Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for January 21, 2009

The Amazing Magic House! Watch it get blown up time and time again, yet it never falls.

Yeah, Tracy, perfume always explodes, you should try some.

I think I finally get it. The perfume is something to help you quit smoking. If you wear it and you light up, you blow up. Some people would probably enjoy that too.

Is the third panel a recap or a new explosion?

I can see one of the taglines for the perfume: “You’ll lose your head over Dick!:

Our friend Mr. Tubsbottl III mentioned the sweet smell of almods in a recent exchange…… That Uhm “fragrance” lingers in the still air and low spots and would coincide with the CIA agent tracking Noll as a terrorist.

MOUNTAINS of REPETITIOM ! Here we are 6 full weeks into this story and entering week seven tomorrow (or 16 Tons and what have we got, just exploding REPETITION and a ONE EYE sot). A case study for Ripley’s Believe it of Not! ANGELORIOUS: 14 panels repeatiing the same thing: “This perfume will get you rich!” DIET & TESS: 7 panels to ‘get it out’. “I’m not in that field”! DIET and “it-sy bit-sy MILK, score seven! COS GROVE (Groovy’s brother?): 12 panels repeating “He’s dangerous, he makes things explode, I can’t find him”. Heck! Why not tell the local police? DR. NOLL: 20 SIMILAR depictions most with his Chemistry set, beaker and all to show he’s trying to invent something. 14 with left eye closed. Conjunctivitis? Or the more serious Amblyopia (Lazy eye)? I suspect it’s a condition native to NAPerville. Wasn’t that where he was born? “BLAM” - HOUSE EXPLODING! We have seen 10 depictions of this amazing catastrophy of Noll’s house erupting in a big blast! Locher really want’s us to KNOW that it happenned. O.K. We believe you, now no need to show us yet another time !! After these SIX weeks the story has advanced, sorry, not gone anywhere other than in classic examples of circling “repetition”. Aspiring comic strip artists … take note! On the Yahoo Board I once implied that a well known Artist frequently visited “Sleepy Hollow”. How stupid of me ‘No need to, he functions equally well in that mode in ‘NAP’erville! Back in 1993 he did a “Winnie Winkle” (changed character’s faces) in the strip. Today he enjoys a ‘Rip Van Winkle” between each panel.

TRACY TRIVIA:

On Jan. 21, 1945, Shaky died, entombed in a cave of ice. That’s how it was 64 years ago today.

JonD17: You are a wise fellow, and indeed swift of thought! The almond flower carries no sweet memories for those deep in intrigue. Hence…

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/cyanide/basics/facts.asp

Sydney: Right on, I’m an original DTM subscriber, and this stuff now should be retired. Do you and Andy have any influence. The last decent villain was….Never??

(Hey everyone, I’m in a life and death struggle with the censors(Big Brother) to keep this dumb post of mine from being deleted. I know I run the risk of being banished from the land of Oz forever so let me say my fond farewells now in case I don’t get the chance later).

Dick Locher sat in his chair next to his desk and sighed sadly. He regretted the day he first decided to take a look at the Gocomics Dick Tracy page. “What is wrong with these people, don’t they have anything better to do then rip every single thing I do”? Don’t they realize how difficult it is to come up with new ideas? He wailed. “I mean, get a life people!” he shouted out loud. He began to look at the names of each critic and to humor himself wrote down comments on them. Grokenstein – “Guy needs to croke already” margueritem- “Stop drinking before 8:00 in the morning” Gweedo Murray – “What a Dweeb” LudwigVonDrake – “Roast that Duck, roast that duck” NotNormanChubsyUbsy – “Fat is ssoooo not cool” Sydney Phillips – “The Anti-Christ himself” Judyhansel – “Cross dressing to a new level” morrow – “To-morrows trash” bassmanbob – “Stupidest wannabe writer in existence”

Locher was laughing so hard he wet himself. “Do you want me to clean those for you, Mr. Locher”? Dick looked down at his feet and smiled. “Why yes, that would be fine, thank you Jeff”.

(Current story too boring for me to continue)

BB

(Duped on purpose) Hey everyone, I’m in a life and death struggle with the censors(Big Brother) to keep a dumb post of mine from being deleted. I know I run the risk of being banished from the land of Oz forever so let me say my fond farewells now in case I don’t get the chance later. Oh, woe is me!!!

Hey, bassmanbob, I too have had my comment removed from todays strip. I wonder what it was I said?

BB, you had me ROTFL here. Locher’s revenge, I love it!

wndrwrthg says:

Hey, bassmanbob, I too have had my comment removed from todays strip. I wonder what it was I said?

