Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

Dick Tracy. "I saw it here on the table"

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Resource type	Image
Creator	Gould, Chester, 1900-1985
Description	First appearance of 'Pruneface.' Copyright, 1942, by The Chicago Tribune. Dedicated and signed by Chester Gould in upper right corner. Four panel monochrome comic strip. Handwritten information on left and write side of panels.
Subject	Prisoners Tracy, Dick (Fictitious character) Betrothal
Rights statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Language	eng
Identifier	Finding Number: CGA.AC.T5.007 Digital ID: d_6606
Summary	The police enter the home which smells heavily of gas with masks on. They hear a voice through the register. He tells them they are in the furnace room but he can't tell them how to get there. Meanwhile on the sidewalk, Pruneface is laughing at them.
Source Collection	John O. Hendry Collection
Collection identifier	SPEC.CGA.JOH
Repository	Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
Alternative title	Man on the Street
File Format	image/tiff
Related finding aid	https://library.osu.edu/collections/SPEC.CGA.JOH/
Date copyrighted	1942
Date	November 23, 1942
Rights note	This item, made available for research and educational purposes, may be protected by copyright; the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status.
Version	original art
Medium	paper ink pencil
Permanent link	https://hdl.handle.net/1811/7d881f1d-6bc7-4a4e-99c9-bff02ce6e37b
Time period (Topic)	1940s (1940-1949)
Genre	comic strips
Extent	15 x 50 cm

Credit line: John O. Hendry Collection, The Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

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