Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for December 24, 2008

Uh-oh, watch out, Dick!

Dick finally got his tie and suit coat off!

Aren’t all menaces to society fascinating? I know I am.

Uh Oh… looks as if Tess had the Michel Jackson teatment in panel 1…

wndrwrthg says:

Aren’t all menaces to society fascinating? I know I am.

You most certainly are, and I’m glad to know ya.

…So a group’s just two people?

If Locher goes “politically correct”, and ignores Christmas, then I have another adjective I’ll add to his ever-growing list! The guy has taken it on his own to reinvent a time-tested comic hero, and now looks like he is going to bend to PC’ness. I can remember when Gould showed the cast saying the traditional thanks at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.

Margueritem, I’ve never been so lucky as to have a welcoming party like that! He ought to invite them in out of the cold and start up a batch of Margaritas and have their own party! Yeah, Dick, uh-oh. That’s what you get for staying at the Genesis building for 3 months.

What, no Christmas in the Tracy household? Again? What the Heck?

Nice to see Tracy with his jacket off taking a breather.

Tess and the welcome wagon are 2 people? Nurpleberg?

In that first Panel, Tess looks older and worse than my grandmothers Christmas Fruitcake.

Read Calvin and Hobbes today.

Gasoline alley does it right!

It’s the Welcome Wagon!

I have faith that Locher will work in some type of Christmas or holiday wish tomorrow. It is not too late! I know, I know, it would not make sense based on the story line to date. But why would Locher let that stop him? I want to see Dick Tracy in a Santa Suit, please (see, he is already getting ready to change, taking off his coat and tie. like superman!!)

Yesterday, margueritem said:

EatDickTracySandwiches: I can’t wait to see your New Year’s sandwich!

Thanks, Margueritem, you will be sure to love it! What fun is the new year without a new sandwich?

Tess lost her nose!!!

All Mr. Locher needed to do was draw Tracy decorating the Christmas tree while Tess admitted to an adulterous affair with the neighbor. Is it that difficult?

Tracy felt deep down something was wrong. It had been a long time since he’d seen Tess so excited. He needed to know if something was going on. “I’ll just put on my slick detective act; she’ll start squealing like a pig”. He decided.

“So you’ve met with this recluse, Dr. Noll”? Tracy asked while folding his arms and leaning against the wall. “Man, I’m smooth”, he thought to himself.

Tess hated when Dick tried to act like a cop with her. Sometimes he was still capable of intimidating her. Afraid to look him in the eyes she answered him while looking away. “Well, yes”, she hesitantly said. “A group of us welcomed him to the neighborhood”, she continued to say, beginning to show some of the excitement and comfort that fateful meeting brought. “And he is SO fascinating”! she finally blurted out, looking directly at Dick with a sense of fear and relief. Dick just stared blankly at Tess, wondering who she was talking about.

TBC (Christmas story tomorrow, boys & girls)

Peace & Joy

BB

Hooray! BB will give us a Christmas story, can’t wait! Will Dick and co. be making merry around the tree (whenever it shows up)?

margueritem says:

wndrwrthg says:

Aren’t all menaces to society fascinating? I know I am.

You most certainly are, and I’m glad to know ya.

Me Three!!

What’s the matter with you people? Four plot advancements in four days! By George, this comic is returning to its glory days.

Merry Christmas, everyone. Best wishes for a healthy and productive 2009!

TRACY TRIVIA: After an eighteen-year courtship,Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart were married on December 24, 1949………..59 years ago, WOW!

Happy Hannukah to ALL as well, albeit late!

And a Funky Kwanzaa, Frigid Winter Solstice, etc. to the rest of you.

Likewise, a belated prayerful Eid-al-Adha to ALL and the very best for the Muslim New Year.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my fellow posters!!!

Now tomorrow we need the traditional Christmas scene in the strip. I won’t hold my breath however.

enyt says:

TRACY TRIVIA: After an eighteen-year courtship,Dick Tracy and Tess Trueheart were married on December 24, 1949………..59 years ago, WOW!

That’s fun to know. They have my husband and I beat by 21 years.

Margueritem: My wife and I have you guys beat by 13 years.

“Frigid Winter Solstice”??! Hey Jeff, did you pass through my neck of the woods recently? We’ve been “enjoying” some below zero/just above zero temperatures lately. Merry Christmas everyone! :)

enyt says:

Margueritem: My wife and I have you guys beat by 13 years.

I hope that your golden anniversary was a good one!