I am disappointed with our heroes. All four of em. They simply just walked into that trap so easily. After so many years if experience with crooks, why would they do rookie mistakes like this? Okay, Lorenzo. Enjoy your feast now.
Hmm, either our gullible gang DID fall for the same trick twice (shame on them!) or we have another surprise crossover when it’s revealed that Pussy Galore switched out the gas-filled canisters for harmless air ones.
So Tracy and Sam WERE that stupid? Despite just having left a car bombing connected to Splitface? He just calls them and says, “Meet me at the zoo, I want to turn myself in” and they go?
And when he has them unconscious, he’s not going to just shoot them he’s going to kill them by feeding them to an alligator?
What if Lorenzo decides he’s full after only eating one of them?
Well we all know Lorenzo is going to be hungry a little while longer as soon as Tracy and Roper awaken. Tracy may even end up with some new shoes and belt!
When you escape from the circus and you’re still several climate zones away from the soft life, you have to go with the best option and bide your time.
So after botching a bombing, Splitface and Clybourne convert an armored truck into a rolling gas chamber, but only administer a nonlethal dose so they can use our heroes as crocodile food? The reptile must be named after Lorenzo Semple Jr., the screenwriter who dreamt up the campy 1960s Batman TV show.
1-GRANDPA: Knock it off Shady. I don’t care if you do need a new turtleneck…
2-…take Sam’s hat why don’t you? I’ve never been able to figure out the purpose of that muffin-top thing you wear anyway.
SHADY: It’s called a Henchman Grandpa. Very chic.GRANDPA: I’d sooner wear a pot on my head.
SHADY: Make it a bag OVER your head
GRANDPA: What was that?
SHADY: I said “I think this guy’s a fed?”
GRANDPA: You big…*WHAT THE????*
3-LORENZO: Yum! Smorgasboard! I better get the lively ones first. I didn’t bring enough water for a very effective death roll which everyone knows is a gator’s go-to kill tactic.
SHADY: Don’t worry Grandpa. There’s not enough water there for him to death roll us which everyone knows is…
GRANDPA: That’s not water fool! I think he’s drooling!
SHADY: Yeah or your slobber…
GRANDPA: What was that?
SHADY: I said “offer him a dollar?” No, “I wish he had a collar?” Wait. I forget.
When and how did our 4 “heroes” succumb to gas? Was the truck a gas chamber, is H&H overly flatulent? We got time jumps here like the DC Multiverse. Maybe Tracy expert Neil can fill in the holes. Here’s a bet for those with bated breath though, no one other than maybe Clybourne will be the Gator’s lunch. Lorenzo? OMG
It wouldn’t surprise me if Lorenzo ate Splitface instead. Interestingly, In real life, instances of alligators preying on humans aren’t that frequent. They do happen, but they’re rare. It’s crocodiles that are the real man eaters.
Again, the criminals are DUMB! Why not just put a slug or 2 in each of their heads and be done with Tracy forever? But no, we have to have drama with a crocodile, which will undoubtedly fail.
Bummer! Four ostensibly smart crimefighters all fall for this looney’s ambush?! Are we supposed to think this is credible?!
And then “Lorenzo” shows up, a fat, torpid alligator (or maybe the ’gator who ate Lorenzo; the reference is not terribly clear). Apparently we are supposed to cringe in fear that this alligator will eat all four of the knockout-gassed Good Guys, while Splitface either gloats fiendishly or splits with his goon, Clybourne.
One good thing about this turn of events is the names: Clybourne; Lorenzo. Who (or what) is next? TMNTs?
Lorenzo hit the bottle pretty hard after his wife left him, and started thinking he was an alligator. Nobody took seriously until he got the surgery, but after wards his arms and legs were too short to be an escape artist anymore. Thankfully, there was an opening at the zoo.
Neil Wick almost 5 years ago
Good morning™, alligator allies!
Lorenzo looks hungry. I suppose he has no reason to escape from the zoo, so long as he’s fed.
AnyFace almost 5 years ago
Gent almost 5 years ago
I am disappointed with our heroes. All four of em. They simply just walked into that trap so easily. After so many years if experience with crooks, why would they do rookie mistakes like this? Okay, Lorenzo. Enjoy your feast now.
HarryCK almost 5 years ago
Good morning™, real gone gassers !
I can’t wait to see someone wake up while their leg is being “sawed” off.
avenger09 almost 5 years ago
I think I can enjoy this,,,,,If I suspend all rational thinking!
I CAN’T, I CAN’T!!
Gent almost 5 years ago
A hungry crocodile about to eat hapless people? This looks like a job for…. The Jungle Justice Ape Man, Tarzan!
artsyguy65 almost 5 years ago
Hmm, either our gullible gang DID fall for the same trick twice (shame on them!) or we have another surprise crossover when it’s revealed that Pussy Galore switched out the gas-filled canisters for harmless air ones.
Knightman Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Wait I know!!! One of them will wake up at the last moment and save them all!!!
edwardhnelson almost 5 years ago
Hmmmm…pretty big action skips and bigger plot holes. Come on. Dick Tracy deserves more than just going through the motions.
crobinson019 almost 5 years ago
It’s awfully cold, won’t the Gator be Logy?
tripwire45 almost 5 years ago
It’s snowing so I hope Lorenzo has a heated pool.
sixam almost 5 years ago
You have a gun, Splitface. All four of them are unconscious and tied up. So just go BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, and be done with it.
