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; Flattop; Vitamin Flintheart; Pat Patton; Hawker Davis
Synopsis:
Flattop sets the Hawker David ablaze. Taking refuge in a rooming house, he encounters Vitamin Flintheart and forces the actor to disguise him as an old man. As payment, Flattop beats the old actor and leaves him for dead. Tracy and Patton find Flintheart, who volunteers to help as much as he possibly can. Flattop is cornered and severely wounded by Tracy.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
From Dick Tracy newspaper strips (Chicago Tribune) 19xx-xx-xx to 19xx-xx-xx.
Dick Tracy #26 reprint exceptions: Pages 1-4 not reprinted; Page 5, panels 2-7 not reprinted; Page 6, panels 4-6 not reprinted; Page 7 deleted due to burn scene; Page 8, panels 1-3 not reprinted
Miscellaneous
Pages:
8
Notes:
Alterations from #26 include: Caption change on page 8, panel 4; From the "Mistaken Identity" sequence, the title panel was replaced with a summary caption; Page 2, panel 1 was altered so that blood is not shown and panels 7-12 are not reprinted. In the "Act of Fate" sequence, only panels 2,3, and 8 from page 1 are reprinted.