Dick Tracy Monthly/Weekly (1986 Blackthorne) comic books 1987
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Issue #9
Published Jan 1987 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
$3.20
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 May 11 - June 29, 1941. Gangster Trigger Doom kills a constables daughter, leading the constable to help Tracy track the killer. The chase leads to danger with a raging bull and a showdown with a rival crime lord. Also, reprints of vintage paper dolls featuring Dick Tracy, Junior and Tess Trueheart, along with various outfits. Trigger Doom; The Scrapbook of Chester Gould. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #10
Published Feb 1987 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.40
$4.40
Pear-Shape. 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 July 2-14, 1941 and April 6 – May 21, 1949. After the conclusion of the Trigger Doom storyline, the reprints jump ahead eight years. Jewel thief Pear-Shape sets his sights on a hidden fortune, but an obstinate dog stands in his way. The crooks efforts to get rid of the dog only succeed in attracting the attention of Dick Tracy. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #11
Published Mar 1987 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
$3.60
$3.20
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 May 22 – July 19, 1949. Mugg the dog helps Tracy and Sam bring Pear-Shape to heel. The Plentys are offered a chance to make Sparkle Plenty a baby model, but when the client turns up dead, B.O. Plenty becomes a suspect. Pear-Shape; Sparkle Plenty. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #12
Published Apr 1987 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
$3.20
$3.20
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 July 20 – September 17, 1949. Tracy proves B.O. Plenty innocent of murder, But then the real killer, Sketch Paree, comes after Tracy, Sam and bandleader Spike Dyke. Sketch Paree; Spike Dyke. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #13
Published May 1987 by Blackthorne.$5.60
$4.80
$4.80
Mousey. 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 September 18 - November 13, 1949. Tracy saves Spike Dyke from Sketch Paree, and finds a lost child with help from the dog Mugg. Then he faces a more whimsical criminal: Mousey, who uses trained rats to commit her crimes. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #14
Published Jun 1987 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$3.20
$3.20
Dick Tracy Marries Tess Trueheart. 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 November 14 – December 29, 1949. Mousey tries to go straight, but pulls one more job with her trained rats, and that puts Tracy and Sam on her trail. Then, Tracy finally marries his longtime sweetheart, Tess Trueheart, on Christmas Day 1949. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #15
Published Jul 1987 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
Wormy. 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 December 30, 1949 - February 25, 1950. While honeymooning with Tess, Tracy encounters fugitive killer Wormy Marrons and his wife. When Tracy goes after the killer, Wormy tries to drag him to death behind his car. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #16
Published Aug 1987 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$6.00
$3.20
$3.20
Blowtop, Part 1. 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 February 26 - April 23, 1950. Tracy and Sam track Wormy down at a radio station. Tracy and Tess move into their new house, only to have it blown up by Flattops vengeful brother, Blowtop. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #17
Published Sep 1987 by Blackthorne.$5.20
$4.80
$4.80
Blowtop, Part 2. 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 April 24 - June 21, 1950. Blowtop kidnaps Junior and puts him in a death-trap, but Mugg the dog saves him. Blowtops gang turns on him, but the thug is rescued by an unlikely party: Dick Tracys friend Vitamin Flintheart. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #18
Published Sep 1987 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
$3.20
Sparkle Plenty, TV Star. 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 22 - August 19, 1950. Tracy catches up with Blowtop thanks to Vitamins help. Young Sparkle Plenty becomes a TV star, but this attracts unwanted attention from protection racketeer T.V. Wiggles. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #19
Published Sep 1987 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
T.V. Wiggles, Part 1. 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 20 - October 15, 1950. Vitamin Flintheart alerts Tracy to T.V. Wiggles' threats against Sparkle Plenty. Wiggles scuffles with Tracy and gets away, then plots a terrible revenge against Sparkle Plenty. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #20
Published Oct 1987 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
T.V. Wiggles, Part 2. 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 October 1 - December 13, 1950. When his plan to kill Sparkle Plenty fails, T.V. Wiggles kidnaps her instead. During the inevitable shoot-out with the police, Sparkles father B.O. Plenty is gravely wounded. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #21
Published Oct 1987 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
Dr. Plain. 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 December 1950 - February 1951. Dr. Plain, a surgeon with a blowtorch instead of an arm, executes a murderous plot against the Forchune family. When Tracy catches up with him, the result is one of the strangest shoot-outs of all time. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #22
Published Nov 1987 by Blackthorne.$4.80
$4.80
Empty Williams. 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 February 10 - April 7, 1951. A truck hijacking gone wrong leads to gang war, just when Tracys wife Tess is about to give birth to their daughter. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #23
Published Nov 1987 by Blackthorne.$6.40
$4.80
Bonnie Braids 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 the strips from April 8 - June 4, 1951. Tracy pulls Sam out of a death-trap, and tracks Empty Williams down in an abandoned tree house. Tess gives birth to Bonnie Braids. Also featuring a reprint of an ad for a Bonny Braids doll, manufactured by Ideal in 1951. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.00.
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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.
