“She saw me sitting there with my stool tipped back against the cigarette machine and change of a fin on the bar, decided I could afford a wet evening for two and walked over with her hips waving hello.” — Mickey Spillane, The Big Kill, 1951
“Samuel Spade’s jaw was long and bony, he had the chin of a Sea Otter and the mouth of a Giant Salamander. Nostrils? He had two of those. His had one grey eye and one lazy blue one that rolled around, all by itself. Thickish eyebrows ran across his face from one floppy ear to the other. His pale brown hair hung down— a Moe Howard haircut—half covering his forehead. He had a weeks worth of egg and ketchup on his tie. He was a peculiar fellow, to say the least.”
First paragraph of “The Maltese Puppy” just a rough draft.
“She walked through my door like a tigress walks into a Burmese orphanage — strawberry blonde and legs for hours. No dame her age could afford a coat like that, and the kinda makeup she had on gave me a good idea how she got it. She had bad news written on her like October of ’29.”
My hypothesis is that somewhere between 8.1% and 22.4% of comic strips are based on familiar stereotypes, but further research is needed. I’m looking for grant money.
rob.home 8 months ago
Shoo her in, Effie! (Bogart, as Sam Spade, in ‘The Maltese Falcon.’). Beware, Miles Archer.
lavender headgear 8 months ago
“She saw me sitting there with my stool tipped back against the cigarette machine and change of a fin on the bar, decided I could afford a wet evening for two and walked over with her hips waving hello.” — Mickey Spillane, The Big Kill, 1951
Firebat 8 months ago
This would e good place to finish up this arc. Back to the Monty we all know and love on Monday?
Enter.Name.Here 8 months ago
Perhaps if the sign outside the front door did not say COMIC detective…
buer 8 months ago
Hmmm, it smells fishy. The 1979 issue is The Savage She-Hulk, not She Hulk… It could be once again a misleading case.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member 8 months ago
In this case it looks like they deserve each other.
[Traveler] Premium Member 8 months ago
This is why he got into the business, helping dames in distress
JoeMac1 8 months ago
It’s Baaaaack!!!
Redd Panda 8 months ago
“Samuel Spade’s jaw was long and bony, he had the chin of a Sea Otter and the mouth of a Giant Salamander. Nostrils? He had two of those. His had one grey eye and one lazy blue one that rolled around, all by itself. Thickish eyebrows ran across his face from one floppy ear to the other. His pale brown hair hung down— a Moe Howard haircut—half covering his forehead. He had a weeks worth of egg and ketchup on his tie. He was a peculiar fellow, to say the least.”
First paragraph of “The Maltese Puppy” just a rough draft.
win.45mag 8 months ago
I wish I knew where he got the pants. I want some…………..NOT !
jel354 8 months ago
I think EB3 would require a different effort to be made quiet.
Brass Orchid Premium Member 8 months ago
She had legs that went all the way to the floor, and a case that I wanted very much to open.
Zebrastripes 8 months ago
Depends who’s asking…LOL
F-Flash 8 months ago
Hubba hubba, is that a dress or a coat?
monya_43 8 months ago
Aha! The reason he got into the business just stepped into the room.
yangeldf 8 months ago
I always thought Eb’s voice came out of that speaker looking thing on the end of the stalk on his face, he has a mouth under there?
ChessPirate 8 months ago
“She walked through my door like a tigress walks into a Burmese orphanage — strawberry blonde and legs for hours. No dame her age could afford a coat like that, and the kinda makeup she had on gave me a good idea how she got it. She had bad news written on her like October of ’29.”
Frank Burns Eats Worms 8 months ago
“She had golden hairs, teeth as white as pearls, and the @sshole of a seven-year-old.” Borat (2006)
Csaw Backnforth 8 months ago
Let me guess, her husband actually took it to sell for booze money.
Richard S Russell Premium Member 8 months ago
My hypothesis is that somewhere between 8.1% and 22.4% of comic strips are based on familiar stereotypes, but further research is needed. I’m looking for grant money.
Impkins Premium Member 8 months ago
She’s borrowed the other broad’s hair for the afternoon. :)
eddi-TBH 8 months ago
Oh Lord! Here we go again.
Aladar30 Premium Member 8 months ago
The word is spreading. I’m afraid it won’t be long before Monty gets into trouble by going against Disney. There is no escape from them.
JoeMac1 8 months ago
Don’t like free speech I see
chriscc63 8 months ago
sHE Hulk, it had to be She hulk!