Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for March 05, 2015

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    cpalmeresq  about 10 years ago

    Is that film canister still lying on Stiletta? I really didnā€™t think sheā€™d be taken out so quickly. I guess (hope) tomorrow will tell.

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    ā€œCorpus Delicti?ā€

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    Looks like someone fixed the spelling on that ā€œConcessionsā€ sign.

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    Ashmael  about 10 years ago

    Good Morning,DT fans!I donā€™t think Sam would call Tracyā€™s attention on a film canisterā€¦I think Stilettaā€™s stiff is still there! Or maybe Stilettaā€™s unconscious body, who knows?

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    Who was it that predicted Stiletta might end up sharing a hospital room with Blowtop?

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    Ashmael  about 10 years ago

    Or maybe the Nitrates left a noteHi, Tracy, Stiletta wanted to kidnap your nephew, so we made of her hyena chow. Have a nice day!

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    Could this sequence be mirroring the portion of the original Flattop story where Dick Tracy helps to save his life?

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    DaJellyBelly  about 10 years ago

    Psst, hey guys check out the popcorn machine!

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    This one, I call Still of The Night ā€¦____________________

    A Study in SilenceA Drive-In at Rest

    The Nitrates have fledBut left what in their nest?

    Is Stiletta unconsciousOr in some ā€œOther Place?ā€

    Please Tune in Tomorrow

    And follow this space

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    Hereā€™s a thought ā€¦

    The Nitrates certainly seemed to believe that Stiletta is actively engaged in Daisy-Pushing.

    Theyā€™ll flee all the harder from a murder rap.

    Wonder how long Team Tracy will keep Stilettaā€™s fate ambiguous?

    On soaps, the dead have been known to interrupt their own funerals.

    Couldnā€™t find a shorter clip, skip ahead to 15:05 if you want to cut to the meat-and-potatoes ā€¦

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    Neil Wick  about 10 years ago

    So, the Nitrates took off in the Wonder Car. As I said yesterday, the description that it was ā€œspottedā€ indicated that it was no longer in the location where it was seen. It turns out that the location where it was seen was the drive-in.

    As for the last panel, it certainly seems that Stiletta ā€” or her remains ā€” can still be seen on the premises, while the Nitrates left in a big hurry.

    Do we cut to Sunny Dell Acres next, or will we confirm Stilettaā€™s fate? I wonder.

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    blunebottle  about 10 years ago

    Hey, AnyFace- thanks for that post yesterday of the intro to Wacky Racers! Would you believe I recently found a necktie with Dastardly and Muttley on it?

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    An additional connection ā€¦

    The role of Dr. Joe Martin, seen briefly tending to Maria Santos-Grey when she (ā€¦ not surprisingly) passes out from shock, is portrayed by actor Ray MacDonnell ā€“ who some of you might recognize as the title character in William Dozierā€™s 1960ā€™s pilot, DICK TRACY ā€¦

    More About Ray MacDonnell

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    coldsooner  about 10 years ago

    Sam certainly got it right. Those Nitrates were in a big, big hurry. For several reasonsā€¦

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    stsparky  about 10 years ago

    I hope Stiletta is hogtied.

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    Do we cut to Sunny Dell Acres next, or will we confirm Stilettaā€™s fate? I wonder.____________________

    Dick Tracy, 3/6/15

    PANEL ONE:INTERIOR, NIGHT.B.O. Plenty and Gravel Gertie look out through their front window, staged so that we canā€™t see what theyā€™re looking at.

    CAPTION: ā€œSunny Del Acres.ā€

    B.O.: ā€œWhutā€™s that cominā€™ up thā€™ driveway, Gertie?ā€

    GERTIE: "Dunno. Tā€™ainā€™t never seen nuthinā€™ quite like it.

    PANEL TWO:INTERIOR OF THE WONDERCAR, NIGHT.Sprocket looks worried. Silver looks pleased.

    SPROCKET: ā€œMaybe we should get out of town, Silver.ā€

    SILVER: ā€œRelax, Sprocket. This will only take a minute.ā€

    PANEL THREE:EXTERIOR, SUNNY DEL ACRES, NIGHT.Characters are show IN SILHOUETTE.Silver is talking to Gertie and B.O. at the front door, both SILVER and GERTIE are seen in profile.

    SILVER: ā€œExcuse me, I was told I might find A.A. Stone here.ā€

    GERTIE: ā€œYou mean Aggie?"

