Comic books in 'Comic Strip Reprints'
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Issue #24
Published Dec 1987 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$3.20
$3.20
Crewy Lou and Sphinx. 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 the strips from June 5 - August 4, 1951. Tracys infant daughter leads Tracy to Crewy Lou and Sphinx, jewel thieves who masquerade as baby photographers. When their latest heist goes awry, they find themselves up against the crime boss called The King. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #25
Published Dec 1987 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
Crewy Lou. 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 the strips from August 5 - September 30, 1951. On the run from the cops, The Kings men, and her own brother, Crewy Lou steals Tracy's car, not realizing that infant Bonnie Braids is asleep in the back. Final issue before the switch to weekly format. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #26
Published Jan 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
$4.80
The Search for Bonnie Braids. 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 1951. Tracy mounts a desperate search for his infant daughter after Crewy Lou accidentally abducts her. Meanwhile, Crewy Lou abandons both stolen car and baby, and makes her last stand in a forest service observation tower. First issue in the weekly format. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #27
Published Jan 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.00
$4.80
Spinner Record. 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 October 1951 – January 1952. When Tracy is accused of stealing evidence, he tracks the frame-up to recording buff Spinner Record. The evidence to clear Tracy is saved on an LP record, which is accidentally mixed into the stock of Spinners LP store and sold to a young woman. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #28
Published Jan 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
$4.40
Junior and Models Tragedy. 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 January- March 1952. Junior Tracy falls in love with Model Jones, whose brother is a petty hood. Model is torn between her plans to marry Junior and devotion to her criminal brother, leading to tragedy. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #29
Published Jan 1988 by Blackthorne.$3.20
Tonsils. 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 March-May 1952. Talent agent Dude the Dapper literally holds people at gunpoint to force them to listen to his latest discovery, the singer named Tonsils. This is certainly effective in getting him noticed, but the agents union does not approve, and neither does Dick Tracy. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #38
Published Jun 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
Uncle Canheads Rescue. 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 1953. Canhead, still wearing the bomb vest, flees 3-D Magee & Pony with help from a passing stranger. Tracy mounts a desperate chase to catch up with them before the bomb goes off. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #39
Published Jun 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.60
The Capture of 3-D Magee. 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 November 1953 – January 1954. With Canhead in mortal danger, Tracys two-way wrist radio saves the day once again. Their plans thwarted, 3-D Magee & Pony flee, but Tracy closes in, with help from a relative of one of their victims. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #40
Published Mar 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
Dewdrop and Sticks. 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 February-April 1954. A baby hidden in a tree leads Dick Tracy to some of the most feared figures of the 1950s: beatniks. When their rent-a-baby scam fails, Dewdrop and Sticks resort to murder. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #41
Published Mar 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.00
$4.80
Open-Mind Monty. 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 April-May 1954. With Sticks dead, fugitive killer Dewdrop seeks help from Sticks brother, Open-Mind Monty. Monty, who uses carrier pigeons to smuggle stolen gems, concocts a fiendish plan to kill Tracy. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #42
Published Jul 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.60
$4.80
A Plot to Kill Tracy! 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 June-July 1954. Dewdrop and Open-Mind Monty carry out their plan to shoot Dick Tracy, but a well-placed dummy and an open phone line prove their undoing. Then its Tracys turn to get the goods on Monty. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #43
Published Jul 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.20
$4.80
Rainbow Reiley. 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 August-September 1954. Rainbow Riley, Sparkle and Wingy accidentally discover Rugheads stolen fur racket, which puts Tracy on the case. He goes undercover to investigate – but Rugheads smarter than he looks. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #44
Published Jul 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.60
Rughead. 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 1954. Rughead sends his right-hand man Happy to bump Tracy off. But he doesnt reckon with Tracys resourcefulness, or Happys habit of talking too much. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #45
Published Jul 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.20
$4.80
The Escape of Rughead. 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 October-November 1954. Rughead escapes to Mexico, so Tracy investigates Rugheads fence, Ned Noxx. Feeling pressured, Ned resorts to murder, but things get worse when Rughead returns. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #46
Published Aug 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
A Trap for Rughead. 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 November-January 1954. When word gets out about Rugheads successful robbery, the entire underworld goes after him, wanting the loot for themselves. Worst of all is his ex Mimi, who traps him in a corner with only one way out. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #47
Published Aug 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
The Return of Mumbles. 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 January-March 1955. Tracy thought inarticulate thug Mumbles was long dead, but he survived. Rescued by eccentric millionaire and health nut George Ozone, Mumbles slowly regains his health through yoga and exercise. But once hes at full strength, he sets out to secure Ozones treasure stash for himself. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #48
Published Aug 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
$4.80
$3.20
Cinn. 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 March-April 1955. Mumbles conspires with George Ozone's ex-wife Cinn to kill Ozone and find his hidden treasure. The problem: the map is tattooed on the soles of his sons' feet, and the boys are placed in protective custody after Mumbles kills their father. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #49
Published Aug 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
The Death of Mumbles? 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 May-July 1955. As they get closer to Ozones treasure, Mumbles and Cinn turn on each other. Meanwhile, Tracy closes in, resulting in a dangerous confrontation in the foggy marshland. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #50
Published Sep 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
$3.20
Oodles. 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 August-September 1955. When the corpse of a man missing 20 years is discovered, it puts suspicion on his widow. Rattled by Tracys questions, she unwittingly gives away the 467-pound hired killer Oodles, to her misfortune. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #51
Published Sep 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$4.80
Lizz. 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 October-November 1955. Tracy closes in on 469-pound killer Oodles with help from future policewoman Lizz, who makes her first appearance, along with villains Nothing Yonson and Joe Period. Joe comes after Lizz, but this just irritates her more. The 1955-56 storylines continue in Dick Tracy Unprinted Stories (1987) #1-4. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #52
Published Sep 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
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.
