Dick Tracy #20
In this gripping 1988 installment of Dick Tracy, the detective faces a relentless winter chase when a feverish Johnny Pruneface, the son of a captured Nazi ally, falls ill during a blizzard. With traffic halted and time running out, Tracy makes a grueling 24-hour journey through the storm to save the child’s life. Written and illustrated by Chester Gould, with full art and cover by the legendary creator, this issue delivers raw tension and emotional stakes in a story rooted in classic noir urgency.
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Tracy and his men capture a wounded Pruneface, killing his Nazi partner. Nifty steals his toddler son Johnny from Mrs. Potter's child-care center, but eventually Tracy and Pat find them. With traffic stopped and Johnny feverish from pneumonia, Tracy carries him for 24 hours through the blizzard to reach a hospital.
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