Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for November 12, 2022

Good morning™, everyone!

Kandikane adds a bit more to her documentary, but more importantly, Uncle Arcenaux has sent Robert a message. Does that mean he’s still okay? Tune in again tomorrow to learn more.

“Having car trouble can U give me lift? Over in the 1way alley.”

Ray Toler freely admits about 1 hour ago

@Neil Wick

Tommy Lee Jones told me that he was once roommates with Al Gore.

Poor Tommy.

Good morning™, extended car warranty SPAMMERS !

“I’d like t’ help ya, Unc, but my part is about to come up.”

I’m shocked!

Kandilame isn’t sucking on a sugar stick!

What’s this? Cell phones in the same arc as the two way wrist radio?

Steely has sustained traumatic physical injuries and needs Robert’s help desperately…

Bring a scraper to scrape me off the front of a truck!

A message from uncle arceneaux who, two days ago, was gearing for a head on collision with what seemed to be a garbage truck or some other extra large vehicle….betcha the message reads “AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!”

So, yesterday instead of A) seeing what happened to Steelface and his impending head on collision…or B) a tribute to all our veterans…we ended up saddled with a senseless interjection of vitamin flintheart…a character best used sparingly at most, who…for some indescernable (?) reason Mike insists on shoving down our throats

If there was a crash, you can bet that Steelface survived. I can see a certain group of evil robots that picked up Steelface’s tin can magnetic cranium from off the street and somehow transplanted it into a goofy, inept metamorphic mechanized creature called Moronatron.

Is the message from the hospital?

…..reads: “Here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten me into”…….

“Me an’ da’ boyz is plannin’ a goin’…er…comin’ out party fer yez. C’mon back. Oh, an’ don’ tell nobody. heh heh heh.”

“A-and he unfriended me on Footbook! Does he suspect something!?!?!?!!”

It’s his eye doctor telling him his pupils are ready to be picked up!

Uh oh.

Message: “You’re dead.” (Steelface evaded the truck and has figured out who stole the watch.) LOL j/k

Never ask, “How was I?” of a friend as they are put on the spot. The audience will tell us.

Robert gets a message from Steelface on his pocket-ouiji board.

“I am waiting for you!”

1-SUGAR DADDY: This hair dye and two pounds of pancake makeup makes me feel like I’m 70 again, Darling.

2-GOLD DIGGER: I like you better now than I did then, Sugar because 1- I was only 9 when you were 70 and I didn’t know you and 2- owing to compounding interest combined with the time function of money, YOU’RE RICHER NOW!

3-ROBERT: Hmmm. A text from Uncle. I KNOW IT WAS YOU, FREDO and a kiss emoji_ What’s old frying pan head on about now???

Message for Robert from Uncle Arcenaux, I am in the hospital about to undergo surgery as I was in a traffic accident.

Robert steps out due to family emergency and the understudy steps in.

It’s from the hospital, because Robert is listed as next-of-kin. (I don’t think Steelface is married or has kids.) My phone’s contacts have an “In case of emergency” listing for my n-o-k, too.

What is that big “smudge” down the left side of his face in panel 3?

Ah…just say uncle!

Kandikane Lane Flintheart gives the Old Thespian the moral support he craves (like most actors, I’d venture to say).

Meanwhile, Robert “Bobby the Booster” Parrish receives an ominous message by cellphone from Uncle “today it’s spelled Arcenaux again” (though I think “Arceneaux” seems more correct). So, what’s up, Uncle? Trouble for Nephew Bob? Or is Uncle in possibly serious trouble from his Alley Encounter with a large truck? Was there an actual collision? Is Uncle in the hospital, or, maybe worse, in the hoosegow (Juzgao) now?