The 10 Most Grotesque Dick Tracy Villains

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[@elchompi12rewind27]

The creator must have been on drugs when he design the villains

[@michaelpalmieri7335]

​@@elchompi12rewind27 Actually, Chester Gould may have been inspired by a lot of criminals who had nicknames based on their physical appearance. For example, there was Al Capone, who was called "Scarface" because of a scar on his face that he received in a knife fight with a man whose sister Capone had made lewd remarks to. Then there was Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, who was a rather handsome guy. I think it was a prostitute or a Madam (one who runs a house of prostitution) who gave Floyd that name. The story goes that this woman, enamored by his good looks, came on to him, saying "I want you for myself, pretty boy." Ironically, Floyd hated the name. Another criminal who detested his nickname was George "Baby Face" Nelson. His real name was Lester M. Gillis, but he rejected it as "sissy," preferring to be called "Big George" Nelson, which was a rather ridiculous name since he was very short. His fellow crooks called him "Baby Face" Nelson (usually when he wasn't around to hear it) because of his infantile looking face. Despite his child-like appearance, Nelson was a very violent and brutal thug with a ferocious temper, who would grab for his gun on the slightest provocation. In short, Chester Gould most probably had these felonious fellows in mind when he created his "rogues gallery" of crooks who looked so "grotesque," as the narrator of this video calls them.

[@shinyagumon7015]

Dick Tracy's Rougues make Two-Face and the Joker look like beauty pageants winners.

[@kylepatagnan9172]

They make comic madhatter look like Keanu Reeves

[@damianprock1650]

Yep, though of course Dick Tracy's foes were more before Two-Face and Joker's generations

[@Zebra_fandomfella03]

Not to mention Half and Half being more ugly than Two Face

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Half and Half is basically Two Face if he was bought at the Dollar Store..

[@anderurteaga3707]

Damn, one could reinvent Dick Tracy as a body horror story with detectives

[@damianprock1650]

Or perhaps as a prequel to the Batman comics, showing us what Gotham City was like before the Shadow made his debut, Arthur Fleck's descent into madness, and the double murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne

[@zephyrmaster9965]

@@damianprock1650Have you read Gotham 1919-1939? That book is essentially that.

[@damianprock1650]

@zephyrmaster9965 that doesn't mean it's accurate, for all I know, they're probably referring to Hooded Justice as Batman in that

[@tyroneswartz8413]

I absolutely love it Mr Rogues. What I like about Dick Tracy is that he has a lot more members of his rogues gallery than even Batman's villains. Some of them have actually gone straight and never returned to crime anymore. In rare cases, they even help Dick Tracy. I hope you will do more Dick Tracy videos with in depth views.

[@damianprock1650]

You never know, it's like we're seeing Gotham City before Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle, Oswald Cobblepot, James Gordon, etc

[@peterang78]

The Dick Tracy villains were always my favorite. I some time love to draw each of them with absurd, exaggerated, and grotesque faces. My favorite grotesque Dick Tracy villains include Pruneface, Flattop, Itchy, Brow, and The Rodent.

[@damianprock1650]

Of course

[@dranimations7902]

Great video! I love the random villains of Dick Tracy and it's amazing how many villains in these stories ended up dead. My favourite Dick Tracy villain is a character called Spots who has perhaps the weirdest design of all (although there is always a villain that is stranger in Dick Tracy stories it seems).

[@Nx57ytre]

As for The Pouch, I think Chester Gould wanted to show that the Comics Code Authority was run by a bunch of idiots.

[@astrocitizen]

It certainly wasn't drugs. From all accounts, Gould was a straight shooter, a borderline member of the REEFER MADNESS generation. This sadly meant he had a hard time "reading the room" if you will as the social unrest of the Sixties and Seventies occurred. While he rarely shied away from stories about corrupt authorities, he wasn't exactly in love with the hippies and protestors either. Even the police's undercover agent, Groovy Grove, was as pro-establishment as the rest of the cast.

[@damianprock1650]

Exactly

[@kaijinu]

The Pouch: "I went on the Subway diet! You know, just like Jared! I've lost 180 pounds! I do have a little bit of excess skin, though. Bit of a problem here, you know. And unfortunately, my neck does look like a vagina..."

