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Large Feature Comic #8

Dell · 1939

First appearance: Tess Trueheart
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Identification plate

Series
Large Feature Comic (Dell, 1939 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
1939
Key date
1939-00-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
76

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Tess Trueheart - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Racket Bustercover1pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester GouldDick Tracy
2-credits, title page1pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester Gould
3Dick Tracy the Racket Bustercomic story71script: Chester Gould; pencils: Chester Gould; inks: Chester GouldPat Patton, Dick Tracy, Dick Tracy Jr., Tess Trueheart First
4C'mon Fellers!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Dick Tracy the Racket Buster #[nn]1982On eBay ›
Dick Tracy the Racket Buster #[nn]2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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