Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for April 11, 2015

BB-Eyes seems a little to agreeable…Jimmy should be worried!

BB Eyes was quite surprisedThat Jimmy boy would need some timeQuite dependable was that ladAlways perky and never sadIt didn’t bother BB muchJimmy had a Midus touchAll he touched he turned to goldHe got that way by being boldThat Jimmy had a full proof gigIs what he’d tell the mighty VigLike mom apple pie and VistaBillBB knew Jim would make a MillThis overweight geek might look the foolBut making money made everyone coolPerhaps the band can tag alongThe Blackhearts play professional songsA bigger cut in store for the groupIf BB keeps them in the loop

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I hope this one is more popular than yesterday’s was. I feel bad I let John and everyone down. Please forgive me!!

Good morning, you all!It’s only me or BB’s words on the third panel contain a subtle warning?

So much cigar smoke …

Good morning Tracy fans. ________Avenger09: all is forgiven. Please come home. LOL._______cpalmeresq and Ashmael: I believe both of you are correct. There may be a plot twist coming up._______Y’all have an exciting day everyone.

Villains smoke in this strip, good guys don’t. Come to think of it, DT never smoked, save when he went undercover in the very first story!

Are we ready to play; I posted this exactly 5 years ago today, *WHO AM I?*

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“Gould could both draw and tell a story. Near the end of the 1970’s, they replaced Gould with a team, and some of the teamwork wasn’t that bad. But Locher can’t do either, and his best makes the worst of Gould’s least efforts masterful in comparison.”

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BB-Eyes is being awfully nice today. That’s all I can say! (Maybe he’s actually being honest. That part is hard to say.)

BB-Eyes probes for a tip on Jimmy’s scheme. Jimmy fends off his probes but perhaps also misses a subtle warning. Twice, BB-Eyes has told him (panels 2 & 3) to keep the Blackhearts in the loop: they have specialists, fat man; know what I mean?

Morning, Tracyville!

Jimmy is going to regret going to BB Eyes when BB Eyes informs the Blackhearts and then the Blackhearts demand a cut in the bullion robbery.

So BB-Eyes is a loan shark as well as his other duties. Jimmy is in debt to the wrong man.

@Gweedo: thank you for your kind words my friend. Be well.

My new granddaughter is being born today.

Anyone else notice that BB Eyes looks like Bill O’Reilly?

Where’s Vista Bill???

So what do you pass around for the occasion? It use to be cigars.______________________I’m thinking of rolling up kale into cigars.

“That Jimmy had a full proof gigIs what he’d tell the mighty Vig…”

“Don’t worry about the vigorish.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigorish

“Vigorish, or simply the vig, also known as juice, the cut or the take, is the amount charged by a bookmaker, or bookie, for taking a bet from a gambler. In the United States, it also means the interest on a shark’s loan. The term originates from the Russian word for winnings, выигрыш vyigrysh.1 Bookmakers use this practice to make money on their wagers regardless of the outcome. To minimize their risk, some bookmakers do not want to have an interest in either side winning in a given sporting event. Instead, they are interested in getting equal betting on both outcomes of the event. In this way, the bookmaker minimizes his risk and always collects a small commission from the vigorish. The bookmaker will normally adjust the odds or the line. The concept is also sometimes referred to as the overround, although this is technically different, being the percentage the event book is above 100%, whereas the vigorish is the bookmaker’s percentage profit on the total stakes made on the event.”

Where is VistaBill?!

Thanks for the Lizz panels, Willy. :)

Congratulations, Ray!

Thanks Willy. O God we were happy smokers back then….

Thanks everyone for the congratulations. My son is beaming and my daughter-in-law is smiling and overjoyed. Freya Wren Toler was born this morning weighing 8 lb. 6 oz.

Now I’ve got to keep the 4-year-old for a week while mommy recovers and bonds with baby. Too much energy!

Why does B_B Eyes have those scratches across his face? Can anyone respond? Time, situation, etc.

“Cartoon smoke doesn’t stain my curtains.” Mine neither!

Congratulations Ray! Thanks for including VB in your fine work avenger09! And, thanks to everyone that noticed I was missing! I’m fine guys. Just rearranging my schedule.

Good afternoon guys!

Thanks everyone for the wonderful congratulations. Heading to the hospital in about an hour to see my new granddaughter for the first time.

@Ray Toler: congrats my friend.

Lots of great comments here today, but I don’t have time to read or respond to most of them. I will try to catch up tomorrow.

Ray Toler, I envoy you

Sadness mixed with bitternessCreeped across Dick Tracy’s blissNever could he have a restWhen out the door departed TessSo little time alone they sharedThe price they paid when trouble nearedAt times he wished a different wayHe chose to get a weekly payHe knew they both did freely liveLives that forced them much to giveThey’ll be together forever some dayBut tell the chief he’s on the way.

who is the blackhearts.