[@astrocitizen]

The villains from DICK TRACY started out as a bunch of thuggish -- albeit distinctively so -- criminals but eventually veered into odd looking before the Grotesques became official with the likes of Little Face, BB Eyes, and the eventual Big Three -- Flattop, Pruneface, and The Brow. Two characters that have been memorable to me are: 1) The Blank, a heavily scarred man who covered his face with a special mask to appear faceless. He then hunted down and murdered his old gang members in what I think was Chester Gould making commentary on the old pulp magazine vigilantes like The Shadow and The Spider. 2) Professor Emirc, a bald little crackpot inventor who devised gadgets to help crooks, such as a pocket-sized acetylene torch for opening safes. I kind of thought he looked like Dr. Sivana from the old Captain Marvel comics. MRS. PRUNEFACE: Sadly, I've seen photos of people, including women, badly burned on their face and the resultant looks are very much in line with how Pruneface's better half wound up. HAF'N'HAF: The melted candle comment reminded me that I've kind of thought of Haf'n'Haf as looking like if, instead of Egghead, Vincent Price (HOUSE OF WAX) had played Two-Face on the live action BATMAN show. That would've been neat to see.

[@B__C__]

Vincent Price as Two-Face would have been egg-cellent!

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

Dick Tracy is cool and so are you

[@kylepatagnan9172]

Mr. Rouges you should watch Ducktales 2017 ep The Duck Knight It has an amazing villain origin.

[@toganium4175]

Can you tell me which season that episode is in?

[@elchompi12rewind27]

Indeed and also a good reimagining for Darkwing Duck

[@1971thedoctor]

All great choices, if it wasn’t for Tracy’s villains I truly believe he would not have been very famous.

[@damianprock1650]

Yep

[@dontemorgan1517]

Chairface Chippendale is inspired by Dick Tracy's rogues which is cool.

[@larry1350]

If Haf and Haf is Dick Tracy’s Two Face, could Influence be the closest he had to the Mad Hatter?

[@B__C__]

One of the reason Tracy had such a huge gallery of rogues is just due to the series' longevity and the fact that Tracy--a hero with a gun, often ended up killing his foes, although like early Batman villains most of them accidentally killed themselves in often karmic ways in their attempts to elude or kill him.

[@castantino]

I read somewhere that Chester Gould wanted all his villains to be grotesque and ugly because that was how crime should be seen as. Kind of like how Dent became a criminal after his disfigurement.

[@damianprock1650]

Perhaps so

[@toonbat]

Dear Lord! If i were a cop and I actually witnessed Pouch smuggle two kilos of cocaine and my mom's heart medicine in his flaps, I still wouldn't frisk his creepy ass.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Flattop Will Always Be my favourite rough He reminds me of Hammer Head

[@damianprock1650]

You don't say

[@roberthaworth8991]

The orig. Flattop Jones was killed, to be replaced by successive members of his family (all called, and resembling, Flattop) until there were st least 4 generations involved.

[@alienalchemist]

Dick Tracy is fighting the whole circus.

[@tayloredwards4968]

Please do Best Tintin villains next

[@grinshady0164]

Pay for it

[@jasonrusso9808]

Best scene in Dick Tracy was when Rhodent said "come here little fella" to the cat then throws the critter across the warehouse. LoL

[@jamesbevan9939]

I just love how your disbelief grows with each description.

[@spirospagiatis4731]

Make a video about the Royal Flush Gang , please!!!!!!!♠️♥️♦️♣️

[@grinshady0164]

Pay for it

[@samwill7259]

If there were any way to read all of the Dick Tracy strips in one place I'd 100% lose several weeks of my life to reading it. There's just nothing like some good proto-superhero-ish action to fascinate me.

[@damianprock1650]

It's like we're seeing the pre-Shadow and pre-Batman era of Gotham City

[@bmsg1]

3:17 she looks kinda cute in this drawing

[@superdavid002]

Dick Tracy once faced Gruesome in a movie ( played by Boris Karloff)

[@JanFWeh]

I like *Pouch* because his skin flaps are more than a mere optical gimmick.

[@millythompsonfromtrigun98anime]

The Pouch is a fascinating being, I truly hope to live long enough to see a real person who looks like The Pouch. I would buy his balloons! Also, this is my introduction to them.

[@damianprock1650]

Of course

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Can you finally please do a 10 Disney Villains video please?

