Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) comic books 1986-1988
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Issue #51
Published Sep 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
Lizz. 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 reprints strips from October-November 1955. Tracy closes in on 469-pound killer Oodles with help from future policewoman Lizz, who makes her first appearance, along with villains Nothing Yonson and Joe Period. Joe comes after Lizz, but this just irritates her more. The 1955-56 storylines continue in Dick Tracy Unprinted Stories (1987) #1-4. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #52
Published Sep 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
The Kitten Sisters. 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 reprints strips from December 1956-January 1957, picking up from Dick Tracy Unprinted Stories (1987) #4. The exotic murder of a champion skier is traced to her sisters, performing acrobats who have turned to a life of crime. When Tracy tracks down the Kitten Sisters, they try to do away with him. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #53
Published Sep 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$4.80
The Return of Spike Dyke. 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 reprints strips from January-March 1957. When bandleader Spike Dyke finds Dick Tracy's 2-Way Wrist Radio among the Kitten Sisters' possessions, he realizes his new performers are wanted criminals. In response, the Sisters take him hostage and lead the police on a high-speed chase. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #54
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$4.80
Morin and Blossom Plenty. 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 reprints strips from April-June 1957. B.O. Plenty's father Morin Plenty invests in a new device that re-heels shoes. But its actually a scam by the Clipso Brothers, one that ends tragically with the death of Morins young wife Blossom. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #55
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$4.80
$3.20
The Clipso Brothers. 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 reprints strips from July 1957-August 1957. As The Clipso Brothers scam falls apart, they are forced to kill their midget cohort and flee to their Aunt Betts bee farm. But they didnt account for the vengeance of Morin Plenty – or the midgets wife. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #56
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
Elsa: Murder by Freezing. 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 reprints strips from September-October 1957. Tracy investigates the disappearance of embezzler Claude Crystal, little suspecting that his wife Elsa has murdered him in a walk-in freezer. But when the freezer breaks down, she has to find a new place for the body. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #57
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.60
$3.20
Closing in on Elsa. 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 reprints strips from October-November 1957. Elsa kills her brother when he threatens to reveal she froze her husband to death. When Tracy gets too close, Elsa puts him in the freezer too. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #58
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
$4.80
Pantsy. 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 reprints strips from November-December 1957. Pantsys gang tracks a map that reveals the location of $1 million in stolen loot. The chase leads them to abduct Junior Tracy in order to force him to help them find the map. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #59
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.60
$4.80
A Trap for Pantsy. 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 reprints strips from December 1957-January 1958. Pantsy and his gang learn that the map to the stolen fortune has been split into three pieces. While Junior and Tracy track them, the gang hunts the two young girls who have acquired the rest of the map. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #60
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
Miss Egghead. 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 reprints strips from January-February 1958. Miss Egghead murders one of her servants and hides the body, but the mans daughter figures out what happened. When she brings the evidence to the police, Miss Egghead flees to Cuba – but that wont stop Dick Tracy. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #61
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.60
$4.80
Miss Eggheads Revenge. 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 reprints strips from March-April 1958. Dick Tracy follows murderer Miss Egghead to Cuba, joining forces with Cuban cop Wunbrow. Conspiring with The Dropper, Miss Egghead decides to finish Tracy off once and for all. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #62
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
$4.80
$3.20
A Death Trap for Tracy. 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 reprints strips from May-June 1958. Miss Egghead and The Dropper manage to capture Dick Tracy in Cuba. They then deposit him in one of the most famous death-traps in the strips history – desolate, abandoned Granite Island, where he struggles to survive with limited resources. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #63
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
$4.80
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 reprints strips from September-October 1958. Tracy struggles to survive on desolate Granite Island with the help of a stranded Scotland Yard detective. Meanwhile, Miss Egghead is betrayed by The Dropper, forcing her to depend on Cuban cop Wunbrow to endure a fierce tropical storm. Rescued!; Miss Egghead Dies. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #64
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.60
$4.80
$4.80
Headache, Popsy and Mamma. 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 reprints strips from November-December 1958. Migraine victim Headache wants to get out of his gambling ring, but the Syndicate keeps pulling him back in. So he betrays the mob and flees with his cohort, along with her daughter Popsie, but the killers are close behind. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #65
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
Showdown at Lobster Point. 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 reprints strips from December 1958-January 1959. Having disposed of Headache and Popsie's Mother, the Hardley brothers - Uno, Duo, Trey, and Quad – flee to their fathers hideout. But when Tracy and the police catch up with them, they decide not to be taken alive. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #66
Published Dec 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.60
E. Kent Hardly. 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 reprints strips from February-March 1959. The surviving Hardly brother barely makes it to sanctuary with his uncle, E. Kent Hardly. But after Kent inherits the gangs fortune, he is targeted by the killer called the Rhodent. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #67
Published Dec 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.60
$4.80
$4.80
The Murders of Rat Face. 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 reprints strips from April-May 1959. The Rhodent uses the cover of a storm to loot Kent Hardlys fortune. But when a bridge collapses under the weight of the stolen coins, he must seek help from a nearby farmer and his daughter. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #68
Published Dec 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.60
$4.80
$3.20
A Plot to Kill Fatty. 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 reprints strips from June-July 1959. Wearing a drag disguise, the Rhodent hires Halffa Millyon to murder Fatty McDonald, the farmers daughter who can identify him. But policewoman Lizz disguises herself as Fatty, and cuts Halffa down to size. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #69
Published Dec 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.60
$4.80
$3.20
The Fifth. 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 reprints strips from August-September 1959. The Rhodent manages to abduct witness Fatty McDonald, but Tracy pursues him in a deadly car-train chase. Then, the gangster called The Fifth swears vengeance against policewoman Lizz for killing his brother, hired killer Halffa Millyon. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
