Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for December 20, 2016

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    Vista Bill Raley and Comet™  almost 8 years ago

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    Good morning fellow DT fans!

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    Here comes a new guy! Get your scorecard here!

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    Neil Wick  almost 8 years ago

    Perenelle Flamel, legendary alchemist, died in 1397, but with experiments to turn ordinary metals into gold (Philosopher’s Stone) she could very well have discovered the secret to eternal life. Good summary here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perenelle_Flamel

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    Neil Wick  almost 8 years ago

    Perenelle was mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which got re-titled in the U.S. to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone because Scholastic thought the title was too confusing for American audiences. Actually, Scholastic didn’t think children would want to read it if it had “philosopher” in the title. Author J.K. Rowling wishes she had been more insistent on the U.S. keeping the original title.

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    Neil Wick  almost 8 years ago

    Reminding myself once again of the philosopher’s stone’s properties: “The philosopher’s stone has been attributed with many mystical and magical properties. The most commonly mentioned properties are the ability to transmute base metals into gold or silver, and the ability to heal all forms of illness and prolong the life of any person who consumes a small part of the philosopher’s stone.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher%27s_stone

     

    So, dying in 1397 should not prevent Perenelle from appearing in the current story. This isn’t the first female character lately to be introduced from the feet up. Venus was introduced to us (or at least teased) the same way.

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    avenger09  almost 8 years ago

    Today’s strip definitely deserves the Boot!

    ZZZzzzzz

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    blunebottle  almost 8 years ago

    Well, they told us it would be quiet around here for a few days…this one qualifies!

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    therese_callahan2002  almost 8 years ago

    “I wanna be a cowboy. You can be my cowgirl—” Boys Don’t Cry.

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    AnyFace  almost 8 years ago

    Artsy introduction. :)

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    davidweinstock  almost 8 years ago

    are these boots made for walkin?

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    JPuzzleWhiz  almost 8 years ago

    “And now, all you hip cats and chicks out there in our listening audience, here is the number one tune on today’s BMBG Hit Parade:

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbyAZQ45uww

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    JPuzzleWhiz  almost 8 years ago

    “If you enjoyed that, friends, let’s follow it up with this cool set of grooves…”

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFQ52_hyBxU

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    Don Bagert Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    The name “Perenelle” gives me a Spirit vibe, of his femme fatales such as P’Gell and Sand Saref.

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    thunderbearr  almost 8 years ago

    Okay. Thanks? I think?

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    abdullahbaba999  almost 8 years ago

    Nice Boots Perenelle.

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    22ph  almost 8 years ago

    Will Perenelle be friend or foe?

    I am betting she is a bad guy

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    jimakin  almost 8 years ago

    Perenelle Flamelle is the title character in The Sorceress, Vol. 3 in the “The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel” series by Michael Scott. (She appears in earlier volumes as well.)

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    kantuck-nadie  almost 8 years ago

    Oh this will be interesting.

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    BreathlessMahoney77  almost 8 years ago

    Somebody’s letting their fetish show … (there’s a lot of BDSM themes & images running through the strip going back to Chester Gould’s years. A shrink would have had a field day with him),

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    Sisyphos  almost 8 years ago

    We have here her booties, she who bears the name of a real 14th century woman [it appears in several variant forms] who was alleged in the 17th century to have been an alchemist along with her husband. Such, most of us found in the Wikipedia. An image search broadens the range of characters bearing that name.

    But I must at this point wonder whether the appearance of a character possibly over 600 years old may relate to the known imminent appearance of the immortal (?) Mr. Am? And, for that matter, The Spirit….

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