“DICK TRACY AND DICK TRACY, JR.” CUPPLES & LEON 1ST AND 2ND DAILY STRIP REPRINT BOOKS.
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Auction #203 - Part II
Item numbers 1429 through 3205 in auction 203
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Item Description
Each is 7x8.75" hardcover ©1933. Neither is numbered but “How They Captured Stooge Viller” is first in series and reprints 1932-1933 daily strips. Strips are the first appearance of Stooge Viller. Second title is “How Dick Tracy And Dick Tracy, Jr. Caught The Racketeers” book #2 and continues the story from the first title. Contains daily comic strips reprints from 1933. This title is noted as being rarer than #1 in Overstreet. Covers are worn on both with a few small bits of missing surface paper here and there and bumps at corner tips. Blank frontispiece page of second title has ink price at upper right corner. Inside pages have tiny bit of aging but overall covers are Good, contents Fine. Covers and title pages of both have wonderful specialty art by creator Chester Gould.
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