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41July 1951
$0.10

Dick Tracy #41

Harvey · July 1951 · on sale 1951-05-10

First appearance: BambiFirst appearance: Lucifer
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Identification plate

Series
Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series)
Issue
#41
Publication date
July 1951
Key date
1951-07-00
On-sale date
1951-05-10
Indicia publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Lucifer - 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
0Murder by Mailcover1pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester GouldDick Tracy; B. O. Plenty
1Good News for Little Folks!promo (ad from the publisher)1Rags Rabbit; Joe Palooka; Max; Dagwood; Daisy
2Murder by Mailcomic story13script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould; letters: Chester GouldDick Tracy
5Identity Exposedcomic story2script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould; letters: Chester GouldDick Tracy
7You Don't Have to Wait Two Months for These Top Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5Blondie; Dagwood; Dick Tracy; Joe Palooka
8-comic story6script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould; letters: Chester GouldDick Tracy
10"Be sure to read the sensational ending of the shocking schemes of Rod and Nilon Hoze in the next issue!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Chester Gould, Joe Simon; inks: Chester Gould, Joe SimonDick Tracy
11-comic story1Sparkle Plenty; Randolph
12How Well Do You Know the Law?activity1
13Special Agent of the F. B. I.text story0.9letters: typeset
14Don't Miss the New Issue of Chic Young's Dagwood Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.1Dagwood Bumstead
16Model for Murdertext story1letters: typesetBrad Northrop
19-comic story1Dick Tracy

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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