Dick Tracy #142

In "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer's Revenge!", vengeance drives Blowtop to set a deadly trap for the detective, rigging explosives around Tracy's home after his brother Flattop's death. With Tracy distracted taking his dog Mugg to the vet, Blowtop's gang prepares the device while Junior watches from his window—only to be captured and locked in a barrel. When the dynamite detonates and the house burns, Tracy and Tess barely survive, believing Junior didn’t make it out.

In a twist of fate, Blowtop’s latest scheme takes a bizarre turn when he’s mistaken for a wealthy patron by Vitamin Flintheart, who convinces him to fund a theatrical production. Meanwhile, Junior’s narrow escape from a rolling barrel sends Tracy and Sam racing to a remote quarry, where the chase and the comedy collide in unexpected ways.

In "null," Jo finds himself in a wild chase after identifying the man who trapped him in a barrel, leading to a desperate leap from a sixth-floor window. Meanwhile, Blowtop holds Vitamin captive, forcing him to launder stolen cash through a suspicious laundry—unaware the delivery will end with Vitamin trading the money for a shrunken head.

In "null," Dick Tracy and Sam follow the trail of stolen money linked to a Boston robbery, uncovering Blowtop’s secret stash. When news of the case’s resolution spreads, Blowtop panics, seals the remaining cash in a can, and tosses it into the river—only to slip and nearly drown before being pulled from the water by Vitamin, who’s determined to reclaim the loot.

In "null," Dick Tracy and Sam follow a bizarre clue—a shrunken head drifting in the river—leading them to track down the elusive Blowtop and the cunning Vitamin Flintheart. With a tense chase through the streets and a final stand blocked by a wire fence, Tracy brings the criminal to justice while Vitamin receives medical care.