Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for June 02, 2013

It’s almost as if the Tracy Team flipped a switch a few days ago & put everything into hyperspeed! This is great!

Loving it, too, cpalmeresq. And here comes Junior! Eek!

Mom is not what Honeymoon thought she would be…

And while I have never been one to complain about the coloring here, it’s nice to see Moon Maid’s horns as flesh-colored.

And one last comment before bed, I always look forward to, and appreciate, Sgt. Jim Doherty’s contribution every week. Thank You, Sir.

Wow, finally all the speculation about whether the kid has horns can finally be put to rest!

Mysta’s dreamed so long of this, her child by her sideHer injuries so grim and grave that all assumed she’d died.Yet there was much that none could know, she herself unclear,On how she came to be reborn bereft of all held dear.Only memories of family kept Mysta from despairLonging for the daughter, so innocent and fair.She took to fighting criminal thugs, loving Honeymoon from afarLong possessing grievous wounds, nearly dying in that car.How she longed to hold her, tell her, “Mom’s so very proud;”To shout it from the rooftops, sing it strong and fierce and loud.She wished to share her story, yet emotions were conflictedWas Mysta long forgotten, having been for years restricted?Sometimes while in the laboratory, when challenges owned the day,Aloud she recalled, “I was Moon Maid,” the doctor heard her say.“Surrounded by my loved ones, those I held most dear,Tracy dozed upon the couch; there was nothing I did fear.For Tracy loves his work and kin, he’d give up his own life,For family or stranger, for citizen or wife.All happiness and blessings were stolen that sad dayAnd only by a miracle am I able to sayI could no longer live a lie, knowing loved ones thought me dead,Too many tears, hopes, dreams and fears, love for daughter left unsaid.It felt so right, that moonlit night, I destroyed the lying stone.A weight was lifted, immense burden shifted, the fire inside me shone.I face my darling daughter, cursing this wicked EarthThe violent, corrupt and murderous who forced arduous rebirth.”

“Moon Maid” may have survived the car blast, but she’s not quite the Mom Honeymoon hoped she’d be. (Of course, being blown up can negatively affect a person.)And now for Junior’s little surprise…(I’ve said all along she was the original, and the clone business was just a scam. But, as this week’s strips have proven, we can never tell what Team Tracy is going to spring on us!)

I get the feeling Junior Tracy is not going to like a reunion with his supposedly long dead first wife…….

Uh oh, that’s not good. Watch out Junior (who’s looking particularly youthful today).

Man-o-man with all this going on I just cannot help but to wonder where Dick Tracy is going to from here. The MM saga is a real attention getter

Check out today’s “Marty and Spud” comic:http://www.gocomics.com/marty-and-spud/2013/06/02

I have a new hypothesis about Mysta’s identity. I’m not going to post it here, because some may not want to know it. It’s only spoilerish if it eventually turns out to be correct, and we’re a long way from that! But here it is if anyone wants to read it:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DickTracy/message/17061

As I remember just look ILOVECOMIX archive Honeymoon did have horns. Family tales my foot, there should be old photos and TVfootages. How can a person survive a blast such as shown in Fletcher-Collins strip? If it’s the original WHO or WHAT is burie in Mysta’s grave? If it is a clone, how can she have memories of family tales?

Can this story get any better? I am so loving it. More pieces of the puzzle today, but more questions raised. And a beautiful blonde lunar woman at the center of it all. Do I really have to wait another 23 hours to find out what happens when Junior arrives? This is crazy good entertainment.

Interesting reactions today. I did click to Willy007’s post, and I find his theory intriguing (I have seen and very much liked the movie he mentioned).But what happens now when Junior arrives may make or break the Clone-Moon Maid Mysta Tracy arc for one group or another of faithful readers….

Another incredible Sunday from Team Tracy. I am head over heels for this story. Honeymoon still has at least the beginnings of horns under those pigtails, confirmed! Will Mysta eventually help her develop her powers?I also read Willy007’s theory. It makes good sense. Uncanny good sense! Time will tell, but boy, I don’t see any flaws and it seems to explain everything.

