200 Characters from Dick Tracy 1931-1977

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In 1978, the Museum of Cartoon Art hosted an exhibit on Dick Tracy. The Mike Lynch Cartoons site posted fantastic pages from the back of the exhibition catalog, a gallery of "200 Characters from Dick Tracy 1931-1977." (via Drawn!)

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Is it just me or is LeMaude, from 1975, supposed to be Halloween Jack?

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They went through a period in the late 30s/early 40s where the names were the nature of the person spelled backward: Nuremoh, Lavir, Natnus, Emirc, Kroywen.

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'Spots' freaks me out. How does he see ?

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Now I know Charles Burns main influence...

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Add Jaime Hernandez to that list?

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freshyill: No, that's not me at all. My cleavage is a bit less prominent and a lot more hairy.

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Sweet. I loved reading Dick Tracy especially for the weird bad guys. Pruneface was the best one.

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