Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 01, 2010

So it’s just now occurred to Tracy that the guy might have been kidnapped?

And what’s that bloated, lumpy, silhouetted thing in the Crimestopper’s Textbook?

Flight Suit said, “And what’s that bloated, lumpy, silhouetted thing in the Crimestopper’s Textbook?”

Ms. Shadow?

The Police Diner must have been a success. Notice how it’s grown!

The Snotpicker’s Nose book shows two grinning cretins thinking about the potatoe sack with the human head…

I like the drawing of Mrs. 3-D’s face. It’s actually good.

The last panel: Boy, that neck twisted that far has to hurt?

I believe I’ll have some friends join me in strange territory.

Tracy’s a brave man to go into that creepy mansion! Is that a giant smartphone attached to the east wing? And what are those ghostly-looking creatures crawling on the wall? I sure wouldn’t even think of going there at night alone!

“Hello Friends. I’m getting ready to go into strange territory tonight. Want to join me? We can get mugged together!” (Click) “Hello, hello.” “Operator, I was talking to my friends and got cut off!”

“In strange territory their is safety in numbers, alway bring along your good friends Smith & Wesson,”

I’m not sure those are exactly the kind of “friends” I would want going into strange territory with me.

If somebody is missing they have possibly gone to Washington.

So deduces the worlds once greatest detective

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While most people concentrate on the front page of a newspaper, I guess Tracy is more interested in the Victoria’s Secret ad on the back page.

Wow! The absolute ultimate in missing persons. The person in the second poster has completely disappeared.

H’mmm. Remember when the last story ended and we saw that “homeless” person ? Someone else has suggested this…but I’m betting it’s 3D. Somehow he has lost his memory. (or maybe the bad guys did something to him).

Those two “friends” are grinning because they know they”re safe from the bloated, lumpy, silhouetted thing. On the other hand, those grins look like they’re looking forward to being raped by that potato sack thing.

BTW, whats so funny about 3D being in DC, especially since he has a lot of friends there?

When in strange territory the rule is similar to being in bear country.

Make sure you are with a group of slow runners.

LIz really has a masculine posture today. It comes with being police chief.

Rightwingmoron: Hootr’s couldn’t survive after trying to show us how they are such a “family” business on “Undercover Boss”. The poor boss/owner was soooo surprised that people didn’t want to take their kids.

For some reason I just can’t work up much fear over the two shown in “Crimestoppers”–If I ran into those two on a dark night the only threat would be in laughing myself to death.

margueritem:

I agree with you about the drawing of the woman’s face and commented on it yesterday. It’s like they’ve hired a real sketch artist to just do her.

I’m getting ready to go out. I’ll possibly be in strange territory. Now to find someone to go with me. I’ll buy them coffee and a donut at the Police Diner on the way back.

Wow! Very unusual CrimeStoppers today. The female form with her hands in her jacket pockets, in shadow, really should have called friends. Those are some strange strangers.

All very solid Dick Tracy drawings today. I especially like the drawing in the center of the strip with the blue background. The D’Buckworth house that we have seen only in black and white, in the daily comic strips, looks fantastic today IN COLOR!

Just a wonderful drawing today of Mrs. D’Buckworth in orange in the second to last frame. GREAT STUFF. And the use of color in the last two panels really sets the mood.

Just GREAT all NEW adventures HERE on GOCOMICS!

SimonPenn knows how to appreciate outstanding work.

Rightwingmoron said, “For those who like this picture of the D’Buckworth Mansion , this is #3 in a series of 27, Each picture of the D’Buckworth Mansion will have different architectural features. Collect them all!”

These’ll surely command a high price on eBay!

Simon Penn, are you SURE you don’t have a cousin whose wife is named Judy Hansel? There’s only one fellow in the country who gets as turned on as you with Locher.

What is that thing that looks like two TVs on a pole in panel 3 (or panel 2 if you don’t count Grimesloppers)? It appears every other time they do a shot at HQ. I keep seeing this thing and I don’t know what it is.

Why, he could’ve gone to the bathroom, or to the garage, or even gone to Washington! Anything is possible with these crazy rich people!

Are those used tissues stuck to the wall in front of the mansion?

“3-D in D.C.?”

Our fellow commenter, WW, Poet Extraordinaire, must be helping with the dialogue.

Sounds like a line from a rap song. Anyone up for Rappin’ Tracy?

Hey, I thought Johnny Nothing/The Blank was in jail. Now he’s a missing person?

SimonPenn said, “Wow! Very unusual CrimeStoppers today. The female form with her hands in her jacket pockets, in shadow, really should have called friends. Those are some strange strangers.”

I thought that she was the strange stranger.

Panel-Panner said, “Hey, I thought Johnny Nothing/The Blank was in jail. Now he’s a missing person?”

They forgot to lock the door.

@ Panel-Panner, Has WW been here recently? I haven’t seen him on other sites for a while. Agreed, the “woman” is twice the size of and scarier than both “strange” men together. Today’s strip is a recap of the past week. First, Tracy was at headquarters discussing the possible kidnapping, then went to the mansion to interview Mrs. D’Buckworth about posiible friends/enemies. Maybe I should only read Sundays.

Araldite said, “What is that thing that looks like two TVs on a pole in panel 3 (or panel 2 if you don’t count Grimesloppers)? It appears every other time they do a shot at HQ. I keep seeing this thing and I don’t know what it is.”

I believe they’re a holdover from the 1970s. The police department probably don’t know what they are and are afraid to remove them in case they are something important.

@Marvee:

I haven’t seen WW around here in a while. But that’s understandable: how many times can one wax poetic about DT?

You wrote: “Maybe I should only read Sundays.”

Sorry to everyone else who’s heard this before…

DT runs the same storyline during the week and on Sunday, making it fit so that readers who only get the strip on Sunday can still follow it. But you point out the big flaw with this set-up: Why bother with the rest of the week when you can still follow the story one day a week? Maybe TMS could save some money…

The Phantom, on the other hand, runs a different story on Sunday.

It reminds me of what I’ve heard about TV soap operas: most of the action happens on Monday and Friday so viewers would only tune in on those days, skipping Tuesday thru Thursday.