Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for December 23, 2008

Why is Agent Cosgrove holding his cellphone to the back of his head?

Marguerite, there is NEVER any “more” in this strip.

Ok, we’ve heard this how many times now? And what happened to the ‘more’ from yesterday’s strip?

Gweedo Murray says:

Ludwig you guys got switched and I think Diet’s got a Guernsey parked outside which would explain the endless supply of moo juice.

Gweedo, I think he has two or three, and a few milkmaids, too.

LudwigVonDrake says:

Why is Agent Cosgrove holding his cellphone to the back of his head?

Marguerite, there is NEVER any “more” in this strip.

But one can always hope…sigh.

Wonder if ALL employees of the CIA have a big sign in their office identifying their employer. You think it is maybe ‘flashing neon’, in case they forget? I know the agency, as a whole seems that way, but the individual agents? Maybe both Dicks would benefit from such a reminder. Keeps them from forgetting where they are. I see Cos has one of those nifty dot matrix Telex machines, too! Where’s the sound cover?

Did Agent Cosgrove learn that toe point in ballet class?

I was looking at the toe point thinking he was going to try out for the Rockettes.

Yeah, I couldn’t help noticing the pose going on in Panel #1 too. Looks like an audition for GQ magazine right there. Work it!

cosgrove is actually a chinese girl and his feet are a classic example of the brutal practice of 纏足 (chánzú : foot binding).

and the sign on the wall is an advertisement for CIALIS.

No, KingRat–the sign just says “C.I.A.”

if you could see the full sign it says CIALIS with a picture of the company logo between the CIA and the LIS.

Yeah, its definitely cialis. Only this company doesn’t sell it in pill form. When customers call and place an order, agent Cosgrove drives over to their house and shows off his sexy leg. That “performance problem” is suddenly solved.

I think it was HankF who first spotted it, back on 12-11-08, Liz(z) listening to Tracy through the back of her head. Now CIA’s Cosgrove too, are they ‘related’? Just when we thought Locher had lost his ‘design’ flaire, he has come back “big-time” with “Three-Ear”. Think of it, a ‘third’ ear, below the hair. Paricularly useful for CIA survelience ‘listening’ assignements. It’s a key asset! The facial design could have been better (male version of Jane Jones Baxter? -1997), but this inovative new ‘idea’ simply blows us away! Perhaps ‘morrow’ may now consider forgiving DL if he fails to give us ‘Jingle Bells’ for Christmas? Yee Gods! What a gift. Imagine a character ‘listening’ through an ear, below his hair on the back of his neck?

“CIALIS” ? You can be darned sure that Cosgrove’s third ear has heard you talking about it. Next ‘phone call to Canada! Guess what’s coming in the Dispatch Bag?

Why is the CIA investigating Dr. Noll? This is FBI turf, and why aren’t they calling Liz to give Tracy a head’s up on his sociopathic neighbor?

Are we ever going to find out what the favor Tess was asking Jabba for?

LudwigVonDrake says:

Are we ever going to find out what the favor Tess was asking Jabba for?

Yes, at the same time we find out what ‘more’ is.

EatDickTracySandwiches: I can’t wait to see your New Year’s sandwich!

Obviously, the only thing Diet Smith wants for Christmas is Eight Maids A-Milking. It looks like he’s already eaten the Six Geese A-Laying, the Three French Hens and a Partridge in a Pear Sauce.

Merry Christmas, everybody!

All that milk, humm I think that spells….LACTOPHILLIA!

gigabyte03 says:

All that milk, humm I think that spells….LACTOPHILLIA!

GASP! Not the dreaded Lactophillia!?! Oh well, it’s beats a love for ovines.

Marguerite, I guess we’re both outta luck!! :)

I feel we have all been laboring under an unwarranted assumption. Why assume those little cartons with straws contain milk?

Once again, the plot advances! Folks, this comments section is working!

What is really interesting is how Agent Cosgrove is discussing matters of national securoty on an unsecure line. He should know better than to use a call for a conversation like this. No wonder terrorists abound in Traceyland.