Dick Tracy and American Culture

Morality and Mythology, Text and Context

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

In October 1931, Dick Tracy made his debut on the pages of the Detroit Mirror. Since then America's most famous crime fighter has tangled with a variety of protagonists from locations as diverse as the inner city and outer space, all the time maintaining the moral high ground while reflecting American popular culture.Through extensive research and interviews with Chester Gould (the creator of "Dick Tracy"), his assistants, Dick Locher (the current artist), Max Allan Collins (who scripted the stories for more than 15 years) and many others associated with the strip, Dick Tracy as a cultural icon emerges. The strips use of both innovative and established police methods and the true-to-life portrayals of Tracy's family and fellow cops are detailed. The artists behind the strip are fully revealed and Dick Tracy paraphernalia and the 1990 movie Dick Tracy are discussed. Dick Tracy's appearances in other media--books, comics, radio, movie serials, "B" movies, television dramas, and animated cartoons--are fully covered.

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Utgivningsdatum:2003-09-11
Mått:178 x 254 x 18 mm
Vikt:608 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:350
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786416981

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Garyn G. Roberts is a multiple award-winning author, university and college faculty member and administrator. He is the author of a number of articles and books on diverse American culture topics. He lives in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

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“excellent...highly readable...the text is punchy, determined, giving a slam bang comprehension of what Gould and Tracy were all about...copious illustrations of comic strips...super biography about Gould himself...fascinating, and well illustrated...definitive book on all-things-Tracy”—Classic Images; “the first comprehensive history of Dick Tracy...will be warmly received and enjoyed by many”—Choice; “comprehensive”—Journal of the American Association of School Librarians; “marvelous...thoroughly comprehensive...highly informative...very enjoyable”—Journal of Popular Culture; “a wealth of descriptive material”—Inks; “profusely illustrated...readable and very entertaining”—The Armchair Detective; “provides a broad survey of the Dick Tracy phenomenon”—AB Bookman’s Weekly; “well worth reading”—Daily News (Bowling Green, Kentucky).

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Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOREWORDSSome Context for a Serious StudyMax Allan Collins Dick Tracy’s Sister RemembersJean Gould O’Connell xiiiThe Enduring Qualities of Dick TracyDick Locher PREFACE: A PIECE TO THE PUZZLE xvii1. The Dick Tracy Comic Strip: An American Culture Phenomenon 2. Chronicling a Culture: A History of the Development of the American Comic Strip 3. Of Blue Knights and Social Injustices: The Police Procedural Detective Story and Dick Tracy 4. From Historical Fact to Historical Fantasy: The Dick Tracy Comic-Strip from 1931 to the Present The Thirties The Forties The Fifties The Sixties The Seventies The Eighties The Nineties 5. Builders of a Legend: The People Behind Dick Tracy Chester Gould Max Allan Collins Richard E. Fletcher Dick Locher John Locher Richard Arnold “Dick” Moores Russell Stamm Jack Ryan Coleman Anderson Ray Gould Ray Shlemon and Susan Anderson An Overview of the Contributors to Tracy 6. A Proliferation of Moral Storytelling: Dick Tracy in Media Other Than the Comic Strip Big Little Books Feature Books Comic Books Radio Drama Movie Serials “B” Movies Television Drama Animated Cartoons Television Pilot 7. Premiums, Paraphernalia, and Material Culture: The Dick Tracy Toys 8. The 1990 Blockbuster Movie 9. The Second Most Famous Detective BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX