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VOLUME 14:1951-53DAILIES & SUNDAYS

DICKTRACY

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SEPTEMBER 1951THROUGHAPRIL 1953

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“The 1950s, particularly the early years of that decade, represent Chester Gould at his most outrageous and yet controlled, trying new things, responding to the changing popular culture, creating memorable villains, and writing some of his best continuities—in my opinion, his two greatest, both represented in this volume.”

from the Introduction byMAX ALLAN COLLINS

THECOMPLETE

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VOLUME 14 • 1951–1953IDW PUBLISHING • SAN DIEGO

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DICK TRACY VOLUME 14: 1951–1953

STORIES AND ART BY CHESTER GOULD

THE LIBRARY OF AMERICAN COMICS

EDITED AND DESIGNED BY Dean MullaneyASSOCIATE EDITOR Bruce Canwell • ART DIRECTOR Lorraine Turner

INTRODUCTION BY Max Allan Collins CONSULTING EDITOR • ESSAY BY Jeffrey Kersten

MARKETING DIRECTOR Beau Smith • ORIGINATING DICK TRACY SERIES EDITOR Ted Adams

Special thanks to Joseph Ketels, Matt Masterson, Stephen Tippie,

Julie Josephitis, Justin Eisinger, Alonzo Simon, and Don McGregor.

ISBN: 978-1-61377-507-3 First Printing, December 2012

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Dick Tracy ® and © 2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc. Allrights reserved. The Library of American Comics is atrademark of Dean Mullaney. All rights reserved. “WastedLives, Amidst their own Blood” © 2012 Max Allan Collins.“Politicians, Businessmen, and Gangsters” © 2012 JeffKersten. With the exception of artwork used for reviewpurposes, none of the comic strips in this publication may bereprinted without the permission of Tribune Media Services,Inc. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmittedin any form, electronic or mechanical, includingphotocopying, recording, or by any information andretrieval system, without permission in writing from TribuneMedia Services, Inc. Printed in Korea.

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BLOOM COUNTYBY BERKELEY BREATHED

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CANIFF: A VISUAL BIOGRAPHY

CARTOON MONARCH:OTTO SOGLOW AND THE LITTLE KING

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THE FAMILY CIRCUS BY BIL KEANE

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GENIUS, ISOLATED:THE LIFE AND ART OF ALEX TOTHBY DEAN MULLANEY & BRUCE CANWELL

KING AROO BY JACK KENT

LI’L ABNER BY AL CAPP

LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIEBY HAROLD GRAY

LOAC ESSENTIALS: BARON BEAN 1916 BY GEORGE HERRIMAN

MISS FURY BY TARPÉ MILLS

POLLY AND HER PALSBY CLIFF STERRETT

RIP KIRBY BY ALEX RAYMOND AND JOHN PRENTICE

SCORCHY SMITH AND

THE ART OF NOEL SICKLES

SECRET AGENT CORRIGANBY AL WILLIAMSON & ARCHIE GOODWIN

SKIPPY BY PERCY CROSBY

STEVE CANYON BY MILTON CANIFF

TERRY AND THE PIRATESBY MILTON CANIFF

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September 16, 1951

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September 17-19, 1951

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September 20-22, 1951

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September 23, 1951

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September 24-26, 1951

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September 27-29, 1951

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September 30, 1951

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