Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for December 11, 2023

She was sharing some gossip.

“Goat Joke of the Day!” THE REVIVAL!

to help you survive the latest episode of; “As the Worm Inches Along!”

Q. What farm animal is always in trouble?

A. The scapegoat!

Tune in tomorrow(maybe),

Same goat time, same goat channel!

Ohhh, chick fight!! Best action in 3 months!

Good morning™, all!

I don’t know who she is (the desk clerk?), but she managed to warn Libris. I suppose Libris is at home.

Why don’t you go ahead and read out loud to Angie Dickerson what you texted, ya dingbat!

Is this story mercifully wrapping up?

That would be such wonderful news!

Good morning™, no escapes !

Could that be “our girl” being blocked by squad cars ?  Gym lady has just bought a ticket to Libby’s upcoming bust ………. as a participant !  I bet she knows about the stabbings. _I’m for letting A.D.D. agent “Bear” handle the interrogations for this bunch.

looks like XL has an informant on her payroll…

“From the Alex Tre-baa-k Stage at Sony Pictures Studios… This is Goat Jeopardy! ”

(responses must be in the form of a question)

(category): ACTORS

(clue): HE RECEIVED A BEST ACTOR NOMINATION FOR HIS ROLE IN THE GOAT OF WALL STREET

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Q: Who is Leonardo DiCapricorn?

Aha. So Goldilocks has lotsa accomplices in cahoots eh. First that book binding store guy who is calls her and alert her (which investigationer never bother to finds out who) about poor book binding guy meeting cop and now this wicked woman. It look like Goldilocks running a whole crime syndicate.

Say why’d anyone texts right in front of cops? They coulda easily texts discreetly or right after cops is gone. Ah the plethora of plotholes in preposteridiculudicrous plots eh.

Couldn’t that gal be arrested for being an accessory, for helping a criminal?

Who dat?

It would be really mind-blowing if Libris also has a paid informant on the MCU, but I doubt the writer will go there.

GREAT SCOTT – Libris has an accomplice…..

I hope those people realize the trouble they are in for warning Libris and for blocking the police’s action!​

“Cheezit the Cops”! sorry!

You texted her a little too late, whoever you are.

I just realized all the dialog was from a text message made from the Gym Girl to Libris!

In doG’s name, why?

Libris has Frontguy at the bindery who knows she is a criminal and willing to have his co-worker killed to… I’m not sure why. Frontguy already knows Backguy has spilled the beans to the cops. Will Libris running him through change anything?

Worker at the club texting Libris only makes sense if Worker knows Libris is a criminal also. (If the police show up with a search warrant any normal person does not send out a text – incurring arrest for interfering with the police in the performance of their duties.)

Oh, and obviously Backguy knew Libris was a criminal… She left the freakin’ evidence in the books she brought into the shop.

And, of course a library the size we were shown must have a staff, who would realize the new acquisitions were suspicious.

Is Libris that incredibly stupid that she doesn’t care she’s left a long string of obvious evidence behind? And, if she’s that stupid, why did she bother to clean up after the one murder? Or did she clean up… Maybe she’s so rich she just hired a cleaning service? “Hello, Acme Cleaners? I need you to clean up a murder scene and hide the body for me. Here’s the address…” Is everyone in the city except Owen and the cops taking her money to turn a blind eye to the crimes?

My jaw dropped some time ago, I’ve still seen no reason to pick it up off the floor. (Well, except when I need to chew.)

I wonder if Libris collects e-books too?

n my school we bust the students for sending answers to each other and googling the answers !

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By the time this plodding albatross is done, we’re ALL going to end up with ptsd

Busted!

I like the use of perspective in panel 3, but … when i text, I have a keyboard on the screen. I doubt she’s using voice transcription in front of that cop. (Yes, it bugs me enough to diminish my enjoyment.)

AND THEY BROUGHT DONUTS.

ARE THEY JELLY FILLED?

NO. CRULLERS.

ICK CITY. WELL, THEN. NO NEED FOR ME TO HANG AROUND. HAVE THE MANAGER PUT THE ‘GETAWAY MUSIC’ ON THE OVERHEAD SPEAKERS AND I’LL SPLIT.

YOU MEAN THAT BENNY HILL WACKY SAX TAPE?

NO. I ONLY USE THAT ONE FOR CRUNCHES AND DURING THE OCCASIONAL STABBING.

OKAY. WELL, I ONLY SEE THE AC/DC COVER OF ‘MUSKRAT LOVE.’

OMG. WELL, THAT’LL HAVE TO DO. LATERS.

An accomplice ?

egads… an accomplice perhaps… a very dumb one. probable not. :p

Apparently Libris’ network has deeply penetrated the Choate Club. Owen will be distraught.

Well, well, lookee what got pulled out a nook (or cranny)………

Turn the page…………finally action……..

My question is, didn’t XL tell Tracy that if someone tried to break into her library, they’d wish they hadn’t? So is the place wired to blow with a sewer escape hatch for her……

The lady has allies all over town it seems.

Ah! An accomplice! Or secret lover?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

When a person dies without a will, it’s said that they died “Intestate”. So, if a person dies (for reasons not germane to this thought puzzle) without their balls, is it said, in legal circles, that they died “Intestes”?

I had a thought – I typed a thought. It’s just that simple (if you’re looking for an explantion)

1-DT: HEY YOU BACK THERE! TURN OFF YOUR DAM SIREN! THIS IS A NICE, QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD! SAM: YEAH, AND YOU’LL TIP OFF LIBRIS! DT: Oh. That too.

2-OFFICER DILLYBAR: AHA! Just as I suspected! Someone taking videos of club members coming out of the shower! Oops. Where’s my gun…?

3-OFFICER DILLYBAR: YA BUSTED PUNK! Oh. You’re just texting? Never mind…

I got it! Xaviera has a secret cave beneath stately Libris Manor. She and Owen are sliding down the X-poles to safety as we speak…

OT: Came up with a diabolical idea last night. None of you’d guess who the killer is. Whahahaahahaha.

I know I need therapy when I have TRACY dreams, and this was my fifth.

Eh distracted by all the plot holes me is completely miss out on awesome artwork today. That in the last panel is one splendid example of a perfectly done perspective. The girl’s hand and the phone she holds, cop nabbing her, a great three dimensional effect rendered on a two dimensional screen. A perfect perspective art is something only true master cartoonist can master.

“Whoopsiedoodle! I meant to text the PIZZA was here! Silly little me!”

Looks like another crime story I had pegged on the first day. Yes, I’m just good at these things.

I know this is a stretch but here goes. Libris is going to challenge Lee or Liz to a fencing match. If she loses, she’ll go peacefully. If she wins, everyone will have to wait for her high price lawyer to arrive. However, I would like to know who snuffed out the courier in New York. The guest writer probably won’t reveal it.

Will the story lines in Dick Tracy ever get “legs” again or is the “soap opera” route the future? Crimson Knight should be out of the police academy by now. Maybe the next case can involve him as a patrolman. Nah, Mike and Shelley are saving him for a rainy day.

The squealing club attendant is caught red-handed, phone text boldened, by the female cop squad raiding the club gym’s locker room! More incriminating activity is brought to light. And, unless it is “in service,” the épée-case is about to be found and confiscated.

Xaviera’s walls are crumbling….

Tracy villains very rarely have brains enough to quit while they’re still alive.