Dick Tracy The Early Years (1987) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Aug 1987 by Blackthorne.$6.00
$6.00
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 #2
Published Oct 1987 by Blackthorne.$6.00
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 November 10, 1931 – February 1, 1932, presenting the first adventures of Dick Tracy. Tracys relationship with Tess Trueheart fragments as a result of his dangerous pursuit of gangster Big Boy. But when she learns of an impending robbery, she decides to give him the info, at great personal risk to herself. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #4
Published 1988 by Blackthorne.$7.49
$6.00
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.
