Dick Tracy The Early Years (1987) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Aug 1987 by Blackthorne.$3.60
$3.60
Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue includes strips from October 12 – November 13, 1931, presenting the debut of Dick Tracy on the comics page. After his girlfriend Tess is abducted by Big Boys thugs and her father murdered, Dick Tracy joins the police force. He goes undercover with Big Boys gang to find and rescue her – but shes being forced to take part in the gangs next heist. Also featuring a 1978 interview with creator Chester Gould on the origins of the Dick Tracy strip. Dick Tracy; Speaking with Chet: The Days Leading Up To Dick Tracy. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #3
Published Apr 1988 by Blackthorne.$3.60
Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue includes strips from February 2 – May 2, 1932 (minus the week of March 21), presenting the first adventures of Dick Tracy. A scheme to swindle Tess Truehearts mother sets Tracy against Broadway Bates. Then, the search for a kidnapped boy leads Tracy to fugitive gangster Big Boy and an undercover mission on a cruise ship. (The week of March 21, in which Tracy is tortured by Broadway Bates, is omitted from this collection.) Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #4
Published 1988 by Blackthorne.$3.60
$3.60
Story, art and cover by Chester Gould. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue includes strips from May 2 - August 31, 1932, presenting the first adventures of Dick Tracy. Tracys dangerous final showdown with Big Boy aboard the cruise ship; Then, Tracys pursuit of the forger Alec Penn involves the first of the strips famous death-traps, ending with Tracy fighting a bear, an unresolved cliffhanger (as this was the final issue). The only issue of the series that was not squarebound. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
