Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for September 26, 2015

Step right up while it’s still hot, your own fresh plate of crowFor those who heckled and distained, correct and in the know.Who could love a strip like this? Who dares to say, “Well done”?Likened to rude chimpanzees, then mocked for having fun.T-Bolt is Tess. Wait, no, she’s Lizz, so skilled at martial artsTo think that T-Bolt could be Lee is a theory so sans smarts.So now there be fresh chickens that have flown home to viewThe festive feast of winged beasts, fricasseed or in a stew.Baked or fired or roasted, the crow is piping hotGrab a plate, it’s not too late, admit that you did notGive credit to Team Tracy for spinning a fine taleMe? I will not dine today, instead I’m quaffing Ale.Yet I have not forgotten my last meal of black birdSaid the Nitrates must be dead, which now seems so absurd.So don’t be shy, leak from the eye, or heave a heavy sighJust make sure you leave some room for fresh hot humble pie.It’s all in fun, no hit and run, please don’t take this wrongJust a smile, a laugh, a wink, a cheerful sing-a-long.

Everybody can relax, now! All the speculators were right! HOLY CLARK KENT, now that she’s taken the specs off, we can clearly see that T-Bolt is indeed Lee Ebony! But, what’s with the “BOOM”? (we’re not looking at flashbacks, now). So much for everybody relaxing!

.Good morning guys!.G’morning 22ph, Gweedo, AnyFace, and the rest of the gang.

Not content with the confirming revelation that many have been waiting for, Team Tracy also gives us a mysterious BOOM (unless the timelines are so intermingled here that this is the same BOOM as Mr. Bigg’s “blowing of the hatch” from a few strips ago). What has Sam seen?The stage is set for a big Sunday strip!

The Lunarians have zotzed Mister Bribery?

More titanic explosions? That can’t be good….

Maybe Mr Bigg rigged up a bomb that could be detonated via remote control?

Team Tracy is in Baltimore, Maryland attending the Harvey Awards. Everyone wish them luck. Let’s bring home our third Harvey!

We have some very smart people here. Everybody figured out how T-Bolt was really Lee. But what doesn’t make sense is why she basically helped Bribery escape. Why didn’t she arrest him as soon as thle raid began? And Bribery did a poor job screening when he hired Lee to be his bodyguard. And when did she learn martial arts?

BOOM? BOOM?! That better not be T-Bolt getting shot just as we find out she really was Lee all along.

From the Obvious department…Everyone could guess this day one,Mike…

Dicky old chap, I hate to burst your bubble but EVERYONE guessed your secret a month ago! LOL

As Yogi would say, “It ain`t over, til it`s over”

Hmmm, how did Lee Ebony of the MCU get her handcuffs off?

I don’t know Avenger09, LET’S ASK T- LEE!

LOL!

We did guess, once someone other than me put forth the notion.

Who was the one to figure it out, anyway?

“Hear Ye, Hear Ye”, the time is at handThe obvious has been revealed it’s time to strike up the bandA splendid time has definitely been had by allAs spring turned into summer which then desolved into fallThe joy we receive when we take the time to readThe thrills chills and spills of our favorite comic strip gangAre always far and away a highlight of each dayA truth on which our hat can always hangThe facts will never lie though at times we might want to cryTo acknowledge, “No one’s Perfect” is simply a part of lifeBut to hid your head in sand while singing “Stand by Your Man”Is sadly just the blind leading the blindI always appreciate that whenever I make a mistakeAnd believe me there’s always going to be quite a fewThose that take the time to help me get it rightI think that’s what a friend should always doLike me, hate me, don’t worry, all of it is goodYour entitled to your opinion and so am IBut know I’ll always point out Tracy mistakes that are aboutAfter 50 years of reading the strip I’m just that type of guy

Fabulous poem as always PQ

This is all such a Gas…well done PQ…

A prosperous weekend to all.-——————@Team Tracy: hoping that you get another Harvey Award.-——————May you be healthy, wealthy and wise.

