Chester Gould (1900-1985) Cartoonist. Gould best known as the creator of the Dick Tracy comic strip, which he wrote and drew from 1931 to 1977, incorporating numerous colorful and monstrous villains.Two signed items: 9” x 3 ½” card with a printed sketch of Dick Tracy signed, “Hi, Leland! 12/20/73 Chester Gould” and an 8 ¼” x 3 ½” print of his first daily Tracy strip (October 12, 1931), signed “Best Wishes – Chester Gould.”