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So, youâre running an illegal operation like a telephone scamming operation (which hires personnel through help wanted ads) & you need some equipment, so you arrange to purchase the equipment, but then hijack the shipment of the equipment & have the seller of the equipment file a police report ⌠because nothing will draw the attention of the police to your illegal operation like being involved in a crime like hijacking that gets reported to the police.
The problem here is that historically Mike enjoys âplot twistsâ too much that they get thrown in right at the beginning of the story, and everything else suffers for itâŚtheyâre nonsensical interjections that would be better served left out and the stories more streamlined and coherentâŚbut thatâs not the way this strip has run since Mike claimed itâŚeven âguest writersâ arent able to navigate the unending conflagration of absurdity and eke out any sort of logicâŚand still, we suffer
Maybe if you had asked to talk to your lawyer before making your business records available to the police you would have at least had more time to warn your fellow scammers.
âŚshouldâve given him an address for an elite coffee shop in townâŚâŚ..Sam ân he wouldâve dropped in, and been blissfully forgetful of their mission de jourâŚâŚ.
Relax, Mr. Anders. Try to remember the happier times. Look behind you at the photo on the wall. It was taken when the Publisherâs Clearing House Prize Patrol came to give you that huge oversized check. Remember? Those were good times.
1-ARCHIE ANDERS: Whoâs calling? I told my secretary to hold my calls but she thought I said âhold my ballsâ andâŚ
2-INSURANCE MAN: Iâm from Citywide Insurance calling about the 4th stolen shipment youâve reported this week. PerhapsâŚ
3-ARCHIE: HEY! I canât help it if Tracyville has become a hellhole of rampant crime. I blame the Mayor! Iâm voting for his opponent next time no matter what party or how unqualified he⌠INSURANCE MAN: Hold on. Iâm just calling to tell you your premium is going to TRIPLE.
ARCHIE: Hmmm. So Iâm losing money on this scamâŚUHHHâŚOk. Thanks for calling.
Editorâs Note: I reused yesterdayâs gag for panel one because I was unsatisfied with the response it got. Iâve had that gag in my gag quiver ever since I âaccidentallyâ told an attractive co-worker to do the latter. It was before feminism so it was accepted in the manner in which it was intended. (Ha ha unless of courseâŚ)
So the address wasnât a fake location and it seems to be tied to the brains of the operation. When will we see him? Tomorrow? Monday?
I do have to say that the background color choices are interesting. That shade of green is what weâve seen in Andersâ office the past couple of days. It was duplicated in the second panel instead of changed to illustrate a change in location, but the wall color in Andersâ office changed to yellow for the third panel.
One way or the other, Mr. Anders is toast! Either Audie will lower the boom on him, or Tracy will (eventually) arrest for his complicity in the phone scam as well as for insurance fraud. The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay!
The Telephone as Instrument of Undoing. Smart crooks (although that may be an oxymoron) eschew telephonyâŚ.
avenger09 over 1 year ago
âYou didnât expect me to lie to Dick Tracy, did you?â
GoComicsGo! over 1 year ago
Thatâs Audie.
avenger09 over 1 year ago
Hopefully Firedump doesnât see the sweat on Antmanâs forehead. Simple things like that rile him up! LOL
avenger09 over 1 year ago
Gee, not much to complain about today.
Wickerman isnât sleeping with the fishes,,,yet!!!
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 1 year ago
Whereâs Neil with my âGood morningâ line.
Oh well. If you want something done⌠  LOL !
jonahhex1 over 1 year ago
Like I said beforeâŚ.with that look Tracy gave him, he definitely wasnât going to deny Tracyâs request.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 1 year ago
Good morningâ˘, dead men walking !
Stop with the sweating. You can leave town before things get any hotter.
seismic-2 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Are we to understand that the people to whom the consignment was being shipped are the same people who hijacked it?
Neil Wick over 1 year ago
Good morningâ˘, all!
Does this mean that Tracy and Sam will be arriving at the call centre next? It canât be that easy, can it?
BreathlessMahoney77 over 1 year ago
So, youâre running an illegal operation like a telephone scamming operation (which hires personnel through help wanted ads) & you need some equipment, so you arrange to purchase the equipment, but then hijack the shipment of the equipment & have the seller of the equipment file a police report ⌠because nothing will draw the attention of the police to your illegal operation like being involved in a crime like hijacking that gets reported to the police.
