Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for January 18, 2025

it’s probably not what Dick really wants to hear…

and it’s not what Daddy thinks that Dick wants to hear…

Good morning™, all!

It seems that Totten, Sr., doesn’t know everything, but he should know quite a bit about his family background.

Totten: "Here it is. When a man and a woman love each very much, they want to get very close to each other . . . "

Lizz: “Not that!”

Tracy: “Now wait, let’s hear him out.”

Sam: “Yeah, that could answer some questions I’ve had.”

Lee: “Why a man and a woman?!”

Good morning™, Shameful Histories !

Daddy T’s got some ‘splainin’ to do. Once again Carlos demonstrates his command of the aerial view. :-) Like !

Today definitely feels like the story is wrapping up. I’m hopefully Eric has a surprise or two tomorrow to add some excitement to the clock tower story. Maybe an unexpected lightning bolt. That would get be something no one has ever thought of before.

Tracyville very own fantastic four! Nice touch, Chucky.

I didn’t think it would be possible to tell a ticking time bomb story at a glacial pace, but somehow this strip has done it.

Why does it feel like it’s missing a panel at the start for me? To me it feels that not only Dick formally introduces himself and explains why he, they, are there. The first panel comes off as confusing to me as if we just entered into a mid conversation.

Please, sir, explain it to the readers.

Now for the family’s backstory, and it does not seem to be a happy one!

Panel 2, Tracy’s best interrogator’s look, “Just the facts, man”!

That was one of the strategies I used to do with my kids until they got wise to me. I’d come into the room and say OK, what’d you do? I got several confessions with that.

BOSS: Soylent Blue is…SMURFS!!!!

Well, tell it quick so we can get to the exploding kookoo!

Yesterday, Tracy was all tough guy with the secretary making her stammer with his ’NOW" demand and today it’s all “Can you?” and “Sir”. What a misogynistic wimp!!!

1- FRED SR: Do any of you have any Imitrex? This migraine is murder.

2- DT: I’m so sorry to hear that, sir! Captains of Industries like yourself should never have to suffer pain. I’d cuff that migraine and take it in for a brutal interrogation if I could, sir. Can I massage your shoulders, Master? LIZZ: What…a…SUCKUP!

3- FRED SR: No. There’s two chairs – why don’t you and the other man have a seat. And one of you “girls” get me a cold compress and the other just stand there and look decoratively attractive – like my 4th wife. DT: YES SIR!

Cue the dramatic music, then….nothing.

Darn those cliff hangers.

They’ve all become stone statues in the last panel! O<[|;o)

….and don’t dawdle….the Fantastic Four are waiting for you to spill every last bean……..