Dick Tracy #52
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Pipe-Stem Killer," a tense web of deception unfolds when Mrs. Volts, after a mysterious disappearance, returns to her nephew’s home with a hidden agenda. As secrets unravel and a fatal gas leak threatens to expose the truth, Dick Tracy must piece together a trail of clues that lead from a reckless truck drive to a burning house and a hidden corpse. Written by Joe Simon and Chester Gould, with art and inks by the duo, and a cover by Gould, this 1952 Harvey Comics thriller blends suspense and noir flair in a story that remains as sharp as the pipe-stem killer’s signature.
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After hiding the body her driver, Mrs. Volts drives the truck to her nephew's house and demands that he take her back to B. O. Plenty's place and help her find her dog. When B. O. refuses to help, she threatens to shoot him with her pistol. Gravel Gertie shoots Mrs. Volts with a shotgun. She leaves and returns on her own in the truck. She forgets to set the brake, and the truck crashes into the Plenty's house and sets it afire. Returning to her nephews, she hides under the sink, unaware of a faulty gas pipe. She dies from a gas leak, and her nephew buries her in a gold course sand trap.
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