(October 1987)

Blackthorne, 1986 Series
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Price
2.00 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1987
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Blackthorne Publishing Inc.
Brand
Blackthorne Publishing Incorporated
Editing
Shel Dorf

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Tracy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Colors
Shel Dorf
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; B O Plenty; T V Wiggles

Indexer Notes

Montage of Dick Tracy panels.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Tracy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dick Tracy Monthly
Characters
Dick Tracy; Sparkle Plenty; B O Plenty; T V Wiggles
Synopsis
Montage of Dick Tracy scenes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Chester Gould
Pencils
Chester Gould
Inks
Chester Gould
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Strategically placed, it could be fired during a broadcast with delightful results
Genre
adventure; crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Dick Tracy; Sparkle Plenty; B O Plenty; T V Wiggles; Sam Catchem; Muggs
Synopsis
Muggs foils T V Wiggles as he tries to kill Sparkle, so Wiggles kidnaps her instead. She is rescued as Tracy and B O Plenty shoot it out with Wiggles; Wiggles dies, and B O is gravely wounded. Following Tracy's prayers, Sparkle Plenty's singing brings her father out of his coma. Dr Plain tries to ingratiate his way into Tracy's confidence.
Reprints
  • Compilation of daily and Sunday newspaper comic strips from October 1, 1950 though December 13, 1950
Keywords
Boxer; Crimestoppers; doctor; dog; gunfight; hospital; kidnap; music; police

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Laurel and Hardy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Tracy
  2. 1. ["Coming soon from... Blackthorne Publishing"]
    Dick Tracy
  3. 2. ["Dick Tracy Monthly"]
    Dick Tracy
  4. 3. ["Strategically placed, it could be fired during a broadcast with delightful results"]
    Dick Tracy
  5. 4. ["Blackthorne Publishing Inc"]
    Dick Tracy
  6. 5. ["It's Laurel and Hardy's 60th anniversary!"]
    Laurel and Hardy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Kirk House
  • Ramon Schenk