Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for December 06, 2023

“I hear they got a BOGO on justice today!”

haven’t seen Ms. Steffihawk in quite a LONG while…

sorry, General, but Sam looks like a total goof in the last panel…

Good morning™, guys!

So, the DNA from the wine glass matches the DNA from the teacup, as expected. Off to the Justice Building again to see Assistant States Attorney Owen Desmond — and you thought you weren’t going to see him again in this story!

Look! Up in the sky!

It’s super Dick!!!

Time to get a super search warrant!!!

Good morning™, action scenes !

I hope Tracy’s hurried departure in P. 3. will be action enough for revenger. Liking Tracy’s composure in P. 2.

All that glass makes it look like police headquarters have a revolving door.

I guess this is what they must mean by the “revolving door of justice.”

Amazing that the most action this strip has seen in months is Tracy rushing off to the Justice building.

What’s even more amazing is how we’ve become so put to sleep by this story’s non action style that panel three excites us!

Of course, the odds are we’ll spend another two weeks of non verbal panels, with images of Tracy and the gang looking constipated!

DNA test is back eh. When did it go away in first place?

Can’t they even let him get a cup of coffee?

Well, hard evidence does trump probable cause in the courtroom, but they only needed the probable cause to obtain a warrant and didn’t need to wait for evidence. (One of the purposes of the warrant is to obtain evidence. They could have gotten the DNA sample via court order rather than having Sam dress up as a waiter. OTOH, maybe Sam needed the tip money, Hanukkah starts tomorrow night.)

Nice visuals today, you almost feel like you are there!

The statement declared that the test showed positive for DNA.

Gosh, Tracy looks upset!

I’ve forgotten what the crime was.

Steffihawk sighting!

Poor Ms. Steffihawk locked in a display case. And they’ve labeled her a DECEPTICON!

I smell the imminent conclusion of this stinker .

The butler did it……

so for this is predictable. the only way to snap it up is if a) dna isn’t libris or b) libris is a man.

Police procedural, remember? They’ve got enough evidence to take to the DA. Next comes the grand jury. This one’s all but wrapped up. You can almost hear the “ding ding”…

looks like he has enough evidence or something’s burning and he’s trying to stop it before it becomes a fire. :D

“It says the killer is a Teletubby I’ve GOT to share this with them. Sam wins his bet!!”

JINKIES!!!

“meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice..”

1-SAM: I GOT YOU, DICK! HERE! STEFFIGRAF: Here’s the paper you requested, Tracy.

2-DT: sigh

3-…I asked for toilet paper you dolts! Oh well, this’ll have to do. GANGWAY!!! EMERGENCY!!!

I had thought we’d see Choate Club member Owen involved in getting X’s saliva, but if he was, it was off-panel. But yes Neil Wick, the Justice Building is where Owen is located so his further involvement now appears imminent. If nothing else, there is the Choate yearbook with that French quote. And, I just noticed, her yearbook picture from October 6 has X wearing triangle-shaped earrings! What a clue that was!!!!

The whole story is turning goofy……….piece by piece!

Oops, I double-parked in front of the Just-Ice Building downtown. Now they’re gunna send me to the cooler. I’ll never make it to the Snow Bank. Ah hail.

Sigh, when will the faux bow return to Dick’s chapeau?

So… why were they waiting for him in the lobby? Why not contact him with electronic copies of the paperwork on his wrist communicator which is capable of a holographic display? Can you imagine them standing around in the lobby with baited breath: “I hope Dick comes back soon. I really do. I wonder where he is. This is really important. I wish we had some way of contacting him. I hope he didn’t stop off to get a pastrami sammich at the cafe. We really need him here now.”

MOVIE QUOTE—“She’s going to be a lady if I have to break her neck”.

Humphrey Bogart—THE WAGONS ROLL AT NIGHT—1941

Loved Panel 3—-as the old saying goes—“Little Man,You’ve had a busy day”—and t his is a busy day.

No raid yet—-he left Lizz behind—and girls wrestle with girls.

When this case is over the MCU will go after the guy who left Guard Dog ouside to starve.

Mugg has got the scent already

Sam always LOOKS like a goof. Looks are often deceiving.

Sam has always looked like a goof.

Tracy is in gear (including the famous yellow trenchcoat and fedora) and off to Justice! Got that, Ms. Steffihawk?

Lizz and Sam are left in consternation….