Dick Tracy and American Culture
Morality and Mythology, Text and Context
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:31st Oct '03
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In October 1931, Dick Tracy made his debut on the American newspaper pages. Through extensive research and interviews with Chester Gould (the creator of ""Dick Tracy""), his assistants, Dick Locher (the current artist), Mark Allan Collins (who scripted the stories for 15 years), and many others associated with the strip, Dick Tracy as a cultural icon emerges. The artists 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.
“excellent...highly readable...the text is punchy, determined, giving a slam bang comprehension of what Gould and Tracy were all about...copious illustrations of comic strips...super biography about Gould himself...fascinating, and well illustrated...definitive book on all-things-Tracy”—Classic Images; “the first comprehensive history of Dick Tracy...will be warmly received and enjoyed by many”—Choice; “comprehensive”—Journal of the American Association of School Librarians; “marvelous...thoroughly comprehensive...highly informative...very enjoyable”—Journal of Popular Culture; “a wealth of descriptive material”—Inks; “profusely illustrated...readable and very entertaining”—The Armchair Detective; “provides a broad survey of the Dick Tracy phenomenon”—AB Bookman’s Weekly; “well worth reading”—Daily News (Bowling Green, Kentucky).
ISBN: 9780786416981
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350 pages