“Boom” = I do believe it’s either Mr. Bribery’s air car blowing up (perhaps with some help from he Lunarians), or just falling out of the sky because of his own tinkering with the mechanics of it.

ok, maybe NOW someone can explain why a police officer A) Let a criminal escape capture (then again, so did tracy so he better not be throwing any barbs at lee for letting blaze get away) B) didn’t let tracy know that Bribery was back C) didnt inform them that the missing gold from the train (remember that story…like 9 or 10 months back? yeah, THAT one!) was stashed at the blackhearts headquarters D) didn’t tell her team that venus, meilies, Apollo, mumbles, bb eyes, and doubleup were all part of the blackhearts gang along with the munroes…and before you say “oh tracy knew about bribery, that’s why he had lee go deep undercover as t-bolt from the beginning” I say HOOEY! tracy and the mcu were totally clueless from the beginning, that’s why fritz ann came in to back them up with the gold heist, tracy could have told the fbi that they had an informant on the inside and knew the exact location of the gold and that it was under control. yeh fritz ann had to show up to secure the gold of course, but the timing of her appearance could definitely have been put off until the end of the story.

Unfortunately…I don’t believe this is the end at all, not by a longshot….this one is going to take FOREVER to wrap up…again tho I am not *THAT** lucky hopefully the boom" is Frankenmindy self-destructing

I think the BOOM could be Bribery getting blown out of the sky courtesy of a little T-Lee sabotage!

We only needed confirmation that T-Bolt is Lee Ebony and that is what is given today. I agree that the BOOM is the explosion on the 6th floor where the TV drone took a nose dive. We could have learned more from Lee if it were not for that BOOM…I am sure that Lee is aware that the rooms are bugged by Bribery and yet they discuss things right in Bribery’s office. If Bribery is listening in Suite 6B then T-Bolt’s cover is gone. Now what is that rose that Bribery left on purpose on his table. Is it a listening device? Or is it something else. It was mentioned here that it some sort of Bribery’s signature that Tracy will recognize but Tracy is ignoring it, and I do not buy the idea. That rose was shown prominently when it was left there and it is shown again today. I am intrigued by that rose.Thank you Pequod and avenger09 for your unique verses today.Good luck to Team Tracy on the Harvey AwardsGood day to everyone

I just realised this: we get a four-panel strip today.

Pequod, shouldn’t the line in that old strip be “You won’t get nuthin’ outta me, coppers!” LOL

Yes! We have Lee back, wonderful! It is a pleasure to see her again.

But the boom?

maybe something wrong with Mysta?

LOVE the poem, Pequod! If I didn’t know better, I’d say you did a “mic drop” at the end.

Sorting of loose strings and more drama for Sunday? More poetry from our resident wordsmiths? Yes, please!

Good luck Team Tracy and get that Harvey!

(applauds)

THE BEST AGAIN on this the 3RD OCCASION …

TEAM TRACY !

Just in (7 minutes ago): #HarveyAwards Best Syndicated Strip or Panel: Dick Tracy, by Joe Staton and Mike Curtis.

Congratulations, Team Tracy on the three-peat!

You beat me to it Neil.Shelley just called to let me know. We are bringing home another one everyone!

Late to say this but—Excellent poems, Pequod & Avenger!-Pequod, I think this is your very best work yet!Cheers!

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM TRACY

Way to go, Team Tracy! Keep up the good work – thanks for keeping Dick Tracy alive.

CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM TRACY AND TO ALL THE FANS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THEM AND KEPT THE GREATEST DETECTIVE STRIP OF ALL TIME ALIVE! With this year’s stories I think we’re well set for a 4th run at it. I’m anxiously awaiting to see how this story wraps up.

Gweedo shouted,Wow !!!! Number 1 !-————————————————————————-.Cool!

3-for-3! :)

Congrats to Team Tracy on Harvey III.

THREE-PEAT!! CONGRATS TO MIKE, JOE, SHELLEY, SHANE, AND THE REST OF TEAM TRACY!! RICHLY DESERVED!!