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Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for June 14, 2021
June 13, 2021
June 15, 2021
Good morningâ˘, historians!
The man in the last frame could be our villain. Since he has an apparently framed copy of a Derby Dugan stip on the wall behind him, I think he might be a comic strip collector.
Derby Dugan is a fictitious strip from the Great Depression era, but it really exists in Tracyâs world. Have a look at the comments perople wrote on this 2015 strip where Sam was showing off his Derby Dugan Hannukah present:
https://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2015/01/16?comments=visible
A character from Derby Dugan, Abe Ongo, also appeared in the train robbery story later in 2015. âAbe Ongoâs tale of his daring 1924 train robbery comes alive again in the pages of his book, âRobbing the Railsâ,â we were told. https://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2015/04/24
The Derby Dugan strip was part of a trilogy of novels written by Tom De Haven. Here is his page describing the novels:
http://cafepinfold.com/notes-on-derby-dugans-depression-funnies/