Dick Tracy #34
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Tricks of the Trade," Dick Tracy tracks a fugitive named Measles to a railroad maintenance shed, where the criminal secretly aids a struggling family with ration books and cash—only to be cornered in a tense gun battle. As Tracy takes him into custody, a sudden accident sends Measles fleeing onto a moving train, where he unexpectedly encounters the eccentric duo Vitamin Flintheart and Snowflake, bound for California to make a movie. Written and illustrated by Chester Gould, with additional art by Joe Simon and inking by both, this 1950 issue features a cover by Gould, capturing the moment just before the train departs.
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Measles hides out with the family that lives in the maintenance shed at the railroad. Measles lets the family use his ration book and gives them cash to help buy groceries and cigars. When Tracy and Sam track Measles down, a gun battle ensues. Measles tries to escape but is captured by Tracy. As Tracy transports Measles, an accident wrecks the car, and Measles takes refuge on a departing train, he bumps into Vitamin Flintheart and Snowflake, who are bound for California to make a movie.
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