In Volume 16 -- reprinting strips from October 25, 1954 through May 13, 1956 -- Chester Gould presents an amazing number of memorable characters: grotesques such as the murderous Rughead and a 467-lb.
Gould continued to write and illustrate Dick Tracy until his retirement in 1977..
He was twice accorded the "Cartoonist of the Year" Reuben Award by his peers.
Originally titled Plainclothes Tracy, the rechristened strip became one of the most successful and lauded comic strips of all time, as well as a media and merchandising sensation.
He produced the minor comic strips Fillum Fables and The Radio Catts before striking it big with Dick Tracy in 1931.
He attended Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University) before transferring to Northwestern University in Chicago, from which he graduated in 1923.
About the Author: Chester Gould (1900-1985) was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma, the son of a newspaperman and grandson of a circuit-riding preacher.
And finally, he introduces what may be his most mature story of the 1950s -- starring none other than Flattop Jr.
Plus, for the first time, Gould brings back an old villain: Mumbles, who was thought drowned in 1947. killer named Oodles, health faddist George Ozone and his wild boys named Neki and Hokey, the despicable "Nothing" Yonson, the amoral teenager Joe Period, and the introduction of nightclub photog-turned policewoman Lizz.
In Volume 16 -- reprinting strips from October 25, 1954 through May 13, 1956 -- Chester Gould presents an amazing number of memorable characters: grotesques such as the murderous Rughead and a 467-lb
