Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for January 16, 2023

Way to leave us hanging!

Good morning™, everyone!

Looks like the notice in his hand says, “Transfer $ -” The plan in reality is not the plan that he’s telling her! Two more weeks? Everything may have unravelled before two more weeks go by.

“according to plan”… you scheming weasel…

Since when does somebody living in the Midwest (presuming TracyVille is basically Chicago) suffer jet lag flying home from Florida? What’s the time difference, an hour? Then again, Sue Reel doesn’t come across as the brightest bulb on the Christmas Tree, so she probably won’t see through Dekko’s lie anyhow.

Good morning™, Mike’s diversionary tactic !

I just knew a break was coming. Will Kryp and Paul freeze like in the old Tracy ‘toons ?  Monkey face is ’swimming’ in the miasma of his over confidence. We will return tomorrow with a scene of Panama beach police discussing the incident with a panel of a covered body going into the “meat wagon”. Orrr.. Paul seen boarding a plane on his way back home to carry out a sordid revenge on you know who.

In anticipation of good news, Art finally changed his shirt and put on his happy green one!

Maybe we’re supposed to THINK he’s dead….. then he shows up in a surprise ending….

Meanwhile back in Tracyville !

Looks like Sue must have gotten shaving cream on her green pants and changed into her white ones.

Colorist must be so bored with the story (s)he’s falling asleep at the job!

Of course, it’s not a mistake unless Neil says it is!!! LOL!

Paul made the “missing persons” category. Staff person when she is questioned by the authorities, oh he didn’t seem to have a care in the world.

No body , No case ? What happened to Paul if we assume Kriptonite missed ?

Mike seems intent on conveying that Paul is one tough dude.

Let him survive the attack, subdue Kripto, extract the information that Art set up the hit and then have him try to get revenge on Fartman.

That would be different and interesting.

Maybe Sue is starting to catch on? (see her look in panel 3)

Art is being Cagey..but since Tracy is already on to the fake, I’d bet Paul and Art both counted chickens before they hatched—and Dekko will go down for murder, while Sue Reel gets rich as the manager for the late artist’s estate as an undiscovered master

It’s all going to Dekko’s new plan to eliminate anybody who he “promised” a cut of the take. Sue, watch out, you just may be next, handlebar mustache, and, all.

1-SUE: I was having breakfast at Beanz this morning when the waiter came around and said “Top off?”.

ART: So what? It’s customary to top off a customer’s coffee cup if they’re just drinking brewed coffee.

2-SUE: Well, I didn’t know that and at the time, I didn’t hear the question inflection so I thought it was an order. ART: HA! Did you slap him or something?

3-SUE: I think you know what I did… ART: HAR HAR! You moron. It’s all over Twitter and Tik Tok! OH – here’s my favorite: Mustached girl gets milk for her coffee the hard way!

SUE: Are you sure that’s me in the picture? Maybe it’s some other mustached hottee? ART: Sigh… You’re not even worth what I don’t plan to pay you anyway…

GALLERY OF THREATS—-

1.)“Dick Tracy is after you and he’s after us.He has the wrong people on his side.Makes us jealous.Now if there were no more Dick Tracy,we wouldn’t have any worries,would we?”MR.Crime—1952-———————————————————————————2.) Ick!! You mean kill him and dump his body somewhere?LikeCOMMON CRIMINALS??

Uppward-Lee Mobile—late 1980’s.-—————————————————————————————————3.)"This is charming.Absolutely charming.I didn’t expect the great one himself.

Oh,Aha,Ho,Ha,Ha!!What luck!What good fortune that I am the chosen one to rid the world of this scourge!!

This superior specimen of the law.HA!My family hates him.My ancestors hate him!!

DickTracy,Mick Dacy,Vick Racy!!AH<AHA<HA<HA HA!!!!

The Fifth—1959

You usually give a hired killer half his fee in advance,and the rest on successful completion.

Since Dekko only spoke to Kryp by phone,he had to computer the money and maybe the “connection can be traced”.

Sue,will you PLEASE get out of there??

Has Paul really been done in?

MOVIE QUOTE—

“If I’m not back in 10 minutes,form a posse”

Soon-to-be dead victim—-TOURIST TRAP—1979

No guest appearance by Martin Luther King ??? Like a forgery of him on the wall.

From Jet Lag to Body Bag !!!

I am sure that there is a reason why Sue’s mustachio’s are black but why? Is it actually a good reason? Or is it, well, that’s how we’ve always done it kind of reason?

I can’t help thinking the mustache would actually work if it was blonde. It’d even be feminine, in a cartoon world kind of way.

I’m going to start a “Bleach your Mustache Sue!” movement. Anyone else with me?

KRIPTO: Hello Art – “K” here. Do you miss Paul yet?

ART: Ahhh…clever way to tell me. NO, I don’t miss him.

KRIPTO: That’s probably because I did. With the speargun spear. Sorry – no refunds.

*CLICK’

could have sworn I posted this earlier, but it seems to have disappeared or I forgot to post it, but anyways…. a thought to cleverly eliminate the evidence of Paul… an explosive-tipped harpoon that detonates on impact penetration… but pity the beautiful but poor fishies and other sea-life that will be caught in the blast radius… and all we would get to see is the blast itself and no Paul and Paul pieces afterwards… and with Shelley drawing it, THAT would be a spectacular visual and no gore involved and no mistaking of what happened…

Jet lag? From Florida to …?

According to Plan.

Yup. And [thinks Art to himself] my plan is perfect, Sue-So-Long. Yeah; “been good to know ya,” and all that. As soon as the hit on good old Paul is confirmed successful, it’ll be your turn, Toots. And in a couple of weeks, I’ll be a gazillionaire!

What could possibly go wrong?

The perfect plan….