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Itās too difficult for B.O. to just call ahead on a cell phone. He doesnāt have one, obviously, hence the use of the pay phone earlier. I guess that even the neighbours will see him coming now.
Speaking of burglaries, it appears somebody has broken into the Dick Tracy strip & stolen what was once a great mystery action strip & replaced it with a gag a day strip aimed at nine year olds.
Which has nothing to do with the current story lineā¦ But the current story line is so full of ridiculous nonsense that I find this refreshing. BO & Junior are solidly in character. Okay, BO is nonsensical, but that has been his role / character for more than 50 years, and he plays it well. (One should expect a character born in late 1800s to be a little confused about pop culture from a mere 60 years ago.)
This confirms it . Ettinger can draw cars and very well . His Adam West Batmobile is perfect except the missing insignia as noted by Batster . Now what this interlude has to do with Dick Tracy I donāt know and I guess nobody else does either but it is cool and fun .
Flattop Jr use too have a car with gimmicks like this one. Including a folding tent and other things. Maybe BO should have wont hat one to keep this interlude as part of the main story? Fun strip.
Letās hope the police cars in the periphery of the ārocketsā panel are there to put an end to the ensuing fiery conflagration with extreme vexation before the āNUKESā button is tested.
B.O. forgot to say āAtomic Battery to Power! Turbines to Speed!ā Though, given his name and trademark feature, an open cabin car is probably the best for B.Oās passengers.
Crimestoppers: We used to get calls from an old lady who would lock herself out of her house. We would find a way in, then the next time, find that she secured the way we had gotten in previously. The last time, we had the fire department come with a ladder, and go in through the second floor window! I told her āIf you lock that window, then the next time you lock yourself out, youāll be sleeping in the garage!ā
1-B.O.: I call her the Hatmobile. Aināt that hilarious? See ā itās really the Batā¦ ARCHIE JR: Yeah. I got it the other 10 times you said it.
2-B.O: It does all kinds of cool sh*t. Fer instanceā¦
3-ā¦When me and Gertie are gettinā busy at the Drive-In Theater and I finally āget thereā, I press this here buttonā¦
4-ā¦to show her Iām done and she can stop so far as I care.
5-ARCHIE JR.:* Well then, points skyward , lemme show you the Passenger Ejector Seat Button. No use having her around to yak through the movie after youāve finished!
B.O: AND THE POPCORN WILL BE ALL MINE! I LOVE THE HATā¦ AJ: SHUT UP!
Letās seeā¦ BO must be very wealthy, If he had really won the Batmobile, heād be on the hook for taxes based on the prizeās value. It last sold for over 4 Million, so if itās NY, lets round off to 8%ā¦ So $50k or so for taxes, Itās a historical vehicle, so that requires special antique insurance. Which severely restricts, how and when the car can be driven, i.e. in good weather, parades, or to get fuel or to a mechanic. And limits on yearly mileage. In actuality, the insurer may require such a special vehicle to be trailered nearly everywhere by a bonded carrier. For it to be a daily driver it would have to be a replica, kit, or the insurance would be eye wateringly expensive with all kinds of special riders for the custom equipment. Never mind, what the bodywork and paint will cost you in the case of an accident or vandalism.
Appears to be the Batmobile from the old TV series, which was based on mid-sixties Chrysler concept car with a gas-turbine engine. Saw one at the 1964 New York Worldās Fair.
Brian Premium Member 11 months ago
Juniorās going to swap a plug of chaw for the hat-mobile.
firestrike1 11 months ago
BO is an idiot, for sureā¦
Neil Wick 11 months ago
Good morningā¢, everyone!
Itās too difficult for B.O. to just call ahead on a cell phone. He doesnāt have one, obviously, hence the use of the pay phone earlier. I guess that even the neighbours will see him coming now.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray 11 months ago
Good morningā¢, Spectacular Displays !
The āHatmobileā looks Great ! :-) Ā Love the P.2. view angle. All the panels are stunning.
Ashmael 11 months ago
BO will soon be arrested for troubling the public quiet. And when has he learned to drive?
BreathlessMahoney77 11 months ago
Speaking of burglaries, it appears somebody has broken into the Dick Tracy strip & stolen what was once a great mystery action strip & replaced it with a gag a day strip aimed at nine year olds.
GoComicsGo! 11 months ago
Today and the days ahead that this side story last the NannyBot will be tested by those here Iām guessing.
avenger09 11 months ago
Welcome to another wasted Sunday.
All the greatness is gone.
The strip has definitely Jumped the Goat!
Humanist 11 months ago
The man need to shave his face.
iggyman 11 months ago
Bye, I have to go to the āBat-roomā!
The Reader Premium Member 11 months ago
You never know what you can pick up at the Bat Surplus Store!
LawrenceS 11 months ago
Another beautifully drawn strip.
Which has nothing to do with the current story lineā¦ But the current story line is so full of ridiculous nonsense that I find this refreshing. BO & Junior are solidly in character. Okay, BO is nonsensical, but that has been his role / character for more than 50 years, and he plays it well. (One should expect a character born in late 1800s to be a little confused about pop culture from a mere 60 years ago.)