IvanB.Cohen over 1 year ago
I am going to ask is the guy yelling into the phone at the address on record?
Sporteric11 over 1 year ago
Are Dick Tracy and Sam going to enter the wrong house and shoot the occupants just like in the news ?
tsull2121 over 1 year ago
The problem here is that historically Mike enjoys âplot twistsâ too much that they get thrown in right at the beginning of the story, and everything else suffers for itâŚtheyâre nonsensical interjections that would be better served left out and the stories more streamlined and coherentâŚbut thatâs not the way this strip has run since Mike claimed itâŚeven âguest writersâ arent able to navigate the unending conflagration of absurdity and eke out any sort of logicâŚand still, we suffer
Durak Premium Member over 1 year ago
Maybe if you had asked to talk to your lawyer before making your business records available to the police you would have at least had more time to warn your fellow scammers.
crobinson019 over 1 year ago
Wouldnât he say, âthe cops were just here?â
veldy over 1 year ago
This guy has a speaker in his nose?
orbenjawell Premium Member over 1 year ago
âŚshouldâve given him an address for an elite coffee shop in townâŚâŚ..Sam ân he wouldâve dropped in, and been blissfully forgetful of their mission de jourâŚâŚ.
MuddyUSA Premium Member over 1 year ago
Excellent art workâŚ.
Tradewinds309 over 1 year ago
Relax, Mr. Anders. Try to remember the happier times. Look behind you at the photo on the wall. It was taken when the Publisherâs Clearing House Prize Patrol came to give you that huge oversized check. Remember? Those were good times.
firestrike1 over 1 year ago
and Andersâ panic ensues⌠let the mayhem now commence⌠consternation and uproarâŚ
Another Take over 1 year ago
1-ARCHIE ANDERS: Whoâs calling? I told my secretary to hold my calls but she thought I said âhold my ballsâ andâŚ
2-INSURANCE MAN: Iâm from Citywide Insurance calling about the 4th stolen shipment youâve reported this week. PerhapsâŚ
3-ARCHIE: HEY! I canât help it if Tracyville has become a hellhole of rampant crime. I blame the Mayor! Iâm voting for his opponent next time no matter what party or how unqualified he⌠INSURANCE MAN: Hold on. Iâm just calling to tell you your premium is going to TRIPLE.
ARCHIE: Hmmm. So Iâm losing money on this scamâŚUHHHâŚOk. Thanks for calling.
Editorâs Note: I reused yesterdayâs gag for panel one because I was unsatisfied with the response it got. Iâve had that gag in my gag quiver ever since I âaccidentallyâ told an attractive co-worker to do the latter. It was before feminism so it was accepted in the manner in which it was intended. (Ha ha unless of courseâŚ)
firestrike1 over 1 year ago
Anders is doing his impersonation of Rodney DangerfieldâŚ
all he needs now is something to mop that browâŚ
jim_pem over 1 year ago
So the address wasnât a fake location and it seems to be tied to the brains of the operation. When will we see him? Tomorrow? Monday?
I do have to say that the background color choices are interesting. That shade of green is what weâve seen in Andersâ office the past couple of days. It was duplicated in the second panel instead of changed to illustrate a change in location, but the wall color in Andersâ office changed to yellow for the third panel.
Wichita1.0 over 1 year ago
I wonât spoil it for you, foks, but the true baddie behind the scenes iaâŚNero Wolfe, Heâs decided Tracy is unwanted competition,
ScottHolman over 1 year ago
I think brown tieâs in deep trouble.
Sisyphos over 1 year ago
One way or the other, Mr. Anders is toast! Either Audie will lower the boom on him, or Tracy will (eventually) arrest for his complicity in the phone scam as well as for insurance fraud. The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay!
The Telephone as Instrument of Undoing. Smart crooks (although that may be an oxymoron) eschew telephonyâŚ.
firestrike1 over 1 year ago
Anders is so nervous that he switched phone handsâŚ
198.23.5.11 over 1 year ago
Panel 2 reminded me of one from the 1951 Empty story(trapped in a tree house)
That cat! That cat! How I hate that cat!!