Dick Tracy (1984 Blackthorne Publishing) comic books 1989-1991
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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.
