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Issue Details

Issue #163
Published September 1947
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "DICK TRACY, No. 163." No code number. Copyright 1941, 1947 by The Chicago Tribune. Most information in this index from Kenneth Blair.

Cover Details

Characters Dick Tracy; Pat Patton
Genre Crime
Pencils Chester Gould ?
Inks Chester Gould ?

1 page Dick Tracy's Rogues' Gallery character profile "Trigger Doom, Black Pearl, Rono (Nails) Wolley..."

Characters Trigger Doom; Black Pearl; Rono (Nails) Wolley; Czar; Little Face Finny; The Mole; Scardol; B-B Eyes; Deafy
Genre crime
Script Chester Gould ?
Pencils Chester Gould ?
Inks Chester Gould ?
Notes Inside front cover; black, red, and white. This is essentially the first of three parts of this gallery. The second and third are on the inside back cover and back cover.

48 page Dick Tracy story "Trigger Doom and the Stolen Jewels"

Characters Dick Tracy; Pat Patton; The Constable; Ginger; Loma; Czar; Trigger Doom; Little Face Finny
Synopsis While on the trail of Trigger Doom and some stolen jewels, Tracy encounters other classic rogues and guest stars.
Genre Crime
Script Chester Gould
Pencils Chester Gould
Inks Chester Gould
Letters Chester Gould?
Notes This is all put together from the newspaper comic strips and placed in the order they were published.
Reprinted from Dick Tracy (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1941.

1 page Dick Tracy's Rogues' Gallery character profile "Frank Redrum, Lee Ting, Stud Bronzen..."

Characters Frank Redrum; Lee Ting; Stud Bronzen; Rot Tur; Ramm; Prof. Emirc; John Lavir; Stooge Viller; Edward Nuremoh
Genre crime
Script Chester Gould ?
Pencils Chester Gould ?
Inks Chester Gould ?
Notes Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Second of three galleries.

1 page Dick Tracy's Rogues' Gallery character profile "Steve Brogan, Larceny Lu, Mortimer..."

Characters Steve Brogan; Larceny Lu; Mortimer; Doc Hump; Boris Arson; JoJo; Karpse; Marro; The Blank
Genre crime
Script Chester Gould ?
Pencils Chester Gould ?
Inks Chester Gould ?
Notes Back cover. Third of three galleries.