Whip Chute

"Whip" Chute was a slender man with light hair, slanted eyes, and prominent lips.

At some point in the past, Whip had crushed his right foot and ankle in a parachute jump. This required the lower part of his right leg to be amputated. He wore a prosthesis to walk.

As a student pilot, Whip had been married to a young stewardess named Mitzi. Mitzi discovered Whip's criminal tendencies and she divorced him. Years later, Whip approached Mitzi and attempted to recruit her into a new criminal scheme, but she refused.

Posing as Bovanian[]

Chute and his partner Frankie Rellik (as well as some other accomplices) arranged for the capture of Jerg and Nestor, two Bovanian princes. Whip and Rellik then disguised themselves as the princes and took their place. This allowed them to move among high society and easily loot wealthy estates.

When Dick Tracy uncovered their deception, Whip tried to escape. He fell to his death while trying to climb down the side of a building.

Notes[]

An early strip in the Whip Chute storyline showed the gang going over their plan. It seemed to depict all of the known members, of which there were seven in addition to Chute himself.
Only half of Whip Chute's gang were shown being killed or arrested. It is not known how much (if any) of the stolen goods were ever recovered.
It was established that Chute had been trained as a pilot, but he did not fly an airplane during his criminal scheme with the princes. He and Frankie Rellik claimed to be stranded pilots when gaining access to the ocean liner, and it is reasonable to presume that his pilot training would useful in effecting this ruse.