Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for February 17, 2020

Good morning™, private eyes!

So, it seems that Shaky has made an appointment to hire the Tracy Agency. He does have interesting methods.

Good morning™, unsuspecting detectives !

He’s a ballsy little fart.

Shaky, I think this interview will be the beginning of your end.

In DC comics, Opal City is the home of Starman, and one would assume Stargirl and any number of other characters. Must be getting ready for some minor DC character to pop in.

Here’s Johnny!

Starman is coming?

The plot thickens!

Tess is standing on Shaky ground.

This should be a interesting meeting!!!

So is the new Shaky going to show up for the interview? I think Tess might suspect something.

When did Tess become a PI?

Didn’t we just finish a story that started with a phony interview?

Oh my…a couple of pleasant looking things there. yeah Tess is lovely too (giggles)

Who’s the fellow in today’s strip that works with Tess at the agency?

There he is. Johnny the Man and Tess.

Wait- Tess’ business partner is named ADONIS?

Rock Hudson makes a surprise posthumous visit to the stage of ‘Riffin Without A Script’!

1-ROCK: Hey baby. You make heaven look boring in comparison.

2-BLONDIE: Cool it Rock. Your secret’s out. Everybody knows.

3-ROCK: You can’t mean… BLONDIE: Yeah. Everybody knows that’s a wig. And that you’ve had a ton of work done. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

ROCK: Whew. Yeah. You got me baby. Say. Is Jim Nabors in this play? Just wondering…

Well it looks like Capt. Obvious (AKA Wick) has rendered another prescient comment. BTW, it appears some of the commenters have not followed the strip. Tess has been a PI for a few years, and Johnny Adonis was introduced in the 80’s I think during the Art Deco series.

You know, with all this strip has been through since its changeover, I won’t be surprised that Kerry Drake and his brother might come out of retirement to make a guest appearance in one of the Dick Tracy story arcs (but hey, it could happen!)

So Tess is going to meet with Edison I’m thinking since Shaky showing up would a dead giveaway that something vile is afoot….

It’s been a long time since last I saw Johnny Adonis and Tess T. Tracy! Welcome back, Tracy Agency!

Be alert for that afternoon appointment, Tess. It could be a troublesome one….

THE MAN!!!!!!