I know I read your comment last night, and I certainly didn’t see anything in it that would cause it to be deleted… ???

Sorry LUDWIG, bassmanbob said you drew the ‘short’ straw. So you get the job to ‘rub out’ the yellow, rubber duckie on Sundays. (Use Gould’s “pink lady”!) Don’t worry bassmanbob, if they ban you, start your own board, most every one will follow you for the great entertainment. Even Jeff ! You know the unofficial security tactic is to have a ‘Praetorian’ Guard on each board. This was set up at a ‘special’ meeting in Naperville about two years ago.The “HEAT” was so strong here Mattie had to run back to the Yahoo board fron which had earlier resigned. Jeff having resigned has returned here, much to Chubsy’s disgust. So he’ll move as ‘Guard’ onto the new board, leaving his newly created alter ego here to mostly moon and swoon but to take abrasive action when necessary. I think Noll is agreeing and keeps on “winking” at that!

Henry Frankenstein: Look! It’s moving. It’s alive. It’s alive… It’s alive, it’s moving, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s alive, it’s alive, IT’S ALIVE!

Clearly there have been multiple explosions at the good doctor’s house. Good thing he is safe on the way to the Tracy household with Tess. I sure hope he remembers the correct formula when he starts making the perfume!

Look at that second panel sgain. “But why does it permeate everything? and perfume shouldn’t explode, should it?” To use some Gouldian lingo here – “it sure does look, like Tracy has found a ‘CLEW’!”

I’m delighted! Welcome back Mathew P. I’ve been thinking of you. You’re visiting just in time! I know how irritated you get with these fellows that like to hide under ‘assumed’ names. Problem is, there is a NEW one, and I’d like you to sternly do something about it! He has a rediculous (unbelivable) ‘Nom de Plume’. He signs in as ‘DLisagenius’. Do you know him? His ‘phrasing’ has a familiar ring to it ! Good to know you “run from NO man” but how about WOMEN?? Some think Judy did a ‘hatchet’ job on you and that’s why you left. “WOMAN POWER ?” I’m all for using real names, so if you discover who this ‘DLisagenious’ interloper is. please give him a reprimand and ask him to desist.

Matt and Sydney:

I am more than a little bothered by the implications here, and quite frankly, the arrogance from all sides. Honestly, I enjoy reading Dick Tracy, yes the current form of Dick Tracy. And no, I don’t have encyclopedic knowledge of all seven decades of the strip like some of you. Bravo to you all for that.

However, isn’t sharing our thoughts about the strip the “point” of this board? I know my username offends some of you and yes, it probably is a bit over the top, but honestly doesn’t that apply to most of us here who don’t use our “real names”? Check it out - I make comments on the strip which I happen to enjoy. I also enjoy the comments from others as long as they are not personal attacks on others or the strip’s writer, Mr. Locher. If you get me kicked off in my current username I will only come back with a less “offensive” username and continue to post my positive take on strip. Why does it bother you so much that I exist and I am no one else who also posts to this board, and -gasp- you will never know who I “really” am? In short, please remove yourself from your high horse!

Good to have you back Matthew. Jeff has become my friend, how about you?????????

PS, when you drink your morning coffee do you stick your pinky in the air?

BB

bassmanbob, of course it’s alive only the good die young. I was thinking again about the thrust of your post today and speculating on the reaction of Dick ‘Christof’ Columbus(and you know what that rhymes with) Locher’s discoveries when he read this board. Possibly, the ‘name’ appropriately captures his reaction! (?) Think I’ve beaten the computer ‘monitoring’ system?

DLisagenius, if you’ve never encountered Matthew then do yourself a favor and don’t try to make any sense of his comments. It only leads to a massive headache! To him you are only a stupid Magpie who’s views are always wrong.

Matthew, you know I love you!!!

BB

Most perfume has an alcohol base to it, makes it easier to spray.

Thanks for the kind words, BB and Sydney - you are true gentlemen at heart. As for Matthew - I feel like I have been hazed by a master at his art. No harm done - “sticks and stones, etc. etc.”

Now we can all wait with anticipation for the next exciting plot twist in the “Exploding Perfume Caper”. I wonder what DL has up his sleeve next.

Matthew HanselPro says:

I’ve had communication with the GOCOMICS people. They’ve been looking at appropriateness of postings here and are looking into the “multiple screen name” issues, too.

You are all warned.

MPH

I wonder if they will also look into people attempting to make comic(al) threats? Matthew you need counciling.