Dick Tracy The Early Years (1987) comic books 1988
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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.
