Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for March 08, 2024

“Unfortunately, I’m not a very good attorney. They were executed. Unusual for parking offenses, but as I said . . . "

Good morning™, Leapin’ Lizards !!!

I would like to say that Annie’s eyes are open wide with amazement but it’s hard to tell when she always has that face.

I had read that hands are hard to draw but it looks like Chucky’s got this one in-the-bag. :-)

wasn’t Annie already introed to that grizzled old goat of a geezer by Daddy a few days ago?…

nice continuity there, as usual…

not

We plan to identify them with these retinal scans….ah, er, never mind.

Good morning™, all!

If he was the attorney, that would explain why he had legal papers in his garage. I’m guessing that they made arrangements with him to put Annie up for adoption if anything should happen to them … or something like that.

We grizzled (grey) old goat geezers may be upset by referring to us in such manner. (Bellch, faart).

Are all the strips up to today part of remember when moments or part of Vitamin’s playhouse? Where is my program to keep track of this stuff?

Wonders never cease. At least Annie has finally been allowed to sit down properly on a sofa. No more Annie kneeling please.

Panel 3 is well done today!

Maybe we will find out who Annie’s parents were and what happened to them! Was that her parents, the ones with the baby, we saw before?

Great art again today…….

And I have here in my hand the bill that they never got around to paying.

Her parents are gonna be Alice the Goon and Carrotop…just you wait and see!!

This story is presented by the Jumbler!

He may be okay. I’m a little concerned that Smith spelled backwards is Htims. But Bob spelled backwards is Bob, so I think he can be trusted,

Odd. He looks neither 300 pounds nor Samoan.

Among my many annoying traits I include noticing the lettering.

Why on earth is “Annie” in boldface in that last balloon? Try saying that out loud, emphasizing the name “Annie”. It sounds really odd.

“I’m the obligatory Hooded Cla- type lawyer who cheated them and is now out to steal your inheritance — the parti-colored diamond mine in Upper Middle Slobovia. Ready for some PERILS, little lady? We’ll start with a visit to my sawmill in Muncie.”

I feel like this is something that would have a higher priority in an actual interaction.

Do Dick’s eyes go pupil-less when around Annie?

1-L.O. ANNA PALINDROME: Hand over the pictures of my parents, bub!

2- …HEY! LEGGO YA PERV! I WAS REACHING FOR THE PICTURES!

3-BOB SMITH: Sorry. I was reintroducing myself to include the fact that I’m a lawyer in the homespun tradition of Clarence Darrow. BUT, before that, I was a P.I. specializing in divorce cases. I was practicing taking In Flagrante Delicto photos when I caught your parents “doing it.” Wanna see?

L.O. ANNA: Nah, I’m good. BOB: So are the photos!!! HUBBA HUBBA! DT: ME! ME! I WANNA SEE ’EM!!!

Bony knock kneed little twit .

Her parents needed an attorney? What were they into?

Did Charles draw Annie’s dress with a high slit up her left leg in Panel 1 – I see skin. Kind of inappropriate for her age I think but teen girls all wanna be Taylor Swift these days so…

“I was the attorney for your parents, Annie. Here’s a document detailing your family history. And here’s the bill for producing that document, along with the legal fees (plus interest and penalties) your parents left unpaid at their unfortunate deaths.”

Where’s Vengey and his cartoons ?

Wait, I know who Annie’s parents are! B.O. Plenty and Gravel Gertie!

That’s Miss Annie to you, bucko – I’m 100 years old!

he’s a lawyer? In THIS strip, that’s grounds for suspicion