Credits
Writer(s):
Chester Gould
Penciller(s):
Chester Gould
Inker(s):
Chester Gould
Colorist(s):
?
Letterer(s):
Chester Gould
Subject Matter
Genres:
adventure, crime, drama, humorous, mystery
Feature(s):
Dick Tracy
Character(s):
Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Tonsils; Dot View; B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Eddie Moppet
First Line:
The label's been torn out...
Synopsis:
While Tracy and Sam are tracking Tonsils' kidnappers, Gus shows a photo of Tonsils to Dot View. Dot goes with Gus and finds Tonsils at his house. Tonsila thinks that Dot is the one who betrayed him to Dude's former partners. Tonsils and Gus get into a fight. A bottle of gasoline is broken. A fire starts and Tonsils escapes in the confusion. Tracy and Sam arrive in time to keep Dot View from burning, but the old couple dies in the heat and smoke.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
From Dick Tracy Newspaper Strip (Chicago Tribune) 1952-05-26 to 1952-06-15.
Miscellaneous
Pages:
9
Notes:
Four pages of ads appear beetween pages 1 and 2 of this story.