| Dick Tracy | |
|---|---|
 Chester Gould's Dick Tracy vs. "the Blank" (January 2, 1938) | |
| Author(s) | Chester Gould (original) Mike Curtis (current writer) Charles Ettinger (current artist) |
| Website | https://tribunecontentagency.com/premium-content/comics/dick-tracy/ |
| Current status/schedule | Running |
| Launch date | October 4, 1931 |
| Syndicate(s) | Tribune Content Agency |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, crime |
Dick Tracy is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy, a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the Detroit Mirror,[1] and was distributed by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. Gould wrote and drew the strip until 1977,[1] and various artists and writers have continued it.
Dick Tracy has also been the hero in a number of films, including Dick Tracy (1990) in which Warren Beatty played the lead.
Tom De Haven praised Gould's Dick Tracy as an "outrageously funny American Gothic", while Brian Walker described it as a "ghoulishly entertaining creation" which had "gripping stories filled with violence and pathos".[2][3]
- ^ a b webpage: [1]: notes villains and includes short bio of Chester Gould.
- ^ De Haven, "Your guide to classic comic-strips". Entertainment Weekly. October 5, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ Walker, Brian. The Comics: The Complete Collection. New York: Abrams ComicArts, 2011. (pp. 189-191, 226-231, 259, 370) ISBN 9780810995956