Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 16, 2010

Front shoulder???? I only have a right one and a left one.

Say no! Say no!

If you’re like Dick, and have a hand growing out of your stomach, you just naturally assume that everybody has a front shoulder like you.

More fun:

Yet another POLICE sign!

And lookit the phone’s keypad:

It appears Locher started to draw the extra three keys that would make a full keypad, but then got tired and left ‘em half drawn.

Panel 1: Hey, a POLICE phone booth. Considering how this strip keeps repeating itself, it must be a RETARDIS (Repeated Endlessly Trite Action and Dumb Investigations Storylines).

Mrs. D’B: “No, Mr. Tracy. He had a chartreuse bedbug tattooed on the back of his uvula.”

I’m speechless! The way Tracy’s talking, Mr. 3D is still alive…

LMAO@ Jan

JanCinVV said, “Front shoulder???? I only have a right one and a left one.”

Remember, JanCinVV, we’re talking about Mr. 3D here! Take a look at the size of the tattoo. And, don’t forget Tracy has a hand growing from his stomach. This is Twilight Zone stuff!

Those readers of another comic they cannot fool We see the return of the Mariposa Azul If you will forgive my little snark Oh but that was one tedious arc But with Tracy it’s all action and suspense Though I have no evidence to offer as defense But trust me and take my word When I speak of this humongous …. There are those who live in this land To whom the stories are always rich, never bland They see wonders beyond our scope Man, they must smoke some righteous …. I, for one must confess I feel a certain amount of stress When I see what has become Of what is an icon to some Each day seems to bring about New events that create a doubt Whether Tracy can survive beyond this latest story As the sun sets on his faded glory.

Your words bring tears to my eyes, wndrwrthg. I hope the Dick Tracy comic strip outlasts me.

Good artwork today. The hand in the 2nd panel is normal.

The sign for the police station has changed.

“always rich, never bland ” a chuckle for me , thanks my-man .

Yes, the police headquarters logo is different. Another mistake from Locher.

Good point HectorPriam! Also, the tattoo drawing has a lot of detail on it.

You could say the Tatoo failed to Decompose

And, that a DNA test was not proposed

The first clue that 3D is not a human being! The tattoo is on the shoulder of one of his front legs. What kind of creature did Mrs. D’Buckworth marry? A horse? A Great Dane?

Evidently the institution of marriage has liberalized in the future. It’s not even considered remarkable! He just casually refers to your husband’s front shoulder as if there’s nothing unusual about that at all! :O

-Cougar :{)

Hi Matt, it’s a pleasure see your comment here again.

Matt, that’s great news! For those who want to bring yourselves up to date on Matt’s strips, you can find them at the following addresses:

http://www.waterworld2151.com/

http://www.apollocomicstrip.com/

Check ‘em out!

Why don’t they just use the same picture of the police department or the mansion, etc, as so many other strips do (e.g. Brenda Starr)? Of course, that draws complaints, too. Wouldn’t it have been better police work to say, “Did your husband have a tatoo? Could you describe it?”

BTW, where is Brenda Starr today?

“No, Mr. Tracy-He has a tattoo of Barney Frank on his right buttock”.

Matt, - Thanks for the clarification. I feel much better. I really do. It stamps you as being ‘principled’.

But, your new strip JOCK and NERD being published that’s fantastic !!* - *Congartulations !

Sorry about the uncertainty on “Methuselah’s Gate”. That was my favorite of the two. It had an ORIGINAL feel to it. - Apollo reminded me too much of a Batman without ears.

Keep up the ‘original’ work. Remember, it took Gould about 13 years to hit the jack-pot !

Matthew! Welcome back! Do good hands, don’t show the same building view fifteen different ways, and remember your plot from day-to-day and you’ll do fine! Good luck!!!

Morrow

WW, we have sorely missed your verses.

Matthew, best of luck with your comics.

*WW* Give a full account of yourself

We were very worried about you

Just think of the Locher Dick Tracy as a detective from the Broom Hilda world.