    B.O. (THOUGHT BALLOON): ā€œThet profile shore looks fā€™miliar ā€¦ā€

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    Mind you, Iā€™m pretty sure that Mike actually does thumbnail sketches of each dayā€™s strip, this was written in TV/Movie script style.

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    therese_callahan2002  about 10 years ago

    Guess Stilletta didnā€™t become hyena chow after all.

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    That was kinda fun, so I scripted Saturdayā€™s strip as well ā€¦____________________

    Dick Tracy, 3/7/15ā€Ø

    PANEL ONE:ā€ØSUNNY DEL ACRES, NIGHT.ā€ØGravel Gertie is speaking to Silver Nitrate as B.O. Plenty looks on.

    GERTIE: ā€œAggie donā€™t live here, Mister ā€¦?ā€

    SILVER: ā€œCall me Silver.ā€

    B.O (THOUGHT BALLOON).: ā€œNow whereā€™ve ah seen thet profile bā€™fore?ā€ā€Ø

    PANEL TWO:ā€ØINTERIOR OF THE WONDERCAR, NIGHT.ā€ØSprocket is listening to the carā€™s built-in POLICE SCANNER and is distressed by what she hears.

    POLICE SCANNER: ā€œBe on the lookout for Flattop Jr.ā€™s Wonder Car, last sited in the vicinity of ā€¦ā€

    SPROCKET: ā€œUh-oh.ā€

    PANEL THREE:EXTERIOR, NIGHT.Sprocket shouts to Silver from the Wonder-Car, drawing the attention of both Silver and Gravel Gertie as Gertie passes Silver a PIECE OF PAPER.

    SPROCKET: ā€œSilver! We need to hurry up!ā€

    GERTIE: ā€œWhoā€™s that?ā€

    SILVER: ā€œMy chauffeur.ā€

    SILVER: ā€œThanks for the address Mrs. Plenty.ā€

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    One of the things Iā€™d noticed about the Nitrates is that, by and large, they tend to be remarkably civil in most of their dealings, hurled film canisters, hyena feedings and car-chase road rage rampages being more the exception than the rule.

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    Vista Bill Raley and Cometā„¢  about 10 years ago

    Good morning guys!

    Is that the can with my Vista Bill film in the rubble?

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    Is that the can with my Vista Bill film in the rubble?____________________

    All 70 pounds of it, VistaBill.

    And likely ā€™bout 100 pounds of Stiletta Jones just beneath it.

    Though that hasnā€™t been confirmed yet.

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    Curtis Mathews  about 10 years ago

    Are we suffering form amnesia? The nitrates were assumed drowned in the ā€˜wonder carā€™ in the bottom of a lake?

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    On another note ā€¦

    Iā€™ve been looking into the fates of the SPACE COUPE hijackers, this seems to be their last known location ā€¦

    Jupiterā€™s moon, Europa, has been cited as more likely to support life than Mars by NASA, certainly more hospitable than Earthā€™s moon.

    Maybe one day everything will tie into the dire predictions of Diet Smithā€™s PROJECT BLUE IMAGE and the Lunarians will return to make certain no further Terran SPACE COUPES are ever built.

    But, who knows ā€¦

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    davidf42  about 10 years ago

    Morning, Tracyville!

    I still say sheā€™s alive. If she were dead, the Nitrates wouldā€™ve fed her to Lena.

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    the too late song  about 10 years ago

    Up graded lightbar on the squad car

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    Morrow Cummings  about 10 years ago

    @AnyFaceYou beat me to it right off the bat! Looks like they hung around long enough to fix the spelling on the signā€¦ā€¦ wonder if the paint is dry?

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    Can't Sleep  about 10 years ago

    Mike and Joe have done a great job of keeping Stilettaā€™s fate a mystery, and Iā€™d be surprised if it were revealed before Sunday.But, hey, they always surprise me.-I still think sheā€™d been squashed like a bug ā€“ and maybe shish kebobed by her own knives.

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    This oneā€™s just for laughs ā€¦____________________

    Dick Tracy, 3/6/15

    PANEL ONE:INTERIOR, DRIVE-IN, NIGHT.Tracy looks over Sam Catchemā€™s shoulder, as Sam looks down at something out of shot.

    TRACY: ā€œWhat did you find, Sam?ā€SAM: ā€œYou arenā€™t going to believe this ā€¦ā€

    PANEL TWO:INTERIOR, DRIVE-IN, NIGHT.CLOSE-UP on SAMā€™S HANDS as lifts up a 70 POUND FILM CANNISTER labelled ā€œHORSEMEN OF THE VIOLET THYMEā€

    SAM: ā€œItā€™s a print of that lost Vista Bill Movie!"

