Dick Tracy comic books issue 51
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Issue #51
Published May 1952 by Dell/Harvey.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of the High-Tension Hijackers," script by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Dick investigates the destruction of several streetlights in the city and discovers that several people are eager to blame the damage on kids that are the same age as Junior. "The Heat's On!", script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy arrests Danny Wilts, who admits to rigging the streetlights to explode; It was part of Mrs. Volts' plan to create a diversion that allowed her gang to steal electrical equipment; A hijacked drive manages to escape the Volts gang with Flapsie the Dog's license medallion; Tracy traces the license owner, but an insider tips Mar. Volts that the police are closing. House ads for Dick Tracy Comics Monthly and Black Cat Mystery. "Innocent Victims!", script and art by Chester Gould; B. O. Plenty confronts Mrs. Volts when she dumps her stolen cargo on his property; She manages to convince him to accept twenty dollars to let her leave it there; Her dog Flapsie runs away but is found by Sparkle; Mrs. Volts and her driver escape to a cabin in the woods 300 miles away. "Sugar-Coated Death" text story; Two detective solve a case where the victim was killed by poison candy. Warnings against mail-order schools, stamp dealers, miracle suits, weight loss products. Untitled one-page Beware of These Rackets story, art by Rudy Palais; Warnings against mail-order schools, stamp dealers, miracle suits, weight loss products. "The Case of the Closed Sash" starring Jackie Page, Lt. Gil Mason, and Oswald Hume, script and art by Bob Powell. "The Clue in the Diary" text story. Kerry Drake house ad. "Your F. B. I.", pencils by Rudy Palais, inks by Rocke Mastroserio; A brief history of the F. B. I. A Bernard Barnet Minit Mystery, art by Arthur Peddy; Bernard solves a murder. Calling All Sleuths activity page, art by Rudy Palais; Questions about Lindbergh kidnapping, machine guns, poison, and equalizers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #51
Published Sep 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
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Lizz. Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from October-November 1955. Tracy closes in on 469-pound killer Oodles with help from future policewoman Lizz, who makes her first appearance, along with villains Nothing Yonson and Joe Period. Joe comes after Lizz, but this just irritates her more. The 1955-56 storylines continue in Dick Tracy Unprinted Stories (1987) #1-4. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
