Dick Tracy (original) (raw)

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Dick Tracy Detectives Dick Tracy and Sam Catchem visit the home of Flattop’s sister where Sam sees a picture of a family ancestor who was president of Grand Lodge. The uniform is that of a naval officer, and not masonic regalia. What Grand Lodge Gould was referring to is unclear and no further mention is made to the portrait. Dick Tracy, written and drawn by Chester Gould. June 14, 1956. Reprinted in _Dick Tracy’s Fiendish Foes,_A 60th Anniversary Celebration. Selected by Max Allan Collins and Dick Locher. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 1991. ISBN : 0-312-06337-7. page 75.

Dick Tracy Detectives Dick Tracy and Sam Catchem visit the home of Flattop’s sister where Sam sees a picture of a family ancestor who was president of Grand Lodge. The uniform is that of a naval officer, and not masonic regalia. What Grand Lodge Gould was referring to is unclear and no further mention is made to the portrait. Dick Tracy, written and drawn by Chester Gould. June 14, 1956. Reprinted in _Dick Tracy’s Fiendish Foes,_A 60th Anniversary Celebration. Selected by Max Allan Collins and Dick Locher. New York : St. Martin’s Press, 1991. ISBN : 0-312-06337-7. page 75.