Dick Tracy is a fictional police detective in the American

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Dick Tracy ''Dick Tracy'' is an American comic strip featuring Dick Tracy (character), Dick Tracy (originally Plainclothes Tracy), a tough and intelligent police detective created by Chester Gould. It made its debut on Sunday, October 4, 1931, in the ''De ...

'' created by

Chester Gould Chester Gould (; November 20, 1900 – May 11, 1985) was an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the '' Dick Tracy'' comic strip, which he wrote and drew from 1931 to 1977, incorporating numerous colorful and monstrous villains. Ea ...

in 1931. Tracy is a tough and intelligent detective who uses

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, 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''. The strip was distributed by Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. Chester Gould both drew and wrote the comic strip until 1977."I Like 'Em Tough", Jim Doherty, 2009
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/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 ''

'', with Tracy voiced by Bob Burlen, Barry Thompson, Ned Wever and Matt Crowley. The character of Dick Tracy has been featured in a number of films including, from 1990, ''

'', which starred

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as the titular character.

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