Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for March 25, 2022

Good morning™, everyone!

That’s a big load of stuff they have there! So, I guess what flakey guy has to do is to make sure that he and Coffyhead never meet again. Sounds simple, but something tells me that they’re likely to cross paths again at some point.

“The younger generation is sorely lacking in manners. I bet he doesn’t even know what fork to eat salad with. And did you see how he was holding that knife? Gauche.”

“It’s not just business Luigi, it’s personal!”

Good morning™, disgruntled customers !

Chill, Coffy !  Like Loogy says you get another supplier because who wouldn’t want to move large loads and pick up all that dough ?  Whoever sells to Coffyhead wont need the stress of exposure in dealing with multiple customers. That guy working for Aquarius would love to make all his take on one deal.

Coffyhead wants to become the Costco of Cocaine, that’s his racket. Why buy a couple of ounces of coke every day when you can buy 20lb bags and save! That way, rich cokeheads only have to make a trip like once a week!

Coffyhead is the hunchback of Tracyville!

I’m calling it, that dweeb from the Bean Howz is going to be Coffyhead’s new supplier!

Coffyhead- “PTHOO!!!” This coke’s gone stale!"

Dweeb- “I’m sorry, sir. The Columbians are the ones that mix it, sir. I just sell it.”

What in the world is Coffyhead dealing in? Can’t be cocaine or heroin in 20 lb bags on pallets….

The Phantom says to DeBonis: No more coffee jokes for you! Ancient jungle saying…

P.3. Luigi braces against the storm.

A crime boss and a master of etiquette!

Coffyhead needs to switch to decaf.

“ALWAYS put the servitude on the right, and USE your salad fork! Then maybe I’ll cover proper hygiene!”

1-UBER DRIVER: Ya know, we don’t usually unload people’s groceries. You’re giving me 5 stars AND an extra tip, right?

2-MR. COFFEE: What? Oh, yeah sure… By the way, that’s not groceries you boob. It’s ammonium nitrate fertilizer…

3-…AND SOON, I’LL “FERTILIZE” EVERY COFFEE SHOP THAT’S NOT A MR. COFFEE HEAD FRANCHISE STRAIGHT TO HELL!

UBER DRIVER: Uh, I think I’ll be going now. Forget about the review and tip. In fact, forget you ever saw me, psycho. And maybe give me 10 minutes before you light up another cigarette around this stuff…

By George, it’s obvious….Coffyhead doesn’t take well to being “dissed”. (slang for disrespected)

For all they know…it is certain they will meet again….on this side of ground…via of the sweet bye and bye…one of them is going to kiss the sky…

Shelley is making his “spout” slightly more prominent today. And Kudos to the colorist for his flushed face in panel three – that’s a nice subtle touch.

I think Mike has been setting us up here, with vague references to “drugs” and “suppliers”. As someone mentioned above, those bags are way too big and too numerous to be holding cocaine. And now Coffeyhead mentions they are running some kind of racket.

Originally, Coffeyhead apparently laced his coffee with some kind of exotic Asian drug. Junior told Tracy his coffee smelled terrible. But that aspect of the story was dropped. Could he be doing something similar now? But why? Who would buy it?

seems Coffeehead is brewing some trouble.

too much caffeine?

I see it’s still Luigi today, not Lugi.

Like the perennials Wichel and Catchem, Coffyhead seems to a magnet for misspellings….

MOVIE QUOTE—

Or would you rather be a fish?

A fish can’t do anything but swim in a brook

He can’t write his name or read a book

To fool the people is their only thought

And even though they’re slippery,they still get caught

But if that sort of life is what you wish

You may grow up to be a fish

GOING MY WAY—1944

PANEL 2.She’s got it!By George,she’s got it!

The Rain In Spain falls mainly in the plain……

Mike might be leading us down a false trail—-I’ll join with those who say th ose sacks are too large for drugs.

THOSE “ENERGY DRINKS” THAT ARE ALMOST pure peppill caffeine might be a good racket.Aren’t there anyrestrictions on Red Bull?

On the other hand,maybe there’s a good black market for King Arthur Flour.

Why do I have the feeling “Tonsils” has been fitted for a red shirt? (Trekkies will get the reference.)

Uh…what exactly are they selling? Most illegal drugs are very flammable which is why you always see them being packaged in very sterile rooms with great airflow. Definitely wouldn’t have a cigarette going or smack a wall with enough force to generate a spark.

DIMITRIO OF WIKI/FANDOM

Still looking to get out of the doghouse I don’t think I belong in.Please drop the block.

Be with us on Sunday,when Tonsils 2 sings “You’re The Cream In My Coffee”.

OK kids! Let’s suggest names for the yet to be seen minions of Coffeehead!

Duncan

Maxwell

Bux

Folger

Horton

Peet

and?

Yes. Definitely. Sanka is your friend, Coffyhead. You’ll end up like Blowtop at this rate.

What a cute little bow-tie you have, ya big lug of a jughead! Yeah, teach that impersonating punk a lesson. Goodness, he can’t sing, can’t act, and won’t supply ya anymore. He needs to learn a lesson or two. Maybe even a Final Lesson, if ya know what I mean.

Stay cool, Luigi….

Reminds me of the 1947 movie, “Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome”. Especially like the shading of the backgrounds and CoffyHead banging the wall to emphasize his point. Somebody should tell him that by one estimate every eighty cigarettes smoked one mutation per lung cell occurs. If you have not seen the movie you might give it a glance. Nice allegorical names, Dr. A. Tomic (a chemist) and Dr. learned (his assistant), to get things started. Tracy’s world either has no Sun since most scenes have, a dreamy, claustrophobic closeness to them, or it’s always night. Tess is there, but no Junior, except for cartoons in the intro.