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Gertie strikes a mighty blow to the violent trash. Sparkle solders up the wound with the flaming ash. Tracy tells the gals to cease kicking Measlesâ can. Handcuffs and a doctor is the lawmanâs plan. Measles has his own idea, crashing through panes.Revenge is now forgotten; escape all that remains. Yet just outside the window, the Reaper doth await. A scythe he holds in one hand, in the other Measlesâ fate.
Whoa, Iâm first?! This is a first! Yet another downfall Make that double assault. but itâs unlikely, heâll live to face any chargesafter this, even murder. Hi, Vista Bill, join in.
moving my comment from yesterday to todays strip.. stagger and det dan done, etc thank you for clearing up for me what the actual definition of assault is.. i had thought it was the physical actâŚ. wasnt aware of the âintentâ aspect.
well it looks like team tracy is going to kill off measles. very disappointing and how can tracy arrest him for assault when he didnt assault anyone? i didnt see any evidence of it. breaking and entering, possession of a concealed weapon and intent to distribute narcotics, yes absolutely.. but assault?!? hardly! (of course theres always the ridiculous charge of âmenacingâ that could be added i suppose)
Wow. Measles gets shot by tracy, then burning coals from sparkle, then axe hit by gertie, and then sparkle does another batch of burning coals? Too fast for me to follow, was that what happened?
Tracy may be losing a step, being caught off guard like that. I will give him the benefit of the doubt though, due to his being behind someone who had just been hit with an axe and then smouldering embers from a burning stove. He may have been more concerned with getting Measles to the hospital. Goes to show you can NEVER be too careful.
Come to think of it, with family in the room, nobody could blame Tracy if he just went ahead and plugged Measles in the head when he was in front of him. After all, Measles still had that gun in his hand. And as weâve seen, he is very good at switching it from hand to hand.
Incredible Sunday strip well worth waiting for!(Okay, I saw it before, but the large size gives us all the details in Joe, Shelly and Shaneâs art â which is, IMHO, the best art from Team Tracy yet!The mood setting image of Measles and Death!The shilouette of Measleâs getting the axe (instantly reminded me of Hitchcockâs classic âPsychoâ) with the color background of Sparkle getting a shovel-full of coals! (It may be one of the best single panels Iâve ever seen.)Shaneâs use of color-only (no black outline) on the coals and flame is very effective throughout â especially the flameâs glow on Measlesâ hair and face.Measlesâ face half-obscured by shadow is much more effective at showing his pain than it would have been without the shadow.Minimalist dialogue keeps the action moving at top speed.The lettering â especially Measlesâ scream, and the stylish âCrasssh!âSomewhere, right now, Chester Gould is going, âWow.â (Me, too.)
It makes me wonder if the censors only allowed one brutal death per year but did not stipulate how many times the evil doer could be done in. I expect an legendary expiration sequence living up to either the moniker âMeaslesâ or âso you thought you had headaches beforeâ
@tsull, Measles KICKED THE DOOR in, breaking it along the way, and was threatening them with a gun, telling them heâll kill them. Is that not enough of âbreaking and enteringâ for you?
Dt was missing last night when I did my early comics-rounds. But now I say Measles is like the Frankenstein monster, desperately trying to escape the vengeful villagers. So here: the now badly wounded and drug-addled would-be murderer plunges through Gertieâs window at Sunny Dell Acres in a frenzied attempt to escape. He will not. His fate is sealed. Death has tapped him on the shoulder (so to speak).
Fantastic strip today, well worth the wait. Looks to me as though the gocomics updating software got messed up because of the time change, and thatâs why the new strip was posted at noon today. Wonder if theyâll get that fixed tonight?
EOCostello over 12 years ago
A very interesting second panel, top row. Crime does not pay.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet⢠over 12 years ago
Good afternoon everyoneâŚ
Sparkle doesnât know when to stop! Measles is one tough guy!
Pequod over 12 years ago
Gertie strikes a mighty blow to the violent trash. Sparkle solders up the wound with the flaming ash. Tracy tells the gals to cease kicking Measlesâ can. Handcuffs and a doctor is the lawmanâs plan. Measles has his own idea, crashing through panes.Revenge is now forgotten; escape all that remains. Yet just outside the window, the Reaper doth await. A scythe he holds in one hand, in the other Measlesâ fate.
Lyons Group, Inc. over 12 years ago
Whoa, Iâm first?! This is a first! Yet another downfall Make that double assault. but itâs unlikely, heâll live to face any chargesafter this, even murder. Hi, Vista Bill, join in.
Ray Toler over 12 years ago
Dick Tracy finally back online at GoComics.
DaJellyBelly over 12 years ago
Sometimes when a person goes head first through a pane of glass, the Jugular vein gets damaged and they bleed out.
tconstantine900 over 12 years ago
This is pretty bad-ass. Thanks, Mike & Joe!
pnorman1 over 12 years ago
A slow day at the comment board today. After 1 PM and Iâve only got 5 comments posted.
