Chester Gould

Chester Gould

1900–1985 Pawnee, Oklahoma 56 series, 71 with collected and international editions 664 issues

6 awards

American cartoonist who created the Dick Tracy newspaper comic strip in 1931 for the Chicago Tribune Syndicate and drew it for 46 years until retiring in 1977. Known for his stylized villain designs and crime-procedural storytelling, he received the Reuben Award from the National Cartoonists Society.

Name

Chester Gould

Issues

664

Series

71

Collected Editions

5

International Editions

10

Awards

William Randolph Hearst Cartoon Hall of Fame, Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices (2001), Inkpot Award (1978), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Cartoonist of the Year (1977), Adamson Awards - Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist (1965), National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award - Cartoonist of the Year (1959)

Gender

Male

Birth Date

November 20, 1900

Death Date

May 11, 1985

Birth Place

Pawnee, Oklahoma

Country

United States

Series

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy (2006)

29 issues

Gwandanaland Comics

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

Gwandanaland Comics

3172 issues

Dick Tracy: Colorful Cases of the 1930s

Dick Tracy: Colorful Cases of the 1930s (2016)

One-Shot

Sunday Press Books

The Blighted Eye: Original Comic Art From the Glenn Bray Collection

The Blighted Eye: Original Comic Art From the Glenn Bray Collection (2014)

Collected Edition

1 issue

Comics About Cartoonists

Comics About Cartoonists (2013)

1 issue

Comic Strip Masterpieces

Comic Strip Masterpieces (2007)

1 issue

Dick Tracy: The Collins Casefiles

Dick Tracy: The Collins Casefiles (2004)

Checker Book Publishing Group

3 issues

I Classici del Fumetto di Repubblica

I Classici del Fumetto di Repubblica (2003)

La Repubblica / L'Espresso

60 issues

The Comics Before 1945

The Comics Before 1945 (2004)

Harry N. Abrams

1 issue

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy (2002)

Pacific Comics Club

21 issues

Issues

Volume 29: 1976-77

#29

Volume 29: 1976-77

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy (2006)

Feb 17, 2021

Hard-Fisted Detective Monthly: The Chester Gould Stories

#2711

Hard-Fisted Detective Monthly: The Chester Gould Stories

Gwandanaland Comics (2017)

Volume 28: 1974-76

#28

Volume 28: 1974-76

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy (2006)

Jul 15, 2020

Volume 27: 1972-1974

#27

Volume 27: 1972-1974

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy (2006)

Jan 15, 2020

Volume 26: 1970-1972

#26

Volume 26: 1970-1972

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy (2006)

Jul 24, 2019

Volume 25: 1969-1970

#25

Volume 25: 1969-1970

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy (2006)

Jan 09, 2019

Volume 24: 1967-1969

#24

Volume 24: 1967-1969

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy (2006)

Jun 12, 2018

Volume 23: 1966-1967

#23

Volume 23: 1966-1967

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy (2006)

Dec 20, 2017

Volume 22: 1964-1965

#22

Volume 22: 1964-1965

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy (2006)

Jun 28, 2017

Volume 21: 1962-1964

#21

Volume 21: 1962-1964

The Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy (2006)

Jan 18, 2017

Frequent collaborators

Carl Ed

Carl Ed

Martin Branner

Frank Willard

Frank Willard

Walter Berndt

Walter Berndt

Al Posen

Stanley Link

Ed Leffingwell

Gus Edson

Gus Edson

Harold Gray

Harold Gray

Frank King

Frank King

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