Dick Tracy (1984 Blackthorne Publishing) comic books 1988-1990
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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.
