Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for February 19, 2011

Dick Tracy: Meth addict.

And how is the gun remaining in Dick’s hand if none of his fingers are closed around it?

If Spacy is falling asleep, it might indicate that’s he’s reading this boring strip, too.

And how is the gun remaining in Dick’s hand if none of his fingers are closed around it?

Dick Tracy magnetic ring. Get yours today, just 25 cents and the top from a jar of Ovaltine. Amaze your friends.

Thirty-six hours? Who knew that Thick had an expiration date, like a dairy product? Which would explain why this strip is so cheesy.

“Say goodnight, Dick?” Ooooh, Locher, daddy-o, you are such a cool hep-cat with those up-to-date cultural references!

Never fear, Thick won’t fall asleep. Locher doesn’t have the talent to show that much action.

If only someone had thought to put handcuffs on the most dangerous criminal in America!

Reading this script would put anyone to sleep.

You forget Spacy’s sixth finger…

mrbribery said, 2 minutes ago

You forget Spacy’s sixth finger… ——————————————–

Win!

Anthony 2816 Genius_badge said, about 21 hours ago

If only there was some way to attach Mordred to a pipe or something, Tracy could take a nap out of his reach.

It’d have to be something like a locking metal loop that would attach to one of Mordred’s wrists, and then have a second locking loop, attached by a chain to the first one; this second loop could be locked around an anchor point.

But where would a police officer get something like that? ———————————————————-

Super win!!!!

On the upside, at least we’re not staring at the same exterior shot of the bleeep building.

It looks like Dick Tracy has the DT’s

Next week they are building suspense as Mordred considers taking off his mask.

But it won’t happen very fast. I’m sure you already have figured that out.

Sock it to me! :D

Reading ahead isn’t one of the better ideas where this strip is concerned. Knowing that Locher has figured out a way to make this worse… hooo, boy.

The question is, will the building hold together long enough for the one-man rescue party to reach it? Followed by the rest of us asking (a) how long Chief Liz can expect to keep her job and (b) how she got that job in the first place.

Not only has Mordred also gone without sleep, but he’s also heavily sedated.

What is the website to read ahead?

JoeTrom, look here:

http://tinyurl.com/2cmw57s

Use the single-strip viewer on the right hand side of the screen. You’ll see a box that shows the “9 to 5” cartoon; that box opens to a list. Click on “Dick Tracy [2]” and then click the “Read Comic” button. You’ve got everything up to next Saturday. Notice the spelling error, plus the way it becomes impossible for the AWACS plane to locate Thick, plus the charmingly obvious handcuff joke. I expect nothing from Locher and he really delivers.

I’ll say it again: I looked ahead at the work of the new creative team and people will be VERY happy. Things will be changing for the better.

Goodnight, Dick. Want a Walnetto? Is that a chicken joke? Verrrry interesting. Look that up in your Funk and Wagnall’s. Etc.

Geez, this blows!

But on the plus side, Mordred has decided to part his gimp mask on the side today for that jaunty, devil-may-care look that the chicks go for these days. You know the chicks today with their bell bottoms and peace symbols and their up-to-date Rowan & Martin references.

Yeah, I got yer sweet bippy right here.

BillThompson: that’s not a spelling error; he really means that if Spacey’s dose wears off, he’ll stop experiencing heavily dilated Locher-Time. At which point he’ll start aging like a normal person and die of old age before this story ends.

BTW, tomorrow’s gobstopper’s textbook displays an appalling ignorance of how on-line commerce works…

OH NO! The giant storm has gotten so bad it has spilled over into Mark Trail!!!

So wait, does this mean that Sam and the chief have been standing at police headquarters discussing the weather for 36 straight hours? And no one’s gone to the bathroom in all that time either?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ8Vrvy0VeE&feature=related

JoeTrom Use this link to Comics Kingdom. When it opens, click on Kingdom Viewer on upper left side, then scroll down to what comics you want to view and click on it. Scroll to bottom of page and select the size you want to view.

http://theodorakis.net/ckselect.php?id%5B%5D=DickTracy&size=large&newdate=20110118

