Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for May 16, 2015

Should be a great Saturday AND Sunday!

Doubleup finished with his urgent phone callNo way he could stay he would take a big fallThis wasn’t the time to respond with his whipThe smartest move was to heed Blazes tipOutta here fast they all had to scramBut Jimmy the whale had a different escape planThe door he’d take was back in the rearHe hoped it’d help him to quickly disappearThe gun in his waist would confirm his main pointThat nobody bosses Jimmy when he’s in one of his jointsDoubleup knew there was no time to play gamesIf Jimmy bellied up it was he Bigg would blameSo faster than Superman to his feet did he standAnd forcibly moved Jimmys pop gun from his handI planned to write more but somebody yelled freezeI value my life so obeying’s a breeze.

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Just because I felt like being nice today

Good morning guys!

Nice work avenger09!

Who shouted “Freeze” …?

Doubleup appears to have lightning reflexes. Reflexes!

Almost a 3 way tie on who arrived first.

@Anyface: Probably Dick Tracy shouted “Freeze!”Now thing’s gonna be hot!Good morning y’all!

I don’t suppose the storage closet is a way out. Hiding in the closet probably isn’t a good plan.

Now Jimmy’s dalliance has got all three of them (Jimmy, DoubleUp, and Axelrod) in trouble as Tracy charges in and yells “Freeze!” DoubleUp with his powerful arms and quick reflexes could break Jimmy in two Choo Shooz if he had time. I do think there is some kind of secret egress through the Storage closet, but it seems to be too late. Or will DoubleUp be so desperate as to reach for his whip? Sunday should be a big showdown at the bookie joint!

I think Axelrod might make it out as he was already on his way.

As many have suggested over the past few days, the Storage closet may be a back door. As far as Jimmy goes, he is really between a rock and a hard place; Jimmy’s luck just ran out.Glad to see you back Av, and as you’ve seen, postings are down with you off. Otto’ll be glad you’re back!

I wonder what Blaze is doing during this. Sure, she has no police record, but she’s the identical twin of someone who tried to kill Tracy, so record or not, Tracy will recognize her.

Doubleup, the big man is taking control… until tomorrow. Then look out.

I agree with what Morrow said that Jimmy’s luck just ran out, but I wonder how many more will he will shoot at to kill? He cannot take out Doubleup, Sam or DT

Good morning to all Tracy fans AND ‘The Magnanimous Gweedo’!_________Welcome back avenger09. Great poem. _________Who said freeze? Sam? Dick? Blaze? Or an unknown person?_________Have a great weekend my friends.

So, Double Up grabs Jimmy just as the cops bust in. Double Up saves the day! (at least, that’s what the cops will think). :)

To quote the legendary Don Adams “MISSED IT BY THAT MUCH!”

The “freeze” could be Tracy in the outside office, so there may still be a chance for Doubleup to escape

Well Axelrod seems more like ‘Axle rod’ today, and no sign, of a ‘transmission’ problem . . .For him, there’s No freezing, but rather speeding *. . .

And so, one Gold robbery ‘witness’ safely got away . . .(and ‘perhaps’ a need to find him will come another day??)

There . . .In panel 1, his (“Follow me”) as he points to the ‘secret’ Storage Closet way out . . .In panel 2, he’s now on the opposite side, already heading there . . .As in panel 3, he’s not there - GONE, now Free, it’s very plain to See !

Who said “FREEZE!!!” ?

@Neil Wick and Morrow: thanks for your responses. Be well my friends.

R’oh oh! Didn’t move fast enough to get away, now Tracy (if it’s him) have them cornered, which could be very dangerous—guns popping, whips lashing…?DoubleUp might even say he STOPPED Jimmy from escaping, HELPING (!!) Tracy and be in Tracy’s good graces, good graces!

Good gravy, good gravy!

DoubleUp’s expression in the third panel reminds me of Gruesome.

Heh, “Double Entendre,” one of DoubleUp’s long-lost cousins, cousins!

Thanks, Chris Sherlock.

I see we share Muppet avatars—yours being Mahna Mahna, mine is Kermit.

Both voiced by the great Jim Henson, who passed away 25 years ago today.

We miss him and never forget him.