Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for January 30, 2025

ain’t nowhere to go now except down to the pavement at high velocity resulting in a hard impact…

Ok, I’ve been really, really positive for over a week. Today, I’m not too happy. This just has the feel of a filler day. Nothing really moving forward. Sort of like a date with Fireslim,, nothing positive comes out of it.

Good morning™, all!

Tracy’s foot still hurts, but there’s work to be done. He’s been in worse shape before. The crowd cleared out pretty fast.

“Desperatoid.”

Nice boots, Lizz.

Good morning™, Mutated Metatarsals !

Tracy is still nursing that pain but not the foot as there is work to be done yet in stopping a pending blast and apprehending mister ex Army tech guy. The ladies are taking on typical tv cop poses while Sam is locked and loaded for some [not] spine tingling action, which has a chance of coming in for a soft non offensive landing.

P2, what’s the word… Foreboding. What does that mean? ;p

Tracy should keep his finger off the trigger until he’s on target.

These boots were made for walking . And that’s what they’re going to do. One of these days these boots are going to walk all over you.

So now this pantomime comics eh. BOZO is way funnier.

All the other cops crouch in terror down below as an injured Tracy pursues the suspect? What happened to the concept of backup? Not that the strip has ever done much with backup in the past.

Or maybe if Sam, or Liz, or Lee were the title character they’d be more likely to show some moxie…

Ah, the old “Entrance Prohibited” door in the tower! It is about to hit the fan one way or another now!

I don’t think he’s looking to escape, but to manually trigger the device now that the detonator switch is useless. This is about ideology and self-destructive revenge, not personal gain or survival. Very Nazi attitude.

“Come out of the bathroom with your hands washed! OTHER people need to use it, ya’ know!”

Sooo,if there’s a PROhibitied, is there an AMATEURhibited?

Careful where you’re pointing that gun, Sam!

MOVIE QUOTE

“Is your wife ill?”

“She is dead.She has been dead for 22 y ears”

Bela Lugosi—VOODOO MAN—1944

The way t his is drawn,Lizz is about to be killed by “Friendly Fire”.

And hot dog vendor plans lawsuit

1- DT: YOU 3 GO ON IN! I’M GOING TO THE MINUTE CLINIC! I can only pray that they won’t have to amputate. Or that I don’t pass out on the drive there. Luckily it wasn’t my gas-pedal foot. Wait? Was it? I’m confused – maybe it was….?

2- HOT DOG VENDOR: COME BACK! I CAN WIPE THE DUST OFF THE DOGS! THEY MIGHT EVEN BE HEALTHIER WITH FLOOR DIRT! Dang it!

3- LEE sotto voice : Great. The only one of us with a gun is Sam who is carelessly pointing it at your face, Lizzo. LIZZO also sotto voice : Yeah BUT unbeknownst to Sam, the safety is on and the gun isn’t loaded. SAM: Af…af…after you ladies. Uhhh, I’m nothing if not a gentleman.

LIZ: Yeah, right. Vitamin has the perfect role for you in his upcoming production of The Wizard Of Oz – if you can stand wearing the fur suit for two hours. SAM: SURE I CAN! I wear my Furries outfit for much longer than that at our parties!

FRED JR: SHADDAP OUT THERE – I’M THINKING! If I cut the WRONG wire, this bomb WON’T go off!

Is Sam gonna kick some azz ?

Golly, someone sure knows how to clear a room.

Gosh, Liz’s bare knee is going to hurt after this! That’s what one gets for wearing a miniskirt on the job!

What a time for the elevator to be out of order