald Duck; Zorro
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for a portable filmstrip projector featuring Disney characters. Sold at this time by "T. V. Company", it would be sold by Josely Company later in the year.
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I'll Ripple Your Body with Muscles

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Genres: sports
Character(s): Joe Louis
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for a mail-order body-building course.
Inside back cover.
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Boys Girls Get These Prizes

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Genres: childrens, nature
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An advertisement to recruit salespeople to sell packets of seeds as a way to win prizes from the American Seed Company. Two of the prizes are a Cocker Spaniel puppy and a portable electronic radio.
Back cover.

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