DICK TRACY THE THIRTIES Tommy Guns And Hard Times

For six decades, some square-jawed flatfoot by the name of Richard Tracy has been mucking up perfectly good - often brilliant - careers in crime. Gangsters and grotesque geniuses have found their infallible designs fouled by the cop with the funny yellow hat. Dick Tracy's crime-stopping skills remain at their peak after six decades on the force.

Here you have 14 complete stories from the Sunday daily comic strips, presented in light of the headlines of the day, chronicling the exploits of America's heroic detective and organized crime fighter Dick Tracy, during the era of the Great Depression (1930-1931). The creator Chester Gould took his inspiration from the crime-filled world of Chicago and the fantasies of Hollywood.