Yowee, Junior’s home! This should be interesting. I’m kind of worried for him, though. Mysta’s getting all worked up about how Honeymoon’s been raised, and now the one who’s raised her is ready to drop in? Mysta wouldn’t give him a blast, too, would she?

UtOh!

I am wondering if now that Mysta is “worked up and upset with Earth”, will Junior be the next one to get ZAPPED leaving Mysta free to take (kidnap) Honeymoon?

BTW, the artwork is great today. Loving the silhouette of Moon Maid and Honeymoon in the first panel.

I love today’s art too, but there’s something odd going on in this meeting. Something’s not right with Mysta. She’s too mechanical or something. I just can’t believe she’s a clone, but what then?

She doesn’t pass the smell test. SITOANMI

I’d say Junior is in for a shock…

And there’s always a chance Sparkle has awakened and show up to join this reunion as well…

But I think there’s a better chance that we are going to flash back to Retik and Stellaluna, as well as the pair of docs, before Junior (or Sparkle) arrive home…

ok, i’m not gonna sit here and read 55+ comments, so i apologise if i duplicate others comments so far.

i have a FEW problems with todays (and yesterdays) strip.. so bear with me.

1) retik and stellaluna werent aware that moon maid lite made her getaway in the car… and retik didnt know she knew how to drive? obviously these two are idiots and sail aint gonna be too happy. theyve only got ONE peson to keep track of and they “LOSE HER”?.. idiots.

2) i thoguht moon maid/lite, honeymoon and the moon people in general had ANTENNAE not “horns”.

3) Moon Maid Lite must NOT be the same woman as the original, because otherwise she would have KNOWN that honey didnt have the “appendages”.. i mean hell, she was only SIX when moon maid became biological mish mash and the kid didnt have them **THEN**either.

4) junior ain’t gonna be too happy once he gets home. he’ll be “stunned” of course, but i think moon maid lite is gonna freak out on *HIM** as well, and when he finds out what she did to SPARKLE.. well, its all gonna hit the fan so to speak.

Good morning everyone…

How about we get into crime solving and drop the Moon Maid stuff? It’s pretty far out in left field.

These strips rekindle the feeling I had as a kid, when I anxiously awaited “tomorrow’s”…

Mysta’s ticked off and now Junior’s coming home. I don’t think this is going to be a pleasant reunion. And with Honeymoon right there to see it all as it unfolds. I’m thinking after she knocked out Sparkle with her electrical powers and left her that note to stay away from Junior and Honeymoon, she may use those powers to subdue Junior and Honeymoon and then kidnap them and take them with her to the moon. Worse thing though, she has a bigger shock waiting for her when she discovers the moon civilization is no more.

Mysta’s dreamed so long of this, her child by her side

Her injuries so grim and grave that all assumed she’d died.

Yet there was much that none could know, she herself unclear,

On how she came to be reborn bereft of all held dear.

Only memories of family kept Mysta from despair

Longing for the daughter, so innocent and fair.

She took to fighting criminal thugs, loving Honeymoon from afar

Long possessing grievous wounds, nearly dying in that car.

How she longed to hold her, tell her, “Mom’s so very proud;”

To shout it from the rooftops, sing it strong and fierce and loud.

She wished to share her story, yet emotions were conflicted

Was Mysta long forgotten, having been for years restricted?

Sometimes while in the laboratory, when challenges owned the day,

Aloud she recalled, “I was Moon Maid,” the doctor heard her say.

“Surrounded by my loved ones, those I held most dear,

Tracy dozed upon the couch; there was nothing I did fear.

For Tracy loves his work and kin, he’d give up his own life,

For family or stranger, for citizen or wife.

All happiness and blessings were stolen that sad day

And only by a miracle am I able to say

I could no longer live a lie, knowing loved ones thought me dead,

Too many tears, hopes, dreams and fears, love for daughter left unsaid.

It felt so right, that moonlit night, I destroyed the lying stone.

A weight was lifted, immense burden shifted, the fire inside me shone.

I face my darling daughter, cursing this wicked Earth

The violent, corrupt and murderous who forced arduous rebirth.”