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35January 1951
$0.10

Dick Tracy #35

Harvey · January 1951 · on sale 1950-11-10

First appearance: B.O. PlentyFirst appearance: Sparkle PlentyFirst appearance: Breathless Mahoney
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Identification plate

Series
Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series)
Issue
#35
Publication date
January 1951
Key date
1951-01-00
On-sale date
1950-11-10
Indicia publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of B.O. Plenty - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sparkle Plenty - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Breathless Mahoney - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Elia Mahoney - 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
0The Case of the Stolen $50,000cover1pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester GouldBreathless Mahoney First, Elia Mahoney First, Dick Tracy
1Where's Everybody Going?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonClay Duncan
2World's Best Known Comics All in One Magazinepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Blondie Bumstead, Dagwood Bumstead, Felix the Cat, Henry, Fritz Katzenjammer, Hans Katzenjammer, Mandrake, Popeye
3The Case of the Stolen $50,000comic story13script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould; letters: Chester GouldBreathless Mahoney First, Measles First, Pat Patton, Dick Tracy
6-comic story2script: Joe Simon, Chester Gould; pencils: Joe Simon, Chester Gould; inks: Joe Simon, Chester Gould; letters: Chester GouldBreathless Mahoney First, Dick Tracy
8The Money Treecomic story6script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould; letters: Chester GouldBreathless Mahoney First, Pat Patton, Dick Tracy
9How Far Will Breathless Go to Keep the $50,000?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonBreathless Mahoney First, B.O. Plenty First, Dick Tracy
10Bullet Holes, Charred Documents, Petty Thieverycomic story0.5Dick Tracy, Dick Tracy Jr.
11Alaskan Troubleshooterstext story0.9letters: typeset
12Everyone Loves Poor Little Sad Sackpromo (ad from the publisher)0.1pencils: George Baker; inks: George BakerSad Sack
13How Well Do You Know the Law?activity1
14-comic story1B.O. Plenty First, Sparkle Plenty First
17The Case of the Uninvited Dinner Guestcomic story1Pat Patton, Dick Tracy
20The Hidden Cluetext story1letters: typeset

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

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Dick Tracy #861955On eBay ›
Dick Tracy #1051956On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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