Dick Tracy #116
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Tree House Trap," Dick Tracy follows a trail of stolen diapers and a murdered car wash owner to a desperate criminal hiding in a crumbling tree house—only to face a deadly showdown when the structure gives way beneath them. Written, drawn, inked, and lettered by Chester Gould, this 1957 issue delivers a taut, noir-inspired mystery with a pulse-pounding climax, all rendered in Gould’s signature stark, expressive style. The cover by Chester Gould captures the tension of the moment with a dramatic, high-contrast image of Tracy in pursuit.
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Empty Williams tries to sell a shipment of hi-jacked diapers to a car wash chain owner. When the owner discovers that he is not buying polishing cloths, he refuses to pay and is killed. The hi-jacked driver gies Tracy a description of Williams, Tracy tracks Williams to a sleazy cafe. Williams spot them and manages to escape. He hides in an old tree house but is spotted by a milkman. Tracy confronts Williams in the tree house, and their fight causes the old tree to break at the roots. Williams dies in the mishap. Meanwhile, Junior races the clock as he tries to get her to the hospital.
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