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The author of dick tracy who lived locally, adopted the name for his character. Dick tracy returns to his glory days in the top 100. She was depicted as extremely homely, with bulging eyes, crooked. Gerties appearance closely resembled her depiction in the comic strip. I feel as if i should know this nostalgic character, gravel gertie. Bob coxs yesteryear comic strips a wistful passage back to yesteryear bob cox aug 14, 2017 at 12.
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