Dick Tracy Monthly (1948-1961 Dell/Harvey) comic books 1956

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of the Wailing Tree," script and art by Chester Gould; 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. Davy Crocket Play House Tent ad. "The Blizzard's Subsided," script and art by Chester Gould; 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. "Homicide Ace" text story; Two patrolmen solve a homicide. Untitled Girl Friday story; Myra deduces who killed a young man over a gambling debt. Biography of Chester Gould, creator, writer, and artist of Dick Tracy. "Fingerprints found on glass containers" Crimestoppers Textbook. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of the Wailing Tree," art by Chester Gould; Sticks and Dewdrop bring Mrs. Green on board as an accomplice in their scheme get 10 Million dollars from the J. P. Richy estate; Hannah discovers a tooth in a pillowcase; Meanwhile, Tracy and Sam try to locate the house closest to the tree in an effort to solve the mystery of why the baby was left in the tree. "International Crimebusters" text story; A brief history of the Army CID. "O. K., Boss -- here I am!"; Myra and Glenn investigate the death of the brother of one of Glenn's clients. "Alcatraz" America's Finest text story; A brief history of Alcatraz. Crimestoppers Textbook; A brief description of bullet grooves. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of the Wailing Tree," script and art by Chester Gould; Mrs. Green photographs evidence that J. P. Richy was murdered and tries to blackmail Dewdrop and Sticks into paying her more money for her role in their scheme; When Mrs. Green confronts them with her demands, Sticks clubs her; Meanwhile, Tracy, disguised as a gas utility worker, collects evidence from the basement workshop that will tie the Sticks duo to the chamber built into the tree where the baby was hidden. Davy Crockett Playhouse Tent ad. "A Chance in a Million" text story; A crook tries to rob a deaf couple. Minit Mystery starring The Count; Boris solves the murder of a friend's maid. "The U. S. Secret Service" text story. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of the Man with the Floral Mind," script and art by Chester Gould; 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. Davy Crockett Playhouse Tent ad. "Part 2," script and art by Chester Gould; Monty sends one of his henchmen to take a picture of Tracy; Meanwhile, Tracy and Sam tighten the search for Dewdrop. "The Crater Case" America's Finest article. One-page untitled Girl Friday story; Myra helps solve a murder in the park. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris solves a case of arson and murder. "Texas Rangers of the Air" text story; A brief history of the Texas Rangers and their methods of operation. "Stains and Marks on Papers and Documents" Crimestoppers Textbook; How paper stains can point to a killer. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Man Called Open-Mind", script and art by Chester Gould; Sensing a trap, Tracy and Sam position a dummy that resembles Tracy at a meeting place; Their fears are realized when a sniper shoots it several times with a high-powered rifle; Open-Mind and his hired assassin believe that they have killed Tracy after they call police headquarters and are told that Tracy is not in. "America's Finest: the FBI" article; A brief history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. "The Bureau of Narcotics" America's Finest article. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris is called to investigate a murder in a tourist camp by the river. Disneyland Color Television Set ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Chester Gould. "Dick Tracy and the Case of Open Mind Monty," script and art by Chester Gould; Unable to hold Open-Mind on murder charges, Tracy and Sam search his flower shop and find stolen jewelry concealed in the bottoms of flower pots; Back at headquarters, Tracy and Sam begin working out a plan to bust what they believe is a large jewelry smuggling ring headed by Monty; Returning to his shop after being released from jail, Monty discovers that one of his pots is missing. "National Police Academy" America's Finest text story. Untitled Girl Friday story. "Shotgun Killer" text story; Detective Cudahy investigates a robbery that turned into a murder. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy Solves the Case of the Homing Pidgeons," script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy and Sam use tear gas to drive Open-Mind Monty from his greenhouse hideaway; Tracy reveals that Monty's knife in the skull is nothing more than clever make-up; Meanwhile, B. O. Plenty buys a wading pool for the kids; A torrential downpour floods B. O.'s property. "The FBI Fingerprint Bureau" America's Finest text story. "A True F.B.I. Case" article; Fingerprints are used to identify a murder victim. "The Case of the Blue Toe," art by Bob Powell; Jackie solves a murder when she notices the odd characteristics of a set of footprints. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of the Missing Children," script and art by Chester Gould; Sparkle and Wingy try to save their wading pool but are caught in the floodwaters and carried downstream; A snag punctures their pool, and they begin to sink as it loses air; When all seems lost, they are rescued by Rainbow Riley, a blind girl who carries them back to her house which is being carried downstream by the flood; As this is happening, Tracy and Sam rescue B. O. and Gravel Gertie from the roof of their house. "The Brenly Case" America's Finest text story. "The Prospector" A True Crime Case text story; A sheriff searches for a killer in Arizona. "The Case of the Left-Handed Coat," script and art by Bob Powell; Jackie solves the murder of a mystic. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of Hi-Jacked Minks," script and art by Chester Gould; While the search is on for Sparkle and Wingy, Rughead finds Rainbow, Sparkle and Wingy living in his house; Rughead is upset when he sees the two girls wearing some of the furs he has hijacked in the past; They tell him they found them lying around on the ground; Rughead gathers up the furs and hides them in fake hay bales. "Special Agent of the F. B. I." America's Finest text story. "Homicide Squad" text story; Detective-Sergeant O'Halloran solves a murder. "The Case of the Broken Hedera Helix" starring Jackie Page and Lieutenant Gil Mason, art by Bob Powell. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of the Fur Hi-Jackers," script and art by Chester Gould; Rughead blindfolds Sparkle and Wingy and puts them in a car along with the sightless Rainbow Reiley; His intent is to shoot them, even though he tells them he take them home; While eluding the police, Rughead's driver takes a back road; A loose rock causes their headlights to malfunction, and Rughead is forced to stop the car and try to get away in the dark. "Dirty Money" text story; Police investigate the death of Barton Williams. "The Clue in the Diary" America's Finest text story. "The Case of the Noisy Room," art by Bob Powell; While on vacation, Jackie and Gil find a body in a boarding house room. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of the Fur Hi-Jackers," script and art by Chester Gould; Sparkle and Wingy are returned safely home; Rainbow retraces her steps to her home and finds that only the foundation remains; She takes shelter in the storm cellar, where she has plenty of food and water; Tracy and Sam trail her to the storm cellar, and she is grateful they have found her; Tracy and Sam discover the fake hay bales when they investigate the murder of the farmer who was transporting the bales with stolen furs. "Hidden Clue" text story. "The Auto Racket" text story. "The Case of the Closed Sash," script and art by Bob Powell; Jackie Page vs. Oswald Hume; app. by Lt. Gil Mason. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "The Case of the Fur Hi-Jackers," script and art by Chester Gould; Following directions from Rainbow Reiley, Tracy and Sam locate the fur smugglers' hideout; Tracy disguises himself as a telephone lineman and climbs a pole so he can watch the crooks; One of the crooks spies him, and Rughead and his cohorts flee; Tracy and Sam give chase; A gun battle ensues, and one of the crooks is killed. "Songs for Sale" article; Police track down a group of crooked song promoters. "The Bookworm" text story; Police investigate the shooting of Mr. Jarvis, a rare book collector. "The Case of the Rocking Boat," art by Bob Powell; Gil and Jackie are invited for a pleasure cruise that turns to murder. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.