The Complete Dick Tracy Volume 4 contains the strips written and drawn by Chester Gould originally published in newspapers between the dates July 13th, 1936 and January 20th, 1938.
The book also includes original supplemental material by Max Allan Collins and Michael H. Price about Dick Tracy's initial forays in films.
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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the presence of racial caricatures in the strips and states that they are "reprinted without alteration for historical reference".
Promotional artwork for the book features an image of Pat Patton on the cover. Many copies of the book that are currently in circulation instead feature an image of 2 members of the Purple Cross Gang. It is unknown how many copies with the Pat Patton artwork exist, if any.
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.
