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34December 1950
$0.10

Dick Tracy #34

Harvey · December 1950 · on sale 1950-10-11

First appearance: Clay Duncan
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Identification plate

Series
Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series)
Issue
#34
Publication date
December 1950
Key date
1950-12-00
On-sale date
1950-10-11
Indicia publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Clay Duncan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester GouldDick Tracy
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1Dick Tracy
2-comic story13script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould, Joe Simon; inks: Chester Gould, Joe Simon; letters: Chester GouldDick Tracy
5Tricks of the Tradecomic story2script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould; letters: Chester GouldDick Tracy
7Measles Escapescomic story6script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould; letters: Chester GouldDick Tracy
8-comic story0.5script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould, Joe Simon; inks: Chester Gould, Joe Simon; letters: Chester GouldDick Tracy
9Crimestoppers Handbookcomic story0.5letters: ?; typesetDick Tracy
10Songs For Saletext article0.9letters: typeset
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.1pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasThe Black Cat, Linda Turner
12-activity1Dick Tracy, Tess Trueheart
13-comic story1Sparkle Plenty; B.O. Plenty
16The Detroit Policetext article0.9letters: typeset
17-promo (ad from the publisher)0.1
20-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonClay Duncan First
21Family Funniespromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Blondie Bumstead, Dagwood Bumstead, Felix the Cat, Henry, Mandrake, Popeye

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Dick Tracy #1061956On eBay ›
Dick Tracy #1431960On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #3310 of 121#35 ›

Sources

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