The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 5 contains the strips written and drawn by Chester Gould originally published in newspapers between the dates January 21st, 1938 and July 5th, 1939.
The book also includes original supplemental material by Max Allan Collins and J.C. Vaughn, as well as material about the merchandising of Dick Tracy.
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The book includes a disclaimer acknowledging the presence of racial caricatures in the strips and states that they are "reprinted without alteration for historical reference".
The original version of this book has become somewhat difficult to obtain inexpensively.
In April of 2023, it was announced that the first 6 volumes of The Complete Dick Tracy would be reissued by Clover Press to match the format of the later volumes. It was released on February 27th, 2024.
