Sam Catchem (a pun on "catch (th)em") - Tracy's current partner since Pat Patton was appointed Chief.Recently reappointed as Chief after a successful treatment for cancer. Shot by corrupt police officers Climer in 1982 and Lt. However, with Patton's ascension to Police Chief, his character took on a much more serious tone with his previous role as Tracy's partner rarely mentioned again (although still slightly bumbling). Plenty/Gravel Gertie and Vitamin Flintheart would later supplant him for humor. He served as comic relief due to his inexperience although that role eventually was reduced as his various adventures allowed him to grow into his profession. Later appointed Brandon's successor as Chief of Police upon which Sam Catchem became Tracy's new partner. Pat Patton - Former welder turned police officer who was Tracy's long-time sidekick and partner on the police force.Brandon was wounded and Big Frost was killed. Years later, Big Frost (who had tricked Brandon into getting access to Brilliant Smith in order to kill him) tried to kill Brandon. After retirement, he opened a hardware business named "Lawn Order" (a pun on "Law and Order"). Brandon retired in 1949 in shame after the murderer of Brilliant Smith, an inventor who was under the department's protection slipped past Brandon's personal vetting. He joined the police in 1919 and later replaced Chief Norris who was elected Mayor. Chief Brandon - Chief of Police in the strip's first appearance on October 4, 1931.Ray Tracy - Brother of Chester Tracy, he is a minister and has performed all the Tracy family wedding ceremonies.Edna Tracy - Mother of Dick, Jean, and Gordon Tracy.Chester Tracy - Father of Dick, Jean, and Gordon Tracy.Daughter of Junior Tracy and Sparkle Plenty, granddaughter of Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart and B.O. She was later adopted by Sparkle Plenty when she and Junior were married. When very young, she witnessed her mother's death from a car bomb meant for Dick Tracy. Honeymoon Tracy - Daughter of Moon Maid and Junior, born in outer space.Joseph Flintheart Tracy - The younger son of Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart, named after Vitamin Flintheart for his bravery in saving both Tess and Joseph.Born in the back of a squad car May 4, 1951. Bonnie Braids (Sometimes spelled Bonny) - Daughter of Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart.Crystal Plenty - Cousin of Sparkle Plenty, a vegan who practices New Age spiritual arts. She and Junior have one daughter named Sparkle Plenty Jr. She married Vera Alldid, divorced, then married Junior Tracy. In 2011, Moon Maid's first name was revealed to be Mysta, shortly after, the new "Moon Maid" destroyed Mysta's gravestone. After his daughter's death, the Moon Governor broke off all relations with Earth. In 1978, Moon Maid was accidentally killed by a car bomb intended for Dick Tracy. In 1965 she and Junior had a beautiful daughter named Honeymoon. She often used her laser powers to help the police capture criminals. She fell in love with Junior and took him back to the moon in Diet Smith's space coupe, then returned to Earth to live her life with her husband. She had blonde hair and wore a black body stocking, thigh high boots, and white gloves. First introduced to the strip in 1963, Moon Maid was the daughter of the supreme ruler of the moon, known as the Moon Governor. She was one of the moon people, an alien race with large eyes, giraffe-like antennae, and laser powers. Moon Maid - The beautiful first wife of Junior Tracy.He was originally named John "Jackie" Steele, and his birth parents were wealthy prospector Hank Steele and his wife Mary Steele, both of whom appeared in the strip. In 1937's The Blank storyline he is 10 years old. First appeared in a Steve the Tramp storyline. Junior Tracy - The adopted son of Dick Tracy.Temporarily divorced her husband in the 1990s, but later reconciled with him. She is the mother of Bonnie Braids Tracy, Joseph Flintheart Tracy, and adoptive mother of Junior Tracy. She served as a WAC in World War II, and later opened her own photography agency. When she was first introduced, she was kidnapped by Big Boy Caprice's men after they robbed and shot her father Emil Truehart. Tess Trueheart - The detective's love interest and later wife.He served as a lieutenant (senior grade) in US Navy Intelligence during World War II. While leading a posse against the Arsons and Cutie Diamond, Tracy is seen in a police uniform and not his regular plainclothes. In 1931, before even joining the police, he had captured his first villain Pinkie the Stabber. Born in 1909 (eight years after creator Chester Gould).
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