Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for January 25, 2015

Doubleup, Doubleup, a violent manUses his whip whenever he can.Ponytail, Ponytail, Doubleup’s squeezePerky and vapid, so eager to please.B-B Eyes, B-B Eyes, smokes his cigarRuthless and sinister, bound to go far.Blazing Rize, Blazing Rize, orange hair sans dyeGreen eyes, checked jacket and yellow bow tie.All gathered together, this lawless bandTo plot out their mischief in Tracyland.Doubleup, Doubleup, Martini glassPonytail, Ponytail, curvaceous lassB-B Eyes, B-B Eyes, summit successWhat’s next for these Blackhearts? No one can guess.

Epilogue …

Good morning guys!

You said it all Pequod77 Pequod77… another winner!

Guess the visit to Funkytown is over, huh?

Aaaawesommmme

The Funky story felt a bit flat, but the next team-up should allow for more depth …

I foresee trouble between Blaze and Rebekah/Ponytail. They are polar opposites, as much as can be within B.B. Eyes’ camp. Doubleup is impetuous, not a thinking-man’s gangster. There will be fireworks.

Next time, in Tracyville …

“Take that, Copper!”

“Flattop got away, Tracy!”

“Yes, Sam.”

“But not before he ruined a perfectly good hat.”

Elsewhere …

… Evil Forces gather in secret.

IS THIS THE END OF DICK TRACY?!!

Blaze is attracted to women, just not this type. Romances at “work” are not a good idea anyway, especially romances with someone else’s girlfriend. We don’t need the “bad blood” back. They’re dangerous enough as is.

G’morning Gweedo! Yep! The real Vista Bill is back!

I love the figures, AnyFace!

Morning, Tracyville!

Thanks, Pequod. That was very good, very good.

I don’t see what the purpose of the Funky Winkerbean story was. It went nowhere and did nothing. At least that I could see.

Good morning my friends. Another winner Pequod! Very good photos AnyFace. Thanks to both of you for posting. Y’all have a joyful Sunday.

Can anyone recall Doubleup being recruited over to the Blackhearts gang ??There was the earlier effort via Abner Kadadaver to pull B-B Eyes over to them, (rather than terminating him), and of course, we recently saw that B-B Eyes invitation to Blaze Rize !

The earlier link-man between the two Groups (or rather Méliés) - had been Abner K, but he - now seems somewhat “out of favour”, having botched the Tracy kill job ?

Cant recall any contact between B-B Eyes and Méliés ! ?Or with any elements of the Blackhearts group ?

HELP !

Morning VB et al….Great Job Pequod,Pequod…Is BB Eyes going to doublecross the organization?Or is Ponytail more than she seems ?

Great job AnyFace! Can you make the figures a Sunday regular? It would be nice to mix things up and move past the same old things. They’re the most exciting thing about today’s strip!

If the first panel is foreshadowing, Ponytail’s motives may be more complex than “getting it on with Doubleup, getting it on.”

Good to see Blaze again. She’s one of my favorite new ones. And love seeing the characters smoke.

B-B is smart to make sure there is no bad blood between Blaze and Doubleup. I wouldn’t want to see Blaze go out like Hy Pressure. That whip can break necks. The “old” Ponytail learned the hard way that you don’t walk out on Doubleup. Meet the new Ponytail, same as the old Ponytail? She’s not Blaze’s type. I’m surprised Doubleup has been talking about Blaze. Yet, it makes sense that Ponytail would get him talking, whatever her agenda. I like this peek into B-B’s lair. There’s a lot going on in Tracyville, and I appreciate the depth this brings. Soon this crew is likely to be pulling a Blackheart-sponsored caper. Elsewhere, Stiletta knows the Nitrates have her dead son’s car. Tracy and Sam should be getting back from Funky-town about now. Coffee, bank robbers, comic books: it’s all in a day’s work for Tracy and Sam.

Thanks for the kind words kind words VistaBill, AnyFaceMikeyj, Gweedo, StarBear, Night-Gaunt49, Neil Wick, davidf42, Sydney Phillips, Starman1948, Chris Robinson, Chris Sherlock and Ray Toler (that “L” was a typo ;-)). Very much appreciated!

Ponytail is “not her style”? Could Blaze Rize be a lesbian?The following is taken from the Dick Tracy Wiki:

“Writer Mike Curtis has stated on the Dick Tracy Yahoo Group that he intended both Blaze Rize and Hot Rize to be lesbians, but their sexuality was never explicitly referred to in the strip.”

“Similarly, Blaze’s ‘day job’ was not specifically identified, but Mike Curtis implied on the Dick Tracy Fan Club Facebook page that she was a professional dominatrix (much like singer Jane Weidlin, who was a partial inspiration for the character).”

Great poem PQ77, There is underlying shadows to this story….we’ll wait and see..

Ponytail reminds me of Nova Kane!

The sooner Tracy whips Doubleup the better.

someone must be really bummed that the Lego Movie didn’t get an Oscar Nomination for best animated film

Important crimestoppers today Jim. Thanks for your “As always” fantastic contribution to the strip!

The great poems keep me laughing, laughing!Keep up the great work, Pequod, Pequod!

@Chris Sherlock: thanks for the good info.

@NightShade09@Neil WickYou both have put into words what has been bothering me, as well. I really, really hope these are threads that come together in a coherent story soon.

Doubleup, Doubleup, a violent man

Uses his whip whenever he can.

Ponytail, Ponytail, Doubleup’s squeeze

Perky and vapid, so eager to please.

B-B Eyes, B-B Eyes, smokes his cigar

Ruthless and sinister, bound to go far.

Blazing Rize, Blazing Rize, orange hair sans dye

Green eyes, checked jacket and yellow bow tie.

All gathered together, this lawless band

To plot out their mischief in Tracyland.

Doubleup, Doubleup, Martini glass

Ponytail, Ponytail, curvaceous lass

B-B Eyes, B-B Eyes, summit success

What’s next for these Blackhearts? No one can guess.