Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 29, 2010

Tracy is quite the philosopher today.

I checked the GoComics subscriber count for DT – it’s up 21 points: 22766 from 22745 on Aug. 20th. And you thought the stock market was crazy. Maybe the commenters here should suspend their remarks for a few days to see what happens to the total. “Market Manipulation.”

I also took a moment to read the strip’s description:

“About Dick Tracy

“Modeled in the image of the innovative Sherlock Holmes, Gould was inspired to create new crime-fighting technology, including the two-way wrist TV, closed circuit TV police line-up and the engineless car that took Dick Tracy to the moon (both literally and figuratively).”

Two-way wrist TV? What’s that? I haven’t see that in this latest version.

But as least the characterization has stayed the same – Tracy sure acts like an “innovative Sherlock Holmes.” Notice the display of his penetrating detective skills lately.

Dear Crime Sloppers:

I photographed all my possessions, stored the pictures on a computer and the thieves stole my computer.

Signed,

Simon Penn

I bet he gave the kid a million dollar bill.

I must say, today and the past couple Sundays have not been reruns of the previous week. It’s nice to see new material… helps to keep the story moving!

The homeless guy, in addition to having the satchel full of money, apparantly also has a supply of envelopes. That satchel sure holds a lot!

I always take pictures of my stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, etc. in case of a burglary. They always take the big heavy items first.

Panel 2 (or Panel 1 if you don’t count Crime Sloppers):

Sam and Liz can’t believe their ears. Look at their faces. Tracy is actually going to DO something? Must be since his dialogue is in BOLD FACE!!!

Panel 3 (or 2 if you don’t count CS): Now we know why Mrs. D’B looks the way she does. Chronic face tugging.

VistaBill said, 3 minutes ago

I must say, today and the past couple Sundays have not been reruns of the previous week. It’s nice to see new material… helps to keep the story moving!

Admit it, you’re really Simon Penn

I photographed big small and anything that might move. Well I didn’t take my own picture , but have moved 3 times since those pictures.

margueritem said, “Admit it, you’re really Simon Penn”

I don’t know nothing. I ain’t seen nothing… I’m nobody!

Is it even physically possible to hold a phone the way DT is, or money the way that kid is?

Okay, Crimestoppers, how do I take a photograph of my one and only camera?

Too bad Crimestoppers doesn’t give forensic advice, such as “Medical Examiners can identify badly-decomposed human corpses by comparing their teeth to dental records. This prevents defectives on the police farce from wrongly identifying bodies and jumping to conclusions about who has been murdered.”

BillThompson “Okay, Crimestoppers, how do I take a photograph of my one and only camera?”

Use a mirror. That way you’ll have a picture of your camera and the mirror at the same time. If the burglar steals the camera and leaves the mirror behind, you’ll know the burglar was Count Dracula (or one of a million other vampires).

I’ve never actually seen a 1000 dollar bill, but they must be really heavy. It looks like he had to use both hands to hold it up to give to the kid. Or else he has an extraordinary number of fingers on one hand. And is that someone else who has a hand around his throat in that same panel? I suppose he could be mumbling through his own fingers to disquise his voice so the kid doesn’t recognize him. Of course that would give him two left hands.

Nice featuring talking heads. Once DT was filled with full body action. Close ups of heads and faces isn’t good art.

You have to be actually be a skilled and talented artist to depict action or to draw hands well. Also, while $1000 bills do exist, they’re not available at the bank.

Looks like Locher decided to put a little effort into the Sunday strip for a change. And the cobwebs in Tracy’s head seem to be clearing, at least for the moment.

Psst… Locher? 1000 dollar bills don’t exist.

(smacks writer in the head) BAKA!

Um, just what did the child do for the homeless man for him to thank the child and give him an envelope with money in it?

No. I don’t want to know.

Um, Cyber V? They actually do…I did a little digging and found:

The $1000 bill featured Grover Cleveland on the front and the words “One Thousand Dollars” on the back. It was printed as a small-size Federal Reserve Note in 1928, 1934 and 1934A, and a small-size Gold Certificate in 1928 and 1934. As of May 30, 2009, there are 165,372 $1,000 bills still being used.

So, It would be possible. Improbable, but not impossible, for a thousand dollar bill or three to be circulating , especially if you’re as rich as 3D.

No, no, Dick! The line is “A heart is judged not by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.” In the words of Mary Worth, sheesh!

And why is Suzanne Pleshette playing Sue Doko today?

And now I’m off to photograph all the items in my home to help the police in case of a robbery.

Simon Penn just e-mailed me that the cadaver with the iron-on butterfly decal is really the actor that Johnny Nothing shot on stage.

And……. 3D is really running a money laundering scheme. The public gives him dollars and he gives them counterfeit back. Just like the North Koreans.

Even Sue Doko has one of those new 9-key cell phones. How did they get to be so popular without being on the Shopping Network?

You shouldn’t accept gifts from the homeless but complete strangers is fine.

In the third strip down-middle panel-Sue Doko looks like Jughead from the Archie comic books.

It looks to me that the beggar is reaching out with his left arm but it has a right hand attached to it

you are zeroing in all right spacy, emphasis on zero he must have forget that he established that 3D had many enemies weeks ago – he’s still asking the question.

Let’s try to narrow down our search, shall we?

OK, of all 3D’s associates, is there anybody who WOULDN’T have reason to want him dead? If we can eliminate these people— or this person maybe– from the search we’ll make the job a bit easier.

“You shouldn’t accept gifts from the homeless.” Why not? They accept gifts from people all the time. I believe in reciprocity.

Must note again how MOTIVE conscious Tracy has become, since his perceptive FAUX PAS with Anja Nu and Johnny Nothing … when is silly fashion he asked Johnny (July 13):

“Now I want to hear why you both tried to kill me”

Many enemies - we still need a list. And I thougt he was going to ask Sue Doko about recent business transactions.

Hey everyone! While Tracy is quizzing Su Doko here, over at PLAINCLOTHESCOMICS.COM the Fifth has kidnapped Lizz. Tune in there tomorrow to see what happens! The Dick Tracy tribute site at www.plainclothescomics.com

Great Sunday Comic Strip Today!

Adding Color is the Power of Today’s strip.

There’s never been a better time to Read the Comics Page.

And there’s never been a better Cartoon than Today’s All-New Dick Tracy Color Sunday Comic Strip!

Just Fun Stuff today AS ALWAYS!!!

Thanks for the GOOD TIMES.

Simon Penn - Do you need to go change and clean up a little?