Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for June 14, 2010

Ad-libbing doesn’t usually involve completely disappearing.

How in the world did anyone manage to climb that wall to get to the stairs leading to the museum?

The patrons are restless?!? They’re worried they won’t be able to jump down to ground level to escape this mess!

The minute he comes down that hatch, I swear I’ll just scream.

Good morning crime comics fans. This is really the funnies, as in “it’s so bad it’s g….” I will mot ise that word because I can not tell a lie.

But I shall continue to follow the cop just to see what silliness Locher can come up with?

The hatch appears to be much smaller today. I doubt that The Blank/Johnny Nothing will fit now. He should have entered yesterday.

“The minute he comes down that hatch… I’ll be rested enough to start running again.”

Key detail in the last two full-color Sunday episodes: Johnny Nothing has long red hair. Just before killing Tracy, he will rip off his mask to prove he is really a she: Little Orphan Annie, all grown up and out for revenge. Cancel her strip and not this mess! She’ll show them!!!

Bravo, Rightwingmoron!

In the audience are the police brass) Just sitting there on their collective bleeep They are caught up in the play While Tracy, Johnny tries to slay Tracy, once a great man of bravery and skill Just runs around now making noises that are shrill The years have certainly taken their toll on him That great light of law and order is growing dim A sad pathetic shadow of his former self It’s time he were put on the shelf How unfortunate has been his fate That he was allowed to sink to this state No longer is he worthy of being respected He has been cast aside and neglected No sunset ride for our detective Who sadly has become defective The time has come to pull the plug And sweep him quietly under the rug.

BEFORE he comes down the hatch, Spacy should hit the submerge button

“The minute he comes down that hatch…” Is that the part where they burst into song?

I hope the audience have their abseiling equipment so they can leave the building before getting caught in cross-fire.

No crossfire-Spacy never has a weapon

How about Tracy and The Blank playing out the finale to “Das Boot” to boffo revues?

Wasn’t the Blank looking down the hatch Sunday, where’s the shadow?

VanDork…inconsistancy is the norm with this strip.

Do we have to see Anja every day saying basically the same thing? These stories are so shallow that Locher needs to burn a panel every day just to stretch it out.

If only he would literally “burn” the panel

“the minute he comes down the hatch … i’ll give him such a look!”

Like the Strip DIVE!!! DIVE!!! DIVE!!!

Outstanding, WW and Radish!

Why doesn’t Tracy fire a “fat-seeking” torpedo at Blank?

Came across this old email. Brought back happy times!!!

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Those were the days!!! SIGH

“The minute he comes down the hatch … I’ll scream like a little girl”.

“The minute he comes down the hatch … ” is the first line of the smash Broadway musical duet between DT and Nothing.

BASSMANBOB6, can’t find the forum. All I get is a message saying I must sign up for Facebook. Nah, don’t wanna, can’t make me!

Yeah, BB, as Archie and Edith sang, “Those were the days!” Gettin’ hard to get a rise outta Mattie/Jeffie nowdays. Compared to the pace of the strip, that was some action!

this week, the excitement builds as nothing climbs into the sub monday - first rung tuesday - second

the minute…he comes….down the hatch…..

The minute he comes down that hatch Tracy will knock the gun out of his hand for the third time…and then run!