Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for March 09, 2014

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    cpalmeresq  over 10 years ago

    Once again, an excellent Sunday! I’m with Sprocket on this one!

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    Pequod  over 10 years ago

    Look to see the Nitrates flee, smashing through the barricadeThe wonder car may take them far, they think they have it made.A roadblock could not stop them, passage eased by rapid fireHighway patrolmen scatter, escaping consequences dire.Elsewhere at the Playhouse, Vitamin becomes King LearMary plays Cordelia, King’s daughter held most dear.Sprocket soon grows sleepy, must find a place to restFinds sanctuary in a barn, horse stall for Lena’s nest.Silver flips some burgers on the grill in the back seatClose encounter with the coppers nearly led to his defeat.Sprocket overdue to bathe, screws on the shower headScrubs away the road grime, eyes the hay bales for her bed.Lena the Hyena has grown restless thus must prowlVentures out into the night to explore and sniff and growl.Silver starts to panic finding Lena now roams freeShould she meet a stranger things could end in agony.

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    Vista Bill Raley and Comet™  over 10 years ago

    Good morning fellow DT fans…

    Lena’s heading for the chicken coop!

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    Blindfolded Wildcat  over 10 years ago

    I simply must express how much I thoroughly enjoy Mike Curtis and Joe Staton’s "Dick Tracy! Thank you, gentlemen, and thanks to your entire team!

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    DaJellyBelly  over 10 years ago

    I don’t think that one steak sated Lena’s appetite.

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    nerdhoof  over 10 years ago

    If Lena gets in the chicken coop, someone could end up killed by a farmer’s shotgun.

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    Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl  over 10 years ago

    The Sunday LimerickNow Silver and Sprocket kick back.It is time for some rest and a snack.Must this brief interludeprematurely conclude?Because Lena just slipped through a crack!

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    Ashmael  over 10 years ago

    Happy sunday, y’all! LOL! We’ll see Silver going around asking, excuse me, “have you seen my hyena?”He may post a bill, “Hyena lost, if you see her, please call Barn in the middle of nowhere. Warning, she likes human flesh”

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    Neil Wick  over 10 years ago

    Lena can’t have gone far. They just heard her whining moments ago. However, she doesn’t look too friendly in the first frame. I’d be worried if I lived around there.

    Excellent poem again, Pequod.

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    Ashmael  over 10 years ago

    @Jonathan k I like your limerick, too!

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    coldsooner  over 10 years ago

    Methinks it’s time to just let Lena go. Hard to see either of our baddies going, “Heeeere Lena, come on home baby. That’s a good Lena, now let’s get back in our case…”

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    Sisyphos  over 10 years ago

    A little sibling friction may lead to wider implications. As Sprocket showers and aims to rest, Silver is left with Lena’s escape as his concern alone. That could be a dangerous situation for him, not to mention to anyone, animal or human, Lena should confront on the farm….

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    Can't Sleep  over 10 years ago

    Holey Hitchcock!Will Lena be drawn back to the car by the smell of those burgers?And surprise Sprocket while she showers?

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    Can't Sleep  over 10 years ago

    Got to wonder if Mike had planned this shower sequence all along, or if it’s for those who see Sprocket as Hygenically Challenged?

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    abdullahbaba999  over 10 years ago

    Good Morning Tracy fans…Thanks for poems…Thanks for being You..

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    Cheapskate0  over 10 years ago

    Time to plug Bob Clampett’s cartoon: Someone leaked a Lena!

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    Ron-Ar  over 10 years ago

    Sprocket doesn’t have to outrun Lena. She only has to outrun Silver.Okay, old joke. Sorry.

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    johnrussco  over 10 years ago

    This 53 looking Ford sure has a lot to offer, and she bathes with sunglasses on, doesn’t ware shoes in the winter. And I forgot to mention She (S.N.) is ugly. lol lol lol !

    This comic strip just keeps getting better each day, but I’m looking forward to this brother & sister going to jail (or worse) !!

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    LittleIggy  over 10 years ago

    What is that thing in panel 1? It looks like clear bag with biscuits in it?

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    SKJAM! Premium Member over 10 years ago

    It’s the hamburger bun container.

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    Blindfolded Wildcat  over 10 years ago

    Thanks, Gweedo! I real every “Dick Tracy,” but sadly don’t often have time for comments. I wish I did! There are always so many fascinating ones here.

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    Pequod  over 10 years ago

    When Flattop, Jr. and Joe Period traveled in the Wonder Car bacon and eggs were often on the menu. Good to see the back seat grill put to use. Criminals can work up an appetite running from Tracy and Sam. Lena is on the loose, which could bode ill for anyone unlucky enough to come across her path. Team Tracy taps into great Gould traditions, both in resurrecting the Wonder Car, and in incorporating a captivating animal into the tale. Remember Mr. Bribery’s smoking cat?Well done with the limerick, Jonathan K. Thanks to Gweedo, Neil Wick, abdullahbaba999 and mzkdad for the kind words. Much appreciated.

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    Chris Sherlock  over 10 years ago

    Lena’s next meal is on the horizon. The question is, will this repast have four legs or two?

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    puddleglum1066  over 10 years ago

    I really wonder how dangerous a single formerly-captive hyena would be if it got loose. Hyenas are by preference scavengers (and note that Lena’s last meal of “long pig” was dead and probably dismembered before arriving in her cage), and when they do act as predators they attack in large packs. A solitary animal would likely not have the inclination to go after something as large as a human as long as there are smaller animals and/or carrion around. (And that, of course, assumes she’s even still hungry after just having been fed a steak.)

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    Can't Sleep  over 10 years ago

    “…who’s the one who did the sloppy handling and now sloughs the recovery solely onto her bro ?”-—————————————————————-Come on – SIlver wanted the hyena, he should care for the hyena. And risk being the next one on the menu. Besides, we know she hates Silver’s man-eating pet, yet she’s the one who had to crate Lena up for the train ride, plus feed her and care for her. She’s done enough for the little monster (although I’m betting she becomes the next meal).

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    Ken in Ohio  over 10 years ago

    So, what is the water supply for this “shower attachment”? That car doesn’t look like it has a water tank. What was the power supply for the original car’s refrigerator and stove, does anybody remember? I don’t have a copy of that story; by the time of the reprint I have, the car had already been burned.

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    Kay Kirscht Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Gorgeous strip – and a lot of fun to read! Love seeing Flattop’s car in sausage-flipping action. (Great “establishing shot” of Lena, headin’ for the coop!

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    Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl  over 10 years ago

    Thank you, everyone, for the kind comments.

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    Pequod  almost 8 years ago

    Look to see the Nitrates flee, smashing through the barricade

    The wonder car may take them far, they think they have it made.

    A roadblock could not stop them, passage eased by rapid fire

    Highway patrolmen scatter, escaping consequences dire.

    Elsewhere at the Playhouse, Vitamin becomes King Lear

    Mary plays Cordelia, King’s daughter held most dear.

    Sprocket soon grows sleepy, must find a place to rest

    Finds sanctuary in a barn, horse stall for Lena’s nest.

    Silver flips some burgers on the grill in the back seat

    Close encounter with the coppers nearly led to his defeat.

    Sprocket overdue to bathe, screws on the shower head

    Scrubs away the road grime, eyes the hay bales for her bed.

    Lena the Hyena has grown restless thus must prowl

    Ventures out into the night to explore and sniff and growl.

    Silver starts to panic finding Lena now roams free

    Should she meet a stranger things could end in agony.

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