In 1957, he began assisting Chester Gould on Dick Tracy,[1] where he inked the figures and colored the Sunday strips.
[4] In 2009, Jim Brozman took over the drawing of Dick Tracy; however Locher continued to write the storylines and contributed sketches.
[5] In 2011, Locher retired from Dick Tracy and handed the reins to the new creative team of Mike Curtis and Joe Staton.
[6] In 2013, Locher helped design and make a 9.5-foot bronze statue of Naperville's founding father, Capt.
The new Land of Lincoln Trophy designed by Dick Locher goes to the winner of the Northwestern-Illinois college football game.