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Dick Tracy: America's Most Famous Detective #[nn] (Carol)

Jan 1990 · Citadel Press · 14.95 USD
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This 1990 Citadel Press collection brings together classic Dick Tracy newspaper strips, showcasing the iconic detective and his long-suffering fiancée Tess Trueheart in some of Chester Gould's most memorable crime-fighting adventures from the strip's golden age. The volume serves as a curated introduction to America's most famous comic strip detective, highlighting his distinctive visual style and hard-boiled approach to justice.

In "Gil Berry," Dick Tracy tackles a case tied to a notorious criminal's past, presented alongside other infamous villain profiles in classic strip format. Featuring rare early 1950s "Dick Tracy Says" Sunday fillers, this issue offers a nostalgic deep dive into the detective’s enduring legacy, all drawn with the unmistakable precision of Chester Gould, whose art and storytelling define the series.

Contains 31 stories
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.25 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sam CatchemLizz Worthington
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.25 pp · Detective-Mystery
Mousey
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.25 pp · Detective-Mystery
Lizz WorthingtonPat Patton
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.5 pp · Detective-Mystery
The BrainCrystal
Gil Berry
0.5 pp · Sports
Gil Berry
Untitled Humor story
0.25 pp · Humor
Dot DobbsRaymond Kraft
Plainclothes Tracy, the Trial Strip That Became Dick Tracy
1.25 pp · Detective-Mystery
GoochCleaverTexie GarciaTracyJake
The First Appearance of Dick Tracy
1 pp · Detective-Mystery
Chief BrandonPinkie
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.25 pp · Detective-Mystery
Balff
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.25 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sam CatchemLizz WorthingtonPat PattonClaude CrystalMrs. Crystal
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.75 pp · Detective-Mystery
Junior TracyPat Patton
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.25 pp · Detective-Mystery
B.O Plenty
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
1 pp · Detective-Mystery
Pat PattonMilliganBig BoyTexie Garcia
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.75 pp · Detective-Mystery
The GallstonesLizz Worthington
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.25 pp · Detective-Mystery
Mrs. WelzLizz Worthington
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
1 pp · Detective-Mystery
Lizz WorthingtonSam CatchemJohn Hoedy
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.5 pp · Detective-Mystery
Diet Smith
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
2 pp · Detective-Mystery
The Doll (Gigi Spick)Tinky GroveStony
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.5 pp · Detective-Mystery
Lizz WorthingtonPrunefaceFlttopThe BrowLispy
The First 12 Days of Dick Tracy Daily Strips
3 pp · Detective-Mystery
Emil TrueheartMrs. TrueheartCrutchChief BrandonGilligan
Untitled story
1 pp
Sam Catchem
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.5 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sam CatchemFenceRughead
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
0.5 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sam CatchemTommy
The Sleet Story: Sam Catchem's First Appearance
44 pp · Detective-Mystery
Pat PattonSam CatchemJulie CatchemPinky MossJudge HayesSleetButseyJohnnyGrapevine GaryFlossie FrostGigCharlieFolsomJunior TracyErnie BarmanTwistMurphyJakeLuluJack PellieMrs. India
The Governor: Too Soon Old and Too Late Smart
15 pp · Detective-Mystery
Dade PlentyLydaMindyPerfume PlentyThe GovernorMarieEthelJimGriffinLizz WorthingtonPat PattonSam Catchem
The Return of Dick Tracy's Most Fiendish Foe Haf-and-Haf!
29 pp · Detective-Mystery
Tulza Tuzon [Haf-and-Haf]Junior TracyVitamin FlintheartSam CatchemLizz WorthingtonDr. William A. CarverPat PattonZeldaMr. MastersonGroovy GroveMrs. Carver
You're in Good Hands with Uppward Lee-Mobile
28 pp · Detective-Mystery
Vitamin FlintheartUppward Lee-MobileWalter StrongTrendy Lee-MobileDiet SmithSam CatchemLizz WorthingtonJeroggLee EbonyJunior TracySgt. CursiveVictorPat PattonCharles Ponzi
Proper Police Procedures
2 pp
Pat PattonSam CatchemLizz Worthington
Tracy's High-tech Arsenal
2 pp
The Origin of the Two-Way Wrist TV
2 pp · Detective-Mystery
Junior TracyPat PattonDiet SmithSam CatchemMack
The Origin of the Two-Way Wrist Computer
3 pp · Detective-Mystery
Sam CatchemDiet SmithPat Patton

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Cast · 2 characters

Dick TracyTess Trueheart

Full credits

writer Max Allan Collins
artist, inker Dick Locher
cover pencils, inks Chester Gould

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