Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for December 02, 2023

Good morning™, everyone!

I guess that Sam has become a busboy? Anyway, he was able to retrieve the wine glass with the saliva, so that plan worked.

I wonder what’s on Xaviera’s list.

Eric gets paid by the panel, not by the word.Again, EC, even a silent film staring Charlie Chaplin with his over exaggerate facial expressions had more action than the past 2 months have given us!

Sam is ticked off that she didn’t leave him a tip for his services!

And now, boys and girls, goats and Firestrike’s, get ready for two action packed weeks of; “Let’s drink more MCU coffee while waiting for the DNA results!”

Sorry, all you worshipers of Grand Poobah Shelley, but the utter boredom of the strip is getting to her.The poorly drawn fork, shifting flower vase and napkin, Xaviera’s Strech Armstrong left hand all point to someone who’s phoning it in.

Please don’t hurt me!!

DNA sample?

Good morning™, scab busmen !

Sammy’s got the goods !  He looks so cheerful in P. 2. Will Sunday show us a eureka moment at the forensic lab ?

The look in her eyes…stress is catching up to her. So much for fine dining. Now a trip to the drug store for Alka Seltzer (plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is)

Eh not much of a disguise. Obviously she recognise him.

Okay, do we have a reason for yesterday’s stress moment? Does Ms Libris frequently recoil in utter disgust? Is there any reason she would have recognized Sam? (Tracy is on the news so much people would always be asking him, “Do you know you look like that detective?” Sam? Not so much.)

I’m wondering if the strip will recognize that saliva is not the only way to get DNA evidence or not. There will be skin cells on the glass and every utensil she touched – a ton on the napkin she convulsively gripped. But have we heard a word on skin cells at any point so far? It is almost like a spit fixation in the story line.

“May I recommend the corned beef on rye, this evening?” ;-)

Finally the gathering of evidence! ᕙ⁠(⁠ ͡⁠◉⁠ ͜⁠ ⁠ʖ⁠ ͡⁠◉⁠)⁠ᕗ

B………..O………..R…………I………..N………..G!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too bad police detective pays so poorly that Sam has to moonlight bussing tables at the Choate Club.

Looks like Sam is going for the leftovers… I mean leftover DNA. And I also hope that my middle school lacrosse goalie Sammy has another fantastic tournament this weekend. He led us to a tournament championship 3 weeks ago.

Get It over with before the end of the *@&#ing world please!

Panels all silent

Check signer violent

Sam gets what he needs.

The table now clear

Arrest drawing near

MCU impedes

Subsequent killing

Murder not thrilling

Her freedom shall cease.

End to all blade play

Soon lock her away

Protect. Serve the peace.

Side note: there was a case earlier this year in New York State (after this story was written) where investigators working on a serial murder case had DNA samples from crime scenes. There was a suspect, and the question was, how would they get a DNA sample from the suspect to see if it matched? What the investigators ended up doing was obtain a discarded pizza crust the suspect had thrown out with the trash. As it turned out, the DNA sample from the crust was a match, and the suspect was arrested. Under the Supreme Court’s ruling in the 1988 case California v. Greenwood, this evidence (and the evidence Sam collects in today’s strip) would be legal and no warrant would be necessary.

does she ever smile?

With all due respect, wouldn’t it be easier to just skip reading this strip for a week or two, rather than keep reiterating how bored you are with it? The snark is getting kinda’ old and there are no prizes awarded for being the first to comment every day. No offense is intended, but maybe it’s time to give the snark a little rest?

Panel 02: Xaviera, busily composing her response to the comments left on goComics regarding her appearance.

“I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom I can tell you I don’t have money, but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you back off now that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you, but if you don’t, I will look for you, I will find you and I will kill you.”

Why did she grab the napkin…now wiring notes…Sam in a tux…guest writer Costelloneeds help from Abbott….. har…….who’s on first?

I wonder if she’s waiting for someone.

Hmmmm Sam’s living up to his Last Name.

Gee, it’s the old Sam dresses up as a waiter to collect DNA left by a suspect, gag.

AAh, white gloves. Ees zis no ze famed Fa-rench waitere Sam ze Sweeft?

Great disguise, aside from the telltale BOW TIE! Needs Gould arrow to point it out.

She IS a “sourpuss,” isn’t she?

Gotcha now, beeyach!

“Dear Fabian, I don’t care what everyone ELSE says, you’re still DEEEEEEAMY! and nobody sings better!!!! Can you get me Frankie Avalon’s autograph?

P.S. I promise to stop stalking you every other Tuesday you if you do this.

XOXOXOXOXOXO

OT: Just heard one of my college roommates (who was a year younger then I am) has passed way. This is getting vastly disturbing to outlive all these people. Kind of make you wonder when your own time is up.

Quoting Mel Brooks in HIGH ANXIETY: That boy gets NO tip!

You know, folks…this is how real police work is done. Tracy and his team are detectives. Detectives solve crimes and hand the perpetrators to the courts for justice, along with a case that ensures conviction. That’s exactly what they’re doing here. They’re building a rock solid case that the DA can take to court put Ms. Libris away for a very long time with.

You may be bored. I’m fascinated.

Eric takes another day off (lucky him!) and predictably (by me yesterday!), Sam gets the wine glass for DNA. Way to think inside the confines of the box AND the envelope, Sam!

SAM SLAM – DUNK ©

Vengey if latter day DeeTee art style keeps you up nights you probably suffer from pronoun paranoia as well! Rest assured that the sun will rise tomorrow~~and for the next few billion years!

Okay, so it was the Choate Club, but I didn’t expect Sam as a waiter LOL

Comment written below X’s signature: “The knife was not sharp enough.”

Jinkies, does X-Libris ever NOT look P.O.d about something?

btw, the censors made me change a word…….so I picked that thing Scooby Doo’s Velma character always said. Good clean ‘n "G’ rated for the kiddies……..phhhhhttttt……

1-X: Let’s see… 0 percent of $82.57 is… $0 so the total is… $82.57

2-… How dare they not take my complaints about the quality of the food seriously just because I cleaned my plate!

3-SAM: 0 tip and she didn’t even leave me a gulp of wine or bite of steak to finish off! And she was the only customer tonight. I’d quit and hustle aluminum cans if I wasn’t able to make so much hocking this dump’s silverware…

So Sam dressed as a waiter now has the DNA sample from the wine and water glasses left at the table!

Great maker, I’ve seen happier faces on a carton of buttermilk, after 3 days in July!

I wonder what happened to Libris that changed her from the person in that yearbook photo to who she is now….?

As the grumpy Ice Queen signs off on her credit card charge and gets up to leave, faux waiter Sam Catchem (!) finds an overly-complicated way to collect a DNA sample from her wine glass (or maybe also the water glass). Gad! To what length did he have to go to infiltrate the Choate Club waitstaff on short notice?!

It’s no wonder Xaviera’s nerves are frayed if she can sense the closing presence of The Law just behind her….

Can anyone comment on the (US) legal aspects of this? Does Sam need a warrant to seize DNA evidence without the subject’s knowledge? How do they maintain the chain of evidence?

Obviously this is just a comic strip, I’m just curious and we have some smart people here.