Dick Tracy #26
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn this gripping installment of Dick Tracy, the legendary detective races to track down Flattop, who’s vanished into the city’s underbelly after a soot-streaked escape from a chimney. With a trail of chaos left in his wake—from a huckster set ablaze to a beaten actor forced into disguise—Tracy and Patton must piece together the clues before Flattop strikes again. Written by Joe Simon and Chester Gould, with art and inks by the duo, and a cover by Chester Gould, this 1950 issue delivers classic noir suspense in crisp, hard-edged detail.
In this gripping installment from Dick Tracy #26, the relentless detective tracks Flattop after his daring escape from a chimney, now disguised and on the move through the city’s underbelly. With a trail of chaos left in his wake—hucksters burned, actors beaten, and a rooming house turned into a hideout—Flattop’s latest scheme pushes Tracy and Patton to their limits. The story unfolds with sharp tension and classic noir flair, as the hunt intensifies and the line between victim and villain blurs.
In "Act of Fate (part 3)," Jo, shaken by a violent turn of events, finds himself trapped in a web of mistaken identity after discovering Flattop’s pistol in his coat. With no memory of how it got there, he’s quickly accused of a murder he didn’t commit when he accidentally shoots the bartender in a panic. The story unfolds with tense, razor-edged suspense as Jo tries to clear his name, caught between the law and a vengeful enemy who wants him dead.
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Reprinted in Dick Tracy #88 (1955), Dick Tracy #110 (1957), Dick Tracy #143 (1960)
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