Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 06, 2016

.Good morning guys!.Has Tess been kidnapped. Who sent the note? Abner? Doesn’t look like Abner’s handwriting! Here’s Abner’s handwriting:.

Morning, all!Dum-dum-dummmm!

Abner has baited the trap.

I talked about posting my weekly “State of the World” post today, but I just got caught up on my work and I will try to catch up on my Tracy stuff during Saturday. Stay tuned.

I will say this: I think that the arrival in Switzerland starts a new and important chapter in this saga.

It is either Tess had been kidnapped or she wanted to spice up Dick’s stay in Switzerland with a mystery.

As it used to be said – the game is afoot…..

Gweedo in his great wisdom stated,Abner’s been working on his writing skills or he has some help. I bet it’s that unknown illustrator again !!!-—————————————————————————-.Not the unknown illustrator! Which one can it be?.

Gweedo commented,Got to admit, the creepy factor fits !-—————————————————————————-.You want creepy? Wait until Abner shows up in Sunday’s strip!

Tess has disappearedNote left in her place from whomSmart money says AbnerWhat say you though Dick TracyReichanbach Falls starts finis

I sure hope that we will actually get to see the Reichenbach Falls. And, of course, that Tess isn’t in it.

Tess kidnapped?

That’s never happened before….

“I am tired of being a supporting character and am starring in my own strip. Love, Tess”

How about, “I’m in the adjoining room with Johnny Adonis. For security, I locked it. Do not disturb. Love, Tess”

Uh-oh. Tess, kidnapped? Maybe she got up early, as Tracy thought in panel 1, but then dressed, went outside to breathe the fresh Swiss air [—used to be my favorite airline for transatlantic flights], and was abducted then, by Abner, who left the note to draw Tracy to the Reichenbach Falls for his intended literary-historical hit! A palpable hit!

“How does Tess get kidnapped without Dick hearing anything?”

WHAT? I can’t hear you! I can’t hear anything over those goddern Falls!

ummm can someone PLEASE respond to my comments?!! Please??? : (

Thanks, NeilWick, I appreciate the responses. I don’t have any friends in real life, so I come here to interact with my peers. As you might have surmised, I just joined a few days ago, hence my lack of knowledge regarding Bill Vista’s crush on Rikki.

thanks, VistaBillRaley. I have to admit, I think Rikki is pretty damn cute, and I LIKE the fact that she obviously loves her job!

NeilWick, do you have a crush on Rikki too?

Gweedo curiously inquired in his meek and mild manner,Where is shudder boy when I need him ?!?!-——————————————————————————————.♫♫ Shudder boy don’t get around much anymore! ♫♫.

That’s exactly what Abner did last time……kidnapped relatives to lure Tracy. He fails because he can’t just keep it simple, preferring these long convoluted plots where all he needs is one thing to go wrong (outside intervention at the very end of the process both previous times times got him)He could not win at home….so he goes on the road? Hmmm…..

Hey!! Is it possible Abner Kadaver will die by a large glass chandelier falling on him?

Night-Gaunt49 stated,A honeyed flower growing on the brink of Hell kind of woman. Like having a bomb with a brain that you don’t know when it will blow up. I’ll take mine without homicidal tendencies.-————————————————————————————————-.To each his own, Night-Gaunt49! .

Gweedo asserted,I’m sure gonna miss him, Bill !-——————————————————————————.By popular demand!.

JPuzzleWhiz indicated,Perhaps this could be his “theme song”…-——————————————————————————————.Yep!