Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 03, 2022

Good morning™, admirers of Tracy!

Tracy does look pretty shocked in that last panel!

On the topic of the lava tube, someone here did post an article about plants and animals living in Antarctic caves hollowed out by volcanic steam (https://phys.org/news/2017-09-antarctic-caves-harbour-secret-life.html). I’m not sure who posted that, but I bookmarked it at the time.

Ambush!

Wotta dame! Whee!

Good morning™, whoa mommas !

Just who does this hussy think she is !   I bet his undergarments are not stenciled with “Private Property, Hands OFF” !   (Though they should be.)

The twin falls pop !  Hats off to “MC”. (Magnificent Colorizer) and Shelley.

Moon people have long lifespans. Marina could be a few hundred years old. Even though Tracy’s a grand pop-pop, Marina might be robbing the cradle.

What happens under the Antarctic icecap . . . stays under the Antarctic icecap.

Saw THAT coming a landslide away.

Tess suddenly drops her coffee cup!

Dick’s head is waaay too large for the rest of his body in panels 2 & 3.

Must be the tension.

Who’s looking for action !!!!!

Moon Laid…

Is Tracy about to find himself in a Lunarian love affair? Or is he being set up, for a possible blackmail plot or staged provocation to justify a Lunarian invasion of Earth? If so, is the Ambassador in on the plot? & what of the old man in the garage? Does he possess legal documents proving Tracy & Tess were never actually legally married? Or is today’s strip another vintage Mike Curtis special of introducing a plot thread that goes absolutely nowhere? Tune in tomorrow….

And here we were, complaining that things weren’t moving fast enough…

She is hotter than the lava Rocks now and is preparing to conquer Dick Tracy !!! Run Dick Run !!!

“Marina, you’re trying to seduce me.”

Speaking of firefall, I predict that either “You Are The Woman,” “Just Remember I Love You,” or “Strange Way” will begin playing in the background.

I was afraid this would happen.

OOOOHHHH-WEEEEEE! I knew that she didn’t know – or doesn’t care.

So who loves women’s bare backs at DT HQ?

“Ah Sweah, Ah’m gettin’ the Vapohs!”

Someone has been lonely way too long!

Oh poor Firestrike1, the kid had to take a couple of days off the day that this happened.

Surprise attack!!! hubba-hubba!!!

After all the hubbub about the Governor/Ambassador’s name, now that we’ve finally found out it’s ‘Thorin’ about half of us are still calling him Ambassador….

Ruh Roh!

Tracy’s gun is gonna go off “accidentally”

Maybe NOW is when we’ll get that “Tracy villain turn” …. he’ll shoot Marina then chuck the body in the lava to hide the evidence and go on a rampage killing all the moonie insurrectionists

Yikes!

Saw that, now what comes next? He refuses her…

Yes. Alien cooze.

Saw that coming a mile away.

i saw this coming

Readers have been wanting some action, but this is not what they had in mind.

Well, I saw this coming a mile away. What will Tess say?

Tracy; remember, wwts-what would Tess say about this.

Why do I have this feeling that Lunarians are becoming the DT equivalent of the Orions in the Star Trek universe?

Why do I also have this feeling that Marina’s late husband bore an uncanny resemblance to Tracy?

Might take a while to nip the invasion of earth in the bud…at least Tracy will have “a tender moment” to remember. For Marina, maybe the kiss is a way to show her appreciation.

WATCH IT TRACY! SHE’S EATING YOUR BRAIN!!!!

It’s a tongue in lip lock! Tracy is………………..?

TRACY (thinking): She LIKES me! She really LIKES me!

I see the " wild thing " happing in this cartoon , it is about time that something makes it more exciting : )

Lots of “Johnnie Come Latelys” claiming to have seen this coming.

1-DT: Why do they call this place Two Guys Climax Falls?

MARINA: You’re really dim, aren’t you, Dick? Here…

2-…Let me show you.

3-DT: (MUMBLING THROUGH A MOUTHFUL OF TONGUE) OHHHH! I get it now! Or rather, I just got it. So you won’t be…

Note: I’d like to thank Mike for providing today’s gift. It’s exactly what I wanted/needed!

I hereby pledge to return to today’s comic to find and read every single one of what are sure to be Firestrike’s MANY Comments. Amen.

Okay, there seems to be something screwy here.

Aren’t Lunarians “electrically charged”? Don’t Earthlings get an electrical “shock” when they come into physical contact with Lunarians? I recall that the original Moon Maid wore insulating gloves to protect Junior from said shock, but I don’t see any such gloves on Marina.

Tracy’s eyes opened a tiny bit! That must have been one heckuva kiss!

At least they didn’t kiss on the first date. Only took 4 or 5 dates for it to happen. Lol.

….saw THIS coming…….

MOVIE QUOTE—“Now what would you be wanting women in the Antarctic for?”

Alan Ladd—HE-L BELOW ZERO—1954

Boy, all these folks saw this coming. Probably Mary Worth fans too. Strip goes lower and lower by the day as Gould rolls in his grave

Well,looks like the Moon Gov has found an acceptable substitute for those “Boiling Hot Springs” he used to execute felons.

I also announce that today is my 70th birthday.Luckily,I only FEEL 70 about one day a week.

I must have a little Vitamin Flintheart in my blood.

Good thing Tess doesn’t have extra-strong binoculars

Strike up a chorus of “Lava Come Back to Me!!”

..OH Myyyyy….

WOWSERS !

Oh no stealing a kiss from a married man!

This use to happen to Brenda Starr all the time

Please pray for my daughter in law who is showing signs of premature labor. She’s only 21 weeks. Pray for her and the baby.

Whoa!

You crazy kids!

Marina pops her self-control and puts the juicy squeeze on startled Tracy. Suckface. Take it like a Man, detective. Miss Marina is way hotter than that lava flow!

Don’t know where this is going, nor does Tracy, but it certainly pumps up the jam in this arc!

Good thing that Tess isn’t around.

I bet Tracy is thinking, “YE GODS.”

Wonderful, another Moon-Person with a Human Fetish! Let’s get this storyline over so we can get to the next “Annie” cross-over one mike has already set up!