Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for October 04, 2006
Transcript:
Comic strip detective Dick Tracy is 75 years old today! He made his debut on Oct. 4, 1931! Little Face With uncanny foresight, strip creator Chester Gould envisioned futuristic personal electronic devices and in January 1946 he introduced the 2 way wrist radio- it was later upgraded to a 2 way wrist TV in 1964 and then to a 2 wrist computer in 1987! Rhodent Flattop Tracy's villains were purposely created with hideous spaces and weird names so they were easier to identify as the bag guys!