Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for January 31, 2020

Good morning™, Mysta allies!

Roboto finally has to figure out what to do with Mysta as he goes about his regular routine, since she hasn’t fallen for him yet (and we know she never will).

I’d meant to ask …

It’d be great if Mindy reappears and falls in love with Roboto. That would be awesome!

I really like the man in the moon in the foreground. It’s both creepy and sad looking.

Anybody heard from HarryCK?

Roboto appears to fear Mysta’s bug zapper like capabilities…

Win her over with what, robot head? She doesn’t appear to be into being tied up thing.

I think I’ve seen that silhouette on a mudflap somewhere….

Can’t she still zap him anyway, even with her hands tied up?

Ooo… those are some angry tzaks coming from her antennae.

Sweet talk to her isn’t going to work. I think!!!

Mysta; isn’t about time you employ some of those OTHER Lunarian powers you were implanted with? How about your telepathy? As soon as robot mask leaves (and, hopefully doesn’t think to knock you out while he goes to “work”) concentrate, reach out SOMEBODY you know can receive your “transmissions,” like the Governor of the former Lunarian Nation, or, Honeymoon. Maybe even a Tracy, IF they’ve been around Lunarians enough to become sensitive enough to receive thought “transmissions.”

It’s always nice when we have a villain who thinks ahead and plans for contingencies. A battle of wits is just as a good as a gunfight, and I hope this one stays around for future stories.

Uh, Mysta? I know this is not going to pad the story out any, but you can turn your chair around and point your hands toward Darth Wacko here…

How could she not fall for a masked lunatic with such a wonderful personality?

Mysta, please don’t wait around for Tracy or someone else to notice that you’re missing to come and rescue you. You’re a badass Moon Woman, fully capable of handling this group of poseurs. Hulk out, EXPLODE the chair and then emasculate this crew. Do it. Sunday would be a great day for it!

He is so going to die.

This is one of those times where some Mysta thought bubbles would be fun, to see what she might be cooking up. But this way we’re kept in suspense, and that’s good, too.

MYSTA, ZAP HIM!!!!

Who’s the picture, last panel, upper right corner?

She’s"sending",and Honeymoon will receive;as The Moon Governor is probably way off in an Antarctic crevasse and would have a hard time getting plane reservations.It might be bad strategy to leave her alone while a pulls a job,but it’s also an old fictional custom to leave the hero alone because “they’re sure to die” or some such.

Be with us on Sunday when three people are trapped in a stalled elevator togetherBlowtop,Bernard Breakdown,and a woman eight months pregnant.

1-KABUKI: We’ll move her in front of this wall when she falls asleep and when she wakes up, SHE’LL THINK WE TOOK HER TO OUTER SPACE!

2-Henchman: How’s that help you to win her over boss?

KABUKI: Ummm…hang on…OH! It shows her that I’ll go to any lengths to win her. That I’d hang the moon and the stars for her. That…hey…didn’t we put concrete galoshes on you after the Mayberry Post Office deal, Knuckles?

SOULFUL EYES: I’m Soulful boss. I took Knuckles’ hat before we dropped him in the river. You know. A little keepsake.

KABUKI: You’re such a softy Soulful. You even knew that 5 red roses represented…what was it again?

SOULFUL: The five senses you would torture until she came around to your side boss.

KABUKI: Of course! First up – sound. Now where’s that ‘William Shatner Sings’ album…?

Isn’t it just about curtain time back at the Patterson Playhouse? Shouldn’t some stage assistant be sounding the alarm?

The nation that controls cheeseburgers will control the Universe.

Again, comments are better than the story. Fanboys…Mysta (Futura)? whoever, ain’t listening, she’s a cartoon character

“I hope she doesn’t have to… you know, leave the room… soon. You didn’t give her anything to drink, did you?”

She’s getting charged up for something . . …

Coming to a home furnishings store near you….The Flattop coffee table.

For the 3 people worried about HarryCK he’s fine. Gweedo tried to hack his account and it had to be shut down. He’s working on getting up and running!

You think it wise to confront Futura/Mysta alone, Mr. Roboto?

Since the next strip is Saturday’s (when nothing of consequence ever happens), I’d guess we’ll get a bit of Roboto’s clouded lovelorn plea. Then, on Sunday, all heck and Mysta break loose! —Or, someone comes to the rescue (or at least starts to).

I kinda doubt Roboto’s crew will ever pull off the Kelso Carpentry Job….

Mysta seems duly unimpressed with the roses Roboto left in front of her. She would like a moment alone with him to shove them you know where.