GeoSpyder over 12 years ago
Awesome! Lots of action! And even pain wonât stop Measles from trying to get away!
tsull2121 over 12 years ago
moving my comment from yesterday to todays strip.. stagger and det dan done, etc thank you for clearing up for me what the actual definition of assault is.. i had thought it was the physical actâŚ. wasnt aware of the âintentâ aspect.
well it looks like team tracy is going to kill off measles. very disappointing and how can tracy arrest him for assault when he didnt assault anyone? i didnt see any evidence of it. breaking and entering, possession of a concealed weapon and intent to distribute narcotics, yes absolutely.. but assault?!? hardly! (of course theres always the ridiculous charge of âmenacingâ that could be added i suppose)
tsull2121 over 12 years ago
btw⌠SPOILER ALERT POSSIBLE!!!
for those of you not in the yahoo group, mike posted this today about NOTTA FALLARâŚ
Just did her first appearances in the adventure last night. Look for around April 25.
Mike
Mongo over 12 years ago
The Reaper is here for Measles. Panel 2 says it all.
Itâs your time.
andy.vaughn over 12 years ago
Great all around action in todayâs Sunday!
David53 over 12 years ago
Wow. Measles gets shot by tracy, then burning coals from sparkle, then axe hit by gertie, and then sparkle does another batch of burning coals? Too fast for me to follow, was that what happened?
coldsooner over 12 years ago
Tracy may be losing a step, being caught off guard like that. I will give him the benefit of the doubt though, due to his being behind someone who had just been hit with an axe and then smouldering embers from a burning stove. He may have been more concerned with getting Measles to the hospital. Goes to show you can NEVER be too careful.
coldsooner over 12 years ago
Come to think of it, with family in the room, nobody could blame Tracy if he just went ahead and plugged Measles in the head when he was in front of him. After all, Measles still had that gun in his hand. And as weâve seen, he is very good at switching it from hand to hand.
chasches over 12 years ago
Dickâs so tough he can put his hand over hot ash without even flinching.
Mikeyj over 12 years ago
Now this is the most Gould-like sequence YET! My name is Mikey, and I approve this comic.
Can't Sleep over 12 years ago
Incredible Sunday strip well worth waiting for!(Okay, I saw it before, but the large size gives us all the details in Joe, Shelly and Shaneâs art â which is, IMHO, the best art from Team Tracy yet!The mood setting image of Measles and Death!The shilouette of Measleâs getting the axe (instantly reminded me of Hitchcockâs classic âPsychoâ) with the color background of Sparkle getting a shovel-full of coals! (It may be one of the best single panels Iâve ever seen.)Shaneâs use of color-only (no black outline) on the coals and flame is very effective throughout â especially the flameâs glow on Measlesâ hair and face.Measlesâ face half-obscured by shadow is much more effective at showing his pain than it would have been without the shadow.Minimalist dialogue keeps the action moving at top speed.The lettering â especially Measlesâ scream, and the stylish âCrasssh!âSomewhere, right now, Chester Gould is going, âWow.â (Me, too.)
puckerpuss over 12 years ago
It makes me wonder if the censors only allowed one brutal death per year but did not stipulate how many times the evil doer could be done in. I expect an legendary expiration sequence living up to either the moniker âMeaslesâ or âso you thought you had headaches beforeâ
CaptainKiddeo over 12 years ago
Magnificent! Excellent on all counts. Bravo!
massha over 12 years ago
@tsull, Measles KICKED THE DOOR in, breaking it along the way, and was threatening them with a gun, telling them heâll kill them. Is that not enough of âbreaking and enteringâ for you?
FFosdick over 12 years ago
Yeah, Measles is dead man walking.
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Dt was missing last night when I did my early comics-rounds. But now I say Measles is like the Frankenstein monster, desperately trying to escape the vengeful villagers. So here: the now badly wounded and drug-addled would-be murderer plunges through Gertieâs window at Sunny Dell Acres in a frenzied attempt to escape. He will not. His fate is sealed. Death has tapped him on the shoulder (so to speak).
Judy.Hansel over 12 years ago
Looks like Measels has more lives than a cat.
60sFan over 12 years ago
Fantastic strip today, well worth the wait. Looks to me as though the gocomics updating software got messed up because of the time change, and thatâs why the new strip was posted at noon today. Wonder if theyâll get that fixed tonight?
tarabuff over 12 years ago
I have a feeling that Measles will be joining his mother very shortly.
I Go Pogo over 12 years ago
Wow â Measles is gonna be one hurting puppy once those drugs wear off..
cpalmeresq over 12 years ago
Only 36 comments all day for this incredible sequence? Did the time change mess everyone up?!!
Pequod about 8 years ago
Gertie strikes a mighty blow to the violent trash.
Sparkle solders up the wound with the flaming ash.
Tracy tells the gals to cease kicking Measlesâ can.
Handcuffs and a doctor is the lawmanâs plan.
Measles has his own idea, crashing through panes.
Revenge is now forgotten; escape all that remains.
Yet just outside the window, the Reaper doth await.
A scythe he holds in one hand, in the other Measlesâ fate.