Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 29, 2013

This Moon Maid is something like an android. I betcha!

More than a clone? Hmmm

What does he mean by that?

Yeah but was it anything like watching The Jetsons?

“She’s more than a clone… I gave birth to her, 9 months from hell!” :p

As much as I want to hear what Dr. Ghote has to say, I need to remember all of it may be lies. Then again that wouldn’t be a bad thing. I finally realized last night that I’m more anxious for this story not to end than I am for it to be resolved. Yeah, that’s how ridiculously hooked I am.

Thank you Willy007 for that excellent Mysta montage you posted yesterday. I just saw it for the first time and you did a great job putting it together. You’re right, Joe Staton has done fantastic work on this story.

Perhaps an exhumation order for MM’s grave might be in order.

Diets look is a cross between amazement and go on, Im listening…

Is Dick Tracy meets Fred Flintstone the next cross over? lol – Android Moon Maid? Can we still keep her? : )

Good morning everyone…

Is MM/Mysta something like Frankenstein’s Monster? Dr. Ghote’s Monster? Shudder!

I’m not sure what Dr. Ghote means by “more than [a clone],” nor even if he is telling the truth. But, to this point, it sounds as though he is claiming that “Moon Maid” is some sort of superior re-creation of his doing. I hope to hear more of his explanation before there is another twist in this crooked plot….

More than a clone, hmm. And some here have already suggested she is a “ghola.” Which is more than a clone…

genetic replicant

If he’d said “Great Grape Ape” or “Cattanooga Cats”, I’d have let the room, screaming in terror!!

I’ve started to suspect a humiform robot. After all, no one has done an MRI/cat scan/pet scan of her yet. All they’ve checked for DNA is the hair.

And I might add, unless done correctly, Honey could have contaminated the sample.

I can’t figure out what moons-his-face wants. Obviously, Ghote is shoveling a big BS pile on Diet.

Considering that Melies was threatening to give Ghote a 9mm retirement package, Ghote may be shoveling manure hard and fast, as Morrow suggests.But he seemed sincerely furious with Sail for blowing his chance at scientific redemption, so he just might be telling the truth to Smith.Of course, Mike’s given this story so many twists, I don’t know what to think!

But I don’t think Mysta is an android!

Rosemary’s Baby?

She is reanimated corpse.

If Honeymoon’s DNA had contaminated the sample, then Junior’s DNA would have been present, also. Has this been shown to be the case?

“You misunderstood: I said CLOWN. She’s a CLOWN.”

HA HA! GREAT POST Still Da Man! Still laughing! “YABBA DABBA MYSTA”? lol

I have sat here and laughed out loud at all the comments from today’s strip. Too funny! It’s anyone’s guess as to who and what Mysta is… I bet Mike Curtis is getting a kick out of all our assumptions, and guesses.

I’m surprised at the statement that “Neither Dr. Sail nor I ever said we cloned Moon Maid.” I could almost swear that they did. Apparently, we’ve been reading things into the story that were never actually said.

I’m still holding to the Frankenstein’s monster theory that I mentioned a few weeks ago, but I’m less sure of it now. I think that it’s not the whole story. I’m wondering if Ghote’s new technique has commercial applications, and if so, what they are. There is obviously a proposal coming that Diet Smith would be interested in (investing I guess). We still don’t know what the plan involves, but it apparently requires Moon Maid.

We need to wrap up the Hy Pressure storyline soon, because I think some further developments are on the way with Ghote and Sail and Méliès and Mysta. This is a great story.

Moon Maid from an alternate dimension?

More than a clone? Now I’m really curious.

Not a clone, huh? Except that Ghote said Mysta is a product of his “cloning process” back on April 28. Something fishy here.

Loving this story. Confused as ever, but loving it!

Hmm…. More than a clone. If a clone is a duplicate of the original, then is more than a clone also more than the original? Tsull2121 may have to start calling her Moon Maid Plus instead of Moon Maid Lite (grin)

There are real problems if she’s a robot in a skin suit, like the T-800 (Arnold type) Terminator.

Mysta is a living moon woman, but beyond that, I haven’t a clue about her identity.

Doesn’t matter to me. I love her character no matter what!

For a man we’ve assumed to be operating under duress, Ghote is sure a smooth operator. One would never guess the stress we assume he’s under in that third panel!.All of the harsh things tsull2121 has said about Mysta herself actually belong to Ghote: Calculating, conniving, deceiving, and all around dishonest!.I don’t think this man could cure a hangnail, let alone clone a toenail!.Ghote’s lies, regardless of source, are some of the best evidence that Mysta survived the car bomb!

I’m confused! So, I stick with what my friends SDM and Tim think.

Is Mysta a replicant…or a repli*can*

Still Da Man! Thanks for all the Flintstones photos – including the nauseating little green guy!

Dr. Ghote’s name is pronounced “fish”: “gh” as in enough; “o” as in women; and I forgot the rest……