Dick Tracy comic books issue 52
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Issue #52
Published Jun 1952 by Dell/Harvey.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Pipe-Stem Killer," script by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; After hiding the body her driver, Mrs. Volts drives the truck to her nephew's house and demands that he take her back to B. O. Plenty's place and help her find her dog; When B. O. refuses to help, she threatens to shoot him with her pistol; Gravel Gertie shoots Mrs. Volts with a shotgun; She leaves and returns on her own in the truck. House ads for Dick Tracy Comics Monthly and Black Cat Mystery. "Knock on wood--I've Done It!" activity, art by Rudy Palais; Questions about wooden guns, the cost of crime, unsolved kidnapping, the dirtiest crime, and the black hole. "The Killer Strikes Again!", script and art by Chester Gould; While playing golf, B. O. Plenty and Diet Smith notice Flapsie acting strangely in one of the sand traps; Along with Tracy, they find Mrs. Volt's body; Meanwhile, Brier makes plans for his late aunt's money. "Rain of Death" text story; Two detectives investigate a murder at a residence. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; The Count investigates a murder at a friend's hotel. "The Los Angeles Police Reserve Corps" article. Warfront house ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #52
Published Sep 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.20
$3.60
$3.60
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.
