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Art by Chester Gould. Dick Tracy is a fictional police detective in the American comic strip Dick Tracy created by Chester Gould in 1931. [1] Tracy is a tough and intelligent detective who uses forensic science, advanced gadgetry, and wits in his relentless pursuit of criminals.
Dick Tracy, the hard-boiled hero of Dick Tracy, a newspaper comic strip created by Chester Gould in 1931. Gould originally wanted to name both the detective and the strip Plainclothes Tracy , but he was overruled by Joseph Medill Patterson , owner of The Chicago Tribune–New York News Syndicate .
“Dick Tracy” was born. On October 4, 1931, “Dick Tracy” first appeared in the Detroit Mirror, one of the Tribune owned papers, then in the New York Daily News, then the Chicago Tribune, and on and on, taking the country by storm.
About Dick Tracy. When crime rears its ugly head, DICK TRACY is always there to protect our streets and keep us safe. Created by Chester Gould during the bad old days of Capone and Dillinger, the fictional detective was the first of his kind in the comics. Soon some of the most grotesque and flamboyant criminals of all time came to battle him ...
Dick Tracy first appears published only in the Detroit Sunday Mirror, with Cigarette Sadie in companion. October 12, 1931. Dick Tracy in daily continuity first appears published in the NY Daily News. September 18, 1932. Dick Tracy meets Junior. December 1932. Whitman Publishing launches their first Big Little Book—The Adventures of Dick Tracy ...
Big Boy's crime syndicate is aggressively taking over small businesses in the city. Detective Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty) catches the urchin (who calls himself "Kid") in an act of petty theft. After rescuing him from a ruthless host, Tracy temporarily adopts him with the help of his girlfriend, Tess Truehart (Glenne Headly).
Dick Tracy made his premier in the Detroit Sunday Mirror and about a week later, on October 12, 1931, began as a daily. Dick Tracy quickly became not only Gould's claim to fame, but also Patterson's greatest success in the field. For readers, Dick Tracy was something completely different.
