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Issue: Dick Tracy Weekly #27
Publication Date: January 1988
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Issues: #27 of 74 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagBlackthorne
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Indicia Publisher: Blackthorne Publishing Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.75 CAD
$2.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 5 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Shel Dorf (editor); John Stephenson (staff editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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The Spinner ReCord Story

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Chester Gould
Inker(s): Chester Gould
Colorist(s): Shel Dorf (credited)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Dick Tracy
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Spinner ReCord
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Panels from the interior story. Cover design by Shel Dorf.
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The Best Comic Collections in the World!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Blackthorne Publishing
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Promo for Dick Tracy Book 19 and Book 20 and Dick Tracy "The Unprinted Stories" #3, with covers depicted.
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The Spinner ReCord Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Chester Gould
Penciller(s): Chester Gould
Inker(s): Chester Gould
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Dick Tracy
Character(s): Dick Tracy; Sam Catchem; Pat Patton; Junior Tracy; Tess Tracy; Spinner ReCord (villain); Police custodian (death); Miss Jones; B. O. Plenty; Gravel Gertie; Sparkle Plenty; Bonnie Braids; Bing Crosby (TV cameo); Ginny; Marge; Model, Larry
Synopsis: The police custodian is in a racket with Spinner ReCord to smuggle safe boxes from the police vault. Spinner murders the custodian and gets rid of the body. However, a record implicating him is accidentally sold to the custodian's daughter and Spinner has to retrieve it. Everything falls through and after a chase, Spinner is caught and confesses. Tracy is cleared of the theft charges against him. Meanwhile, Junior has a new girl friend with questionable relatives.
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Reprint Notes: from Dick Tracy (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) daily and Sunday newspaper strips from 1951-12-01 to 1952-01-26
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Pages: 32
Disclose Notes: Mention is made of the "Spike Dyke" record "Cocktails for Two," which was a real record by Spike Jones, who Dyke is based on.
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Brenda Starr Cut-Outs & Coloring Book #1

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dale Messick
Inker(s): Dale Messick
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Blackthorne Publishing
Character(s): Brenda Starr
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Promo for Brenda Starr's Cut-Outs & Coloring Book #1, with cover depicted.
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Together for Twice the Fun!

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Feature(s): Blackthorne Publishing
Character(s): Richie Rich; Casper; Dr. Frankenspook
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Disclose Notes: Back cover. Promo for Richie Rich and Casper in 3-D #1 with cover depicted.

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