introducing clover press and the library of american comics' new deluxe softcover slipcase series, collecting all of chester gould's dick tracy newspaper strip. every volume collects a full year of newspaper strips, from january 1 through december 31. each book is printed in an 11" x 8.5" landscape format softcover that slides into a vertically oriented die-cut slipcase!the year starts off rough for dick tracy who is trapped at the bottom of a deep pit thanks to a gangster who is the brother of the notorious b-b eyes! an understudy tries to shoehorn his way into the spotlight, but his plan doesn't go as expected! tracy investigates a train wreck that leads him to part time sound effects specialist, part time gangster tiger lily! the discovery of a dead police officer throws tracy right in the path of pruneface! another full year of action and excitement, featuring a brand new cover by stewart (judge dredd) kenneth moore!