[@artism9780]

Looney Tunes also had an amazing homage to Dick Tracy with The Great Piggy Bank Robbery starring Daffy Duck!

[@MultiMarat]

Lon Chaney even auditioned to be Puneface in a series from the 60s, which unfortunately did not air.

[@adamntcaponewholikesbigcoo1749]

After watching this I’m surprised that at least two villains ( and maybe some others) have wife’s that they may or may not abuse. I guess they love the ugly mug or something I dunno

[@damianprock1650]

Hard to tell

[@ALIEN-DUDE]

Thank you for making this video because I love the dick Tracy movie.

[@damianprock1650]

Then you must also love the Looney Tunes parody of him called Duck Tracy, which included a parody rogues gallery consisting of Snake Eyes, Piano Teeth, Rubberhead, Pussycat Puss, Double Header, Pickle Puss, Pumpkin Head, Neon Noodle, Jukebox Jaw, and Wolfman, it even had a cameo by Flattop

[@kennethkwilinski4899]

The Dick Tracy cartoons only had a few of these guys.

[@damianprock1650]

Yeah, weird

[@willday980]

Broadway Bates looks like The Penguin, monocle and all, but premiered ten years earlier. In fact, a strip some years ago broadly hinted the two were brothers!

[@robertsantana3261]

I Iove this! And your comments are so dry and funny.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

There was a dick Tracy book in my VR lab. I ended up making a horror game with the character Pouch as a cameo. And yes he is there as a true 3d model. Idk if it's legal but I'm not making money off it. So Pouch better be on here, he's the most disturbing visually. Although I think he's just a thief. I will link the game by editing this comment later.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

Yeah he deserves to be number one.

[@damianprock1650]

Interesting

[@lionboi2]

Rather surprised the Brow didn't make it

[@damianprock1650]

Him and his dimwitted partner, Oodles both

[@Vampiro60181]

Great choices! Surprised Puttypuss was not on the list though.

[@PlatinumRoseLady]

Wow. Just...wow. And also YIKES!!!!

[@williamcrowe2576]

It's kinda a blessing in disguise some of these grotesques didn't get featured in the UPA Studios cartoon. I highly doubt if even Hemlock Holmes or Heap O'Callorie would want to face Half'n'Half.

[@damianprock1650]

Don't forget Joe Jitsu and GoGo Gomez

[@williamcrowe2576]

@@damianprock1650 How can I forget? They stick in my mind like glue.

[@damianprock1650]

@@williamcrowe2576 of course

[@shelleywaterman3469]

This is good stuff!!! 👍👍👍

[@matthewshelley1365]

Pic @ 0:50 makes me want to see a Sam Kieth DT comic run

[@examiningdata7952]

The Valachi papers 1972

[@m.lanzoni9306]

My favorite is The Blank. Why? Because he looks like DC's The Question, one of my favorite comic book heroes.

[@Sdgutfbb34566]

If you would have to create a batman villain what would you name it? And how his personality would be?

[@damianprock1650]

1.huh, talk about a villain that predates Hector Hammond 2.that's what smoking can do to you 3.I dunno, gasoline alone wouldn't be that disfiguring, but light it up, and it would work 4.there are other methods besides his eyes he could use to hypnotize people, Dr Barber from the Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack would gladly show you one of em 5.Wormy? Isn't that the name of Sandy Cheeks' pet caterpillar? 6.it's like he had his face sucked off 7.huh, a dirty rat 8.in retrospect, he might as well be Harvey Dent's predecessor 9.no doubt he'd be Lazlo Valentin's predecessor 10.he'd most likely be Oswald Cobblepot's predecessor

[@davidwesley2525]

Dick Tracy's Son Junior had a Girlfriend & Later Wife named Moon Maid. She Looked Like a Cross between a Gray Alien 👽 & Marilyn Monroe. Her most unique characteristic She has a pair of Horns. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@matthiascerebri3315]

what about Flattop, Blank or Mumbles?

[@lordofvillains9412]

Surprise we never got a batman and dick tracy crossover considering all the story potential.

[@damianprock1650]

Exactly

[@kaylaturnis9486]

There is the Dick Tracy movie that had Madonna in playing a role in it!!!

