Norton and Ralphie are now unwitting accomplices to Specs and Spicy’s fight to Cuba. It is good that Dick Tracy was also recruiting reinforcement while socializing in New York.The chase begins. Who will get to Cuba first. Tracy or The Apparatus?
I’m up, but I’ll post what I wrote last night, having seen this strip before it appeared on this site:
Well, apparently Specs and Spicy have not been killed because they are still trying to give them assignments, but they’ve flown the coop. The Queen of Spades has that classic hourglass figure!
Spicy and Specs took an awful chance, if they indeed did put themselves in the trash for a way to sneak out of the Apparatus HQ. Did you ever watch the trash pick-up guys operate one of those trucks? They very frequently pull the lever that activates the compacting – how did they know they wouldn’t get crushed to death before they could extricate themselves from the truck? (Someone mentioned this briefly yesterday, but then we thought there were other possibilities for what was making the trash extra heavy.)
Neither is that costume, Queenie; if you’re going to go that route, wear some tights and boots. (Or else change that Queen of Spades card for an Enterprise insignia from Star Trek.)
Might Queenie be wearing long gloves? She might be but I don’t think gloves were part of the uniform. I think they had short sleeves and bare mid riffs.
Night-Gaunt pointted out,I do, did you see the reunion show, “Are you being served—-again” a few years ago?-—————————————————————————.“You Being Served Again” was produced as “Grace and Favour” and ran for two seasons (12 episodes). Very enjoyable. All can be found on YouTube, of course.
The Queen of Spades does indeed have a pronounced hourglass figure, Neil Wick—not really my type (but I digress). And the shadows are clearly playing tricks with the appearance of her dress; in panel 1, seeming cut high on the right hip, while in panel 3 it seems both shorter and banded along the hemline in brownish-red. The coloring discrepancies I attribute to the lighting and shadows and possibly to the fabric and surface finish of the dress….Meanwhile, Specs and Spicy are gone, possibly via the trash. The queen has it right: “This is not good!"
Dick Tracy just came up in a clue on “Jeopardy”. The clue was “In 1994, Tess Trueheart served him with divorce papers.” Obviously they got back together.
22ph almost 9 years ago
Norton and Ralphie are now unwitting accomplices to Specs and Spicy’s fight to Cuba. It is good that Dick Tracy was also recruiting reinforcement while socializing in New York.The chase begins. Who will get to Cuba first. Tracy or The Apparatus?
jonahhex1 almost 9 years ago
Uh oh…..looks like Specs and Spicey have flown the coop.
stsparky almost 9 years ago
Spicy is a precog?
William Weedman almost 9 years ago
And a new character? “Queenie” aka Queen of Spades? New person or a reboot from the old 52 gang (Sorry I’m a kid….)
22ph almost 9 years ago
Queenie had a quick costume change from panel 1 to 3. Her dress was longer in panel 1 compared to panel 3
doc1947g almost 9 years ago
5:59 am and only 6 peoples.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 9 years ago
.Good morning all!.6:39: seven. Good morning 22ph.
the too late song almost 9 years ago
Make it 8 and good morning
crobinson019 almost 9 years ago
Good Morning Everyone!
WaitingMan almost 9 years ago
Nice gams, toots.
morrisssm8781 almost 9 years ago
could “Queenie” be the old Poneytail?
Neil Wick almost 9 years ago
I’m up, but I’ll post what I wrote last night, having seen this strip before it appeared on this site:
Well, apparently Specs and Spicy have not been killed because they are still trying to give them assignments, but they’ve flown the coop. The Queen of Spades has that classic hourglass figure!
Ken in Ohio almost 9 years ago
Spicy and Specs took an awful chance, if they indeed did put themselves in the trash for a way to sneak out of the Apparatus HQ. Did you ever watch the trash pick-up guys operate one of those trucks? They very frequently pull the lever that activates the compacting – how did they know they wouldn’t get crushed to death before they could extricate themselves from the truck? (Someone mentioned this briefly yesterday, but then we thought there were other possibilities for what was making the trash extra heavy.)
jrankin1959 almost 9 years ago
Neither is that costume, Queenie; if you’re going to go that route, wear some tights and boots. (Or else change that Queen of Spades card for an Enterprise insignia from Star Trek.)
AnyFace almost 9 years ago
Escape~!!
Can't Sleep almost 9 years ago
Happy Birthday, Joe Staton!(Consider it either belated, or I’m the first to wish you happy birthday for next year.)
mikeg52 almost 9 years ago
First panel: minor point…- If she’s in shadows, how can she cast a shadow ????
abdullahbaba999 almost 9 years ago
The Queen of Spades is Not Good..
kurtoons.wilcken almost 9 years ago
Wait’ll Doubleup gets a load of her. “Love the hairstyle! The hairstyle!”
Cheapskate0 almost 9 years ago
I’m still thinking it’s Black Piranha!.*Anyface*’s screen shot that day, 09 Jan 16, showed that she had a pony tail, too!
thunderbearr almost 9 years ago
This is DEFINITELY not good.
They didn’t make their bed before leaving.
Neil Wick almost 9 years ago
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ almost 9 years ago
Night-Gaunt pointted out,I do, did you see the reunion show, “Are you being served—-again” a few years ago?-—————————————————————————.“You Being Served Again” was produced as “Grace and Favour” and ran for two seasons (12 episodes). Very enjoyable. All can be found on YouTube, of course.
Sisyphos almost 9 years ago
The Queen of Spades does indeed have a pronounced hourglass figure, Neil Wick—not really my type (but I digress). And the shadows are clearly playing tricks with the appearance of her dress; in panel 1, seeming cut high on the right hip, while in panel 3 it seems both shorter and banded along the hemline in brownish-red. The coloring discrepancies I attribute to the lighting and shadows and possibly to the fabric and surface finish of the dress….Meanwhile, Specs and Spicy are gone, possibly via the trash. The queen has it right: “This is not good!"
nerdhoof almost 9 years ago
Dick Tracy just came up in a clue on “Jeopardy”. The clue was “In 1994, Tess Trueheart served him with divorce papers.” Obviously they got back together.
nerdhoof almost 9 years ago
Unfortunately the Gocomics archive only goes back to April 2001.
Jim Kerner almost 9 years ago
She doesn’t look like Marsha, Queen of Hearts from the Batman TV show. Holy Middle Age, Batman!