Dick Tracy (character)

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy character
Dick Tracy and the famous 2-Way Wrist Radio
First appearance October 4, 1931
Created by Chester Gould
Portrayed by Warren Beatty
Everett Sloane
Ralph Byrd
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Gender Male
Occupation Police detective
Significant other(s) Tess Trueheart
Nationality American

Dick Tracy is police detective lead character in the American comic strip Dick Tracy created by Chester Gould in 1931.[1]

The Dick Tracy comic strip made its premiere on October 4, 1931, in the Detroit Mirror.[2] The strip was distributed by Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate. Chester Gould both drew and wrote the comic strip until the year 1977.[2] Since then other writers and artists have continued to produce the strip, which is still running in newspapers to this day.

In the 1930s-1940s Dick Tracy radio series Tracy was voiced by Bob Burlen, Barry Thompson, Ned Wever and Matt Crowley.[3]

The character of Dick Tracy has been featured in a number of films including, from 1990, Dick Tracy, which starred Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy.[4][5]

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