Dick Tracy Monthly comic books issue 56

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Teleguard Terror," art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; After killing Brilliant, Big Frost embarks on a crime spree with the Teleguard; He has his own daughter kidnapped and beaten by men who throw her down an embankment; She comes to rest in front of B. O. Plenty's house, where she is found by Sparkle. B. O. and Gravel Gertie nurse the young woman back to health, and B. O. decides to call Tracy. "Who Wrote the World's First Real Detective Story?" activity page; Six questions about historical crimes. "The Chase," script and art by Chester Gould; Using Diet Smith's Teleguard invention, Tracy and the cops track Big Frost's every move and capture him; Big Frost's daughter, who has been staying at the B. O. Plenty's house, regains her memory when Tracy hands her a familiar book. "Legacy of Murder" text story; Lt. Hardwick investigates the murder on an heiress. Kerry Drake house ad. Minit Mystery Starring the Count; Boris solves a murder on the opening night of a play. Untitled one-page How Good A Detective Are You? story, art by Emil Gershwin; Footprints outside a window give Inspector Zack the clue he needs to solve a murder. Untitled story; Myra solves a murder at a dinner party. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.