Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for November 10, 2012

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    Jerry1967  about 12 years ago

    R.I.P., Measles.

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    60sFan  about 12 years ago

    Yeah, looks like he’s a goner.

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    Vista Bill Raley and Comet™  about 12 years ago

    Good morning all…

    Bye Bye Measles! Bring on Moon Maid!

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    margueritem  about 12 years ago

    It appears to be curtains…

    Good morning, VB!

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    willy007  about 12 years ago

    Good morning, VB. I agree, it’s high time for another appearance by Moon Maid!

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    punchydugan  about 12 years ago

    Now that’t going out in true Gould style.

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    cpalmeresq  about 12 years ago

    A classic Gould villain gone for good. How many does this make now for our DT team? (Flyface & the Fifth come to mind due to a Curtis & Staton story, plus many “off-screen” like Thistle Dew & Wormy).

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    Rista  about 12 years ago

    If they keep x’ing out the villains this way there’s not going to be many left. Even with the ones they resurrect. I do hope their as good at inventing new ones as they are at eliminating old ones.

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    Llewellenbruce  about 12 years ago

    No more pain for Measles.

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    cpalmeresq  about 12 years ago

    MDStudio – Still have your list going?

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    DayDay2001  about 12 years ago

    New bad guys or old bad guys, Team Tracy has done a great job with both. Not worried a bit.Adios, Measles.

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    Tarry Plaguer  about 12 years ago

    Measles has become comfortably numb.

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    Can't Sleep  about 12 years ago

    Quite a memorable story from Team Tracy. After the light-hearted Phishface tale, a gritty, violent revenge story in which Measles meets his inevitible end.Well done.

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    Mikeyj  about 12 years ago

    Let’s not count our chickens just yet, he might revive

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    coldsooner  about 12 years ago

    And many of the above new villains are still alive and stalking! I do believe we will see them, again… Oh Willy and Tarry I gotta ask, by the way, which one’s Pink?

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    TJ000  about 12 years ago

    Assuming this IS the end for Measles, it’s certainly been an entertaining story.

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    Rista  about 12 years ago

    I found a treasure at a local college I’m taking a class at. A full collection of graphic novels featuring Dick Tracy. Still working my way through them. <3 <3 <3

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    Dean  about 12 years ago

    Is it not procedure to kick the gun out of his hand in case he does revive?

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    Sisyphos  about 12 years ago

    Measles took himself out by his vices and excesses. unrepentant to the end. This world shall not miss him much, if at all.

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    SCOTTtheBADGER  about 12 years ago

    Remove it, but not kick it. You have no control of the muzzle if you kick it away, and criminals are not known for proper weapon maintenance, and kicking the weapon could cause a unwanted discharge.

    Richard would secure and clear the gun, while Sam covers him. The fire can wait until the gun is secured, and Measeles is cuffed. He may be dead, and then again, he may not.

    Don’t forget to add the adult Themesong to the list of past characters brought back!

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    DaJellyBelly  about 12 years ago

    I’m thinking he might pop up with one last gasp and get off a few rounds.

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    coratelli  about 12 years ago

    Is dead?

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    johnrussco  about 12 years ago

    Go-ahead DT put a slug in him anyway. Please?

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    miqq1234  about 12 years ago

    …is there a character called “mumps”….I guess there are a lot of medical terms they dare not use

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    mjmsprt40  about 12 years ago

    Just a guess here that the pain patches worked? Chewing on them caused them to release their medication at once. Problem: While it relieves pain quickly, it also overwhelms the body and the dose that cures and the dose that kills is close to the same if you do that.

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    coratelli  about 12 years ago

    And now I want Moon Maid.

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    ztroiani  about 12 years ago

    It’s a TRAP!Note hand on gun ready to fire.

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    DrSid1  about 12 years ago

    Measles’ position reminds me of Pruneface’s when he was caught by Tracy, nearly frozen to death…

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    trimguy  about 12 years ago

    Don’t worry: Measles may be gone, but maybe we’ll hear from his German cousin Rubella ;)

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    Morrow Cummings  about 12 years ago

    What’s Sam doing carrying a fire extinguisher out there instead of a Sig Sauer? Oh well! Might as well put it to good use, Sam. Follow the three easy steps: (1) insert nozzle (2) pull trigger (3) tie string onto foot and take your new Measles balloon to Fritz Ann for Show ’n Tell.

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    FFosdick   about 12 years ago

    Yeah, despite the conflagration pain inflicted on Measles, he certainly held on to that gun!

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    Jelfring Premium Member about 12 years ago

    Where did Tracy get the fire extinguisher? In his pocket?

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    William Bednar Premium Member about 12 years ago

    I think Moon Maid was just a Red Herring!

