Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for September 15, 2022

Like father, like son.

Good morning™, everybody!

I think she started working on that documentary when she first met him. In fact, that was the reason she met him in the first place. As for the magnum opus, he’s going to take much longer to be “complete.”

Ray Toler stated somewhat erroneously about 5 hours ago

@Gweedo it’s legal here Murray

“My father-in-law and I were discussing this before he died. He had always identified with Walt and when my mother-in-law died, it was the same time Nina died in the strip.”

I believe that was Phyllis who died, that was the big story. Can’t remember when but sometime back there was a rare Nina sighting.

https://www.gocomics.com/gasolinealley/2004/04/20

Good morning™, mushy continuances !

And the syrup keeps coming. LOL !  Shelley makes Kandi look good.

I wonder if we’ll ever see a crossover that includes Kandikane’s sisters, Margot and Lois?

Since the strip now seems centered on updates of secondary & tertiary characters, I bet the old man in the garage will be making an appearance soon .

These two sicken me…they’re the “couples version” of Frankenmindy…hasn’t Kandilame been putting that ridiculous biography together for at LEAST 5 years now? She better hurry up or vitamin will have a hot date with queen Elizabeth before the flick is done

Very nice colors , but I’m still waiting for Dick tracy and his pal Sam to catch some " Bad Guys ’ please !

I have been enjoying this strip more in recent weeks than I have in awhile. Sometimes you can still see some nice glimmers of Chester Gould in the writing and drawing.

Ah, Mr. Flintheart, where do you get those vitamins?!

Which friend of Dick Tracy is more annoying, B.O. Plenty (his in-law) or Vitamin Flintheart ?

“He’s still in diapers….and so is his Dad!”

ba dum tss

“All I have to do is dub in the Chipmunk voice on the OTHELLO track and put in some cheezy ‘bobbling party balloons and confetti’ overlays on the clips from OH, CALCUTTA that the censors demanded! OH, and Weird Al says he’s almost finished with the theme, though he says riffing on Blue Monday was a real challenge.”

If Vitamin turns out to be the focus of this storyline, can it proceed minus any “discoveries” or actors from his generation? Anybody remember Tonsils? How about the movie which never got off the ground, he was in the mix along with that actress from yesteryear.

MOVIE QUOTE—

“My bullet-proof vest causes chafing”—Sinbad—FIRST KID—1996

Vitamin&Snowflake made a 1945 movie that “died on the cutting room floor”.

Considering the fascination with “lost footage” these days,that might make for a storyline.

I read that the section of Washington State that had the Indian Reservation on it(Yakima) had the highest COVIDcases in the state.

Did Joe Sampson go home to help?Are he and Bonnie Braids kaput?

1-KANDY CANS: Where do you get the money to produce your terrible plays that no one comes to see, Sugar Daddy?

2-VITAMIN: Savvy investments combined with market manipulation, my dear. For example – in 1864 I sold my South Carolina plantation and, ahem, “employees” to a relative of General Lee. I then bought gold with what was soon to become useless Confederate Dollars. In 1914 I bought stock in munitions companies – always a good move – but insured its success by killing Archduke Ferdinand and pinning it on some Serbian. I sold short in September ’29 and then started rumors about an impending market crash. To get my munition company holdings moving again, in ’39 I advised Adolph on world conquest. Recently, I sold all my holdings just before my Chinese Fast Food chain, HUNGLEE MAN, started selling tainted bat meat sandwiches.

3-KANDY CANS: Wow. So what are you doing currently?

VITAMIN: I’m buying Florida property that is 100 yards from what is presently the beach along with the purchase of Senators and Congressmen who will insist on the continued use of fossil fuels.

KANDY CANS: Sounds like little Kane will be able to afford to star in money losing plays for decades to come! VITAMIN: And I plan to trod the boards with him!

CANS: Let’s hope! NOT

Hehe! I love Kandi’s quick and (sometimes) saucy wit! :D

“It would have been nice if V&K had a public wedding in the strip.It would have topped BO&Gertie’s”. Even Hedda Hopper allowed her name to be used. I don’t remember if she was a guest or if she announced the wedding on her radio program.

Ooh, Little Mom Kandi made a joke! For the moment, we see the Flintheart Household as happy and content, looking forward to documented histrionics.

So, why do I suspect there will be a fly in this ointment?