Super Comics #106

Dick Tracy — trench coat, green hat, and all — stands at the center of this moody 1947 Dell cover, pensively surveying a drainage pipe where a pair of feet protrudes ominously, while a suspicious figure lingers near a parked car in the background. It's a snapshot of hard-boiled tension that captures exactly why Tracy anchored this anthology title. Alongside the detective, portrait panels along the right side round up the full cast of featured strip characters: Smitty, Orphan Annie, Tiny Tim, Winnie Winkle, and Harold Teen.