Author: Jean Gould O’Connell
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786428252
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 233
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Book Description
In 1931, the Chicago Tribune introduced the public to an exciting new comic strip destined to become a classic: Dick Tracy. Tracy's creator, Chester Gould, would spend the next 46 years of his life developing the dynamic, crime-fighting character, and his work on the strip won him the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in both 1959 and 1977. A revolutionary in the comics industry, Gould invented both a genre and an icon. The personal story of this pioneer cartoonist is now presented in a biography written by Gould's only child. Beginning with his young life in a three-room house in Pawnee, Oklahoma, this book traces all the steps Gould took to eventually achieve remarkable distinction at the top of his field. The early pages relate his ancestors' part in the Oklahoma land rush, drawing on the unpublished memoir of his father, Gilbert Gould. Chester Gould's story is then augmented by his own personal commentary, taken directly from recorded conversations with his daughter. Throughout these conversations, Gould recollects the evolution of his career, from painting advertisements on barn roofs at age 17 to documenting the violent crime life of Chicago, from which he drew inspiration for his Dick Tracy strip. Discussion of his ambitions, disappointments, popular accomplishments, and family moments comprise a thorough account of Chester Gould's fascinating life. Appendices include commentary from his two grandchildren and a comprehensive list of his awards and distinctions, which included formal recognition from three American presidents.
Author: Max Allan Collins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780974166483
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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Acclaimed mystery author and comics writer Max Collins (Road to Perdition) took over scripting Chester Gould's iconic detective strip in 1978, and Dick Tracy would never be the same again. The second of several volumes collecting Collins's masterful yet controversial 15-year run, the art is supplied by Rick Fletcher.
Author: Chester Gould
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951038762
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Clover Press and The Library of American Comics prove that size does matter as we fulfill fans' long-standing requests to produce new editions of the first six volumes of Chester Gould's The Complete Dick Tracy. This is no simple reprinting - these volumes have been reformatted to be the same larger size as Volumes 7 through 29. In this premiere offering, we return again to those hardscrabble days of 1931, when tragedy in the Trueheart family puts young Dick Tracy on the police force and pits him against mobster "Big Boy," Larceny Lu, the counterfeiter Alec Penn, the nefarious "Stooge" Viller, and Steve the Tramp! As an added bonus, the first thirty-four Tracy Sunday pages, with stories separate from the daily continuity, have been rescanned to make them sharper and cleaner than their original reprinting. There's never been a better time than now to get reacquainted with Chester Gould's crime-busting plainclothesman, with the publication of the new bigger edition of The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 1!
Author: Chester Gould
Publisher: Fantagraphics Sunday Press Books
ISBN: 9780983550433
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Experience the adventures of the world's most famous comic strip detective just as they appeared when originally published.
Author: Jess
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781938221002
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 191
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Includes 16-page reprint of Jess's 'O!' from 1960, with a preface by Robert Duncan, in pocket at p. 57.
Author: Chester Gould
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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"Dick Tracy introduced violence -- blunt, ironic, and retributional violence -- to the comics page. The quintissential Dick Tracy line about his crimefighting tactics? "I'm going to shoot first and investigate later!" The strip is also notable for its introduction of scientific detection to comics, a theme that Gould continued to exploit well into the 1960s. And now, more than 80 years after the first Tracy strips, Gould's massive body of work is being collected in its entirety." -- Publisher's website
Author: Chester Gould
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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Author: Chester Gould
Publisher: Library of American Comics
ISBN: 9781613771983
Category : COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"The intrepid detective burned by Blowtop, T.V. Wiggles"--Jacket.
Author: Chester Gould
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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Book Description
"Dick Tracy introduced violence -- blunt, ironic, and retributional violence -- to the comics page. The quintissential Dick Tracy line about his crimefighting tactics? "I'm going to shoot first and investigate later!" The strip is also notable for its introduction of scientific detection to comics, a theme that Gould continued to exploit well into the 1960s. And now, more than 80 years after the first Tracy strips, Gould's massive body of work is being collected in its entirety." -- Publisher's website
Author: Garyn G. Roberts
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 9780786416981
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 356
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In October 1931, Dick Tracy made his debut on the pages of the Detroit Mirror. Since then America's most famous crime fighter has tangled with a variety of protagonists from locations as diverse as the inner city and outer space, all the time maintaining the moral high ground while reflecting American popular culture. Through extensive research and interviews with Chester Gould (the creator of "Dick Tracy"), his assistants, Dick Locher (the current artist), Max Allan Collins (who scripted the stories for more than 15 years) and many others associated with the strip, Dick Tracy as a cultural icon emerges. The strips use of both innovative and established police methods and the true-to-life portrayals of Tracy's family and fellow cops are detailed. The artists behind the strip are fully revealed and Dick Tracy paraphernalia and the 1990 movie Dick Tracy are discussed. Dick Tracy's appearances in other media--books, comics, radio, movie serials, "B" movies, television dramas, and animated cartoons--are fully covered.