General Trelane (Ret.) Premium Member 11 months ago
This confirms it . Ettinger can draw cars and very well . His Adam West Batmobile is perfect except the missing insignia as noted by Batster . Now what this interlude has to do with Dick Tracy I donāt know and I guess nobody else does either but it is cool and fun .
Ray Toler 11 months ago
The artwork continues to be impressive.
Don Bagert Premium Member 11 months ago
Email to CEO of Tribune Content Management āFROM: Warner Bros. Legal Dept. SUBJECT: Cease and Desistā¦ā
Ray Toler 11 months ago
Is Pequod on vacation?
Batster 11 months ago
Must be quite a strain on Mike not being able to work in the 60s Mad Hatter, yet another collector crook to set his heart aflutterā¦.
jz27wk Premium Member 11 months ago
Flattop Jr use too have a car with gimmicks like this one. Including a folding tent and other things. Maybe BO should have wont hat one to keep this interlude as part of the main story? Fun strip.
General Trelane (Ret.) Premium Member 11 months ago
Still waiting for Fata and Rikki to come back from somewhere over the horizon .
Wichita1.0 11 months ago
Letās hope the police cars in the periphery of the ārocketsā panel are there to put an end to the ensuing fiery conflagration with extreme vexation before the āNUKESā button is tested.
Another Take 11 months ago
Mike is really working that Hatmobile ājokeā. So something died in todayās strip (that joke attempt)
trainnut1956 11 months ago
B.O. forgot to say āAtomic Battery to Power! Turbines to Speed!ā Though, given his name and trademark feature, an open cabin car is probably the best for B.Oās passengers.
tcayer 11 months ago
Crimestoppers: We used to get calls from an old lady who would lock herself out of her house. We would find a way in, then the next time, find that she secured the way we had gotten in previously. The last time, we had the fire department come with a ladder, and go in through the second floor window! I told her āIf you lock that window, then the next time you lock yourself out, youāll be sleeping in the garage!ā
Another Take 11 months ago
1-B.O.: I call her the Hatmobile. Aināt that hilarious? See ā itās really the Batā¦ ARCHIE JR: Yeah. I got it the other 10 times you said it.
2-B.O: It does all kinds of cool sh*t. Fer instanceā¦
3-ā¦When me and Gertie are gettinā busy at the Drive-In Theater and I finally āget thereā, I press this here buttonā¦
4-ā¦to show her Iām done and she can stop so far as I care.
5-ARCHIE JR.:* Well then, points skyward , lemme show you the Passenger Ejector Seat Button. No use having her around to yak through the movie after youāve finished!
B.O: AND THE POPCORN WILL BE ALL MINE! I LOVE THE HATā¦ AJ: SHUT UP!
Solomon J. Behala Premium Member 11 months ago
āAtomic batteries to power, turbines to speed.ā Get it right.
Space_cat 11 months ago
Letās seeā¦ BO must be very wealthy, If he had really won the Batmobile, heād be on the hook for taxes based on the prizeās value. It last sold for over 4 Million, so if itās NY, lets round off to 8%ā¦ So $50k or so for taxes, Itās a historical vehicle, so that requires special antique insurance. Which severely restricts, how and when the car can be driven, i.e. in good weather, parades, or to get fuel or to a mechanic. And limits on yearly mileage. In actuality, the insurer may require such a special vehicle to be trailered nearly everywhere by a bonded carrier. For it to be a daily driver it would have to be a replica, kit, or the insurance would be eye wateringly expensive with all kinds of special riders for the custom equipment. Never mind, what the bodywork and paint will cost you in the case of an accident or vandalism.
Gent 11 months ago
What is this? This gots to goes sometheeng to does with ongoing story or this just more waste of audiences time?
sjsczurek 11 months ago
All these years later, and Junior still has mussed-up hair. He never combs it, does he?
ssledge 11 months ago
Welcome back Bob Oscar!!! Hop you stay around for a while.
a swino 11 months ago
Has his lid always been a Devo āEnergy Domeā?
Black76Manta 11 months ago
Itās the batmobile, please!
MDRiggs Premium Member 11 months ago
Appears to be the Batmobile from the old TV series, which was based on mid-sixties Chrysler concept car with a gas-turbine engine. Saw one at the 1964 New York Worldās Fair.
IvanB.Cohen 11 months ago
The police department is very understanding to let B.O. fire rockets within city limits.
IvanB.Cohen 11 months ago
B.O. take your prize and make haste getting back home before Wendy Winchel latches unto you.
IvanB.Cohen 11 months ago
Whoās going to appear next? Batman and Robin? The Green Hornet and Kato?
fourteenpeeves 11 months ago
And at the sound of the rockets, three dozen heavily armed cops come rushing out of the stationā¦..
fourteenpeeves 11 months ago
The idea of BO Plenty driving a āspeed carā on the highway summons up all sorts of disasters.
Has the dashboard been modified so it drives like a NORMAL car. BO has never been about ārocket scienceā?