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Issue #53
Published Sep 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$4.80
The Return of Spike Dyke. 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 January-March 1957. When bandleader Spike Dyke finds Dick Tracy's 2-Way Wrist Radio among the Kitten Sisters' possessions, he realizes his new performers are wanted criminals. In response, the Sisters take him hostage and lead the police on a high-speed chase. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #54
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$4.80
Morin and Blossom Plenty. 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 April-June 1957. B.O. Plenty's father Morin Plenty invests in a new device that re-heels shoes. But its actually a scam by the Clipso Brothers, one that ends tragically with the death of Morins young wife Blossom. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #55
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$4.80
$3.20
The Clipso Brothers. 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 July 1957-August 1957. As The Clipso Brothers scam falls apart, they are forced to kill their midget cohort and flee to their Aunt Betts bee farm. But they didnt account for the vengeance of Morin Plenty – or the midgets wife. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #56
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
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.
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Issue #57
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.60
$3.20
Closing in on Elsa. 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 October-November 1957. Elsa kills her brother when he threatens to reveal she froze her husband to death. When Tracy gets too close, Elsa puts him in the freezer too. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #58
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
$4.80
Pantsy. 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 November-December 1957. Pantsys gang tracks a map that reveals the location of $1 million in stolen loot. The chase leads them to abduct Junior Tracy in order to force him to help them find the map. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #59
Published Oct 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.60
$4.80
A Trap for Pantsy. 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 1957-January 1958. Pantsy and his gang learn that the map to the stolen fortune has been split into three pieces. While Junior and Tracy track them, the gang hunts the two young girls who have acquired the rest of the map. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #60
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
Miss Egghead. 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 January-February 1958. Miss Egghead murders one of her servants and hides the body, but the mans daughter figures out what happened. When she brings the evidence to the police, Miss Egghead flees to Cuba – but that wont stop Dick Tracy. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #61
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.60
Miss Eggheads Revenge. 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 March-April 1958. Dick Tracy follows murderer Miss Egghead to Cuba, joining forces with Cuban cop Wunbrow. Conspiring with The Dropper, Miss Egghead decides to finish Tracy off once and for all. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #62
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
$3.20
A Death Trap for Tracy. 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 May-June 1958. Miss Egghead and The Dropper manage to capture Dick Tracy in Cuba. They then deposit him in one of the most famous death-traps in the strips history – desolate, abandoned Granite Island, where he struggles to survive with limited resources. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #63
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
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 1958. Tracy struggles to survive on desolate Granite Island with the help of a stranded Scotland Yard detective. Meanwhile, Miss Egghead is betrayed by The Dropper, forcing her to depend on Cuban cop Wunbrow to endure a fierce tropical storm. Rescued!; Miss Egghead Dies. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #64
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.60
$4.80
Headache, Popsy and Mamma. 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 November-December 1958. Migraine victim Headache wants to get out of his gambling ring, but the Syndicate keeps pulling him back in. So he betrays the mob and flees with his cohort, along with her daughter Popsie, but the killers are close behind. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #65
Published Nov 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
Showdown at Lobster Point. 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 1958-January 1959. Having disposed of Headache and Popsie's Mother, the Hardley brothers - Uno, Duo, Trey, and Quad – flee to their fathers hideout. But when Tracy and the police catch up with them, they decide not to be taken alive. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #66
Published Dec 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.60
$4.80
$4.80
E. Kent Hardly. 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 February-March 1959. The surviving Hardly brother barely makes it to sanctuary with his uncle, E. Kent Hardly. But after Kent inherits the gangs fortune, he is targeted by the killer called the Rhodent. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #67
Published Dec 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.60
$4.80
$4.80
The Murders of Rat Face. 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 April-May 1959. The Rhodent uses the cover of a storm to loot Kent Hardlys fortune. But when a bridge collapses under the weight of the stolen coins, he must seek help from a nearby farmer and his daughter. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #68
