Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for September 12, 2010

The day we’ve been waiting for is here… Sunday’s Dick Tracy in Full Color!

OK…

So what’s happening here is that Dick read in the paper (which keeps changing its appearance, even though it’s the same issue) that these guys were being prosecuted. Wanting to feel like he’s part of the story, he hauled them into Police Hooters for some retroactive questioning.

Doesn’t police questioning normally occur prior to DA pressing charges?

Panel 4 (or panel 3 after Crimesloppers):

Spiro Agnew and Dick Cavett are being questioned by Tracy? Now there’s a wrinkle in the plot I didn’t expect.

The homeless guy had a hole in the knee of his jeans yesterday and there’s a patch on it today.

Is basic traffic safety advice a “Crimestopper?” What will it be next week? Heloise’s Household Hints?

“Bad stain? Use cold water to rinse it out; hot water will set the stain.”

Nothing goes the way in comics like it does in real life.

What’s with that black area under the one guy’s nose?

Cram Slobber’s Tax Book: The kids have been back to school for weeks already… I think that child is Alfred E. Neuman’s kid sister.

Police Hdqtrs has been remodeled again.

I hear that another newspaper, The Beer, is going to merge with the Daily Blast, thus becoming the Beer-Blast.

I see that Tracy’s suffering from dinky digits again…

Crimestoppers textbook…………As ugly as that kid looks, I’d say “Floor it”

VistaBill:

You’re paying attention to the details. Now do you wanna ruin all the fun for Simon Penn?

At least Dick finally got out of the house. Who’s he questioning there, Double Header? If their defense is that their only enemy is dead, then they just proved that two heads aren’t better than one.

Now what’s with the two counts? Is one of them Count Dracula?

I hope the ME properly identified the body before they buried him! And will he stay buried? If my vampire theory is correct, his tombstone could read “Out To Lunch, Back By Dawn.”

And what happened to Homeless Guy’s little dog? Just how hungry did that guy get?

Tracy looks like he is talking into his wrist watch radio in panel 3.

Panel-Panner said, “VistaBill: You’re paying attention to the details. Now do you wanna ruin all the fun for Simon Penn?”

I only did one of ‘em. There’s enough to go around.

Oh look at the glorious color scheme Isn’t it the best you’ve ever seen It dazzles, it blinds It really blows our minds But pay no attention to the script Deep indeed it has been dipped Tracy with his short left arm Displays his well known charm Heading up a murder investigation He looks like he has severe constipation A good lawyer could easily beat the rap Proving beyond a doubt, Tracy is full of bleeep But this is Naperville, land of delusion And we fervently hope for a swift conclusion But alas, that is not to be More of the same we are to see So grab a bottle and drink your fill As you are subjected to this swill.

Thanks all, for your comments the other day.

Flight Suit, I’m perplexed by Doofus’s questioning, too. As usual this installment has left out a crucial scene: DT’s explanation as to why he’s questioning these two. Is he accusing them of D-cubed’s murder? Or just reminding them that they’re accused of other crimes?

If Doofus wants to scare a confession out of them, he should have investigated them and come up with actual clues. A murder weapon, a witness, a hit man. DT sure isn’t going to scare them with his reputation, unless they’re afraid they could die laughing.

What’s next? Will Doofus tell Double Header “Oh, there are other people who don’t like you, like D-cubed’s widow,” or “Y’know, his private secretary knows about you, too.” This way Doofus can endanger another person, then bumble to the rescue when the bad guys try to harm her.

WW:

Another classic. Did you write “full of bleeep” or did GoComics Net Nanny do that? I mean “crap” isn’t that bad of a word.

Bravo, WW!

Even the living color can’t blind me to to the fact that this story is one of the worst yet…

WW, your poetry brings tears to my weary eyes! Opps! DT is what brings tears to my eyes.. tears of laughter! Bedtime for me…

Rightwingmoron, I don’t know what’s with the sign, but I bet Neon Noodle is behind it! Or maybe he *is* the sign!

Count von Count, eh? Yes, that fits in with my theory. He’s probably here because of Miss Sue Doko and her head for figures, or maybe just her figure.

I’m keeping an open mind on that, HectorPriam, because the logic in this strip seems non-existent. For all I know he really is supposed to be Shaggy from Scooby-Doo.

So far we’ve seen no evidence that Doofus is aware of Homeless Guy’s existence, but that awareness may enter DT’s mind through some form of osmosis.

Thank you, Crime Stoppers, for reminding me that kids cross the streets during the shool year. If I’m ever in Nappingville I’ll remember that you never see kids cross the streets during summer vacation.

