Dick Tracy: Tracy's Wartime Memories #[nn]

In this gripping 1986 installment of Dick Tracy: Tracy's Wartime Memories, written by Max Allan Collins and illustrated by Dick Locher, the detective revisits a chilling chapter from the past: the Nazi espionage plot that led to the kidnapping of scientist Roloc Bard and the desperate race to stop a deadly Xylon bomb scheme. With the story’s emotional weight anchored in a haunting reunion decades later, Tracy, Trailer, and Wichel track down Frieda Smith—still guarding the final bomb in Washington, D.C.—only to face a revelation that leaves her heartbroken. The issue’s cover, by Dick Locher, captures the tension perfectly, while the narrative unfolds with the quiet dread and moral complexity that define the series.