The Complete Dick Tracy 1942

Introducing Clover Press and The Library of American Comics’ new deluxe softcover slipcase series, collecting all of Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy newspaper strip. Every volume collects a full year of newspaper strips, from January 1 through December 31. Each book is printed in an 11” x 8.5” landscape format softcover that slides into a vertically oriented die-cut slipcase! The year starts off rough for Dick Tracy who is trapped at the bottom of a deep pit thanks to a gangster who is the brother of the notorious B-B Eyes! An understudy tries to shoehorn his way into the spotlight, but his plan doesn’t go as expected! Tracy investigates a train wreck that leads him to part time sound effects specialist, part time gangster Tiger Lily! The discovery of a dead police officer throws Tracy right in the path of Pruneface! Another full year of action and excitement, featuring a brand new cover by Stewart (Judge Dredd) Kenneth Moore!