Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for April 10, 2014

Somehow, neither one seems that sinister, now.

Good morning all

Those two deserve each other!

I don’t get it

Well I came close on my pony tip prediction yesterday lol.

Sounds like a great plan right up to the “so he’ll be perfectly safe” part.Racehorses are very expensive pets, and if anything happens to him, and Kolossal isn’t insured to cover it, Angus may stuff Kolossal into a bottle along with a tiny ship.

Kolossal, you may sleep tonight. Tomorrow…who knows?

You said: “He has a good idea. Unfortunately he is still addicted and will soon get into debt once again.”-——————————You don’t think Kolossal will make a bet on how the horse does in the movie?“I’ll bet $10 on him to get third billing in “The Moon Maid.”

When Kolossal mentioned a horse being in the movie, did anyone else have a Godfather flashback ?

And if Mr. K loses any more bread at the track or casino, he can always hire Mr. Angus for the movie too. I’m sure there’s a part for a tubby Scotsman on Mars.

This will all end badly. Of that I have no doubt.

This is the same MO he used with Annie back in ‘35. Annie did all the dangerous stunts. The “star” only did close-ups. I suppose that doing close-ups on a movie set is certainly safer for Angus’s horse than actual racing is.

WOW….Angus sure can be bought off cheap.

In “The Godfather” it was a director’s horse that was killed because he refused to cast someone’s daughter in a movie. If this story has a “Godfather” twist, it might be done by another villain, perhaps Melies or Venus.

How did Sparkplug end up with Angus?

Really? That’s all it took to get off the hook with Angus? Hmm. Now I wonder if Moon Maid will have a way to make Sparkplug REALLY fly! That would be a special effect worth paying to see!

Sparkplug, huh? Isn’t that Barney Google’s horse?https://www.flickr.com/photos/93779577@N00/4924951094/

sings, “Barney Google! With his goo-goo-googlie eyes!Barney Google, with a wife that’s twice his size!His wife sued him for divorce,Now he’s living with his horse,Barney Google! With his goo-goo-googlie eyes!”

Perhaps Mr. Angus confiscated Sparkplug as collateral on one of Barney Google’s debts. Meanwhile, the poor waitstaff at the restaurant is probably getting stiffed on the tip for this meal.

Kolossal with sleep with the fishes, Luca Brasi, and that guy from the Sopranos (whose name escapes me at the moment) whom Tony shot on his yacht

I can’t believe Angus fell for this bogus deal! He’s going to be paying himself, in essence. He’s gained nothing (except the hope of publicity for his horse and the movie) and has put Sparkplug at risk. Does Angus actually trust Kolossal to run a clean deal? What kind of wily good-businessman is Mr. Angus?

angus is an idiot… frankenmindy’s powers are gonna go on the fritz(ann) and shes gonna electrocute the horse and kollosal is gonna be back in hot water with dogface

so.. wait a second neilwick.. are you saying that mike… STOLE ANNIE’S STORY FROM 1935?!?!?!?!?!?!

As Tracyville approximates Chicagoland in numerous ways, Mr. Angus would likely be training and housing Sparkplug at Arlington Park. Located 50 minutes Northwest of downtown, racing resumes on May 2nd. The Kentucky Derby Day party is May 3rd, featuring mint juleps and an open contest to any lady or gentleman wearing a Derby-worthy hat. Meet in the Paddock after the third race. Place your bets!

I love the possibilities:Sparky catches a whiff of Mysta’s mutating DNA and freaks out.Mysta zaps Ol’ Sparky before someone can be hurt.And a BIG lightbulb appears overs Angus’ head, as he sees her as the star in a criminal plan.We may even see Vera ditch “J. Straightedge” in favor of a super-hero strip about Mysta!Oh, this is developing nicely.

Sparkplug, huh, is Barny Google going to show up?.\\//_

Did He buy the horse from Barney Google?

I don’t get it, either. Isn’t Angus financing the movie? Which would mean his horse is on his own payroll? I think I missed something somewhere.

Yes.

I’m unclear on the particulars, but it seems that the studio payments for the use of Sparkplug will be a way to wash more of Angus’ money. Whether he is part owner of the studio, or simply an investor in the film, Angus needs to have his dirty money made clean. His biggest fear is the IRS. The more dirty money he amasses, the greater his fear of an audit. To have clean money, even with the taxes due, is Angus’ goal. What games Kolossal plays with his reported production costs is anyone’s guess. These two deserve each other.

Not Sinatra…..Johnny Fontaine, Vito Corleone’s godson. I think that the director was an ornery, arrogant cuss named Sam Woltz or something like that……and he was the studio boss!! Ahhhh, memories: sweetened by the ages just like wine!! Mmmmmm.

Well, alrighty then….

Mysta riding the horse, hmmm. Maybe that’s where this deal will go wrong.

Think about it a horse weighing in at almost 1000 lbs suddenly freaks on a movie set?That’s a recipe for someone meeting their end. I wonder who?

Interesting that they let Angus smoke in the restaurant, I thought all restaurants were no smoking these days.

Maybe even a possible reboot of the story if it was done right.

THEN they find Nitrate and feed sparkplug to lena! No trace!

Hi Guys: I slept in and its happy hour already. These guys do deserve each other. I hope the horse isn’t harmed or I’ll hafta alarm the SPCA…this strip could bounce any which way tomorrow…I love the old funny pages…nick-named chain smoking gangstas and the whole nine yards…bring it on Mike and Joe…and Joe Blahminose(the dude whose name rhymes w blow-my-nose)….hey waitress…another round..