Dick Tracy (1984 Blackthorne Publishing) comic books 1988
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Issue #19
Published Jan 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.40
$6.70
Story, art and cover by Chester Gould, plus supplemental material by Shel Dorf. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from November 2, 1942 – January 9, 1943, featuring the Pruneface story arc. The escaped Pruneface rents a spare room from the mother of Tracys fiancee; when the jig is up, he escapes to a prolonged stand-off with police during a raging blizzard. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #20
Published Mar 1988 by Blackthorne.$7.20
$5.00
Story, art and cover by Chester Gould, plus supplemental material by Shel Dorf. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from January 20 – April 8, 1943, featuring the "Nifty" story arc. Gambler Nifty abducts his son from the boys mother, but when the kidnapping goes awry, Tracy must navigate a raging blizzard on foot to get the ill boy to safety. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #21
Published Apr 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.70
$5.60
Story, art and cover by Chester Gould, plus supplemental material by Shel Dorf. Blackthorne Publishing reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints the strips from April – July 1943, featuring the "88 Keys" story arc. Hired killer 88 Keys leaves a trail of bodies behind on his cross-country plot to fleece a rich widow and elude Dick Tracy, but the chase takes its toll on both of them. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
