Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for July 08, 2023

Okay, that settled the “Audie” question. He doesn’t seem to be experiencing any voices at the moment, or maybe just not answering. The one saying, “Look out for this guy” might be worth tuning in.

Good morning™, guys!

Apparently, Audie thinks that Anders had fled. I don’t know where he’s getting the money from by “tomorrow,” but he’d better make sure he has it.

Sabrina looks concerned. She should consult Sprocket, who might be looking for a handy film canister.

Good morning™, bad news announcers ? !

Did Sabs get news that Anders is fishbowl belly up ?  I hope Madcaps can put on a good act of shock at this distressing news.

so the Big Man is confirmed that it IS Audie…

and jeez, he looks absolutely butt-ugly here…

He is Audie, the third panel is what we’ve seen previously. The reason for doubt is IMO is that he has a “blocky” head at the front but Shelly didn’t continue the features to the back of his head which made him look different and younger causing confusion of his identity for some of us, including myself.

Hold up here! If Audie doesn’t have the money, how’s he gonna give it to Yellow Hair tomorrow? There could be trouble between the two soon.

“I’ll have your money tomorrow, after I phone scam one last little old lady. I just have to figure out how to get past her guardian chicken.”

Cornhair is about to take on the Lex Luther wannabe of the Home Shoplifting Network!

Hope he is not like Wimpy “I will gladly pay you Tuesday”!

threatening the guy in a building for of follwoers?

Audie doesn’t look like somebody to mess with . Shelley Pleger has depicted him as very menacing and evil .

is going to be “Audie matic” that he’s going to double cross Masden? After all we all seem to think that’s what Masden is going to do to him.

And so it continues……

1-ROD: I WANNA ADVANCE AT LEAST! Just lookit how bad I need a haircut fer pete’s sakes!

2-AUDIE TORIUM: YOUR HAIR LOOKS GREAT TO ME! Any hair would though…

3-ROD: LIAR! THAT’S DONE IT! GIMME SOME DOUGH OR I’LL SHOOT…hang on. I had a real gun a minute ago. SABRA: Pssst! It fell on the floor.

AUDIE: HEY! WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON? SABRA: Whoever gets to the gun first?

Isn’t Anders the one who got killed? What is going on here?!

Tomorrow we probably meet Tracy’s stucco expert friend. Hurray! A new character will be added to the story.

Hold on here. I’ve been thinking (incorrectly, it seems) that Audie owes Madsen for being a hit man. But, since Madsen took out Anders on his own, why exactly does Audie owe Madsen money?

“Tomorrow”? Oh, boy! Plot exposition on another Sunday! LOL

Well, this is my first post on my new PC! My previous one was teetering on the brink of obsolescence/breakdown, so I bit the bullet and replaced it. Arrived today from Amazon, 24 inch screen, reasonably priced, unbelievably easy setup, all systems go!!

This Madsen guy is high strung. In case he is a coffee drinker, I hope his preference is decaf.

“I’ll gladly pay you tomorrow for an assassination today.” —adapted from a famous saying by J. Wellington Wimpy

Hmm. So, this Big Boss really is Audie, after all! Okay, I was wrong about that. But I still think the characterization of the last few days does not seem congruent with the earlier-depicted idiosyncrasies of Audie the audiodelusional self-conversing weird guy; this Audie is self-confident, focussed, and “all business” with no hint of the former persona; he also seems stockier than the original version of Audie, in my eyes.

Be all that as it may; Audie confirms that the available money was all sent to Anders, who he thinks is alive but fled. He does not know that Mad Madsen killed Anders and took the loot for himself. So far, so good (or “bad”). But where or how does Boss Audie expect to come up with a comparable pile of cash by (early) tomorrow?

And, will eavesdropping Sabrina rat out one or the other, or both, to avoid the threatened violence? Maybe we’ll find out in the Sunday strip….