Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for February 21, 2016

Movie Theater in Havana, featuring a film quite oldA western starring Vista Bill, compadre brave and bold.He rides his trusty Comet, a thoroughbred so fineHis sidekick is a Blowhard with a belly full of wine.Lupita is in danger, she could make a dead man riseVista Bill shall rescue her, this cowboy remains wise.Let Blowhard handle politics, the Senator’s cross-claimVista Bill shall save the girl, his sidekick rather lame.Vista Bill a man of action, his middle name is dangerHe rides right into trouble, to bold action he’s no stranger.Lupita safe from peril, Vista Bill now heard to sayLupita must meet Rikki! Fly Comet! And Away!Why settle on a duo when a trio is such fun?With these two pals I’ll do the crawl before they make me run.Some movies show a cartoon first, a horror flick a creatureWith Rikki and Lupita close, Bill casts a double feature.

“Fly Comet! And Awaay!” Have a feeling that this will be a catchphrase for years to come! Another well-deserved tribute, Vista Bill!

.Good morning fellow DT fans!.Today’s my day to shine! Thanks Mike and Joe! Thanks to my fellow GoComics friends for their continued support! I’m a very happy old man today!.

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Quite the tribute today. :)

✯✯ Vista Bill Raley and Comet ✯✯ plus Spicy, too! This is too much!

Thanks to Pequod for his great poem, and congrats to VistaBill for the great tribute!

As for Specs and Spicy, this is almost as bad as meeting strangers in dark alleys. I’d be kind of worried.

.Thanks guys, for the nice comments! I’m worn out from the excitement. Off to bed now!

Gweedo mentioned,That little box hanging over the window glass never sounded so good !!!-—————————————————————————.My gruff voice at it’s best, Gweedo!

Congratulations Vista Bill. When you need a sidekick 2N2 is just here! Scout is itching to join Comet. :)I know that you multitask but I did not know that you are multilingual as well.Fly Comet! And Awaay!

Vista Bill, does Rikki know about Lupita? You have some hard explaining to do!

Right on! VB.

Hi yo, Vista Bill! Fly, Comet! And awaay! (The promised YouTube music, along with some of your professional competition.VB is as towering a figure as El Llanero Solitario, I think, but I must say that Jay Silverheels was probably a more trusty scout than Blowhard Flintheart.)In the darkness of a shady Havana cinema (note the sinister mustachioed figure by the salida in the first interior shot) two seedy hombres are about to approach Specs and Spicy; but are they DJ’s gangsters or are they Apparatus operatives?Tune in again next time, same VB time and channel! Fly, Comet! And Awaay!

This post in “Verse” FROM some 4 years ago (FIRST Appeared July 1 2011 . . . It seemed “Most Appropriate” to have it AGAIN *- for this ‘Occasion’ Today ! !*

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Wndrwrthg GoComics PRO Member said, over 4 years ago -(A.K.A. “Wonder Warthog”)-

“He packs a big gun, gives movie goers a thrillWho do I speak of, why the one and only, VistaBillA ’rootin’ ’tootin’ cowboy from the silver screenSuch a great hero never before has been seenSure there’s Eastwood, Autry, Rogers and WayneBut by comparison, they can never match his fameWhen he was around, bad guys turned and ranThey knew the $&% was about to hit the fanRuggedly handsome, stalwart and trueWords alone cannot give him his doNow his adventures are there for all to seeHe has been immortalized on DVD.A belated thank you to, Wiseking, Det.DD, wooodworker318, margueritem and Michael McMillan."*

The STRIP that appeared that day . . .

July 1 , 2011

Is it just me, or does anyone else have an ominous feeling about Specs and Spicy’s future based on today’s strip?

Return now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! The dual action in this strip makes me wish I was there—more for the movie than the gangster stuff. Looking Good VistaBill and your old pal Vitamin too!

“Fly Comet! And Awaay!”

Congratulations, Vista Bill!!

… or perhaps the Blackhearts have native operatives searching for the escaped employees ?

That would be the Apparatus. The Blackhearts are no more.

Good on ya, Vista Bill & Pequod..

@Mike Curtis & Joe StatonThanks for the Vista Bill feature!Along with Honeymoon and Mysta, Vista Bill is my favorite supporting player in the strip, even if he is only on the screen.They widen Dick Tracy’s world beyond just cops and crooks, and their close associates.“Fly, Comet! And Awaay!” (Darn. Out of popcorn!)

Congratulations, Vista Bill! I love a good popcorn movie.@ybmps: Thanks for posting yesterday! I agree it is a ton of fun to have Mysta, Bribery and Notta in the strip. I started reading Tracy during the Bribery story and soon flew the Coupe with the Chin Chillars. Team Tracy blends old and new in very satisfying fashion. This week’s Notta teaser has whetted my appetite for more, more, more of this classic character. It was a special Sunday strip when Lizz and Notta had their exchange.

I think Specs and Spicy are attempting heavy lifting with light equipment. Strangers in a strange land should be wary. Thanks to Vista Bill on his big day, Gweedo, Jonathan K., Day-Day2001, Neil Wick, 22ph, Willy007, Ray Toler, abdullahbaba999, Jim in CT and Chris Sherlock for the kind words. Very much appreciated!

Well done Vista Bill! Congratulations! We’re all proud of you, and cheering as well.

I was so excited about VB’s appearance on the big screen that I forgot the popcorn and bucket cup o’ Pepsi.

Very fitting and deserved tribute today, Vista Bill!

Fly, Comet! And awaay!

Well, actually I am going to the movies this afternoon. TCM is showing classic films across the country, and at my local theater this afternoon is THE MALTESE FALCON. I’ve never seen it and seeing it on the big screen is a good start.

Night-Gaunt49 told Pequod,…a fine rhyming tribute to the Man of the Hour.-————————————————————————.I absolutely love Pequot’s tribute!

Night-Gaunt49 noted,So do I, but I think of Comet having wings….-—————————————————————————-.Wouldn’t that make Comet a pegasus?

Night-Gaunt49 corrected me,Though isn’t Pegasus a given name of one?-—————————————————————-.Nigh-Gaunt49, at 81 years of age, my tired old brain cannot recall what I learned many years ago. Plus, there are so many things that I didn’t learn. I was too busy having fun!

… the name of the one used by Belleraphon to kill the chimera.

The fans here are not going to approve of any killing of Chimeras around here (and, yes, I wrote that with a capital C).

If the movie in the strip is shown in Cuba with a Spanish track, shouldn’t the titles be shown in Spanish, too?

In an ideal world, that would happen, but in practice it often doesn’t. I have a couple of Disney DVDs which switch to Spanish or French (can’t remember which) titles when you change the language track. I there is a translated title on the film, often it will just be like a subtitle in plain text at the bottom.

Hokey smokes! Vista Bill rides again!

Excellent poem and recap as always, Pequod! Even chuckled loudly at the part about Lupita and Rikki!

Two shy of 100! Will we make it?

So who’s that guy in the cowboy hat in front of one of the exits? Looks like Wyatt Earp to me! ;-)

I guess that I have no idea what’s going on? I see that there are some similarities between the Lone Ranger and Vista Bill. I’m too young to know about Vista Bill. Sorry.

Everyone – I do realize that Wyatt Earp died in 1929. One of his pallbearers was Tom Mix, the biggest Western star of the silent movie era, who made almost 300 films. Although he was not able to sell his life story, the character of Wyatt Earp eventually was a success in both TV and the movies. If it’s not Earp that’s supposed to be by the exit, I think that Team Tracy was going for the look of someone who was famous in the Old West.

I debated using a capitalization in this instance since it was the chimera of the story.

Yes, I suppose that the Chimera (the original one in the story) deserves a capital letter. Since then, it has become a generic word with multiple meanings.

You’d think Microsoft would do a commercial for one of its products starring our erstwhile cowboy !

They don’t know him and it’s a bit late for that now. Microsoft is slowly ending their support for Vista.

I think the changes during that period are more remarkable than going from the 20th to the 21st century, but then that’s just me.

I don’t think so, but it’s hard to tell since we’re so close to the 20th/21st changeover. I was just reading the original Wunbrow story from 1958 and I have realized how many things would be different now due to changes in technology that happened in just the last few years.

… with train travel being a BIG deal …

Train travel was really a big deal in the 1880s, but it was already past its peak by the turn of the century.

A day late in adding my congrats on this wonderful tribute to the grand gentleman of the DT boards!

Movie Theater in Havana, featuring a film quite old

A western starring Vista Bill, compadre brave and bold.

He rides his trusty Comet, a thoroughbred so fine

His sidekick is a Blowhard with a belly full of wine.

Lupita is in danger, she could make a dead man rise

Vista Bill shall rescue her, this cowboy remains wise.

Let Blowhard handle politics, the Senator’s cross-claim

Vista Bill shall save the girl, his sidekick rather lame.

Vista Bill a man of action, his middle name is danger

He rides right into trouble, to bold action he’s no stranger.

Lupita safe from peril, Vista Bill now heard to say

Lupita must meet Rikki! Fly Comet! And Away!

Why settle on a duo when a trio is such fun?

With these two pals I’ll do the crawl before they make me run.

Some movies show a cartoon first, a horror flick a creature

With Rikki and Lupita close, Bill casts a double feature.