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Dick Tracy Turns 75 on October 4th

Classic Media Celebrates Dick's Diamond Anniversary with the Release of the Complete Animated Series on DVD for the First-Time Ever

NEW YORK and CHICAGO, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Grab your yellow fedora and check your Two-Way Wrist Radio!!! Dick Tracy turns 75 on October 4th. To celebrate, Classic Media just released the Dick Tracy Complete Animated Series DVD set. Each 4-disc set is packaged with a limited edition Dick Tracy comic book. It is the first time ever that the entire, animated series has been offered on DVD.

The Dick Tracy Complete Animated Series DVD set is now available for $39.98 SRP.

In honor of Dick Tracy's 75th anniversary, notable events include:

* A letter of congratulations will be sent to Jean Gould-O'Connell and
Dick Locher from President George W. Bush.

* Governor Rod Blagojevich, Illinois, will declare October 4 "Dick Tracy
Day" in Illinois via proclamation and sent congratulations via letter
for the October 2 ceremony.

* Illinois Chief of Police Larry Trent will send congratulations.

* Jack Franks, Illinois State Representative (Woodstock) has confirmed
that a proclamation will be entered in the Illinois House of
Representatives declaring October 4, 2006 as "Dick Tracy Day" with a
resolution presented to Jean Gould O'Connell and Dick Locher.

* Pamela Althoff, Illinois State Senator (Woodstock) will do likewise in
the State Senate.

* US Representative Judy Biggert (Naperville) will introduce a resolution
and proclamation in the US House of Representatives declaring October 4,
2006 as "Dick Tracy Day" in the House of Representatives.

* Several of the world's most popular comic strips, including "Blondie,"
"Beatle Baily," "Mutts" and "Pink Panther" will salute Dick Tracy by
featuring them within their own story lines.

The Legendary Creator

The creator of Dick Tracy, Chester Gould, arrived in Chicago with the dream of becoming a published cartoonist. After ten years of submitting ideas to the Chicago Tribune, Dick Tracy was first published in the Detroit Mirror in 1931. With Dick Tracy, Gould established a new category of superhero -- one without superpowers, just strong values and integrity. The Adventures of Dick Tracy animated series originally aired on TV from 1961 -- 1964.

The suave gumshoe was more than just a popular cartoon with an iconic art style; it was Gould's creative outlet that contained imaginative predecessors to real-life police tactics and equipment. Gould created the Closed Circuit TV Police Showup in 1953, real suspect lineups began in 1954; his Electronic Telephone Number Pickup was drawn in 1954, the Caller ID was patented in 1982; and the most interesting of all of Gould's inventions was the Magnetic Space Coupe which took Tracy to the moon in 1962, seven years before the first actual moon landing in 1969. The comic also introduced fans to some comic's most notorious villains, including Pruneface, Mumbles and Flattop. Dick Locher, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and former Gould assistant, is the current Dick Tracy artist and writer.

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About Classic Media

Classic Media owns and manages some of the world's most recognizable family properties across all media including feature film, television, home video and consumer products. The company's extensive library features a diverse collection of popular animated and live-action characters such as: Casper the Friendly Ghost, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Lone Ranger, Lassie, Underdog and Rocky & Bullwinkle.

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