“We’re getting a lot of culture, lately, Tess”, Tracy says. Sure… a gambling casino, the circus, a concert, and next we’ll devote several weeks (or months) to the embassy gala!
Uhm, minor points of order, Embassies are the soverign territory of the nation to which they belong. Any additonal security would be either provided by that nation, or by the State Departments Diplomatic Security Service. If Dick Tracy or any other person were to walk into an embassy with any type of weapon (i.e. a handgun) it would be considered an international incident, and even an act of war.
But hey why let logic get in the way of what once was a perfectly good comic.
No Dick, Chief has got other problems, she is not thinking about extra security. I mean, just look at that head! Surely her neck is about to break or she is going to topple over because it is HUGE!
Behind Lizz. A spartan disgrace! That hurried ill shaped window (grade school quality) the careless paper wanted ad, put up in zig zag fashion on the wall … accurate, “expressions” characteristic of the time and effort NOW put out (in all areas) to produce this once great comic strip.
Where are those banks of police communication screens actively manned by busy alert officers that were regularly depicted in the sixties ? Back then they conveyed a sense of professionalism and efficiency. There was an “electric” sense then of things happening. .Quite a step above today’s hurried, dull back-drops, crudely filled in at times with ill shaped, leaning lamps as if inspired by the Scott Adams backgrounds in his Dilbert comic strip.. .
That’s not a “Wanted” sign; it’s “Help Wanted” sign. Why does Chief Liz(z) consistently have captian’s bars on her collar? My guess is tht she didn’t pass the proficiency test. Gender thing, you know.
morrow, You may well be right. Looks like she’s sleeping on the job. Maybe the resposibility is a little too tiring for her
Then Sam Catchem may have resigned, disappointed that he was “over looked” for the job as Chief. Not because he had 7 more years of service than she did, but because of earlier “management” experience he had under the belt.
In 1969 (3-Finger story), he was the one “appointed” by Patton as “Chief of Detectives” when it was thought Tracy was blind.
Then again in 1982, (Collins had Tracy out as a Private Detctive and Patton hospitalized), The Commissioner appointed Sam as “Acting Chief of Police”
With Lizz out of “day to day” detective action with Tracy, Tess is now providing what they call “female relief”. She’s not always that exciting, especially when they draw her with sagging Gravel Gertie type “boobs” (e.g. 11-26 &12-29-09)
Tess used to be so pretty. Now she is just a plain Jane. Lizz too looked so hot in her snazzy outfits now she is dull and butchy in her police uniform. Oh well.
In the 70’s Lizz wore black dresses with high hemlines and low cut necks. She sat on table edges with her legs crossed, and you wondered if she was training for the vice squad. Her hair was long, and she smoked like a locomotive.
Tess was nowhere to be found; in fact, it may have been ten years that she didn’t even show up in the comic. Of course, there were lots of women back then, including one from the moon.
Back then, the old police station was so full of smoke, you would have thought they were on the surface of Venus. Sam and Groovy were six pack a day men themselves.
Tracy had one room there at the old station that had a glass showcase full of yellow fedoras with bullet holes in them where Tracy had ducked, and then plugged the bad guy. Of course he was a better shot back before his hands got deformed.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 15 years ago
“We’re getting a lot of culture, lately, Tess”, Tracy says. Sure… a gambling casino, the circus, a concert, and next we’ll devote several weeks (or months) to the embassy gala!
margueritem almost 15 years ago
They should be careful, or they may need a penicillin culture….
LordDogmore almost 15 years ago
Uhm, minor points of order, Embassies are the soverign territory of the nation to which they belong. Any additonal security would be either provided by that nation, or by the State Departments Diplomatic Security Service. If Dick Tracy or any other person were to walk into an embassy with any type of weapon (i.e. a handgun) it would be considered an international incident, and even an act of war. But hey why let logic get in the way of what once was a perfectly good comic.
watcha almost 15 years ago
No Dick, Chief has got other problems, she is not thinking about extra security. I mean, just look at that head! Surely her neck is about to break or she is going to topple over because it is HUGE!
LudwigVonDrake almost 15 years ago
Mr. Liz(z) sends his top detective to be security at a ball. I guess nothing else goes on in Naperville.
