Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for March 15, 2010

Thank you Conan O’brien, for alerting us to the gunfire.

The beginning of a fast moving action packed week!

Moreover:

Holy mackerel, not only has DT fired his weapon, but he’s actually gotten to shoot somebody! When was the last time this happened?

I think it was in the 1950s, but Sidney would know for sure.

;-)

Howdy, Walter!

OK. Roll call is in 15 minutes. Hurry, LeakySqueeky! Get ready to do your thing, wndrwrthg…

Flight Suit said, 6 minutes ago

Thank you Conan O’brien, for alerting us to the gunfire.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At least he got work, however brief the duration.

Isn’t that 2nd panel a copy/paste from Saturday??

margueritem said, “Howdy, Walter”

How-do, Ernie!

Two bad guys down with gun shot wounds before any detective work is required. How convenient.

Yea but did you see the size of his target? ANd good moring Bill.

LordDogmore said, “Yea but did you see the size of his target? ANd good moring Bill.”

No one could miss that target! G’morning, LordDogmore.

Tracy’s aim isn’t as good as it used to be. In the old days he always shot the bad guy right between the eyes. Of course that was the main reason my local newspaper quit having the strip. Too much violence.

Llewellenbruce said, “…Of course that was the main reason my local newspaper quit having the strip. Too much violence.”

I agree. This isn’t a comic strip for the faint hearted. Only the strong can survive here!

Hail, hail, The gang is almost all here We need to send out for some beer We wait for little leakysqueaky Who may be becoming just a bit creaky I hope she is not somewhere moping Because yesterday I said she was groping To her I did prostrate myself and apologized Because as I said I don’t want to be eulogized Her ire I is something I do not want to raise So let me forthwith shower her with praise She of countenance divine And dulcet tones sublime A rare and precious flower Sitting prettily in her bower.

As to Tracy and the strip Locher really needs to get a grip Plenty of action there may be But the art is terrible to see.

I do believe this story has come to an abrupt halt.

Tracy’s gun shut has been run and now re-run twice. How many times before we all get the idea? I guess he’ll run it until the dumbest among us understands what’s happening. What *is* happening, by the way?

Well, Multiple gunshots, internal affairs investigation will probably be good for three or four months, don’t ya think?

Virgil is shot in the left side, so he drops the pistol (which looks like a snub-nosed semiautomatic, maybe the only one in existence) that he’s holding in his right hand.

And to add to what VanDork said, the Department of State investigation will doubtless drag out even past that.

Low Note is showing concern for Virgil. He didn’t shout “Boss!”, but “Virgil!!” with TWO exclamation points. Maybe there’s a little acapella going on….

First of all, it appears that the shooter is actually someone standing behind Tracy. Secondly, “I’ve been shot!”??? I think “Unh!” or even “Ouchie!” would be a more appropriate exclamation.

Tracy’s gun went from blam to pow. They can’t even keep the simple things straight.

Tracy last shot someone on 7/1/09. But I think that was the first time in years.

On SHOOTING and BLOOD in DICK TRACY !

As others have noted this is the third “look-a-like” panel of short arm Tracy firing his gun.They are not paste up panels, but the general “LAYOUTS” are the same. Except that on Sunday (7th panel) it appears Tracy is aiming at Virgil’s TOES … yet today, he gets hit in the side, near the HEART (?)

I once heard on the other D.T. Board from those that should know, that TMS allowed Locher only TWO shooting scenes per year and the Author had to seek advance “approval”.. And BLOOD must never be depicted.

TMS was so “hyper” (and afraid of “Granny letters”) that in 1998 & 1999 Big Grouper Grabado and Slugs Magnum (villains of the time) had to be killed by their OWN ricochet bullets.

Perhaps they have relaxed the rule on the “number” of shootings a bit but the sounds of gunshots (i.e. “POW” and “BLAM”) seem intended to SOFTEN the “gunfighting” effect, LIKE Elmer Fudd’s in a Bugs Bunny cartoon.

When will they get real ?

FlightSuit: “Two bad guys down with gun shot wounds before any detective work is required. How convenient.”

Hey, one small step at a time. First we get gunshots (though, given how tiny is the “POW” in panel two, Tracy must be using either a popgun or a silencer). Real detective work (as opposed to relying on dumb luck and dumber villains) is the next step.

Virgil “Aggg My Spleen!”

Sydney said “Perhaps they have relaxed the rule on the “number” of shootings a bit but the sounds of gunshots (i.e. “POW” and “BLAM”) seem intended to SOFTEN the “gunfighting” effect, LIKE Elmer Fudd’s in a Bugs Bunny cartoon.”

How far we have come from the days when DT grabbed a tommy gun and singelhandedly wiped out almost the Flatop Gang.

Dick Tracy ” Come on you Mugs, start eating a little of this!” One guy in that sequence took four shots to the face.

But my favorite has always been when he threw away his gun and took the Brow out with his bare hands.

Dick Tracy “Brother you’d better start worrying cause I’m gonna but another wrinkle in that Brow”

Sigh..I miss the old days .. being Immortal is such a pain in the rump.

It’s was on the weekend news about newspapers for comics especially reducing size due to costs. Don’t they realize people get intertainment from the comics.

{Flight Suit said, about 11 hours ago

Thank you Conan O’brien, for alerting us to the gunfire.}

That Might not be Conan O brian .. it might be (gasp) Putty Puss ! What a great way to end this over long story and move on !!!

Late start for me.

Pleased to see that you made it, leakysqueaky. Like your “rotf Irish cartoon”!

Nice work, WW!

I can get my errands out of the way and prepare for the next go round.

Good one WW

Thank you Bill

I Guess it got deleted.

Sowwy!!!

Thank you, Bill and leakysqueaky. What was deleted? Did the resident prig complain about something again?

WW…….I had an emoticon up there that had maybe a tad too much animation??

I’m just guessing that was the prob.

leakysqueaky712 said, “WW…….I had an emoticon up there that had maybe a tad too much animation?? I’m just guessing that was the prob.”

I’m glad I had a chance to enjoy it before it was removed, LS.

http://shockdom.com/open/carl/2010/03/16/striscia-14/

ta daaa!

Great work as always, Carlo! Everybody take a look at panel two of Carlo’s latest offering. Notice how the hand is actually the right size and shape for a human hand? Notice the appropriate placement of the thumb, as as not to interfere with the gun’s operation?

Carlo, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Please give us more of this strip more often!

MARBLE bleeep said, “…spray and pray…”

I never heard that phrase before. I love it! Liked your “story”, too!