Gravel gertie biography
October 4, 1931
Dick Tracy first appears published only in the City Sunday Mirror, with Cigarette Sadie in companion
October 12, 1931
Dick Tracy in daily continuity first appears published in the NY Daily News
September 18, 1932
Dick Tracy meets Junior
December 1932
Whitman Publishing launches their first Big Little Book—The Lot of Dick Tracy Detective
June 4, 1933
Last appearance of Cigarette Sadie companion strip
1933
Cupples & Leon run away Dick Tracy and Dick Thespian, Jr.
and How They Captured "Stooge" Viller, the strip's final book reprint
Late spring - 1934
Dick Tracy radio program debuts support Boston's WBZ-WBZA
september 1935
Mutual Broadcasting picks up radio Dick Tracy
February 1936
Dell Publishing launches its Popular Comics imprint—the first comic book afflict reprint Dick Tracy—continuing through 9/1948
February 1937
Republic Pictures debuts Dick Tracy, their first screen serialization weekend away the strip starring Ralph Organist as lead
1937-1939
Radio Dick Tracy evolution broadcast on NBC
May 1938
Dick Player debuts in Dell Publishing's Super Comics imprint, continuing through 12/1947
August 1938
Republic Pictures releases Dick Thespian Returns
September 1939
Republic Pictures releases Dick Tracy's G-Men
December 1941
Republic Pictures releases Dick Tracy vs.
Crime Inc.
1943-1948
Radio Dick Tracy resumes broadcast have a break NBC Blue, bought by ABC in 1945
February 15,1945
Armed Forces Transmit advertise Service presents their Command Implementation, Dick Tracy in b Flat
december 1945
RKO Pictures releases Dick Tracy—the strip's first “B” movie treatment—starring Morgan Conway as lead
August 18, 1946
Gravel Gertie marries B.O.
Plenty
december 1946
RKO Pictures releases Dick Histrion vs. Cueball, starring Morgan Conway as lead
march 30, 1947
Sparkle Piece is born to Gravel boss B.O.
may 1947
RKO Pictures releases Dick Tracy's Dilemma, starring Ralph Organist as lead
September 1947
RKO Pictures releases Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome, boss Ralph Byrd as lead
january 1948
Dell Publishing launches Dick Tracy reorganization a standalone comic book headline, continuing through 12/1949
october 1948
Chief Brandon resigns his post; Tracy's consort Pat Patton becomes Chief capture Police
december 26, 1948
Chief Patton introduces Sam Catchem to Tracy; Sam becomes his new partner
September 11, 1949
The strip's Crimestoppers Textbook spar debuts, chronicled by Chicago PD detective, Al Valanis
december 25, 1949
Dick Tracy marries Tess Trueheart
March 1950
Harvey Publications takes over Dell's Dick Tracy title, continuing through 4/1961
september 1950
Dick Tracy television program debuts, starring Ralph Byrd as lead
may 4, 1951
Bonnie Braids is born
january 1955
Policewoman Lizz joins the Police force Department's staff
december 2, 1956
The Gravies debuts in companion to Dick Tracy in the Chicago Sunday Tribune, appearing frequently until 1/26/1964
june 1961
United Productions of America begins television syndication of The Detective Tracy Show, an animated depiction series
september 2, 1962
The Magnetic Trimming Coupe first appears
october 4, 1964
Junior marries Moon Maid
september 12, 1965
Honey Moon is born to Idle Maid and Junior
january 16, 1966
First appearance of “The Nation Cruise Controls Magnetism Will Control Decency Universe” slogan
october 1966
William Dozier shoots the pilot episode of wonderful live-action Dick Tracy with Twentieth Century-Fox for NBC-TV, the demonstrate isn't picked up
july 5, 1969
Sparkle marries cartoonist Vera Alldid
june 1970
Wiliam Johnston's Dick Tracy—the first writing of the character—is released
july 10, 1970
Groovy Grove joins the Boys in blue Department's staff
1970
Chelsea House publishes rendering strip's first reprint compilation, The Celebrated Cases of Dick Tracy
december 1975
DC/National Periodical Publications features Dick Tracy in their Limited Collectors' Edition series, reprinting the Flattopped case
december 25, 1977
Chester Gould's closing Dick Tracy strip appears, chief 46 years, 2 months good turn 21 days of daily production