Tess took her white turtleneck off from yesterday.
fishbulb almost 15 years ago
Naperville has embassies?
sydney almost 15 years ago
Behind Lizz. A spartan disgrace! That hurried ill shaped window (grade school quality) the careless paper wanted ad, put up in zig zag fashion on the wall … accurate, “expressions” characteristic of the time and effort NOW put out (in all areas) to produce this once great comic strip.
Where are those banks of police communication screens actively manned by busy alert officers that were regularly depicted in the sixties ? Back then they conveyed a sense of professionalism and efficiency. There was an “electric” sense then of things happening. .Quite a step above today’s hurried, dull back-drops, crudely filled in at times with ill shaped, leaning lamps as if inspired by the Scott Adams backgrounds in his Dilbert comic strip.. .
FLIGHT SUIT almost 15 years ago
Those Cambastannians really know how to throw a party.
Morrow Cummings almost 15 years ago
That’s not a “Wanted” sign; it’s “Help Wanted” sign. Why does Chief Liz(z) consistently have captian’s bars on her collar? My guess is tht she didn’t pass the proficiency test. Gender thing, you know.
jackdohany almost 15 years ago
Panel 2 has one comma too many.
ninmas almost 15 years ago
okay, so they’re in the middle of the violin story, but now they’re going to the embassy hall. i think the stories might come together.
prrdh almost 15 years ago
RNoonan63Geniusbadge said, about 9 hours ago
…Tess looks different today…
Yeah…specifically, it looks as her chin is about to reproduce by mitosis. It must be the food at all these ‘cultural’ events.
idarke almost 15 years ago
Isn’t that nice? The chief sends out invitations now. Look, she’s writing out another one.
sydney almost 15 years ago
morrow, You may well be right. Looks like she’s sleeping on the job. Maybe the resposibility is a little too tiring for her
Then Sam Catchem may have resigned, disappointed that he was “over looked” for the job as Chief. Not because he had 7 more years of service than she did, but because of earlier “management” experience he had under the belt.
In 1969 (3-Finger story), he was the one “appointed” by Patton as “Chief of Detectives” when it was thought Tracy was blind.
Then again in 1982, (Collins had Tracy out as a Private Detctive and Patton hospitalized), The Commissioner appointed Sam as “Acting Chief of Police”
With Lizz out of “day to day” detective action with Tracy, Tess is now providing what they call “female relief”. She’s not always that exciting, especially when they draw her with sagging Gravel Gertie type “boobs” (e.g. 11-26 &12-29-09)
436rge almost 15 years ago
Tess used to be so pretty. Now she is just a plain Jane. Lizz too looked so hot in her snazzy outfits now she is dull and butchy in her police uniform. Oh well.
sydney almost 15 years ago
Everybody notices ! Almost time to shed a tear.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 15 years ago
Thanks for the Feerless Fosdick strips, jtpozenel. Now that’s a real detective comic strip!
Araldite almost 15 years ago
Why would the chief have an invitation sent to Tracy when she could just call him on the phone and give him the assignment?
Max Starman Jones almost 15 years ago
In the 70’s Lizz wore black dresses with high hemlines and low cut necks. She sat on table edges with her legs crossed, and you wondered if she was training for the vice squad. Her hair was long, and she smoked like a locomotive.
Tess was nowhere to be found; in fact, it may have been ten years that she didn’t even show up in the comic. Of course, there were lots of women back then, including one from the moon.
Back then, the old police station was so full of smoke, you would have thought they were on the surface of Venus. Sam and Groovy were six pack a day men themselves.
Tracy had one room there at the old station that had a glass showcase full of yellow fedoras with bullet holes in them where Tracy had ducked, and then plugged the bad guy. Of course he was a better shot back before his hands got deformed.
Morrow Cummings almost 15 years ago
In Naperville, I guess the Circus is culture to Macy.
wndrwrthg almost 15 years ago
Thanks Margueritem and VistaBill for your kind words.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 15 years ago
wndrwrthg said, “Thanks Margueritem and VistaBill for your kind words.”
You certainly deserve them, wndrwrthg!