    PANEL THREE: INTERIOR, DRIVE-IN, NIGHT.Tracy adjusts his hat, looks chagrined as Sam, on his knees, looks past the FILM CANNISTER heā€™s holding in both hands.

    TRACY: ā€œWell, Vitamin should be amused.ā€

    SAM: ā€œWait ā€¦ā€

    SAM: ā€œThereā€™s something here beneath it ā€¦ā€

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    Pequod  about 10 years ago

    Silver: ā€œYour 70-lb. film can vs. Mrs. Flattop was a short bout. Well, you know what to do.ā€.Sprocket: ā€œYeah, you pack and Iā€™ll load up Lena.ā€.Stiletta was dealt a lethal blow. The morbid question weā€™re left to ponder is whether she was dying or dead when Lena was ā€œloaded up.ā€ Did Lena have a snack for the road? The potential for grisly off-panel events is very Gouldian. Sam is not looking at someone in need of medical attention. Rather, he tells Tracy to ā€œCome take a look!ā€ What a mess he seems to have found. The rest is left to our imagination. More of the good stuff from Team Tracy..Very nice work yesterday, Chis Sherlock.

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    Sisyphos  about 10 years ago

    Classic shot of Tracy and Sam in panel 1 today. And (panel 3) as Sam enters, gun drawn [cheap pun], he sees something that is propping up that heavy film canister at an awkward angle. That must be Stilettaā€™s body: but is it still warm, or has it assumed room temperature?

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    And, just to finish up ā€¦____________________

    Dick Tracy, 3/7/15

    PANEL ONE:INTERIOR, DRIVE-IN, NIGHT.CLOSE-UP of SAMā€™S HAND as it touches the rubble that had been beneath the FILM CANNISTER

    SAM: ā€œBlood.ā€

    PANEL TWO:INTERIOR, DRIVE-IN, NIGHT.MEDIUM SHOT of TRACY eyeing STILETTAā€™S KNIFE, which remains lodged in the DOOR TO THE BACK ROOM.

    TRACY: ā€œSeems the Nitrates werenā€™t alone here tonight.ā€

    PANEL THREE:INTERIOR, DRIVE-IN, NIGHT.Dramatic silhouette of DICK TRACY speaking into his WRIST WIZARD as he contacts the M.C.U.

    TRACY: ā€œItā€™s Tracy, Chief!ā€

    TRACY: ā€œPut out an APB on Stiletta Jones!ā€

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    If the boys donā€™t resolve Stilettaā€™s fate tomorrow, might script Sunday strips to follow up the ones I popped off today.

    Sunday strips are a hassle though.

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    Actually, the four strips I tossed off arenā€™t mutually exclusive, two of ā€™em would need to be moved to Monday/Tuesday, and a Sunday strip written to bridge ā€™em.

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    abdullahbaba999  about 10 years ago

    I must admit its getting better all the time..

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    Morrow Cummings  about 10 years ago

    I think AnyFaceā€™s ā€œwhat if?ā€ projections are priceless. I could sit and read them all day!

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    boboscar  about 10 years ago

    I donā€™t think Iā€™ve ever heard ā€œload upā€ an animal to mean they were feeding the animal. Normally ā€œload upā€ means putting it into the car. Figures of speech normally arise because theyā€™re shorter and more succinct to say than the full definition. In this case, ā€œIā€™ll load up Lena,ā€ isnā€™t shorter to say than ā€œIā€™ll feed Lena.ā€ Saying, ā€œIā€™ll load up Lena,ā€ is shorter than saying, ā€œIā€™ll put Lena into the car.ā€

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    tsull2121  about 10 years ago

    Tracy and Sam make the scenethe nitrates, gone cleantracy wonderssam blundersupon the siblings leftoversCatchem discoversthe still unconscious villainlying still and ā€˜just chillinā€™tracy come seeand verify for meif this chick is still breathingshe took a good beatingand left here to lieto live or to dieneither willing to sayeither way

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    Paul1963  about 10 years ago

    That 70-pound film can could very easily have snapped Stilettaā€™s neck when Sprocket threw it, or caused a basal skull fracture. Tom Mix was killed by a metal suitcase which became a high-speed projectile when he ran his Cord 810 into a ditch in 1940, and Iā€™ll bet it was lighter than that film can.

