Dick Tracy (1950) #39

Harvey 1950–1961 series Cover date May 1951

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Dick Tracy #39 (1950) is issue #39 of Harvey's Dick Tracy (1950–1961), with a cover date of May 1951. Written by Chester Gould and Joe Simon and drawn by Chester Gould.

Creators

Writers: Chester Gould, Joe Simon
Penciller: Chester Gould
Inker: Chester Gould
Letterer: Chester Gould
Cover artist: Joe Simon

The stories

“Captured by Itchy”

Tess escapes Itchy, but Tracy falls into a trap set by Itchy. Itchy places Tracy in the trunk of a squad car and escapes. He heads for the home of his former friend, B-B-Eyes, and tells Mrs. B-B-Eyes that he has captured Tracy. Together, they set up a schedule to slowly kill Tracy by starvation and thirst.

“Itchy's Downfall”

An emaciated Tracy gets the drop on Itchy.

Tracy works on regaining his health. B. O. Plenty decides to look for work.

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Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.