Dick Tracy #85 (1955) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould	Dick Tracy
2	Dick Tracy and the Case of the Killer-Crooner	comic story	13	script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould; letters: Chester Gould	Dick Tracy
6	Greetings, Friends! Hear the big news?	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Mazie; Stevie; Jeanie; Flattop; Laurie; Mortie; Broderick
7	The Whole Campus Is Cheering!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Mazie; Stevie; Flattop; Mortie; Jeanie
8	Hi kids! Here is the very latest news!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Casper; Little Audrey; Dick Tracy; Blondie; Joe Palooka; Flattop
10	-	comic story	8	script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould; letters: Chester Gould	Dick Tracy
11	Downward to Fear	text story	0.75	letters: ?; typeset	Patrolman Tommy Connors; Anna Williston; Doc Preston; Inspector King
13	Minit Mystery Starring the Count	comic story	2		Boris Gehrhart; Starrett; Garland Gold; Roy Silver
14	The Los Angeles Police Reserve Corps	text article	0.8	letters: typeset
15	Statement of Ownership	statement of ownership	0.2	script: Robert B. Harvey

Plus 8.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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