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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Joe Staton

Inker(s): Shelley Pleger

Colorist(s): Shane Fisher

Letterer(s): Shelley Pleger

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Character(s): Dick Tracy; Silver Nitrate; Sprocket Nitrate

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Pages: 1

The Inner Circle

Credits on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): ? (vignettes)

Inker(s): ? (vignettes)

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover.

Lists all the credits for the publisher and the Dick Tracy comic strip.

Shanda Fantasy Arts Crew (credits as they appear):
Carole Curtis (editor in chief); Richard Thatcher (convention co-ordinator); Paul Seid (computer wizard); Robert Teague (wordsmith); Shane Fisher (art director); Boyce Garald Kline Jr (head of sales); Ed Garcia (production staff); Charles Gray (production staff); Mike Oxley (production staff); Ted Kemtis (production staff); Jessica Kemtis (production staff); Karen Merrill (production staff); Brian Henderson (production staff); Lori Henderson (production staff); Kim Mc Farland (webmistress); Brock Hoagland (production staff); Matt McCullar (production staff); Steve Corbett (production staff); Chris Pesl (production staff); Mike Curtis (chipmunk massuse)

Dick Tracy strip credits (as they appear):
Joe Staton (art); Hilarie Staton (traffic manager); Mike Curtis (script); Carole Curtis (first edits); Shelley Pleger (inks, lettering, dialogue polishing); Terry pleger (artists model); Shane Fisher (color and comic formatting); Zozi Fisher (color critique and keter wrangler); Jim Doherty (police advisor); Katy Doherty (music librarian); Walt Reimer (police advisor); Leigh Hanlon (original Tribune editor); Tracy Clark (current Tribune Dick Tracy editor)

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Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Mark Withrow [as Pequod77]

Penciller(s): Joe Staton

Inker(s): Shelly Pleger

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Dick Tracy

First Line: Recall a time back in our prime...

Synopsis: Introduction to Film Pirates with a poetic summary of storyline.

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Pages: 1

Dick Tracy Meets the Film Pirates

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Mike Curtis (credited); Jim Doherty (credited, Crimestoppers Textbook; Tracy's Hall of Fame)

Penciller(s): Joe Staton (credited)

Inker(s): Shelley Pleger

Letterer(s): Shelley Pleger

Editor(s): Leigh Hanlon (original Tribune editor); Tracy Clark (current Tribune Dick Tracy editor)

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Dick Tracy

Character(s): Dick Tracy; Silver Nitrate; Sprocket Nitrate; Lean the Hyena; Mykyla (Flintheart's assistant); Vitamin Flintheart [also as Miles Mycroft]; Pat Patton; Sam Catchem; Mary Perkins; Junior Tracy; Sparkle Plenty; Honeymoon Tracy; Coffee; Fritz Ann Dietrich; Lizz Worthington; unnamed train station officer; unnamed car salesman; Lee Ebony; Flattop Jr. (cameo); Dennis O’Copper

Synopsis: Silver and Sprocket Nitrate try to scam Vitamin Flintheart with a phony copy of a supposedly long-lost episode of Captain Video TV show that was Flintheart's first acting job. Mary Perkins warns Flintheart and he disguises himself as Miles Mycroft to expose them. The Nitrate's run for it but pick up the refurbished Flattop, Jr's "Famous Car," which was their original aim. During their getaway from Tracy and Catchem, Silver slaps Sprocket and out of anger Sprocket crashes the vehicle into an icy lake to their possible deaths.

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Reprint Notes: from Dick Tracy daily and Sunday newspaper comic strip (Tribune Content Agency, LLC) 2014-01-06 - 2014-03-19

Miscellaneous

Pages: 17.5

Notes: Since the comic strips are reprinted in full, the Sunday strips include the Dick Tracy logo, and the Dick Tracy toppers Crimestoppers Textbook (2014-01-12, 2014-02-09, 2014-03-02) and Tracy's Hall of Fame (2014-01-19 - 2014-02-02, 2014-02-16 - 2014-02-23, 2014-03-09 - 2014-03-16) are included within the reprinted story as well.

On the pages where the strip does not fill in the page, portraits of Dick Tracy villains are used to cover that portion of the page.

"The End?" panel added to finish the story, not reprinted from the strip.

Title for storyline appears at the end of the story.

Shane Fisher is credited on the Sunday strips (as the colorist), but since it is reprinted in black and white, his work is not represented here.

Shelley Pleger does the inking and lettering, but is only credited on the Sunday strips.

Team Tracy

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Joe Staton

Inker(s): Shelley Pleger

Letterer(s): Shelley Pleger

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: A long panel of portraits of the members of "Team Tracy" Joe Staton, Mike Curtis, Shelley Pleger, Shane Fisher, and Jim Doherty.

Three further vignettes from Staton at the bottom of the page.

Dick Tracy

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Joe Staton [as Staton] (signed)

Inker(s): Joe Staton [as Staton] (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Dick Tracy

Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Pat Patton; Fritz Ann Dietrich

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Pages: 1

Notes: Says Copyright 2011 Tribune Media Services, Inc.

Pin-up of Tracy crew.

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Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Charles Ettinger (signed)

Inker(s): Charles Ettinger (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Dick Tracy

Character(s): Dick Tracy

Synopsis: Pin-up of Tracy who, while reading the paper and eating a sandwich, is interrupted by the alarm on his wrist computer.

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Pages: 1

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Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Shawntae L. Howard

Inker(s): Shawntae L. Howard

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Dick Tracy

Character(s): Dick Tracy

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Pages: 1

Notes: Pin-up of Tracy in action.

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Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Ed Garcia (signed)

Inker(s): Ed Garcia (signed)

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Moon Maid

Character(s): Moon Maid; two unidentified bar patrons.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Pin-up of Moon Maid at a bar.

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

Penciller(s): Joe Staton (credited)

Inker(s): Rick Burchett (credited)

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Femme Noir

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Pages: 1

Notes: Promotion for Femme Noir Cold Dead Fingers graphic novel scheduled to be released in 2016.

Moon Maid

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

Penciller(s): Joe Staton (signed)

Inker(s): Joe Staton (signed)

Letterer(s): Shelley Pleger (credited)

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery, science fiction

Feature(s): Dick Tracy

Character(s): Dick Tracy; Mysta Chimera [Moon Maid]; Pat Patton

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover.

Ad for Moon Maid storyline from the Dick Tracy strip in 2013.

Dick Tracy Meets Helvis

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Mike McCarthy [as JMM]

Penciller(s): Mike McCarthy [as JMM]

Inker(s): Mike McCarthy [as JMM]

Colorist(s): Mike McCarthy [as JMM]

Letterer(s): Mike McCarthy [as JMM]

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, mystery

Feature(s): Dick Tracy; Helvis

Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Helvis

Synopsis: Dick and Sam meet Helvis at the Forgotten Graveyard.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover.