Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for December 20, 2017

Good morning, all!™

“Mall-Buds.”™

I really like this budding friendship between Honeymoon and Ugly Crystal. I hope Crystal ends up a good guy after all.

Good morning, (Honey)Moon gazers !

Don’t tell Unky B. about a second meeting, he might push for a third that he can be there for … with that special ring of his.

Someone who has Facebook should post about Vista Bill’s passing on the appropriate page, just in case Mike Curtis happened to not read the comments here the past few days.

I’m sure he’d want to know.

Is that a Ford Pinto in panel one?LOL! Please don’t rear end me!

Most people place their thumb over their pinky and ring fingers when making the peace sign. Hard to do it Crystals way.

Hey! What about Honeymoon’s run-in with the mall cops?

Interesting that she seems to show up when Honeymoon is shopping again???

Obituary for William K. RaleyOn Saturday, December 16, 2017; the beloved wife of the late Jo Raley; father of Gayle Ann Watterson; step-father of the late Venita D. Gibson; grandfather of Cynthia Christine, Samantha Jo and Sarah Lynne Watterson. Relatives and friends are invited to Bill’s Life Celebration at a time and date yet to be determined at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, Maryland. Interment private. Please check back.

Here is the link: https://obittree.com/obituary/us/maryland/oxon-hill/george-p-kalas-funeral-home—-oxon-hill/william-raley/3378186/

For those wondering Mike responded to my email that he was aware of Bill’s passing.

“Peace out” is not a greeting, it is “goodbye”…..as I recall.

Hi Y’all.

The holiday shopper in panel 3 bears a striking resemblance to the informant who told Sam and Warbucks of the horrible “Henrik” in the Search for Annie story. The love patch is new. The hat is old.

I Go Pogo left this url for leaving vista bill memorial comment: You can leave condolences on the Kalas website: https://memorials.kalasfuneralhomes.com/william-raley/3378186/view-condolences.php We should all take a moment and leave one. It is the best way to show the family what he meant to us in the dick tracy world.

We may hope that this is indeed just a coincidental second meeting of Honeymoon and Crystal (most people call her Ugly Crystal) at the mall (is it, in fact, the same mall?). For the moment, there seems to be no reason to suspect that Crystal is acting as an agent for her wicked uncle. But one never knows when family ties may start to outweigh a new friendship. Caution is in order….