Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for June 29, 2011

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    margueritem  over 13 years ago

    Honeymoon has sharp eyes, she’ll do her Dad and Pop-pop proud.

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    Sisyphos  over 13 years ago

    I congratulate you, sir, on a 77 Sunset Strip reference!

    Honeymoon has the makings of a first-rate secret agent or undercover cop. Maybe Lizz should give her some pointers and encouragement.

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    Vista Bill Raley and Comet™  over 13 years ago

    Good morning everyone…

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    Morrow Cummings  over 13 years ago

    Ahem…. maybe Honeymoon oughta give the Major Crime Squad some pointers!

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    Bill Thompson  over 13 years ago

    I still don’t get it. This investigation depends on having Honeymoon show up when Barney just happens to receive a parcel, and somehow knowing that the return address belongs to Scurvy Sam the Video Pirate, and being able to read it undetected. Aren’t there any detectives in town? Because while I’m not a cop, I somehow think the way to run this investigation would be to have a detective or two visit Barney’s shop, confront him with the evidence, and tell him that if he identifies the supplier now, you won’t bust him.

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    coratelli  over 13 years ago

    Hi Guys!

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    Det.DanDone  over 13 years ago

    Huh… Joe and Mike are on special this week.

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    BuzzyKincaid73  over 13 years ago

    Without being too schmaltzy I want to compliment everyone who posts here. I’ve posted on other message boards, and inevitably arguments start, people are uncivil, and sometimes downright nasty…but not here. Maybe it’s because we all love DT and we like having lively and friendly discussion, I don’t know.

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    Can't Sleep  over 13 years ago

    @BillThompson -

    What’s your problem with today’s strip? Barney said he’d have to get more DVDs, so he picked up the box, and like any other parcel that has to be shipped, it has an address label on it. Duh.

    As for the storytelling, every story has an “internal logic” – the basic rules the characters and plots live and die by.

    Superman’s writers can’t arbitrarily give him a new super power just for convenience (though it was done in the movies), and Star Trek’s Dr. McCoy could cure most ailments but couldn’t repair the engines (“I’m a doctor not an engineer!”).

    TV viewers accept the science fiction crime labs in the CSI shows and Bones because the speed up the storytelling (computers can’t magically match fingerprints and spew out the suspects name, address and photo).

    As for Honeymoon going there, people doing illegal things are wary of suits, but will always talk to someone who they know isn’t a cop (they’re prospective customers).

    When I was a reporter, I used to confound my editor by getting interviews with people who wouldn’t even speak to him. I wore jeans and sweatshirts, and my hair was always a little too long; he had short hair and always wore a three-piece suit (and looked like an FBI agent).

    Any more questions?

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    Aaron Mimura  over 13 years ago

    It’s actually pretty similar to the role that Junior used to take all the time in Gould’s day. For example, see the Perfume Thieves story or the first part of the Mole story. Or the Hotel Murders, which featured the ice bullet gun. Or the “25” gang story. Somewhat wild coincidences are also nothing new to Tracy, particularly in the Gould era. Look at the Mole story again. Steve just happens to be working at the same carnival that Duke’s been purse-snatching at, then just happens to buy the fruit stand where Duke stages his first robbery with Sugar, then just happens to be in the car that Duke has an accident with. And Tracy and Junior just happen to be listening to the radio when Steve first gets out of jail. It’s pretty wild when you really stop to think about it. For me, there is nothing here that really challenges my suspension of disbelief, and in fact, this is a very Gould-ian Tracy strip, so I really kind of love today’s set-up! The only real question in any comic strip is always “Are you entertained?” For me, the answer is ‘yes,’ but of course, that’s going to wildly vary from reader to reader.

    Aaron

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    countoftowergrove  over 13 years ago

    Question for long time DT readers: since Honeymoon was born in space, what is the issuing authority for her birth certificate? Truly she is alien born, so how is her citizenship addressed?

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    Quantumtorpedo1  over 13 years ago

    Is that Barney, as in Barney Google, the founder of the search engine turned world power?

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    leasurej  over 13 years ago

    Honeymoon moved the DVDs over behind others so she could go to the counter and tell him he was out. He goes to the back and gets the box to replenish the shelf. Come on….follow the dots here.

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    mike48  about 13 years ago

    RAY TOLER UR CORRECT JUST ENJOY THE STRIP

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