Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for March 12, 2024

that’s one big-ass popgun Dick is flaunting there…

“The boss is more of a New Math guy.”

Good morning™, everyone!

Henchman #1 arrested! Only one henchman left. Good work so far, Tracy.

That’s a pretty modern looking car. Isn’t this supposed to be in the past, or has Mike’s story completely confused me.

Mr. Excitement, help me out!

That henchman resembles John Carradine…

Good morning™, Nabbed Hood(s) !

One down one to go. I love the old style hat on that guy. Way to go, Charles ! :-)

Wait, if the Grays are FBI agents working undercover as part of Sirob’s gang … wouldn’t they know where Sirob’s hide-out is, & wouldn’t Tracy be able to arrest him there …. in fact, wouldn’t this whole fake kidnapping be unnecessary?

I’m gradually getting used to the new shape of Tracy’s head.

OOH! Tracy pointing a gun at someone’s face. Charles got one past the Tribune censors. /s

How about Tracy’s expression in panel 2? Pretty good!

“Uh uh. I know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you’ve gotta ask yourself one question: “Do I feel lucky?” Well, do ya, punk?"

https://www.gocomics.Com/dicktracy/2014/06/08

Okay, so I looked back and it appears as if Tracy and Warbucks were familiar with one another to some degree when the first Annie story took place in Dick Tracy, so it makes sense to me that they met before Annie was born. As far as Warbucks knowing Annie’s parents beforehand, well, that may be another story…

’A’right! A’RIIIIGHT! I ‘ll ’fess up an’ mebbe we kin make a DEAL! SAM is behind all this. Us grunt workers call ‘im KING SAM, ’cuz he says he’s he legit heir ta’ the realm of Bowtie in Normandy. Hones’ly, I figger he’s a NUT! He’s wantin’ ta’ glom onta Baldys’ stash o’ quality toilet paper."

It’s the ‘other’ car from BACK TO THE FUTURE.

CHARLES E.! You forgot to draw musical notes and a few lyrics of HOT BLOODED in Panel 1 to indicate the bad guy was rockin’ out too much to hear the posse approaching!

No worries. I’ll fix it in my AltTake…

MOVIE QUOTE—-“You have expressed an affinity for The Black Knight. I shall bring him to you. DEAD!”

Peter Cushing to Patricia Medina—-THE BLACK KNIGHT—1954

1-♪♪♫ HOT BLOODED, CHECK IT AND SEE! GOT A FEVER OF A HUNDRED AND THREE!

2-DT: TURN IT DOWN, PUNK! Rich folk around here don’t have to put up with you kids and their loud music and hot rods! GET OUT! FEET BACK AND SPREAD ’EM. No,..NOT your cheeks…

3-DT: You should a stayed in your “hood”, punk. It’ll be a long time before you hear your filthy “songs” again! You’re just lucky you had your seatbelt on or you’d be looking at an additional 5 years in The Big House!

Okay,the Gray’s and Warbucks decoy from t he front—-the dummy never sees Tracy come up on the other side of the car.

It’s an old trick but it still works.

Wow, I now see Charles’ handy work…2 panel faces too long, gun over sized, Tracy’s hat too small. 3 panel hat too large on Tracy. Exit from car not shown! May be I amto critical but the art, at this point, not the quality Shelley showed. What say otherreaders?

That’s some heater Tracy’s sporting !

you ever have it when you’re trying to post something and for some dam-ned reason, it won’t cooperate and post?…

that’s what I’m having to endure at the moment…

The crook is wearing a seat belt. The 1930’s this isn’t.

I remember reading in one of the DT collections CG and HG had become friends, Then when DT surpassed LOA in popularity their friendship was strained. I believe the commentator said that the two men were able to get past it and remain friends.