Well, you can bet your sweet bippy The story is still really dippy A plot line that’s shot full of holes Do you want to see my walnetto Or maybe it’s just a palmetto Ernistine was really very droll It really was such fun to see Judy Carne say “Sock it to me” What ever happened to Morgul the friendly Drelb? And what’s that I hear you say In your most dignified Wolfgang way It‘s “verrry eeen-ter-esting, but shtupid” And don’t you just hate That “Flying Fickle Finger of Fate” Especially when it’s pointed at you? This strip no longer has a sparkle Like that family named Farkel And wasn’t Ferd Berfel really the dad? And who here is not a fan Of that darling little Edith Ann When she sticks out her tongue and goes “pbbbt”? It’s quite plain to see We are all experiencing ennui Hah, “look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls” Be careful that you don’t choke On that old chicken joke Or get hit by Jo Anne Worley Mordred is going to say “oh fudge” When the bailiff calls “Here come de judge!” Pigmeat Markham was a hoot I always thought it was corny The play between Tyrone F. Horneigh And that dour Gladys Ormphby Even with her tongue tripping talk Goldie Hawn never balked At introducing Dan with “News of the Future” And who can forget that thingy With a “one ringy-dingy…two ringy-dingies That Lily Tomlin used to do? Well, by now you know it I am certainly no poet Like the great Henrik Ibsen.

Thank you all, for your kind words yesterday.

Hey, all you jevenile idiots! If you don’t like the strip, go read something else! It’s sickening to read all your constant whinning and complaining! Go find something else to do!

Ha, ha, I’m a “jevenile” idiot! And to think my former algebra teacher said I’d never amount to anything.

And the Woopie Award goes to WW!

Tomorrow I half expect to see Sam coming to the rescue – wearing an oversized yellow slicker and hat, and riding a tricycle, pedaling furiously until he falls over. KLUNK!

Wndrwthg, you deserve a Whoopee Award!

And to HARLAN – uh-oh, here come de judge, here come de judge…

I don’t get this–Why not just shoot mordred and then get some sleep ?

WonderWarthog, not only is that a great poem, but you may have uncovered some of Locher’s secrets. The Flying Fickle Finger of Fate must be the strange hand that sometimes floats alongside Thick’s face. The Farkels may be relatives of the Plentys. Is Mordred related to Morgul? Will the friendly Drelb show up to save the months-long day? Until then, will Thick and Mordred continue to roleplay the parts of Gladys and Tyrone? Will the roof give way and sock it to Thick with a sudden blast of water? Or–dare we hope?–will Teresa Graves show up in her post-Laugh-In role of private investigator Christie Love?

Dr. Midnight, Mark Trail is lucky. That shot in the head will leave him with amnesia. We will get stuck with memories of Locher, Brozman and their jevenile sycophants. And that’s the truth.

-HARLAN said, about 3 hours ago

Hey, all you jevenile idiots! If you don’t like the strip, go read something else! It’s sickening to read all your constant whinning and complaining! Go find something else to do! ——————————————————————————— We like the strip when it makes sense and moves along. Like when Chester Gould used to write it, not like it is done today. If you like the way it is written and drawn, you are a juvenile. You don’t have to read our comments so bug off and leave us alone. And for your own info you ought to use your spell checker.

WW you have great talent for being able to take a pathetic strip and make an enjoyable poem out off it. It helps take away the pain of seeing what has happened to what used to be a good strip. I guess I am just too old.

I was gong to say “here comes de judge” but it’s been said. Great poem, WW. Brings back a lot of memories.

Wake me when something happens….ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz…………

Harlan, Harlan….. Didn’t you know that the comments are where the entertainment is on this strip? We have some budding artists here, namely Wonderwarthog and Bassmanbob. Then too, marking the shortcomings of Locher/Brozman could be a cottage industry in and of itself.

But, in case you’re not happy with this don’t despair. Word is out that a new team takes over in Mid-March, and when that happens expect this comment section to change its tune drastically. Many of us have seen the new team’s work and can say that they are everything Locher/Brozman should have been.

In panel one it appears Dr. Mordred’s tuning knobs are set to UHF channel 46.

Isnt it rather funny that Mordred had to remind Tracy that he hasnt slept in so long? The man cant even pass out right.

Tracy suddenly remembers, “Gee, I sure am tired” Maybe after the 36 hour trip he could still live off the adrenalin that has been keeping him going.

What the other MMM said. :D

WW, NICE work on the poem!