Dick Tracy #26
In this gripping installment of Dick Tracy, the legendary detective races to track down Flattop, who’s vanished into the city’s underbelly after a soot-streaked escape from a chimney. With a trail of chaos left in his wake—from a huckster set ablaze to a beaten actor forced into disguise—Tracy and Patton must piece together the clues before Flattop strikes again. Written by Joe Simon and Chester Gould, with art and inks by the duo, and a cover by Chester Gould, this 1950 issue delivers classic noir suspense in crisp, hard-edged detail.
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Flattop escapes from the chimney with help from an old gentleman who lives next door. Covered with soot and honey, he forces a street huckster to to clean his coat with the "special fluid" the huckster is selling. In return he sets the huckster ablaze. Taking refuge in a rooming house, he encounters Vitamin Flintheart and forces the actor to disguise him as an old man. As payment, Flattop beats the old actor and leaves him for dead. Tracy and Patton find Flintheart, who volunteers to help as much as he possibly can.
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