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    Jelfring Premium Member about 12 years ago

    Now I see Sam has the fire extinguisher in the first panel also. It’s also in the November 5 strip at Gravel Gertie’s. Cleverly planned this strip is.

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    tconstantine900  about 12 years ago

    I’m hoping newspaper accounts of Wormy’s off-screen demise are woefully inaccurate. Too good a villain to die that way.

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    MoonlitKnight Premium Member about 12 years ago

    Good Morning Detectives, Combat Medics, Social Workers and Detox Clinic Orderlies!Somehow doubting that Measles is playing possum. But at least he’s not feeling any pain anymore. So who’ll be the next druggie villain in the future? Chicken pox? Mumps?

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    strickmaedel  about 12 years ago

    I dunno. The patches could’ve killed him, but I’m looking at his left hand supporting his right forearm, and I’m wondering . . .

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    kcredden  about 12 years ago

    So true that the new team has brought about some fine new villains. I can’t wait to see them bring out their first new protagonists! I doubt they could ever top the Plenty family though :)

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    dr.otis  about 12 years ago

    Wasn’t Wormy’s bullet-riddled body—covered w/. a sheet,decidedly deceased?? How’d be re-animate to perish again w/. Thistle Dew??

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    Stagger Lee  about 12 years ago

    Tracy only said “I THINK Measles has checked out”. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

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    Jerry1967  about 12 years ago

    I agree, approach with caution. Unlike in the house when Tracy was trying to put out the fire on Measles while the latter was still holding his gun. 8-)

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    APersonOfInterest  about 12 years ago

    I’ve been told that postmortem twitching is quite common, but only while the body is still warm.-Anyone know if this is true?

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    dennis4476 Premium Member about 12 years ago

    We NEED another MOON MAID sighting! PLEASE! The suspense is KILLING ME! lol

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    Pequod  about 12 years ago

    The Maiden from the Moon must make the scene and soon!

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    Mdstudio  about 12 years ago

    Wormy was reported dead, along with Thistle Dew, back on 3/19/11, one of the new team’s first strips. :).@cpalmeresq Yep! For those who are interested: Dick Tracy characters that the new team has resurrected

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    Puddleglum2  about 12 years ago

    Measles might check back in; watch out!

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    cpalmeresq  about 12 years ago

    @Mdstudio – All your hard work is appreciated!

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    tuslog64  about 12 years ago

    Probably – but he may be using the old Indian trick – fall off horse pretending to be shot, and later attacking at an opportune time.

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    Judy.Hansel  about 12 years ago

    Why is it that most days, people nit-pick the story and artwork to pieces. Today, the atmosphere is cordial, Congrats, guys! Is it because of female supervision?

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    tsull2121  about 12 years ago

    once again, disappointment reigns for me. possibly one of the MOST misunderstood tracy rogues goes off itno that long goodnight with not a bang, but a whimper. with luck he wont be dead merely in a drug induced coma, but i vaguely recall mike saying something MONTHS ago about a “grim, dark story around halloween” so i am laying odds that my ultimate all-time favorite tracy villain is no longer of this world rest in peace measles, hopefully you’ll find the comfort in death that eluded you so in life. sigh if i were one for tattoos, iw ould more thanlikely get a shot measles’ face put on my arm somewhere, alas, such is not the case. i will have to suffice with the internet printouts and printouts of the recent tracy strips here to remind me of measles enog.

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    I Go Pogo   about 12 years ago

    The Dead Body That Claims It Isn’t: I’m not dead. The Dead Collector: What? Large Man with Dead Body: Nothing. There’s your ninepence. The Dead Body That Claims It Isn’t: I’m not dead. The Dead Collector: ‘Ere, he says he’s not dead. Large Man with Dead Body: Yes he is. The Dead Body That Claims It Isn’t: I’m not. The Dead Collector: He isn’t. Large Man with Dead Body: Well, he will be soon, he’s very ill. The Dead Body That Claims It Isn’t: I’m getting better. Large Man with Dead Body: No you’re not, you’ll be stone dead in a moment. The Dead Collector: Well, I can’t take him like that. It’s against regulations.

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    Morrow Cummings  about 12 years ago

    I’m thinking tomorrow will save Measle’s life somehow or other. I’m not like tsull, though. Measels didn’t arouse my interest like MM does. Maybe Team Tracy will feature MM working incognito in one of those places where she swings around a brass pole.

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    Monk_Mayfair  about 12 years ago

    I’m impressed on how Team Tracy picks up ona plot thread from 60 years ago and brings it back to life and puts their spin on it. Gould probably thought of Measles as a one-shot, but in Team Tracy’s hands, they have provided us a very satisfying sequel. And if Measles is gone, so what? As far as baddies go, like Gould said “I just create more.”

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