Ignatz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
So Tracy and Sam WERE that stupid? Despite just having left a car bombing connected to Splitface? He just calls them and says, “Meet me at the zoo, I want to turn myself in” and they go?
And when he has them unconscious, he’s not going to just shoot them he’s going to kill them by feeding them to an alligator?
What if Lorenzo decides he’s full after only eating one of them?
sundogusa almost 5 years ago
Well we all know Lorenzo is going to be hungry a little while longer as soon as Tracy and Roper awaken. Tracy may even end up with some new shoes and belt!
William Bednar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Snack time!
Don Bagert Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Hmm…I don’t think that eating the crossover characters is allowed in the contract with their comic syndicate.
tsull2121 almost 5 years ago
Yeah, that’s ok, no need to explain exactly HOW tracy and Sam ended up unconscious OR the other two for that matter.
We’ll just accept it as one of those “things that happened off panel” and move on
Can we get a refund for this insult of a story?
Sportymonk almost 5 years ago
How did tracy and Sam get knocked out?
Kip W almost 5 years ago
When you escape from the circus and you’re still several climate zones away from the soft life, you have to go with the best option and bide your time.
tcayer almost 5 years ago
Of COURSE you won’t just kill them outright. That would be too easy!
fredville almost 5 years ago
Dick has alligator fighting experience courtesy of Abner…..
jimakin almost 5 years ago
So after botching a bombing, Splitface and Clybourne convert an armored truck into a rolling gas chamber, but only administer a nonlethal dose so they can use our heroes as crocodile food? The reptile must be named after Lorenzo Semple Jr., the screenwriter who dreamt up the campy 1960s Batman TV show.
Another Take almost 5 years ago
1-GRANDPA: Knock it off Shady. I don’t care if you do need a new turtleneck…
2-…take Sam’s hat why don’t you? I’ve never been able to figure out the purpose of that muffin-top thing you wear anyway.
SHADY: It’s called a Henchman Grandpa. Very chic.GRANDPA: I’d sooner wear a pot on my head.SHADY: Make it a bag OVER your head
GRANDPA: What was that?SHADY: I said “I think this guy’s a fed?”
GRANDPA: You big…*WHAT THE????*
3-LORENZO: Yum! Smorgasboard! I better get the lively ones first. I didn’t bring enough water for a very effective death roll which everyone knows is a gator’s go-to kill tactic.
SHADY: Don’t worry Grandpa. There’s not enough water there for him to death roll us which everyone knows is…
GRANDPA: That’s not water fool! I think he’s drooling!
SHADY: Yeah or your slobber…
GRANDPA: What was that?
SHADY: I said “offer him a dollar?” No, “I wish he had a collar?” Wait. I forget.
GRANDPA Idjit…
buckman-j almost 5 years ago
When and how did our 4 “heroes” succumb to gas? Was the truck a gas chamber, is H&H overly flatulent? We got time jumps here like the DC Multiverse. Maybe Tracy expert Neil can fill in the holes. Here’s a bet for those with bated breath though, no one other than maybe Clybourne will be the Gator’s lunch. Lorenzo? OMG
David Rickard Premium Member almost 5 years ago
First Two-Face, now Killer Croc… when is Tracy gonna start sporting a cowl?
DaleMcNamee almost 5 years ago
What crazy Splitface and clumsy Clybourne don’t realize is that Lorenzo won’t be too active or hungry since it’s winter and reptiles go dormant…
Also, it would be both poetic and ironic if Lorenzo turns on them instead… given how the bombing worked out…
ElGato almost 5 years ago
BigDaveGlass almost 5 years ago
Off course Lorenzo might not recognize Split Face in his new configuration…
ScottHolman almost 5 years ago
The alligator schtick is alright, but I like to see the hero’s tied to a railroad track, with a train comin’ round the bend! Much more exciting!
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 5 years ago
King Tut in the Batman tv show had several Nice crocodiles in his feeding room. Real footage and fake ones.
tad1 almost 5 years ago
It wouldn’t surprise me if Lorenzo ate Splitface instead. Interestingly, In real life, instances of alligators preying on humans aren’t that frequent. They do happen, but they’re rare. It’s crocodiles that are the real man eaters.
Imsowet almost 5 years ago
Again, the criminals are DUMB! Why not just put a slug or 2 in each of their heads and be done with Tracy forever? But no, we have to have drama with a crocodile, which will undoubtedly fail.
Sisyphos almost 5 years ago
Bummer! Four ostensibly smart crimefighters all fall for this looney’s ambush?! Are we supposed to think this is credible?!
And then “Lorenzo” shows up, a fat, torpid alligator (or maybe the ’gator who ate Lorenzo; the reference is not terribly clear). Apparently we are supposed to cringe in fear that this alligator will eat all four of the knockout-gassed Good Guys, while Splitface either gloats fiendishly or splits with his goon, Clybourne.
One good thing about this turn of events is the names: Clybourne; Lorenzo. Who (or what) is next? TMNTs?
Don Bagert Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Do we have two female characters from Roper & Nomad who could team up with Lizz and Mysta to save the gullible male heroes? LOL j/k
cherns Premium Member almost 5 years ago
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComplexityAddiction
Civanfan about 3 years ago
Lorenzo hit the bottle pretty hard after his wife left him, and started thinking he was an alligator. Nobody took seriously until he got the surgery, but after wards his arms and legs were too short to be an escape artist anymore. Thankfully, there was an opening at the zoo.