Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for September 05, 2010

OK, Sue Doko is just plain scary looking today.

Looking all your car doors is SOP anymore. Is he addressing people in Left Podunk, perhaps?

I take it the business exec mentioned is 3D?

So tell me again why there’s no need for a subpoena??

I always leave my car unlocked in hopes it will be stolen so I can collect insurance.

I have a better Crime Stopper.

Years ago a car owner would put a sign in his window: NO RADIO. This would stop the thief from breaking in to grab a radio.

But that’s only a half-measure. Panel-Panner’s Crime Stopper: Put a sign in the window that says NO CAR.

DT needs a subpoena to ask questions? And what can he ask the business associates? So far, the cops only have Mrs. D’apostrophe’s word that the corpse belongs to D-cubed, based on a tattoo and a general resemblance to the missing man. But the ME hasn’t established a cause of death, which puts a crimp in any murder case. The most you could reasonably ask the business associates would be “When was the last time you saw him?” and “Were you aware of anyone who might do him physical harm?” and “Did he ever threaten you?”

Why doesn’t DT talk to D-cubed’s accountant and ask little things like “What happened with that hundred million dollar withdrawal? Did he do it personally, or did he do it through, say, his private secretary? Any thousand dollar bills involved in the transaction?” And as an earlier poster mentioned, how was that huge pile of cash moved?

Do clues in this strip actually mean anything? On 14 August we saw a woman’s hand give the homeless man some money. She wore a bracelet. We’ve seen both Mrs. D-cubed (17 August) and Sue Doko (28 August, 3 September) wear identical bracelets. Are they handing the money to Homeless Guy? And what is the significance of that butterfly tattoo?

I see Sue is back wearing her flying saucer stewardess outfit. In panel 3 ( panel 2 after Crime Sloppers) is Sue trying to walk like an Egyptian? Notice the position of her neck. I think she better get to a chiropractor; her spinal subluxation is really affecting her heatlh. In the following panel she looks like Gollum.

People who need to be told to lock their car doors should probably also be reminded to roll up the windows first.

If you leave your car unlocked the crooks won’t break the window, especially true at Christmas when your presents are piled on the seats.

HARASSMENT ?

Hmm ! Isn’t that usually of a sexual nature ? Who filed the charges ?

Thought it was all about theft of expertise of ‘copyrighted’ business secrets.

Seems the Chief and Tracy only find out ‘what’s happening’ when they read the newspapers

That new Building Sign at “Police HQ” seems conctructed with a material impregnated with Mexican Jumping Beans (?).

Yeasterday, it was atop the building. Today, its JUMPED DOWN just over the main entrance on the ground floor

Sherlock, having looked at today’s DT installment, angrily throws the paper down.

“Watson, this comic is really detestable! It might be made into a textbook on how NOT to solve a case. I could have had the body identified within an hour and the perps behind bars within a day.”

Watson scans the paper, then says “You’re right, Holmes. I’ve never seen detective work this sloppy, even Clousseau does a better job and that’s saying something.”

Hey, look on the bright side, people:

We’d feared that when we got our first look at Sue in color, her skin would actually be yellow, ‘cause Locher really might be that clueless about portraying racial stereotypes.

Yes, her flesh is darker than the pasty Detective Tracy’s, but it’s not yellow. What’s more, we are seeing her in front of a yellow background, as if to drive home the point.

Right on, Michael McMillan!! :)

What, ALL the doors? I didn’t know you were supposed to lock ALL the doors….

-Cougar :{)

“Members of his Board of Directors left David and formed their own companies. Taking his plans and secrets with them.”

Pretty soon he’s going to be sending out five golden tickets, hidden in five bars of chocolate.

Or maybe five special $1,000 bills!!

What’s next? Close your windows on a rainy day?

So what’s on the paper in Dick’s stubby hands? I thought it was the list? But then Sue hands him the envelope? Is the first paper the menu from the local chinese restaurant? Lousy detectives needs to eat too!

D’Buckhead looks like Dudley Do-Right, the mountie, and his wife looks like Ma Kettle.

D’Buckhead looks like Dudley Do-Right, the mountie, and his wife looks like Ma Kettle.

Panel-Panner,

Sue wears her dark outfit on Sundays and then switches to the light one sometimes during the week. I think she wears the non-white one because knows it will be in color on Sundays.

That’s scary and sexy!

Simon Penn - I bet you had to change your britches several times today! Such excitement!

If the homeless guy is 3D and his satchel contains his $100 million dollars, it appears to be smaller than it was last week. Maybe he gave more $1000 bills to kids passing by.

No wonder my car was always being stolen… I didn’t think to lock the doors!

I kept locking my car doors, but that didn’t tempt any thieves into thinking the car was worth stealing.

I don’t know anyone in real life who throws their arms out when talking like that, but it seems to be one of Locher’s standard poses.

I actually like the close-up on Sue’s face in the following panel, though.