--- product_id: 8209965 title: "Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 13" price: "£113.56" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8209965-complete-chester-gould-s-dick-tracy-volume-13 store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 13 **Price:** £113.56 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 13 - **How much does it cost?** £113.56 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8209965-complete-chester-gould-s-dick-tracy-volume-13) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 13 [Gould, Chester, Mullaney, Dean, Gould, Chester] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 13 Review: Work of a Master - I bought this book after reading "The Gould Rush, The Mad Allure Of Dick Tracy", an essay by Frank Young in the Comics Journal. Young's premise was that Chester Gould hit his peak as a storyteller in the fifties. After reading this volume, which presents the strip from March 27th 1950 to September 15th, 1951, I think Young hit it square on the head. Gould by this time the complete master of the art of the continuing narrative newspaper comic strip. I read an interview with Gould, in which he said that the average reading time if a daily comic strip was about 3 seconds. I think this is the reason for the stylized art, which quickly caught the readers eye and made the characters instantly recognizable. I think this, while a brilliant method of holding an audience, somewhat detracts from Gould's solid draftsmanship of cityscapes, weaponry and everyday objects. Gould's writing at this stage had progressed from the reflection of current events in the thirties and the beginnings of the grotesque villains, which became a staple of the strip, in the forties. By the fifties, Gould's imagination had reached the perfect balance of discipline and the bizarre. This volume abounds in freakish villains still grounded enough in reality, in both action and motivation to create a consistently compelling narrative. While some of the plot elements are a little on the comic book goofy side, the strip maintains a grim consistency in even the filler continuities. While I would dispute the claims made by some proclaiming Gould's "greatness" as a mystery writer or artist, I think that within the narrow parameters of the comic strip, there was no one better. Check it out, I think you will agree. Review: Another Objection To Cropped Daily Panels - Leveraging my opinion as an (accomplished) artist, I too wish to express my extreme disappointment that the daily panels in these past two volumes have been cropped! While Gould certainly drew these with the awareness that they would be cropped in many newspapers, there is still incredible beauty and sophistication in how those "lower quarters" were rendered... they actually amplify the often stark and ominous, often minimal scenes in their entirety. This cropping is as much a disservice as the editing of films from their original formats to fit the old TV screens! Please IDW, please go back to your old format from volumes 7 through 10! And I implore you to republish the "cropped" volumes with the appropriate corrections. I am devoted to Gould's work and to your otherwise wonderful reprints. But I feel you have an obligation to do it right! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,041,707 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,962 in Humor About Law & Crime #2,798 in Comic Strips (Books) #4,935 in Mystery Graphic Novels | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (36) | | Dimensions | 8.4 x 1.3 x 11.4 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 1613771983 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1613771983 | | Item Weight | 3.45 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 252 pages | | Publication date | May 29, 2012 | | Publisher | IDW Publishing | ## Images ![Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 13 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71sterPtL4L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Work of a Master *by R***D on October 26, 2016* I bought this book after reading "The Gould Rush, The Mad Allure Of Dick Tracy", an essay by Frank Young in the Comics Journal. Young's premise was that Chester Gould hit his peak as a storyteller in the fifties. After reading this volume, which presents the strip from March 27th 1950 to September 15th, 1951, I think Young hit it square on the head. Gould by this time the complete master of the art of the continuing narrative newspaper comic strip. I read an interview with Gould, in which he said that the average reading time if a daily comic strip was about 3 seconds. I think this is the reason for the stylized art, which quickly caught the readers eye and made the characters instantly recognizable. I think this, while a brilliant method of holding an audience, somewhat detracts from Gould's solid draftsmanship of cityscapes, weaponry and everyday objects. Gould's writing at this stage had progressed from the reflection of current events in the thirties and the beginnings of the grotesque villains, which became a staple of the strip, in the forties. By the fifties, Gould's imagination had reached the perfect balance of discipline and the bizarre. This volume abounds in freakish villains still grounded enough in reality, in both action and motivation to create a consistently compelling narrative. While some of the plot elements are a little on the comic book goofy side, the strip maintains a grim consistency in even the filler continuities. While I would dispute the claims made by some proclaiming Gould's "greatness" as a mystery writer or artist, I think that within the narrow parameters of the comic strip, there was no one better. Check it out, I think you will agree. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another Objection To Cropped Daily Panels *by I***? on December 7, 2012* Leveraging my opinion as an (accomplished) artist, I too wish to express my extreme disappointment that the daily panels in these past two volumes have been cropped! While Gould certainly drew these with the awareness that they would be cropped in many newspapers, there is still incredible beauty and sophistication in how those "lower quarters" were rendered... they actually amplify the often stark and ominous, often minimal scenes in their entirety. This cropping is as much a disservice as the editing of films from their original formats to fit the old TV screens! Please IDW, please go back to your old format from volumes 7 through 10! And I implore you to republish the "cropped" volumes with the appropriate corrections. I am devoted to Gould's work and to your otherwise wonderful reprints. But I feel you have an obligation to do it right! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ T'is a Puzzlement... *by J***K on June 5, 2012* I cannot criticize IDW's efforts to preserve and bring us those wonderful vintage strips from the past, of which DICK TRACY is one of the Top Ten. That Gould was a consummate artist has already been seen. That he will reveal himself to be a consummate storyteller will be revealed in the upcoming Mr. Alpha" sequence, when he (Tracy) is shot in the head and tumbles out of a racing speedboat. I do have one slight question, one niggling criticism, though: IDW - why are you cropping the bottom fourth of each daily strip? I've followed this strip (as a wee tad) since 1949; I know it intimately. I'm ecstatic to see a quality reprint; but it just doesn't look right. So...answer, IDW? --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8209965-complete-chester-gould-s-dick-tracy-volume-13](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/8209965-complete-chester-gould-s-dick-tracy-volume-13) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-30*