Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for January 03, 2025

the look of dunb-foundedness on Sam;s face…

“What the…?!

“They’ve taken the pastrami sandwich off the menu!!!

Good morning™, all!

I’m here this time. I’m not sure what I was doing yesterday at this time. With all the holidays, I don’t even know when bedtime is anymore.

Sam is surprised. I wonder why. It seems that ex-military people can be dangerous.

“What the…?!

Neil Wick has just been named the new prime minister of Canada!

“Arrested development.”

“What the…?!

“Eric has been named the permanent writer of the Dick Tracy comic strip!”

“What the…?!

“Avenger09 is expecting another grand baby!”

“They’ve cancelled Derby Dugan!”

Good morning™, Simultaneous Scenes !

I actually like this depiction of different events going on at once. Sam is shocked at the recent massive increase of the cost of his favorite sandwich. Camera guy almost has Ronald Reagan hair.

Interesting coat belt combination.

Answered today. Someone was recently asking about the lighting ceremony, when it was supposed to happen.

And who the young lad? Official spokesperson of Rotten Totten Organisation?

Ah, the old exploding clock tower when the governor is present, ploy.

Said in a very dodgy french accent.

What the…?! Eric hasn’t written anything on these pages.

Sam just got a letter, his car warranty has expired!

“What the…?!” Sam just discovered a two for one Reuben deal at the deli!

As predicted the mayor was after a stupid publicity stunt that makes no sense (and no profit) and the moronic governor went along with the gag. It isn’t good for the economy – slowing the development of actual jobs. Are voters really so stupid they pay no attention to economic reality? I mean, this is as asinine as believing that raising tariffs will lower prices. No one is that dumb, right?

At last ! Sam is going to put the boots to somebody .

Ten-hut! Today we get a side view of Colonel Corporal Camo’s controversial uniform details….

Ancient joke:

“Was he wounded in the fracas?”

“No, a little higher and to the left, actually….”

The cameraman, in the first panel. Why is he filming us?

“WOT TH?!!! NO after-Xmas sale at Penny’s this year? PREPOSTEROUS!!”

Is our clock nut trying to off the Governor?

MOVIE QUOTE

“He wouldn’t give you the parsley off his fish”.

Fred Allen(referring to Jack Benny)

IT’S IN THE BAG—1945

Sam’s “WHAT THE” will soon be followed by the phrase “Section 8”.

Wounded WHERE?Where did he serve? Or did he shoot himself in the foot while cleaning his gun?(That DOES happen)

Finally this plodding plot seems to be gaining a modicum of momentum. Are we soon to witness the usual patchy pell-mell payoff?

1- GOVERNOR’S SPOKESPERSON: Not only will we see that broken clock light up, we’ll also see Sam Catchem eat a pastrami on rye THIS BIG!!! NEWSPAPER GUY: So what? He does that for lunch every day. GOVERNOR’S SPOKESPERSON: Not in two bites he don’t!

2- COLONEL MAJOR: Yeah honey – I need you to stay at your sister’s tonight. Me and uh…somebody from the TPD will be discussing confidential info about a former soldier. What’s that? … No, not Dick Tracy. Well – gotta go! See you tomorrow. But not too early please…

3- SAM: ??? I’m featured at the Two Foxes Broken Clock Lighting Ceremony where I’ll be eating a 4 foot pastrami on rye in TWO BITES?!? I guess I’d better eat a light dinner that night.

SAM: “These wanted posters are for ME!!!! $00.10 or wo bottle caps reward?!!! I am outraged!!!”

SAM" Suggestive pictures of me in the deli’s hidden Back Room of Pastrami Delights?!! They TOLD me they were shooting a docudrama about the endangered penguins of Papua, and would shoot around me!"

SAM: Hokey smokes, Bullwinkle! Superman is Jimmy Olsen!

PASSING FLYING SQUIRREL WHO IS LATE FOR HIS BUS: (face palm)

Sam’s reading the script…

Tracy will clean Junior’s clock…..

Never mind Ribs Mocco. What happened to Mrs.Pruneface’s pet white rat?

Here Toodles….where are you,Toodles?