Dick Tracy #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis fourth volume in Blackthorne's Dick Tracy reprint series focuses on the introduction of Sparkle Plenty, the long-awaited daughter of B.O. Plenty and Gravel Gertie. The collection follows Tracy and his allies—including Junior Tracy, Tess Trueheart, and Chief Patton—as they contend with the scheming Stooge Viller and the dangerous Zora Arson, while the birth of Sparkle brings a rare moment of joy to the gritty strip. Reprinting classic storylines from Chester Gould's original run, this edition captures a pivotal turning point in the Tracy saga.
In Dick Tracy #4 (1986), Chester Gould delivers another sharp, character-driven installment as Junior Tracy launches the Dick Tracy Crime Stoppers, stepping into the spotlight to guide a wayward youth toward redemption. Amid the joy of Gravel Gertie welcoming her daughter Sparkle Plenty, the story quietly underscores the fragile line between triumph and peril, all rendered in Gould’s unmistakable, razor-edged style—both in story and on the cover by Barbara Marker and Chester Gould.
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Junior Tracy forms the Dick Tracy Crime Stoppers and takes the lead in reforming a young hoodlum. Gravel Gertie gives birth to Sparkle Plenty amid universal rejoicing, but almost loses her life in the process.
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