I would call that remnants of a body myself. Panel 1 looks like her real non acting-a-part face. If I didn’t know the first two panels were two different people I would think it’s the same person having gone from one scene to another.
She looks like she could not be the crook so where’s the wrong doing a story is “supposed” to start with ? The only bad we’ve had is her trying to play Velcro™ on Tracy’s person.
everything old is new again, we are seeing this style of high waisted bikini bottom with a tube top/bandeau on the beaches this year fewer than the wicked weasel thongs, but still evident.
“Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, / Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.”
Love seeing Gould’s tale told to Ms. Dyer. I first encountered today’s flashback in The Celebrated Cases of Dick Tracy (1970). It was a brutal end for Shaky.
YAWN Wake me up when the summer is over, because this mule of a story is taking FOREVER to unravel, and it most likely wont end until the tedious annie tie in is done
Cuz, going on a limb here… if he did freeze to death in a snowstorm, then for sake of argument, let’s say it was mid winter…and adjusting for “climate change” resulting in winters being warmer in the beginnings and colder towards the end nowadays… let’s also say that it was December when he met his demise (Neil, etc..any “date stamp/holiday clues” in the original?)
Now, assuming it was mid December and he was frozen solid, and assuming that its, say late may when breathless discovered the remains in an ENCLOSED ENVIRONMENT protected from outside weather conditions, how could there be simply bones left behind?
I’ll concede decomposition but unless there were outside weather conditions affecting the rate of decomp (heat and humidity accelerate it while cold slows it) then simply bones is completely unfeasible.. there’d be flesh, tho like I said badly decomposed and possibly liquified partially, but hardly just a skeleton
Not sure how far you’re all willing to follow me so you’ll just have to fill in the ***s yourself – IF YOU DARE!
1-FORTUNE: Oh well. It doesn’t matter if you’re not interested. I still have great memories of old lovers…
2-…for instance, there was the time when me and a friend were admiring my gams on a pier when she noticed one of my old flames under the pier…
3-…she started calling me Preying Mantis after that! Then I made some jokes about bon**g and bo**rs. Then she came back with stiffy jokes. What a day! Good times…
_Maybe Fortuna-Breathless has given up her designs on Tracy (panel 1), but I wouldn’t count on it quite so quickly. Be cautious, detective!
It appears to me that the “skeleton” (panel 3) still has some meat on it: otherwise, it wouldn’t so perfectly retain its articulation and resemblaance to a living person. Also, the right hand seems to be partially intact, even though the forearm ahas been stripped clean. As the CSI instructor says, what do you see?
Neil Wick over 4 years ago
Good morning™, history lovers!
It’s story time! More shapely legs, too. (… but “Just the facts” — after all, it’s Friday today).
AnyFace over 4 years ago
Faux Shaky + ‘Poser’ Breathless exist concurrently.
Hmm … ✨Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 4 years ago
Good morning™, shocking discoveries !
I would call that remnants of a body myself. Panel 1 looks like her real non acting-a-part face. If I didn’t know the first two panels were two different people I would think it’s the same person having gone from one scene to another.
She looks like she could not be the crook so where’s the wrong doing a story is “supposed” to start with ? The only bad we’ve had is her trying to play Velcro™ on Tracy’s person.
michaeljwolff over 4 years ago
“And then, even more facts. Like what’s your opinion on my attentive and pedantic pose?”
BigDaveGlass over 4 years ago
Method actor getting lost in the roll, it’s happened before…
iggyman over 4 years ago
Great art today, the girls and the skeleton!
RussellRogerBe1 over 4 years ago
everything old is new again, we are seeing this style of high waisted bikini bottom with a tube top/bandeau on the beaches this year fewer than the wicked weasel thongs, but still evident.
Pequod over 4 years ago
“Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, / Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man.”
Love seeing Gould’s tale told to Ms. Dyer. I first encountered today’s flashback in The Celebrated Cases of Dick Tracy (1970). It was a brutal end for Shaky.
kantuck-nadie over 4 years ago
That’s quite the contrast. Two surpising beauties, and the remains. Ug
tsull2121 over 4 years ago
YAWN Wake me up when the summer is over, because this mule of a story is taking FOREVER to unravel, and it most likely wont end until the tedious annie tie in is done
tsull2121 over 4 years ago
Didnt shaky freeze to death during a snowstorm?
Cuz, going on a limb here… if he did freeze to death in a snowstorm, then for sake of argument, let’s say it was mid winter…and adjusting for “climate change” resulting in winters being warmer in the beginnings and colder towards the end nowadays… let’s also say that it was December when he met his demise (Neil, etc..any “date stamp/holiday clues” in the original?)
Now, assuming it was mid December and he was frozen solid, and assuming that its, say late may when breathless discovered the remains in an ENCLOSED ENVIRONMENT protected from outside weather conditions, how could there be simply bones left behind?
I’ll concede decomposition but unless there were outside weather conditions affecting the rate of decomp (heat and humidity accelerate it while cold slows it) then simply bones is completely unfeasible.. there’d be flesh, tho like I said badly decomposed and possibly liquified partially, but hardly just a skeleton
Ray Toler over 4 years ago
A little background on today’s strip:
https://i.postimg.cc/Vv5jCDBJ/Tracy-meets-Breathless.jpg
The Breathless story was beginning just as the first Measles arc was wrapping up.
Another Take over 4 years ago
Not sure how far you’re all willing to follow me so you’ll just have to fill in the ***s yourself – IF YOU DARE!
1-FORTUNE: Oh well. It doesn’t matter if you’re not interested. I still have great memories of old lovers…
2-…for instance, there was the time when me and a friend were admiring my gams on a pier when she noticed one of my old flames under the pier…
3-…she started calling me Preying Mantis after that! Then I made some jokes about bon**g and bo**rs. Then she came back with stiffy jokes. What a day! Good times…
Cheapskate0 over 4 years ago
Giving Mike too many ideas department:
Perhaps we could have a cross over with Luann!
Right now, they have a villain that needs some serious taking down!
Her name is Ann Eiffel, and she seems a lot more threatening than anything Mike has served up lately!
In the meantime, can we have another Minit Mystery, please?
Aladar30 Premium Member over 4 years ago
She looks so dreamy.
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
_Maybe Fortuna-Breathless has given up her designs on Tracy (panel 1), but I wouldn’t count on it quite so quickly. Be cautious, detective!
It appears to me that the “skeleton” (panel 3) still has some meat on it: otherwise, it wouldn’t so perfectly retain its articulation and resemblaance to a living person. Also, the right hand seems to be partially intact, even though the forearm ahas been stripped clean. As the CSI instructor says, what do you see?