Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for May 02, 2009

O.k., we have B.O. being left alive to identify those who kidnapped him, Gerties weapon has changed again (she should bleeep it) and I assume Tracy has still not called for back-up. Yep, things are still the same, and logical sequence and continuity are nowhere to be found.

Holy cow, they dumped him in I-o-way! They figure he’ll get lost in an old corn maze and never make it back to Napperville.

wndrwrthg says: (she should bleeep it)

Don’t tell me they censored “shooot”

wndrwrthg, are you sure the Gertie’s weapon is changed? I don’t think.

Ya gotta love Gertie! And B.O.; you look like you’re heading for the drink. I hope you can swim with your arms tied to your body. (I give him a seven for that dive of 3.2 difficulty)

I DO hope Sparkle Plenty (Tracy) comes to the aid of her dear old Mom. What a neat Mother’s Day gift!

Gravity sucked B.O. out of the car! Is that a pond/lake he’s bouncing towards?

I figured it out. If Gertie is in the third panel, she shoots left-handed. In the first panel, she shoots right handed!

Mr. Locher continues to deliver more action and narrative and excitement in 3 panels than 24 delivers 2 hours with just as much menace and suspense. Chester Gould would be proud.

Mr. Locher continues to deliver more action and narrative and excitement in 3 panels than 24 delivers 2 hours with just as much menace and suspense. Chester Gould would be proud.

O-kay…

Well at least we have a hint about the weapon. In order to make player piano music it would need to be a shotgun. Previously it appeared to be an over and under double barrel. Grok is right, if you shoot a shotgun, ESPECIALLY if you farr both barrels, with the stock off your shoulder, you will have a-plenty to fuss about.

Don’t want to be a “killjoy” but the “TMS Features” board has been updated again, to Sunday May 31st, one month further ahead, for those that wish to view it.

http://dev.tmsfeatures.com/bio/jim-brozman/ (CORRECT LINK BELOW)

A new factor has been introduced, a potential contradiction. Look it up if you wish,

What’s already seen ahead, is that OEJ is knocked out on the Casino table (on 5-16) and Tracy calls HQ via his ‘Gee Nee’ for a Squad but another fight erupts and then the new factor “enters”. By 5-31 the Squad has not arrived, and not a word from Super Boss “Big Ace”

Sorry, the correct link to the above is:

http://dev.www.tmsfeatures.com/comics/comic-strips/dick-tracy/

“(she should bleep it)” I believe the censored word is spelled somewhat like cork, and refers to pulling back the hammer on a single action firearm in preparation of firing it.

The same word is a male chicken, or a vulgar term for the mammalian male reproductive organ.

As to the nature of the firearm, unfortunately most modern comic illustrators seem to have never seen a real firearm, as few of them can accurately draw one.

That stated, it appears to be break action single shot, given the position of the hinge pin, with a stock extension that may make it too long for Gertie to shoulder properly. A tough old farm girl like Gertie can probably handle a 20 ga. or .410 shotgun held in the manner shown. I can pistol fire a 12 ga. but I’m a big guy.

Miserichord: Right you are. Perhaps I should have said “ear back the hammer”. This weapon has undergone several mutations in just this week alone, I expect that it will continue.

I won’t look at the link. I don’t want to think about how much misery is still ahead of us. :-p

How can either of them take “one step closer”? They’re both caught in bear traps….

Hmmmm! Player piano music. I can just hear it now:

“My bucket’s got a hole in it”…