Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for September 17, 2017

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    Pequod  over 7 years ago

    Domain and Nitrate ushered in to Bea Thorndike’s posh lair

    Criminal and con man best think twice and have a care.

    To bilk the rich and powerful one must have a shrewd scheme

    ‘Tis not enough to fool the mark. All things to her must seem

    On the level, no whiff of devil, transaction above board

    The silly cow she must be wowed, never guessing she’s been gored.

    There’s just one fact they’re missing. In the ointment spy a fly

    Thorndike is known by Honeymoon, young sleuth with a keen eye.

    Imoto Chan is swift and smart, a detective in the making

    She faces danger without fear, in her boots she’s never shaking.

    To underestimate the girl would be a foolish move

    Should she get wise to these bad guys she’ll slip into a groove.

    Use her wits and give them fits, she may just light them up

    One fierce Zap and they shall nap, drink from a bitter cup.

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    Vista Bill Raley and Comet™  over 7 years ago

    Good morning guys!

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    AnyFace  over 7 years ago

    Here’s where research pays off …

    … or doesn’t.
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    Neil Wick  over 7 years ago

    “Mr. Femstock” has great news from the university and he calls the university “they” so I don’t think he’s from the university, himself. Either he found the phonautogram in some papers that he owns or he’s in charge if investigating it for a client of his.

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    Neil Wick  over 7 years ago

    SISYPHOS ABOUT 6 HOURS AGO

    “Mr. Femstock” will no doubt come with nice, bright, shiny credentials as a Lincoln phonautograph expert (if there is such a person).

    The genius of this plan is that Ms. Thorndike is the expert here, as a Lincoln aficionado. She’ll tell them if it’s authentic. “Femstock’s” role is to listen to her authoritative pronouncement about the identity of the speaker.

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    avenger09  over 7 years ago

    In the last panel Thorndikes left hand looks like it has the mumps! ☆

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    avenger09  over 7 years ago

    If only we could get

    Everything we dream

    Then all our disappointments

    A memory they would seem

    Alas that’s not the way

    The unfolding of our life

    Maneuvers all the bumps

    And the twists that cause us strife

    It’s best to test the water

    Before jumping in head first

    And a tainted cup to drink

    Won’t always quench your thirst

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    Tikatu  over 7 years ago

    I think Silver is rushing it a bit. I would have expected him to go into the provenance a little, then mention something about the university—when they got the item and only then mention they had managed to play it.

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    fredville  over 7 years ago

    Be funny if Sprocket had switched the tape to s omething else, lol

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    Ken in Ohio  over 7 years ago

    Making “the university” a part of their scam is very risky, I would think, because that’s something that can be easily checked. Bea (or anyone close to her who starts to suspect something) only needs to call the university to find out if such a recording is real or not.

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    Sisyphos  over 7 years ago

    Auntie Bea’s all a-quiver with Silver/Mr. Femstock’s offer of letting her hear the tape of the actual phonautogram message from Abraham Lincoln! This is exactly as the scam should be. The mark wants to be scammed; Auntie Bea wants to hear and believe in the first authentic recording of Lincoln’s voice! Never mind that it’s a hoax. She will gladly pay plenty!

    And since, as it seems, Honeymoon does not happen to be present for this deception, it will take some after-the-fact sleuthing to uncover the scheme and get on the trail, by then cooling, of the scammers.

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    jdb5169  over 7 years ago

    ms. Thorndike is going to have a ’’thorn’’ in Her side,soon enough!

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    jonahhex1  over 7 years ago

    Why do I have the feeling something is about to go hideously wrong, courtesy of Sprocket?

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    fredville  over 7 years ago

    Hey, if it makes her happy……what’s the diff? Lol…..

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    Civanfan  over 3 years ago

    Please tell me this is a Vitamin-style trick on her part. Otherwise I think she might fall for anything with Lincoln involved.

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