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    I most surly will watch this spaceTo see if a lady of sharp deathDidnā€™t survive her acquaintanceWith the spry Sprocket strong in willShe threw a 70lb can at StilettaCrushing Stilettaā€™s hopes to steal a babeLeaving her for dead as the siblings leftExited stage right with their spotted hyena-ā€”ā€”ā€”Well I couldnā€™t make it all rhyme.____________________

    ā€œFree Verseā€ counts as poetry, doesnā€™t it?

    I like it.

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    And what anime is your avatar from?____________________

    Letā€™s see if Tarry can answer that, he recognized the last one.(I do intend to swap out avatars a lot, donā€™t call me AnyFace for nothing!)

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    AnyFace  about 10 years ago

    I just had a thought, what if Diet Smith had visitors and a long talk and that convinced him to end the EM powered projects?____________________

    Anythingā€™s possible.

    Difficult to imagine anyone giving up advanced technology without a fight.

    Or at least without tense negotiations taking place.

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    Morrow Cummings  about 10 years ago

    I just hafta add my two cents worth of imagination:Sam: ā€œTracy! Come quick! Lookit thisā€Tracy: ā€œYeah, Samā€¦ā€¦. Quick like a bunny! Get some of that popcorn butter!ā€Sam: ā€œHuh?ā€Tracy: ā€œYou idiot! How else are we gonna get those rings off?ā€

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    Neil Wick  about 10 years ago

    Well I couldnā€™t make it all rhyme.

    Iā€™m not sure that any of it rhymes, but thatā€™s not a problem. Itā€™s still poetry.
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    Chris Sherlock  about 10 years ago

    Tracy and Sam are on the case,To the old drive-in they race.The Wonder Car was last seen there,Possibly the Nitrates lair.Tracy thinks it odd to seeThe Nitrates would use it to flee.No matter what direction they take,The Wonder Car is a unique make.And so, therefore, they canā€™t long hide,MCU will end their ride.Sam thinks the siblings had to hurry,Because they had another worry.Theyā€™ve left Stiletta on the floor,Tomorrow, weā€™ll see whatā€™s in store.

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    Ray Toler  about 10 years ago

    Maybe Stiletta didnā€™t get eaten, only gnawed on a bit.

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    Chris Sherlock  about 10 years ago

    Dick Tracy, 3/8/15 (Sunday)Wow! That was good, AnyFace! If Mike ever decides to retire, you should definitely check into becoming the ā€œDick Tracyā€ writer!

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    Starman1948  about 10 years ago

    @AnyFace, still and NG: you have really outdone yourselves today! What a combination of pix and poetry!Will we learn of Stilletaā€™s condition tomorrow or will the storyline change? Have a joyful day my friends.

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    Neil Wick  about 10 years ago

    Think Iā€™ll quit while Iā€™m ahead though.

    Nevertheless, it was an interesting scenario and it was well plotted out. I doubt it will happen anything like that but itā€™s a good parallel universe.
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    ronpolimeni  about 10 years ago

    I thought the last Tracy and Sam saw of the Nitrateā€™s was when it crashed through the ice and sank to the bottom of a lake. I donā€™t recall there being any result from the presumed search of the bottom of the lake. Also as I recall, the Nitrates were presumed to have drowned.

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    Chris Sherlock  about 10 years ago

    Thanks, Gweedo!

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    Chris Sherlock  about 10 years ago

    Is anyone keeping track of the number of consecutive days weā€™ve hit 100 or more posts here? Weā€™ve done it again today!

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    fredville  about 10 years ago

    Bottom line though is if Stilletta canā€™t even dispatch Sprocket, then sheā€™s waaaay overmatched going after Tracy. And another clue sheā€™s still alive is if they had actually killed her, what reason would they HAVE to hurry that much?

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    Ken in Ohio  about 10 years ago

    What you quoted was one of the two choruses ā€“ I said the verses have words that donā€™t rhyme, eg;Weā€™d like to know a little bit about you for our files,Weā€™d like to help you learn to help yourself,Look around you all you see are sympathetic smiles,Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home.Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes,Put it in the pantry with your cupcakes,Itā€™s a little secret, just the Robinsonā€™s affairMost of all youā€™ve got to hide it from the kids.Very lyrical words telling a story -word pictures, if you will, but they do not rhyme in the traditional sense,

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    avenger09  about 10 years ago

    sprocket couldnā€™t understandwhy he was a greedy mandidnā€™t they have enoughcash to buy things and stuffsheā€™s to blame this Kan Dee Kanesickening sweet sheā€™s such a painif she tries to be a flirtIā€™ll cause her grief sheā€™ll always hurt

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    celeste0416  almost 10 years ago

    why will they leave in a hurry

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