Dick Tracy (1984 Blackthorne Publishing) comic books 1987-1989
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Issue #10
Published 1987 (est.) by Blackthorne.$5.70
Story, art and cover by Chester Gould, plus supplemental material by Matt Masterson, Milton Caniff and 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 August - October 1948, featuring the Heels Beals and Big Frost story arcs. Heels Beals manages to escape from Tracy, only to trap himself; racketeer Big Frost decides to curtail Tracys high-tech gadgets by murdering their inventor. Also featuring an interview with Dick Tracy fan Mike Masterson and a Dick Tracy PSA for savings bonds from 1973. In Praise of Silence; Matt Masterson Q & A, Part Two; The Reuben. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #13
Published 1987 (est.) by Blackthorne.$8.99
$6.10
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 July 13 - September 28, 1941, featuring the Little Face story arc (and skipping back 8 years from issue #12). Tracy is aided by circus performer Loma while pursuing jewel thief Little Face; later, Little Face returns the favor by taking Loma hostage. Also featuring a letter of appreciation from Chester Gould and a reprint of a vintage profile of Gould from 1947. The Scrapbook of Chester Gould; Meet Chester Gould; The Reuben. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #14
Published Aug 1987 by Blackthorne.$6.70
$6.10
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 September 24 – December 20, 1941, featuring the Mole story arc. The murderous Mole runs an underground motel for fugitives, but his fingerprints on a manhole cover lead Tracy to a desperate battle in his subterranean hideout. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #15
Published Sep 1987 by Blackthorne.$6.00
$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 December 2, 1941 – March 10, 1942, featuring the Jacques the Blackmailer and B.B. Eyes story arcs. Blackmailer Jacques gets the jump on Tracy, and puts him in a death-trap so clever even Chester Gould almost couldnt get him out. But then it turns out that Jacques brother, B.B. Eyes, is even more dangerous. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #17
Published Nov 1987 by Blackthorne.$5.90
View scanStory, 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 May 30 – August 15, 1942, featuring the "Yollman" and Tiger Lily story arcs. The nefarious Tiger Lily arranges accidents for profit; Junior and Tracy go undercover on his golf course to trap him. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #18
Published Dec 1987 by Blackthorne.$5.90
View scan$7.80
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 August 16 – November 1, 1942, featuring the "Tiger Lily" and "Pruneface" story arcs. Tracy tracks a Nazi fifth columnist known only as Boche, and soon learns that he is in reality the deadly Pruneface. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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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.
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Issue #22
Published Aug 1989 by Blackthorne.$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 July – September 1943, featuring the Mrs. Pruneface story arc. The disfigured Mrs. Pruneface sets an ingenious trap for Dick Tracy using ice blocks. When that fails, she hides out in the home of the mayor himself. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #23
Published Jan 1989 by Blackthorne.$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 September – December 1943, featuring the "Laffy Smith" story arc. Demented Joker-like killer Laffy Smith impersonates a doctor and deals in stolen prescription drugs and murder, laughing all the while. Squarebound, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.
