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Publishers / Harvey / Dick Tracy (1950) / #67
67September 1953
$0.10

Dick Tracy #67

Harvey · September 1953 · on sale July 15, 1953

First appearance (promotional): KatnipFirst appearance (promotional): HermanFirst appearance (reprint): Sam Catchem
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Identification plate

Series
Dick Tracy (Harvey, 1950 series)
Issue
#67
Publication date
September 1953
Key date
September 1953
On-sale date
July 15, 1953
Indicia publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (promotional) of Katnip - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Herman - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (reprint) of Sam Catchem - the earliest appearance on record is a reprinted story; the original printing may be indexed elsewhere and predate this.

First appearance (reprint) of Vitamin Flintheart - the earliest appearance on record is a reprinted story; the original printing may be indexed elsewhere and predate this.

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; Sam Catchem; Junior Tracy; Blowtop
2Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer's Revengecomic story13script: Chester Gould; pencils: Joe Simon, Chester Gould; inks: Joe Simon, Chester Gould; letters: Chester GouldDick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Junior Tracy; Blowtop; Vitamin Flintheart
6Harvey Famous Name Comics Are Loved by Millions!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: variousBlondie Bumstead, Casper, Dagwood Bumstead, Horace Dripple, Herman First, Katnip First, Little Audrey, Little Max, Joe Palooka, Sad Sack, Dick Tracy
8Now You Can Enjoy Dagwood's Favorite Foodspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: ?; typesetDagwood; Blondie
10-comic story7script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould; letters: Chester GouldSam Catchem First, Vitamin Flintheart First, Dick Tracy
11Missing or Deadtext story0.75letters: ?; typesetPhil Grant; Alice Bromley; Lieutenant Peter Morton
12Calling All Crime-Stoppers Mail This Order Todaypromo (ad from the publisher)0.25Dick Tracy
13-comic story2pencils: Jim MooneyMyra Martin; Glenn Wilson; Ned Rabb
14Shotgun Killertext story0.8letters: typesetJoe Mariner; Detective Al Cudahy; Willy Gloster; Benjy Weston
15Now on Sale! At All Newsstands!promo (ad from the publisher)0.2
16Minit Mystery Starring the Countcomic story1Boris Gehrhart; Inspector Kelly

Plus 8.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Dick Tracy #821954On eBay ›
Dick Tracy #831955On eBay ›
Dick Tracy #941955On eBay ›
Dick Tracy #1001956On eBay ›
Dick Tracy #1421960On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

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