Clover Press to Reprint Classic Dick Tracy Comic Strips in Deluxe Hardcovers

Few comic strips tin rival the longevity and power of Chester Gould's Dick Tracy. Clover Press is seeking to bash justness to that bequest by releasing a caller bid of hardcovers that reprint the aboriginal years of the Dick Tracy strip.

With Clover Press' Dick Tracy crowdfunding run present live, IGN tin exclusively debut screen creation and immoderate of the lithograph creation prints featured successful the campaign. Check them retired successful the slideshow assemblage below:

The crowdfunding run includes 4 deluxe hardcovers, collecting the entirety of the years 1941-1944. The hardcovers diagnostic caller artwork by Jerry Ordway, Stewart Kenneth Moore, J.K. Snyder III, and Juan Jose Ryp, on with slipcase artwork by Moore and David Mack. Each hardcover measures 11" x 8.5".

Backers volition person each 4 hardcovers astatine once. The run includes assorted optional extras similar stickers, a lithograph of Gould's Life Magazine artwork, and a "Dick Tracy Case Files" trading paper set. Additionally, those who pledge wrong the archetypal 48 hours volition person an exclusive bookmark with creation by Mack.

“Blending outlandish characters and wit with hard-boiled noir crime, Dick Tracy has delighted fans for years,” said Clover Press Publisher Hank Kanalz successful a statement. "Creator Chester Gould wrote and drew the regular portion until 1977, crafting the satellite of Dick Tracy and creating galore iconic supporting characters similar Mumbles, The Mole, Flattop, and Tess Trueheart that marque Tracy the beloved quality helium is today. The caller Clover Press editions cod the seminal strips that primitively ran from 1941 to 1944.”

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