[@mutant8111]

I knew all the characters that were the the movie but I've never read the comics. The comics look awesome though

[@gavinelrod6307]

Can you do scooby doo villains

[@damianprock1650]

An interesting idea

[@davidbranch1077]

So,...let's get this straight.... Half & Half...is Two-faced.... Dick Tracey came before Batman or after? This is like Marvel comics coping D.C comics 😮

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Hey Rogues, have you ever seen that Dick Tracy movie that Disney did back in 1990? It was a critical bomb and I doubt you'll find it on Disney+.

[@ALIEN-DUDE]

It was pretty good as well, I liked it at least.

[@shinyagumon7015]

Not to sound rude, but he literally mentions it at the start of the video. Did you even watch it?😅

[@deshawnedwards6412]

From the patient files of Dr. Simon Hurt, Director of Arkham Asylum. Patient: Alexis Kaye, aka "Punchline". Anti-Social. Psychotic. Obsessive. Manipulative. Unpredictable. Highly Intelligent and Resourceful. Addendum: Keep the patient isolated in the maximum security wing. Addendum 2: Keep the patient heavily monitored. Addendum 3: Keep the patient isolated away from the other patients as she tend to manipulate them. Addendum 4: Keep the patient away from any chemicals, including simple cleaning products. Addendum 5: Refrain from mentioning The Joker around the patient as it might lean to acts of violent. Addendum 6: Keep the patient heavily sedated as often as possible to prevent attacks on staffs and other patients Addendum 7: Keep the patient heavily medicated. Addendum 8: Keep a minimum of four (4) armed guards on the patients at ALL TIMES!

[@damianprock1650]

From the patient files of Dr Penelope Young, acting Director of Arkham Asylum: Patient name- exiled queen of planet Tamaran, Komand'r A.K.A "Blackfire", older sister of princess Koriand'r A.K.A "Starfire", psychotic, vengeful, manipulative, unpredictable Addendum- keep patient isolated in maximum security wing Addendum 2- keep patient heavily sedated Addendum 3- keep patient heavily monitored Addendum 4- keep patient away from other patients, as she tends to manipulate them Addendum 5- refrain from mentioning her sister, as it might lead to violence Addendum 6- keep the patient heavily medicated Addendum 7- keep a minimum of eight(8) armed guards on the patient at ALL TIMES!!!

[@deshawnedwards6412]

@@damianprock1650 Hmmm... This is make no sense. Arkham has a problem trying to keep a clown lock up. Doubt they could keep alien warrior lady lock up in a plain old cell. She's better suited incarcerated in Belle Reve, S.T.A.R. Labs or Stryker's Island Penitentiary.

[@damianprock1650]

@@deshawnedwards6412 they've got special cells for Mr Freeze, Poison Ivy, Clayface, etc, so there might as well be one for Blackfire too

[@deshawnedwards6412]

@@damianprock1650 Mr. Freeze: A Cryo Sub-Zero Cell to keep him alive while outside of his suit. Clayface: A Reinforce Glass Cell/Dome that prevent him from escaping/trick people into freeing him. Poison Ivy: ......? Oh, wait, she doesn't have any special cell, she's just put in an normal cell and is refrain from having contacts with any plants of any kind. That's were your defense fall apart.

[@damianprock1650]

@@deshawnedwards6412 not if you count the Arkhamverse

[@g0yboy434]

Perhaps it is my dirty mind, but does Pouch look more like a... phallus? And his pouch are mike a man's. sacks?

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

I never even thought of that. I found him so disturbing I made a VR horror game which he is in.

[@grahamtaylor7461]

Mumbles isn't mentioned

[@pandegaarkanrauf8413]

I Thought This List is Going to Have The Brow and No Face

[@damianprock1650]

Last time I checked, Dr No-Face was a Batman foe

[@pandegaarkanrauf8413]

@@damianprock1650 Oh I Mean Blank Face His Name

[@damianprock1650]

@@pandegaarkanrauf8413 kinda got mixed up there, didn't you?

[@pandegaarkanrauf8413]

@@damianprock1650 Just Go Check It In The Fandom

[@damianprock1650]

@@pandegaarkanrauf8413 maybe

[@nobod2567]

6:26 aka Not Two-Face

[@aidanhever3369]

How come Dick Tracey is no longer as popular as Superman and Popeye in the modern era ?

[@damianprock1650]

You got me