Dick Tracy (1950) #83

Harvey 1950–1961 series Cover date Jan 1955

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 #83 (1950) is issue #83 of Harvey's Dick Tracy (1950–1961), with a cover date of January 1955. Written by Chester Gould and drawn by Chester Gould and Jim Mooney.

Creators

Writer: Chester Gould
Pencillers: Chester Gould, Jim Mooney
Inker: Chester Gould
Letterer: Chester Gould
Cover artist: Joe Simon

The stories

“Dick Tracy and the Case of "the Killer-Crooner!"”

While Sam heads a search party for Tracy, Tonsils meets his fate at the hands of Mr. Crime. Rifle Ruby pulls Tracy from the river and carries him to her cabin. She then goes down the mountain to get Doc Waters. When she returns, she is confronted by Sam, who tells her that Tracy has been taken to a place where he can receive better medical care.

“Dick Tracy and the Case of "the Killer-Crooner!"] Part 2”

Tracy recovers enough from his injuries to lead the search for Sparkle and Bonnie Braids. Newsuit Nan approaches Mr. Crime with a money-making scheme that involves kidnapping and murder.

Myra solves a murder at the theater.

An explanation of how glove prints can be identified.

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