Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for October 21, 2012

Good morning all…

Where is Moon Maid. She can save the day!

this does not ode well for sparkle, gertie OR jewel!

*bode

Mornin’ VistaBill, & everyone!Had to stay up to see today’s strip – and worth the wait!The “Essential Measles Background” – in one strip! (As I said some time ago, the writers will tell us everything we need to know about old characters.)An addict with a lode of drugs and a lot of hatred, ready for revenge. This may make the “Mr. Crime” story look like kid’s stuff.

They are Gonna work of some scary prelude to Halloween looks like to me.

Good Morning, Vista Bill & All. The mixture of old villains & new alike is great!. Fascinating story telling by the Tracy team! Love the artwork of Measles in the last panel! Also appreciating the cordial dialogue in the posts. Thank You, Vista Bill for your wisdom!

Great art today by Joe Staton, and I also like the brief history of Measles and Gertie that sets us up for some nasty criminal activity to come. Excellent work by Team Tracy!

Measles is a cold, murdering dude, but not terribly smart. I think he will fail in his try to kill Gravel Gertie [duh!].

Thanks to the great previous posts here, I had a clue this back story might be coming. Good work folks. Gotta ditto today’s posts so far as well. I also think today’s strip calls for my favorite music once more… “RUM Pum pummmmm.”

The art in today’s strip is dazzling. As in wow I can’t believe how good. Hearty applause for Joe Staton!

Ahhh…. So! Measles’s Mom tried to polish off Gravel Gertie and slipped up.

Great artwork but not the most clear way to illustrate how she died. I’m betting that Joe and company can’t show more because it would be too graphic by today’s standards.

Measles’s about to hit the trail for revenge on Gertie, yet he won’t prevail. He may meet up with an unlikely foe: the mysterious, the spectacular, the woman named…well, you know.

Without knowing her last name, he probably isn’t smart enough.

Not to worry. She still has those bear traps in the bags of thousand dollars bills.

The accidental death of Measle’s mother, and he blames Gravel for this. This is going to get good. I am worried because little Jewel is there too. Once again a combination of wonderful artwork and good story telling by TEAM TRACY! THANK YOU!

Regarding the Hall of Fame entry, Dan Liu made his first appearance in Tracy on Feb. 10, 1960, during the Fifth and Flyface case.

Thanks for the update on this character, guys. Issue 9 is the only book I don’t have, still waiting for a re-print from IDW so I don’t have to pay $200 or more.

We are riding high on yet another great DICK TRACY adventure!

Sounds like it was in self-defense, so Measle’s mom was to blame and was in an illegal operation herself.

Well,Measles would heard of it in prison, surely with the facts distorted.

I’m sure he could have located Gertie sooner, but being a drug dealer/user, Measles’ priorities aren’t the same as most people. Bumping into Sparkle was just enough to remind him of his vow.

Anyone notice what a nice afternoon we had today without all the ranting, GIF postings, and back patting? I can only figger a computer is down somewhere!

Remember Mr. Spock and his 7-year mating itch? That’s how I’m feeling for another Moon Maid appearance. WHEN WILL WE SEE HER AGAIN?!?

I said 21 hours ago:“Good Morning, Vista Bill & All. The mixture of old villains & new alike is great!. Fascinating story telling by the Tracy team! Love the artwork of Measles in the last panel! Also appreciating the cordial dialogue in the posts. Thank You, Vista Bill for your wisdom!”Still Da Man, I’ve been critical of you before, but now I can’t help but agree with you. Your change of attitude is refreshing. Thank You.

“Mother of Measles! Is this the end of Gravel Gertie?”