Published Dec 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.60
$4.80
$3.20
A Plot to Kill Fatty. 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 June-July 1959. Wearing a drag disguise, the Rhodent hires Halffa Millyon to murder Fatty McDonald, the farmers daughter who can identify him. But policewoman Lizz disguises herself as Fatty, and cuts Halffa down to size. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #69
Published Dec 1988 by Blackthorne.$5.60
$4.80
$3.20
The Fifth. 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 August-September 1959. The Rhodent manages to abduct witness Fatty McDonald, but Tracy pursues him in a deadly car-train chase. Then, the gangster called The Fifth swears vengeance against policewoman Lizz for killing his brother, hired killer Halffa Millyon. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #70
Published Jan 1989 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$3.20
$2.50
Liz Does a Slow Burn! 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 October-November 1959. The Fifth enlists TV host Matty Munkie in his scheme for revenge against policewoman Lizz. He captures her in a rooftop spyglass death-trap, tying her to a chair while a giant magnifying glass threatens to burn her to death. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #71
Published Jan 1989 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
Family Time. 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 1959-January 1960. After resolving their differences, the Fifth and his disgusting assistant Flyface manage to escape prison. They head for Hawaii, leaving Dick Tracy no choice but to follow them to the island paradise. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #72
Published Jan 1989 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$4.40
Haku, Mamo and Pala. 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 February-March 1960. The gangster Haku Kou transports The Fifth and Flyface to Hawaii, with Dick Tracy hot on their trail. But they manage to get to one of the smaller islands and vanish, leaving Tracy searching the new state for them. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #73
Published Jan 1989 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.60
$4.80
Hawaii Adventure. 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 April-May 1960. Tracy tracks down The Fifth and Flyface in Hawaii, but during the final confrontation, an offshore earthquake causes a tidal wave. The resulting destruction sweeps over cops and crooks alike, and finally gives Flyface a bath. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #74
Published Feb 1989 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$4.80
Spots. 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 June-July 1960. Following the tidal wave on Hawaii, Tracy becomes involved with an infant Hawaiian girl orphaned in the disaster. But back on the mainland, Little Pineapple also draws the attention of the bizarre criminal Spots. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #75
Published Feb 1989 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
Little Pineapple. 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 August-September 1960. The bizarre criminal Spots tries to pass himself off as a relative of Little Pineapple. When that fails, he and his poetry-spouting cohort Ogden are forced to flee, hiding out inside a tank in a public park war memorial. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #76
Published Feb 1989 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$5.60
Little Boy Beard. 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 October-November 1960. While hiding out, fugitives Spots and Ogden observe the strange case of an abandoned baby with a full beard. Tracing him back to a wealthy family, they plot extortion, but the Upp family is just as dangerous in their own way. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #77
Published Feb 1989 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$5.20
Sparkle Porks Out! 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 November-December 1960. The Plenty family takes in Little Boy Beard and reconciles with his mother, who turns out to be a distant relative. But the family is not through with either drama or dangerous relations. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #78
Published Mar 1989 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$4.80
A Visit from Aunt Soso. 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 January-February 1961. Fresh Upp meets her evil mother's visiting twin sister, Aunt Soso. But when accidents begin happening around Little Boy Beard, Tracy suspects Aunt Soso is responsible. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #79
Published Mar 1989 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$5.60
Ice Float Death Trap. 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 March-April 1961. Aunt Soso and her chauffeur, Tarter Soss, plan to do away with Fresh Upp and Little Boy Beard by abandoning them in a car on a frozen lake. Afloat on an ice cake, Fresh struggles to keep herself and her son alive until Tracy can find them in the helicopter. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #80
Published Mar 1989 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
His Mother Is a Leopard. 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 May-June 1961. Fresh Upp gets a job at Happy Votens dog kennel, only to encounter a gang that uses trained dogs in their crimes. By the time she realizes what they are, her son Little Boy Beard is trapped in a panther pen. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #81
Published Mar 1989 by Blackthorne.$6.00
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 June-July 1961. Trusty Hubbub and Hide Johnson can no longer use their trained panthers to rob people, thanks to Dick Tracys interference. When they decide to steal from the Syndicate instead, they learn that sometimes even a trained panther is no use. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
