Dick Tracy Monthly (1948-1961 Dell/Harvey) comic books 1953

Cover art by Joe Simon. "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Ice-Cold Killer," art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Still running from the law, Sleet is injured by a sheet of falling glass and takes refuge with an older lady whose husband had been a taxidermist; When Tracy and Sam track her down, Sleet attacks her with a hatchet and flees to a locked room where she encounters the woman's pet gorilla; Escaping the gorilla with help from Tracy and Sam, Sleet jumps to a water tower roof, but the wooden roof is rotten. "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Million-Dollar Murder," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Tracy and Sam begin investigating the murder of a recluse. Weird Facts page, art by Rudy Palais; Odd facts about various weird events, including the New Jersey Devil. "Death Cruise" text story; Bob Siddon solves the mystery of a missing passenger. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. One-page untitled Girl Friday story; Glenn and Myra solve the murder of one of Glenn's clients. "Pathway to Murder" text story; Footprints in a flower bed help two detectives solve a murder. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris is called to a crime scene. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Million-Dollar Murder," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Tracy and Sam use Mugg to help them locate his former master's jewels; Meanwhile, Pear-Shape is also still searching for the jewels while masquerading behind the publishing business; Sam masquerades as an over-weight woman to gain evidence against Pear-Shape; Sam's disguise is discovered, and Pear-Shape rolls him up in wire; Tracy rescues Sam, and Mugg chases Pear-Shape, jumps on his car and clings there until Pear-Shape drives into the woods and uses a low-hanging branch to scrape the dog off the car. Harvey Comics house ad. "Frame-Up" text story; Johnny Shelby resolves a domestic dispute. Sad Sack house ad. Untitled Girl Friday story; Myra helps solve a murder in the park. "Motive for Murder" text story; Allyson solves a murder. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris solves the murder of a friend when he goes out on a dark and stormy night. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Murderer's Mask," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Believing that he has shot Talcum Freely, B. O. Plenty goes into hiding and attempts suicide; Tracy and Sam discover the actual weapon used in the shooting and begin searching for the real murderer; Gravel Gertie, Sparkle, and Heyyou mourn B. O.'s disappearance. Space Squadron house ad. "Designer of Death," script and art by Chester Gould; While Gravel Gertie and Sparkle lament the loss of B. O., Tracy and Sam trace the gun that killed Talcum Freely to orchestra leader Spike Dyke, who points them to sound engineer Sketch Paree; The trail leads to an abandoned ice house, where Sam unwittingly grabs a live electric wire. "Blade of Death" text story; A man is electrocuted in his bathtub. One-page untitled Girl Friday story; Myra solves a shipboard murder. "Operation: Murder" text story; A patient is strangled in her hospital bed. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris responds to a friend's plea for help. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Murderer's Mask," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; After being rescued from drowning, Tracy and Sam use the teleguard to help them track Sketch Paree; Using Spike Dyke as bait, they trap Paree before he can kill anyone else with his diabolical mask. Space Squadron ad. "Dick Tracy and the Case of the White Rat Robberies," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Mugg the dog witnesses a hit-and-run and helps Tracy and Catchem find a kid lost in the tunnels under the streets; They are later notified of a snatch-and-grab robber who uses white rats to distract store owners and patrons. "A Chance in a Million" text story; A crook tries to rob a deaf couple. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Untitled Girl Friday story; Myra deduces who killed a young man over a gambling debt. "The Locality of Murder" text story; James Stanley confronts a murderer who staged a phony car crash. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris investigates the murder of a hipster. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the White Rat Robberies," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Tracy and Sam identify the hit-and-run vehicle; Meanwhile, Mousey has an argument with Papa and goes out alone to steal a mink coat. In anger, Papa accidentally releases Mousey's rats; He manages to catch most of them and put them in a pillowcase; After he enters a cab, the rats gnaw their way out and cause the cab drive to lose control and run off the pier. Harvey 1953 Calendar. "Dick Tracy and the Case of the White Rat Robberies" Part 2, script and art by Chester Gould; While searching for Mousey, Tracy and Sam find B. O. Plenty hiding in a cave in the woods; His family is happy to be re-united with him; Mousey takes refuge in a pet store and is spotted by Jimmy McKitchen, the boy she hit a few days earlier; Jimmy identifies Mousey, and Tracy and Sam take her to jail. "Memory of Murder" text story; Captain Byrnes solves a murder. Sad Sack house ad. Untitled one-page Girl Friday story; Myra solves the murder of one of Glenn's clients. "Homicide Ace" text story; Two patrolmen solve a homicide. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris helps Inspector Kelly solve a murder. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Case Of The Interrupted Honeymoon," script and art by Chester Gould; Dick Tracy gets married to Tess. Harvey Comics 1953 calendar. "The Interrupted Honeymoon" Part 2, script and art by Chester Gould; Even though battered after being dragged for miles behind a car, Tracy sets out to find the identity of the man who dragged him; Meanwhile, Wormy returns to the paint shop and begins changing the color of his car; Unknowingly, the exhaust from the gasoline-powered compressor is pooling inside the car where his wife has gone to keep warm. "Death For A Dowager" text story; Who Killed Mathilda Turner? Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Untitled one-page Girl Friday story; Did Carl Kill Peter? "Lady Killer" text story; Guess Who Killed Who? Sad Sack house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; How Did The Count Know Victor Killed Hugh? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the interrupted Honeymoon," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Wormy's hideout behind the scoreboard is discovered, he manages to escape just ahead of Tracy; He makes his way to a house that is also the studio of radio personality Ted Tellum. Tellum likes Wormy's voice and offers to hide him from the police if he'll become part of his radio program. "The Voice with the Kiss," script and art by Chester Gould; Ted Tellum devises a scheme to get Wormy to confess to murder on live radio; Tracy and Sam track Wormy to Tellum's studio and capture him. "Murder or Knot" text story; The way a knot is tied helps Inspector Keith solve a murder. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Untitled Girl Friday story; Myra solves the murder of a man who was killed in a card game. "The Color of Death" text story; Joe Gordon solves the murder of a blackmailer. Sad Sack house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris investigates the murder of a girl's uncle. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer's Revenge," script and art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Angered over the death of his brother, Flattop, Blowtop rigs explosives to the wiring outside Tracy's house; He drugs Tracy's dog, Mugg; While Tracy takes Mugg to the veterinarian, Blowtop makes the final attachments to the explosives, and his gang returns at night to make sure everything will work as planned. Untitled story, script and art by Chester Gould; Blowtop and his men seal Junior in a barrel and send it rolling slowly toward a 250-foot drop into an abandoned quarry; As they leave, they pass a patrol car; The patrolmen report the incident to Tracy; The barrel holding Junior is stopped by a turtle, and Tracy and Sam arrive at the quarry just in time to keep Junior from rolling off the edge of a cliff. "Prophecy of Death" text story; Caine and Nesser solve the murder of a gypsy fortune-teller. Untitled one-page Girl Friday story; Myra solves the murder of one of Glenn's clients. "Gateway to Murder" text story; Inspector Kennedy solves a murder. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris solves a locked-room murder. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer's Revenge," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Junior identifies the man who put him in the barrel; The man jumps through a sixth-floor window and tries to take Junior with him; Meanwhile, Blowtop is holding Vitamin as a semi-prisoner and using him to fence stolen money through a laundry; Not knowing there is money in the laundry he is delivering, Vitamin trades it for a shrunken head. Blondie's Cook Book house ad. Untitled story, script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy and Sam trace stolen money and discover where Blowtop has been fencing the money he stole in Boston; When the newspapers report the Boston robbery solved, Blowtop panics, seals the remainder of the loot in a can, and throws it into the river; He slips and falls into the river and almost drowns but is rescued by Vitamin, who attempts to recover the money. "Missing or Dead" text story; Lt. Morton investigates a missing persons report. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Untitled Girl Friday story; Myra solves a murder at the theater. "Shotgun Killer" text story; Detective Cudahy investigates a robbery that turned into a murder. Ripley's Believe It or Not house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris believes a caretaker to be guilty of his employer's murder. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer's Revenge!", script and art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; A shrunken head floating in the river provides the lead that help Tracy and Sam find both Blowtop and Vitamin Flintheart; Blowtop wounds Vitamin and flees, but Tracy catches him when BLowtop finds his escape blocked by a wire fence; Vitamin is taken to the hospital, and Blowtop is taken to jail. "Dick Tracy and the Case of the T. V. Terror," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Sparkle Plenty becomes an overnight sensation after she appears of Ted Tellum's show; B. O. and Gertie are overwhelmed by Sparkle's success; From his hospital bed, Vitamin Flintheart determines to become Sparkle's agent. T. V. Wiggles begins scheming to take over management of Sparkle's career. Blondie's Cook Book house ad. "Death Trap" text story; Kennedy accuses a businessman of murdering his partner. Rags Rabbit house ad. Untitled one-page Girl Friday story; Glenn' friend is accused of murdering his wife. "Death Rides the Rails" text story; A woman is killed in front of Pete, and he tracks the killer. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; A young man wants Boris to solve his uncle's murder! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the T. V. Terror," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Vitamin warns Tracy that T. V. Wiggles plans to kidnap Sparkle Plenty; Tracy and Sam foil the kidnapping and chase Wiggles to a newspaper printing plant where Tracy and Wiggles fight; Tracy is trapped in a coal chute but rescued by Sam. Ripley's Believe It or Not house ad. Untitled story, script and art by Chester Gould; T. V. Wiggles escapes Tracy by hiding in a carload of cinders but almost suffocates when another load of cinders is dumped on him; He manages to survive until the truckload with him in it is dumped at the landfill; Bruised and battered from the fall, he attempts to force Bubbles, a lady wrestler and former friend to hide him from the police. "The Mah Jongg Murder" text story; Inspector Caine solves a murder at a Chinese gaming house. Untitled Girl Friday story; Myra solves a hunting accident. "Odor of Death" text story; A detective investigates an apparent suicide that turns out to be murder. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris uses the doorbell to expose a murderer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the T. V. Terror," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; When his attempt to kill Sparkle Plenty fails, Wiggles kidnaps Sparkle and puts her in a bass fiddle case to get her out of the studio; B.O.'s friend Gus tells him that he saw T. V. Wiggles with Sparkle, and B.O. grabs his guns and sets out after the criminal; Tracy traps Wiggles in a County Maintenance Garage and prepares to use tear gas to drive him out. Ripley's Believe It or Not house ad. Untitled story, script and art by Chester Gould; B. O. Plenty is seriously wounded when he prevents Wiggles from shooting Tracy; In the fight between Wiggles and Tracy, Tracy dodges a steel tank thrown by Wiggles and in doing so, knocks the support out from under a storage rack; The rack collapses, and Wiggles is buried under a pile of steel parts. "Roses Are Red...with Blood!" text story. Untitled one-page Girl Friday story. "Hand of Death" text story; Inspector Johnson investigates the death of a band leader. Dick Tracy Comics Monthly house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris solves the murder of a gang boss. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.