Dick Tracy (character)

{{Short description|Hero of the Dick Tracy comic strip}} {{Infobox comics character  | character_name = Dick Tracy | image = Dick Tracy (character).png | caption = Dick Tracy, as he first appeared. Art by Chester Gould. | publisher = Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate | debut = "Dick Tracy" (October 4, 1931) | creators = Chester Gould | alter_ego = | species = | homeworld = | alliances = | partners = Little Orphan Annie<br/>Moon Maid<br/>Tess Trueheart<br/>Daddy Warbucks | supports = | aliases = | powers = *Genius-level intellect *Expert detective *Expert marksman *Proficient hand-to-hand combatant }} '''Dick Tracy''' is a fictional police detective in the American comic strip ''Dick Tracy'' created by Chester Gould in 1931.<ref>{{cite web|title=Annie Missing? No Worries, Dick Tracy Is on the Case|first=George Gene|last=Gustines|authorlink=George Gustines|date=June 23, 2014|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/annie-missing-no-worries-dick-tracy-is-on-the-case/?_r=0|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Tracy is a tough and intelligent detective who uses forensic science, advanced gadgetry, and wits in his relentless pursuit of criminals.

The ''Dick Tracy'' comic strip made its premiere on October 4, 1931, in the ''Detroit Mirror''.<ref name=ME/> The strip was distributed by Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. Chester Gould both drew and wrote the comic strip until 1977.<ref name="ME">"I Like 'Em Tough", Jim Doherty, 2009, [http://www.mystericale.com/index.php?issue=072&body=file&file=like_em_tough.htm/ Mystericale.com]</ref> Since then other writers and artists have continued to produce the strip, which is still running in newspapers to this day.

The character of Dick Tracy has been featured in the 1930s–1940s radio series ''Dick Tracy'', with Tracy voiced by Bob Burlen, Barry Thompson, Ned Wever and Matt Crowley.<ref>{{cite book|page=199|publisher=Oxford Press|title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio|first=John|last=Dunning|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HqhoAgAAQBAJ&q=Dick+tracy+radio+1934&pg=PA199|date=7 May 1998|isbn=9780199770786}}</ref>

The character of Dick Tracy has been featured in a number of films including, from 1990, ''Dick Tracy'', which starred Warren Beatty as the titular character.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dick Tracy Turns 25: Why Has Everyone Forgotten the Original Prestige Comic Book Movie?|first=Kate|last=Erbland|date=June 15, 2015|work=Vanity Fair|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/06/dick-tracy-25th-anniversary}}</ref><ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Dick Tracy (1990) Review/Film; A Cartoon Square Comes to Life In 'Dick Tracy'|author=Canby, Vincent|authorlink=Vincent Canby|date=June 15, 1990|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0CEFD8153DF936A25755C0A966958260|work=The New York Times}}</ref>

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170425021503/http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0012369/ Dick Tracy] on IMDb *{{Inducks character|Dick+Tracy|Dick Tracy}}{{Fict-char-stub}}

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