"Boss" Jim Herrod was a former politician who still held some influence in Dick Tracy's city. He had light hair and a moustache.
Boss Herrod was secretly allied to Big Boy. He was responsible for operating Big Boy's criminal enterprise while Big Boy was in prison, and Herrod used his political influence to further his criminal goals.
Herrod was killed by police in gunfight in 1933 after Dick Tracy discovered his criminal activities.