Dick Tracy #97
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Case of the Wailing Tree," Dick Tracy digs into a twisted scheme involving a hidden chamber in a tree and a murder cover-up, all while posing as a gas utility worker to gather crucial evidence. With Mrs. Green’s blackmail attempt turning deadly and a bass drum carrying a body set ablaze at a landfill, Tracy races to piece together the truth before the trail goes cold. Written and illustrated by Chester Gould, this 1956 issue delivers the sharp, noir-tinged suspense that defined the series, with Gould’s distinctive art and lettering anchoring every tense moment. The cover by Chester Gould captures the story’s eerie atmosphere, perfectly framing the mystery at the heart of the case.
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Mrs. Green photographs evidence that J. P. Richy was murdered and tries to blackmail Dewdrop and Sticks into paying her more money for her role in their scheme. When Mrs. Green confronts them with her demands, Sticks clubs her. Meanwhile, Tracy, disguised as a gas utility worker, collects evidence from the basement workshop that will tie the Sticks duo to the chamber built into the tree where the baby was hidden. Believing Mrs. Green to be dead, Dewdrop and Sticks hide her in Sticks' bass drum and take her to a landfill where they set the drum on fire and flee.
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