Dick Tracy #52 (1952) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould	Dick Tracy
2	Dick Tracy and the Case of the Pipe-Stem Killer	comic story	13	script: Joe Simon, Chester Gould; pencils: Joe Simon, Chester Gould; inks: Joe Simon, Chester Gould; letters: Chester Gould	Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; Mrs. Volts; Brier (Mrs. Volts' nephew); B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Flapsie the Dog; Diet Smith
5	Don't Miss the Fireworks!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould	Dick Tracy
6	We Dare You to Read	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell; letters: Ben Oda
7	"Knock on wood -- I've Done It!"	activity	1	pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy Palais
9	The Killer Strikes Again!	comic story	8	script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould; letters: Chester Gould	Dick Tracy
10	Rain of Death	text story	1	letters: typeset	Lieutenant Travers; Sergeant Harrison; Earl Jansen; Charles Jansen
11	Minit Mystery Starring the Count	comic story	2		Boris Gehrhart; Starrett; Garland Gold; Roy Silver
12	The Los Angeles Police Reserve Corps	text article	0.8	letters: typeset
13	Don't Miss the Next Blasting Issue!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.2	pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell

Plus 18 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Dick Tracy #85	1955	On eBay ›
Dick Tracy #141	1960	On eBay ›

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