The Celebrated Cases of Dick Tracy 1931-1951
Product Code: 74222
Ah, nostalgia! In the sixties and seventies, a number of hardcover collections of classic comic strips appeared: Little Orphan Annie, Prince Valiant, Flash Gordon, and this—The Celebrated Cases of Dick Tracy 1931-1951!
Includes an interview with Chester Gould, an Introduction by Ellery Queen, a timeline of supporting characters up to 1950, a rogues' gallery, and a look at Tracy's police gadgets and science arsenal.
The book includes the following storylines:
The First Episode (the murder of Emil Trueheart and Tess' kidnapping by Big Boy)
The Blank
Mary X
Jerome Trohs and Mamma
Little Face Finny
The Mole
B-B Eyes
88 Keyes
Flattop
The Summer Sisters, the Brow, and Gravel Gertie
Breathless Mahoney and B.O. Plenty
Mumbles
Pear-Shape
Approximately 1144 strips. This first edition features color reproductions of the first 2 storylines, subsequent editions printed them in black & white.
Gould, Chester
Condition & Attributes
Very Good in Good dustjacket (spine ends and corners rubbed,, rubbing and wear to the top edge of the dustjacket well worn with a large piece missing)
Publishing Information
New York
Chelsea House
1970
1st
Physical Description
12.25 inches
9.25 inches
xxviii, 292 pages
approximately 1144 strips in black & white with 32 pages in color
Hardcover
cloth
English
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