Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for July 10, 2020

Good morning™, ice cream addicts!

Nothing starts your morning off better than a scoop of ice cream! Is that something like drinking alcohol for breakfast?

The ice cream font really bothers me. It’s thick and thin in the wrong places and looks kind of unbalanced. I wish I could discuss it with Vista Bill, but he’s no longer with us.

Whoo! Business must be good! Only one line of cones left!

Dethany fans: Really good strip today on On the Fastrack!

He/she’ll say..”Give me a Dilly Bar!”…

Polar Vortex said he’d be out soon. Or maybe a new guy with “chilly” in his name.

A rather cheery strip today!

The customer is our next bad guy, I’ll bet!

Sundae, bloody sundae.

At first glance I though the ice stream store clerk was Crystal with a haircut. But then I realized,she’s a little young to be working ;ike that, even in the summer. SO who is she, and, is the the threat to Deathney and Fasttrack, or, is it the unseen customer?

One scoop or two???

with her sight line either she’s a cute , petite little thing, or freaking Rondo Hatton just walked in.

Maybe its LURCH from the Addams Family… didnt they appear here just a few months back?

Maybe he is getting Gomez some FRENCH VANILLA ice cream

Just a heads up for y’all… I am working on Chapter 13 of Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend right now! Theres gonna be some shocking turns of events, so when i get it posted i will let ya all know!

Meanwhile, back at the Tracytown mall, I’m wishing I had not already made my “Dennis DeYoung” and “Madonna” jokes(?) in responses to other people’s comments. What now…???

1-Driven by desire for, nay, let us refer to it for what it is, his addiction to ice cream, the mysterious stranger makes his way to what will be a sweet relief from his agonies.

2-He ignores the colorful and cheerfully named options for he has no interest in what might tempt normal men. He leaves ‘Bustin Banana’, ‘Choco-Cherry Crush’ and ‘Major Mango Mash’ to the dabblers for he has more serious desires.

3-STRANGER: Vanilla. Two scoops, please! COUNTER GIRL: Oh. I’m sorry. We’re out. But the ‘Wedding Cake Surprise is white just like…

The customers of the mall’s Taco Shack, Muffin Store and other vendors take little notice of the screams that reverberate down the long and open shop way. Likely nothing more than some kids enjoying the little bit of freedom allowed them by their parents. However, an unimaginable horror awaits the next person with a yen for a portable, cold, sweet confection. Melted ice cream will not be the only thing sticking to the soles of that customer’s shoes…

Ok… Chapter 13 of Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend has been posted.

Twist and turns galore, yet ANOTHER new character.. PLUS the return of an old character as well!

(sort of, heh heh!)

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Ice cream shops are a dying breed in my area. In fact, I can’t think of a single one anywhere nearby. But in my most often visited overseas city, they are still not hard to find. I am guessing this one is in the Warehouse District of Tracyville.

I’m pretty sure the server-girl is just a bit player, enjoying her One Line part. But she is cute and maybe deserves a bigger rôle in some future arc.

The real (and obvious) question is, who is the tall customer? Is it our villain? Who, indeed!

Meanwhile, make mine two scoops, French vanilla and black cherry vanilla….

We’ll be back to our story in a moment… but first, some ice cream!

I got a bad feeling about this.

The art (no pun intended) of mystery is returning. If done right, this could be the beginning of a good story.

Got any ice cream?