Research Catalog

Title

Dick Tracy and American culture : morality and mythology, text and context / Garyn G. Roberts, forwards by Max Allan Collins, Jean O'Connell, Dick Locher.

Author

Roberts, Garyn G.

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland, 2003.

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Additional Authors

• Locher, Dick (1929-)
• Collins, Max Allan.
• O'Connell, Jean.

Description

350 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Summary

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) and his assistants, this work explores the character as a cultural icon.

Subject

• Tracy, Dick (Fictitious character) > Comic books, strips, etc
• Tracy, Dick (Fictitious character)

Genre/Form

• comic books.
• comic strips.
• Comics (Graphic works)
• Bandes dessinées.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-309) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword: Some Context for a Serious Study / Max Allan Collins -- Foreword: Dick Tracy's Sister Remembers / Jean Gould O'Connell -- Foreword: The Enduring Qualities of Dick Tracy / Dick Locher -- Preface: A Piece to the Puzzle -- 1. The Dick Tracy Comic Strip: An American Culture Phenomenon -- 2. Chronicling a Culture: A History of the Development of the American Comic Strip -- 3. Of Blue Knights and Social Injustices: The Police Procedural Detective Story and Dick Tracy -- 4. From Historical Fact to Historical Fantasy: The Dick Tracy Comic Strip from 1931 to the Present -- 5. Builders of a Legend: The People Behind Dick Tracy -- 6. A Proliferation of Moral Storytelling: Dick Tracy in Media Other Than the Comic Strip -- 7. Premiums, Paraphernalia, and Material Culture: The Dick Tracy Toys -- 8. The 1990 Blockbuster Movie -- 9. The Second Most Famous Detective.

ISBN

078641698X

OCLC

• 52878934
• SCSB-12457720

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library