Dick Tracy Large Feature Comic (1937) comic books 1938-1955

Cover by Chester Gould. Stories and art by Chester Gould. Dell's Large Feature Comic reprinted classic comic strips. This issue reprints Dick Tracy daily strips from 1938. An amateur detective finds a severed finger, and turns it in to Dick Tracy. The finger leads to Jojo and his gang of freight train-robbers. But a poison-gas trap leaves Tracy blinded, and at the mercy of the criminal chemist Karpse. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chester Gould. Stories and art by Chester Gould. Dick Tracy Gets His Man. Dell's Large Feature Comic reprinted classic comic strips. This issue reprints Dick Tracy daily strips from 1937-1938. Ten years after the crimes of the Redrum Slot Machine Gang, the faceless killer known as The Blank sets out for revenge, forcing Tracy and Patton to risk their own lives to save five hardened criminals. But what happens to Junior if he gets in the way? 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chester Gould. Stories and art by Chester Gould. Dick Tracy the Racket Buster. Dell's Large Feature Comic reprinted classic comic strips. This issue reprints Dick Tracy daily strips from May 2, 1938 to November 3, 1938. While investigating Johnny Ramm's human trafficking ring in Chinatown, Tracy disguises himself as criminal Pete Reppoc and infiltrates Ramm's gang. There he discovers the grim fate of the mayor of Chinatown, but can he survive long enough to get a message to Pat Patton? 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chester Gould. Stories and art by Chester Gould. Dick Tracy Foils the Mad Doctor Hump. Dell's Large Feature Comic reprinted classic comic strips. This issue reprints classic Dick Tracy comic strips from 1934. Larceny Lu and Steve the Tramp put Tracy on the trail of mad scientist Doc Hump. Out for revenge, Doc Hump sets a trap for Tracy using rabid dogs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chester Gould. Stories and art by Chester Gould and others. Dick Tracy and Scottie of Scotland Yard. Dell's Large Feature Comic reprinted classic comic strips. This issue reprints classic Dick Tracy comic strips from 1934. Dick Tracy meets his Scotland Yard counterpart, Scottie Bumpstead, who uses James Bond-like gadgets in fighting crime. But what is Scottie's connection to the criminal Spaldoni? Meanwhile, Tess is framed for murder. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chester Gould. Stories and art by Chester Gould and others. Dick Tracy and the Kidnapped Princes. Dell's Large Feature Comic reprinted classic comic strips. This issue reprints Dick Tracy daily strips from April to July, 1939. At first, it seems two Bovanian princes are robbing the wealthy estates where they are invited as guests. But Tracy soon learns that the two men are imposters, after Junior discovers the real princes being held captive. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.