Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for December 22, 2019

Lorenzo has an appetite. He loves to eat raw meat

Awake from slumber, Tracy has no taste for such defeat.

“Ye Gods! We’re in deep trouble now. My arms I barely feel

Hands tightly bound. Down on the ground. Don’t wish to be a meal.”

The juicy steak it failed to slake an appetite so fierce

React and fight this moonlit night, lest gator’s sharp teeth pierce.

“Holey Toledo!” Nomad sees the horror of their plight

Unhappy meal would bleed and squeal and shout with every bite.

Now Sam comes to. What can he do? Send out a call for aid

These boys have been in tougher spots. They rarely are afraid.

Luckily the cold has rendered that gator sluggish. ✨

I was about to compose my weekly silly poem when I realized nothing could match the ludicrous silliness of today’s strip so why bother trying.

Cheers.

I thought Dick Tracy had just jumped the shark until I realized it was an alligator.

What a croc.

Looks like Lt Clark is in the right place at the right time…

This whole sequence has been cracking me up. First, apparently Mike and Steve never heard of stranger danger and will just hop in a van with anyone. Then Dick and Sam decide to go by themselves to the zoo, cause that’s not a trap. Then, clearly you can trust an alligator who just ate a steak to immediately go after 4 people. Seems like a very bad means of assassination. Its a good thing the good guy’s gullibility is counterbalanced by the bad guys poor planning. :p

Good morning™, gator whompers !

Looks like Tracy hit that sweet spot behind the head. Is there an explanation why Lt. Clark just happened to be so close when the call came ?

Good morning™, rescuers!

Well, we got a reaction from Sam. As for Steve, he is literally out of the picture today.

It’s lucky that Lt. Clark happened to be patrolling nearby. He seems to have reached the reptile house very quickly.

Notice that Tracy (and presumably the others) actually has handcuffs around his wrists — not just a rope.

A bit bloody illogical isn’t it? Or am I putting to much into comic logic?

Sorry, but all this is simply stupid.

1. The purposely preposterous plan to execute them in this recklessly ridiculous routine.

2. A conveniently contrived concoction of their well-timed waking up just as the gator wildly walks in.

3. Grasping the great gator down like that with only his two feet. Em gators are very strong. A real gator would’ve shaked himself loose and chomped off Tracy’s legs by now.

This is nothing but an incredible intended insult of the reasonably reasoning reader’s intelligence.

What a croc!!

Hey guys its the comics, not real life!!! If Tracy can hold a Croc with his feet so be it…….AhHahahahaha!!!!!

Remember kids, Don’t try this at home!

The look on the gator’s face suggests more Godzilla than gator.

It seems odd that a Lt. would be out on foot patrol

So…. I guess it’s safe to say that EVERY COP in tracyville has wrist radios huh?

Hmmmmm!? I could have sworn… that every time the Crock’ opened it’s mouth I heard “Tick!” “Tock!” “Tick!” “Tock!”

You’re going to stop a fully grown alligator with your puny human legs???? Get real!

Splitface should not have left them with their radios.

must have been some kick

1-DT TOO LATE FOR MY PLAN BOYS! I’ll try the old…

2-SIZE 9’s TO THE BACK OF THE NECK! Now that I’ve got him laughing so hard, put your face down here by his mouth Sam…

3-…yes. NOW PULL MY FINGER AND I’LL BLOW HIM AWAY!!!

SAM! ARE YOU NUTS! I thought you wanted me to chew off your restraints!

4-OFFICER DUMBLUCK: Who’s on this channel? Quit goofing around. This is the police band.

SAM HEY! We got somebody on Tracy’s Wristi-Talkee! HELP! WE’RE IN THE REPTILE CAGE AT THE ZOO!!!! A GATOR IS GONNA GET US!

5-OFFICER DUMBLUCK: I happen to be moonlighting at the zoo. Can you imagine? What are the odds? Over a billion to one I bet.

SAM: OH NO! The gator stopped laughing!

Tracy’s is trying to make the gator think it’s an ottoman. The gator is going to stop and be still until Tracy gets his bound legs off it. I’m joking, but the plot is really sad.

“Quick, send somebody slow who looks appetizing and panics easily!”

Got him?

Yes, silly, but the artwork is great. Nicely menacing croc and the flashlight shining into the darkness is a nice effect.

Artwork..A+..story..Unfortunately a typical FF-, sad. Relative to HOF..the car occupants were probably white.

This is JS’s best Sunday strip that I can remember. Stunning! Story … oh well, that’s another issue.

Oh… So.. I DON’T need to read the dailies, like alley lol until the changeover, I can just read SUNDAYS. ok. Noted!

Joe is doing excellent art in support of an insupportably unbelievable arc. Tracy bops the ’gator with his bound feet and that stops the hungry predator?! And now Lt. Clark just happens to be near the reptile house, but was nowhere near earlier when the Four Dummies went down and bound to become ’gator chow?!

Gimme a break!