Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for December 06, 2016

Old-School Death Trap …?

Nice way to have Selfy get the drop on Tracy without killing him !  If only Vic hadn’t drank the magic elixir ! :(

Good crafting, Mike !

Good morning head zoo keeper, Bill and to all the cage cleaners in Tracyville !

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Good morning guys!

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Selfy makes dragging a body look easy! G’morning Gweedo!

What’s that on Selfy’s right back pocket? Is that a gun?

Now we are getting a little bit of scare that the villain will come close to killing the protagonist. 

Selfie took Trace’s gun.

“The Most Dangerous Game”

Someone tell Lizz that she’s a little late warning Tracy.

Selfie is one strong person.

The story continues…….

I’m a bit disappointed – another set-up attempt? ( yawn )

What happened on Sun, 12/4? For some reason, I’m unable to access that date.

Looks like Tracy’s coat didn’t protect him from being shocked senseless.

Dick’s in a situation,,,will he face the Cape Buffalo??

Tracy should be okay if the zoo employees can get the Cape buffalo into the containment pen in time.

I’ve been away for a week.. why isn’t there a strip for December 4th?!?

I see the zoo employees have another cattle prod – I wonder if they noticed that one was missing, or is there more than one charging station at the zoo?

You can see Tracy’s gun under his coat in the first panel and in the second it is clearly in Selfie’s pocket

Just did a strip blowup. The art is beautiful, from Tracy’s holster in panel one to the absolutely menacing face on the buffalo !

Is this building to a Harambe-esque storyline with them trying to decide whether or not to kill an animal to save Tracy?

If only Locher were here! I can envision Tracy getting pulled into Bullwinkle’s pen, coming to, and a light bulb goes on (in a thought bubble) over his head: “What to fend off the anticipated charge from the enraged bull?” he asks himself. “Aha” he repies. “I will use my yellow trenchcoat to fend off the monster”, as cheers of “OLE” reverberate through the fences. After doing a few pas de torreros, which he remembered from watching old Zorro reruns, Liz yells out over the roar of the crowd, “Red, you idiot! Use a red cloth!” Tracy yells back, “I only have this yellow coat”, and looks down, “or I can use my brown pants…..”

A cattle prod doesn’t knock you out unless it is mounted on a lead pipe. However, a tazer will if the darts penetrate the clothing.

The layout of the zoo, both internal (staff-only areas) and external (public areas) continues to be elusive to me. Does Selfy’s remark in panel 2 about Tracy “going to jail” mean he’s dragging him into a holding pen?

Is it the same holding pen into which the zoo staff in panel 3 are trying to drive Bullwinkle?

Should we root for them to fail?

Selfy seems now, more than ever before, physically strong, wily and clever, and seemingly armed (with Tracy’s primary gun; Tracy may still have a back-up piece strapped to an ankle or tucked into the back waistband of his pants).

What will Lizz do? What can Lizz (and all the uniforms around the zoo) do now?

Cape vs Coat!