Dick Tracy Monthly #22

(November 1987)

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Dick Tracy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Dick Tracy / comic story / 31 pages (report information)

Script

Chester Gould

Pencils

Chester Gould

Inks

Chester Gould

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Turn off your lights and get out of that cab!

Genre

adventure; crime; detective-mystery

Characters

Dick Tracy; Empty Williams; Bonnie the Barber; Karl the Carwash King; Sam Catchem

Synopsis

Empty Williams and his gang highjack a truck loaded with diapers, thinking it had furs. They kill Karl the Carwash King in a dispute while trying to unload the diapers. Empty turns to Bonnie, who cuts the hair on his misshapen head, and tries to make a getaway. They capture Sam and hide him in an old slot machine slated for destruction. Tracy saves him in the nick of time.

Reprints

• Compilation of daily and Sunday newspaper strips from February 10, 1951 through April 7, 1951

Keywords

Barber; highjack; honeymoon; newspaper comic strip; slot machine; trailer; two-way wrist radio; wedding

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The Scrapbook of Chester Gould / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Dick Tracy Letters / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Shel Dorf

Pencils

?

Inks

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mail to: Tracy Letters

Synopsis

Letter from the editor overviewing Blackhorne's Dick Tracy publishing activity

Keywords

Fan club

Indexer Notes

Header illustration. Announcement that Dick Tracy Monthly will go weekly as of issue # 26.

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California Raisins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)