Here’s a bit of actual crime-stopping advice, from Chapter 9 of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X.” Malcolm X based this on his own experiences as a burglar:

“I can give you a very good tip if you want to keep burglars out of your house. A light on for the burglar to see is the very best means of protection. One of the ideal things is to leave the bathroom light on all night. The bathroom is one place where somebody could be, for any length of time, at any time of night, and he would be likely to hear the slightest strange sound. The burglar, knowing this, won’t try to enter. It’s also the cheapest possible protection. The kilowatts are a lot cheaper than your valuables.”

I’m sure he meant this to apply to houses where the bathrooms have an outside window.

Crimestoppers Textbook Watch out for hitchhiking ghouls. Look at those teeth! :O

-Cougar :{)

So does our street guy get his paper at a newsstand or do you suppose he has it delivered?

So there’s a cemetery downtown? Bad city planning. Maybe those are high-rise crypts.

One! One Count! Ah, ha ha, ha! Two! Two Counts! Ah, ha,ha, ha!

Aw, man! Margueritem beat me to it. Again. What? You want to hear it anyway? Oh, pshaw. Okay, then…

This week in Crimestoppers Textbook, Alfred E. Neuman gets in touch with his feminine side.

Thank you. You’re too kind. I’ll be here all week. Don’t forget to tip the veal & try the waitress.

I don’t think they ever ID’d the body, did they? So how can they bury it?

If I were putting the sign on Police Hdgtrs, I would at least center the word “POLICE” over the front entrance …

“Children will SOON be going back to school?” Where I live, kids have been back in school for 3-4 weeks already. I do know that some school districts start the day after Labor Day, but sheez!

Any of you guys and gals live in an area where school hasn’t started yet, even though it’s the middle of September?

Re:Crimestoppers Textbook, School Starting Soon? Not sure Locher is from but all kids I know have already started!

Talk about a waste of paper in the headline of the newspaper. No wonder newspapers are going out of business almost every day.

What is under that guy’s nose?

the way macy the spacy is staring at alfreda neuman is creeping me out.

Hey, guys, give Tracy a break! It must be hard fighting crime with a two inch arm that comes directly out of your shoulder!

So Duckworth is buried right next to the building of the corporation that he founded. Does this mean that Bill Gates, when his time comes, will be laid to rest by the Microsoft building in Redmond, CA?

akado2000 said, “So Duckworth is buried right next to the building of the corporation that he founded. Does this mean that Bill Gates, when his time comes, will be laid to rest by the Microsoft building in Redmond, CA?

Careful what you suggest… Danny Thomas is buried next to St Jude Hospital, the charity he supported for decades.

Another stupid crimestoppers.

Mwahahahaha! Tigger, you used the words “Tracy” and “clue” in the same sentence! Thanks for the laugh!

Maybe Mrs. D’Bucketkicker told Doofus something during one of his interminable visits to the mansion. But Locher hasn’t shown the readers what is going on. In any proper crime mystery, the readers are shown the clues so they can play detective themselves.

Saturday showed Doofus looking astonished as he read the paper. Today we saw him speaking with Double Header. Maybe, in between, he decided that D-cubed is alive and in hiding (and doing a lousy job of it), and his alleged widow is part of his cunning plan to ruin his enemies. Or maybe he saw something that convinced him that the ex-partners killed D-cubed, and he is astonished that he guessed right. He may even be thinking “Revenge From The Grave? That is so reminiscent of the lyrics from Black Sabbath’s Iron Man! Could this be a subtle clue that D’Cluckworth is really Tony Stark! After all they’re both mysterious rich inventors!”

One thing is certain: Doofus is not going to get a confession out of them with this direct approach. “You are accused of two non-violent felonies and you think you can beat the rap! Well, confess to a murder or you’ll go to Club Fed!”

Panel-Panner said, about 19 hours ago

Panel 4 (or panel 3 after Crimesloppers):

Spiro Agnew and Dick Cavett are being questioned by Tracy? Now there’s a wrinkle in the plot I didn’t expect.

Doesn’t Cavett wear sideburns?

I think the child in Crimestoppers looks like Alfred E. Newman.

Tracy was astonished yesterday…”Could it be…?” It just then occurred to him that their might be a connection between these two and the murder. Even though his entire invesstigation has been to establish that 3D had enemies.

Does Macy have jurisdiction on fraud and deceptive practices? That seems to be up to a jury, not a flatfoot doofus who can’t find it with both hands! Macy surely has some shred of evidence somewhere before he accused those guys.

But don’t bet any of your hard-earned cash on it!

countoftowergrove, I always thought that Dick Cavett wore a Spiro Agnew watch. And here, it looks like he’s wearing his face sideways.

Two things - grabbed me today, Tracy’s short arm and a smell from WW’s line 12, no doubt a rectal function from two months in the Circus Ring without ‘relief’ last year.

Thanks ! - Great verse WW !

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