Dick Tracy #137

Chester Gould's world-famous detective lands in a surprising spot with this 1959 Harvey Comics issue, as the cover boldly asks "Dick Tracy in Jail? Why!! How!!" — a dramatic vision rendered by John Severin and Joe Simon. The cover scene pulls you right in: Tracy, in his signature red coat and hat, lunges urgently over what appears to be a hospital bed while a uniformed officer and a white-coated figure rush in from behind, and a distressed figure crouches in the foreground. Promising a complete inside detective case with "The Law versus Dick Tracy! Part One," this issue sets up a tense confrontation between the city's most celebrated crimefighter and the very system he serves.