Dick Tracy #50

In "The Killer Who Returned from the Dead!", Dick Tracy follows a chilling trail when a fingerprint at a crime scene points to Shoulders—thought dead for years—now living under a new identity with a wife who knows nothing of his past. As Shoulders eliminates those who could expose him, Tracy and Pat close in, guided by a cryptic clue from a brush company after a step-daughter is trapped in a sample case. The chase leads to a desperate flight, a crash, and an unexpected refuge in an antique store, where the killer’s next move is far from certain.

In the second part of "The Killer Who Returned from the Dead!", Shoulders evades detection by hiding his stolen diamonds and disposing of his getaway car in a frozen pond, then takes up a quiet life under the radar—working for his landlady, Miss Varnish, to pay rent by refinishing antiques. As Dick Tracy presses forward in his investigation, Shoulders tries to stay hidden in plain sight, but the past has a way of catching up.

In "The Killer Who Returned from the Dead! Part 3 Ladder of Death!", Dick Tracy races against time as a desperate crook, Mrs. Shoulders, tries to reclaim hidden diamonds—only to find herself dangling between a deadly ladder and a trap set by the detective. With tension climbing page by page, the truth of her past crimes comes crashing down in a final, desperate scramble for survival.