Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for November 11, 2024

Dick doing his Mr. Walker impersonation?…

Mr Totten isn’t happy to meet Tracy…

Good morning™, everyone!

Dick Tracy needs no introduction. Mr. Totten is definitely not happy to see him.

“Sooth” or consequences.

Not tell me he gonna be like some steenky Bond villain now.

The art work is spot on though.

Good morning™, Cantankerous, Crochety Cusses !

He does Not look happy to be seeing Big Dick. Nice dialog carry over from P.2 to P.3.

Do we have any idea why Tracy is there? What is the conversation going to be?

“Mr. Totten, a recent murder victim was carrying a fake employment ID for your company. Do you have any explanation?”

“No… Let my administrative assistant show you out, I’m too busy to try and solve your mystery.”

Tracy have anything else to ask? “What’s your shoe size?” “Any idea why the Yankees choked so badly in game five?” If Totten Sr. is guilty of something he’s going to lie and say he has nothing to tell Tracy. If Totten Sr. is innocent of everything he’s going to tell the truth and say he has nothing to tell Tracy. Tracy gets bupkis.

Do they even have an identification for the corpse yet? Wouldn’t that be a better starting point than asking the head of a company about an ID that they know is fake?

Didn’t someone at MCU call ahead?

Meanwhile, in Florida…. Johnny “THE MAN”" Adonis….STILL recovering from T-Bolt slapping him upside the head YEARS AGO decides to take in a local show starring some popular local woman named “STARRINA” and wonders why his cover charge and drinks for the night are all comped

if this story line moves any slower … Tracy will be retired from the force…

Totten seems fond of ellipses.

6- FROM SUNDAY – DT: Everybody go home and get a good sleep. Maybe one of us will solve this in our dreams…

1- : ♫ ♪ EARLY IN THE MORNING, JUST ABOUT BREAKFAST TIME…♫ ♪

2- DT: Shake. Oh. Wrong hand. Never mind. I’m here to discuss 5 items of import with Rootin’ Tootin’ Totten. Wait…1, 2, 3… Yeah 5.

3- FRANK SR.: FIVE?!? Fine. As long as it’s not eleven. I’ve heard about how Dick Tracy counts to eleven and I don’t need to see that first thing in the morning. FRANK JR: I do!

FRANK SR.: SHADDAP TILL I RETIRE! FRANK JR: Yes, Daddy…

That blond guy in Totten’s office (can’t remember if he is a junior or just a stooge) looks like he’s been working out his face muscles; or he has mumps.

For what it’s worth, I’ve posted another song recording. A bit of a tribute to my 50th High School Reunion – which I did not attend. So the pictures won’t interest you but maybe the song might? Oddly, I am in the 3rd picture (sitting farthest to the right – see if you can spot me!) Someone snuck in a photo from the 45th reunion that I did attend.

Https://Youtu.be/19mvtNC0NEg

This should be an interesting conversation.

OH, COME ONNNN! ACCESS NOT WORKING UNDER THE NEW ACCT, SO I’M HAVING TO TRY ACCESSING ON ONE OF THE EARLIER ONES I HAD TO SET US DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE!

“OH, for the LOVE of persimmns. Or cute little poodles in skirts! But enough of my fetishes. Send him in!”

We shall see what we shall see………….

If the Totten organization had something to do with the case, then I’d really have to wonder why. Choices were, ID blond guy as one of yours and have them cut him loose. Or send an assassin to pull off a risky hit in the TA offices.

The Gouldian special. The first visit to a suspect’s lair—-and Dick ,with his years of experience,smells a mouse/rat/skunk/ etcetera.

MOVIE QUOTE

“I told you in the first reel he was a crook!”

Groucho Marx—THE BIG STORE—1941