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Cover of Dick Tracy (1950) #72

Dick Tracy (1950) #72

Harvey 1950–1961 series Cover date Feb 1954

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About this issue

Dick Tracy #72 (1950) is issue #72 of Harvey's Dick Tracy (1950–1961), with a cover date of February 1954. Written by Chester Gould and drawn by Chester Gould and Joe Simon.

Creators

Writer
Chester Gould
Pencillers
Chester Gould, Joe Simon
Inkers
Chester Gould, Joe Simon
Letterer
Chester Gould
Cover artist
Joe Simon

Characters

The stories

“Dick Tracy and the Case of Murder by Mistake”

Tracy and Sam track a killer who accidentally stole a truckload of diapers instead of a truckload of cash. The chase leads through a diner, and when Tracy corners Williams, the crook grabs a gun previously hidden in a vending machine.

Tracing a lead to Bonnie's barbershop, Sam poses as a customer. Williams spots him as a cop, and he and Bonnie knock Sam unconscious and pack him into an empty slot machine. While Tracy and others look for Sam, the box in which he's been placed is picked up and taken to a junkyard for compaction.

Myra and Glenn discover that a hunting accident was actually a murder.

Boris investigates a locked-room murder.

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