Dick Tracy Feature Book (1982-1983 Chicago Tribune Reprint) comic books 1970-1985

Stories, art and cover by Chester Gould. A 1982 reprint of Dick Tracy Feature Book (1937) #4. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted classic Dick Tracy comic strips from 1934. This "very limited" reprint edition can be easily identified by the reprint notice on the inside front cover. Temporarily deputized as a federal agent, Tracy tracks Boris Arson across the country when the criminal genius plans to rob six safes in six different states, all at the same time. But the criminal has a knack for escape, and leads Tracy and Pat Patton on a merry chase with the help of cronies like Cutie Diamond and his own sister, Zora Arson. 9-in. x 12-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Stories, art and cover by Chester Gould. A 1982 reprint of Dick Tracy Feature Book (1937) #6A. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted classic Dick Tracy comic strips from 1936. This "very limited" reprint edition can be easily identified by the reprint notice on the inside front cover. Tracy and the police are puzzled by murders in a hotel, where no bullets can be found. Junior goes undercover as a bellhop, and discovers the clever device: bullets made of ice. 9-in. x 12-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Stories, art and cover by Chester Gould. A 1982 reprint of Dick Tracy Feature Book (1937) #8. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted classic Dick Tracy comic strips from the 1930s. This "very limited" reprint edition can be easily identified by the reprint notice on the inside front cover. While investigating Johnny Ramm's human trafficking ring in Chinatown, Tracy infiltrates his gang and discovers the grim fate of the mayor of Chinatown. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Dick Tracy and the Famon Boys. Stories, art and cover by Chester Gould. A 1982 reprint of Dick Tracy Feature Book (1937) #9. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. This issue reprinted classic Dick Tracy comic strips from 1935-1936. This "very limited" reprint edition can be easily identified by the reprint notice on the inside front cover. Tracy temporarily becomes Chief of Police in small-town Homeville to reduce crime. But his arrival coincides with that of gangsters Cut and Muscle Famon, and their equally deadly mother, Maw Famon. 8.5-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.