Dick Tracy #49
In "Dick Tracy and the Case of the Murderous Minstrels!!," the famed detective faces a deadly game of cat and mouse when Mumbles and his gang hijack a charity event hosted by Mrs. De Pyster, dragging Kiss Andtel into their scheme. With storm-lashed waters and a rigged boat packed with dynamite, Tracy must piece together the desperate signals from Kiss as Mumbles vanishes into the night on a rubber raft. Written and illustrated by Chester Gould, with additional art by Joe Simon and inks by both, this 1952 thriller blends suspense and high-stakes action, all captured in a cover by Gould that pulses with tension.
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Mumbles and his gang rob the charity event held by Mrs. De Pyster and force Kiss Andtel to go along with them. Taking a boat out into stormy weather, Mumbles plans to take all of the money and dynamite the boat with his band and Kiss Andtel still on board. Kiss tries to signal Tracy in the storm, but is caught by Mumbles, who binds her leaves her in the cabin with dynamite. Mumbles makes his escape in a rubber raft.
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