Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for July 01, 2011

Check panel #2!! Way cool, VB!

He packs a big gun, gives movie goers a thrillWho do I speak of, why the one and only, VistaBillA rootin’ tootin’ cowboy from the silver screenSuch a great hero never before has been seenSure there’s Eastwood, Autry, Rogers and WayneBut by comparison, they can never match his fameWhen he was around, bad guys turned and ranThey knew the $&%* was about to hit the fanRuggedly handsome, stalwart and trueWords alone cannot give him his doNow his adventures are there for all to seeHe has been immortalized on DVD.A belated thank you to, Wiseking, Det.DD, wooodworker318, margueritem and Michael McMillan.

AND a poem from WW! Nice one ,WW!

OMG, I would have never recognized him except for the expository balloon. Thank You, ghost of Chester Gould. And current creators, you guys are doing an awesome job.

“Jackie Steele” is a great disguise created by Honeymoon! I didn’t recognize him either, jumbobrain!

Immortalized in song and story—congratulations, Vista Bill! (Good poem, too, WonderWarthog!)

Junior remembers that most of the crooks in this city have names related to what they do (or what they look like). Someone who traffics in illegal copies of movies could easily have the name Steele!

Now I’m wondering how “Eislander” relates…

Stan Lee look for Junior.

WW, you’re back! Excellent as usual. When Staton/Curtis and Co. took over, they took away the pathetic material that inspired your writing, and you went and revamped your style and didn’t miss a beat!

Joe/Mike/et al, THANKS again for how you’ve reimagined this once again wonderful strip.

(And VB, congrats on the shoutout!)

What a great shoutout to a dedicated fan! Nicely done guys…

Thanks all! And thanks to Mike Curtis for bring a day of fame into my life! This day is an unforgetable one for me!

A great way to break through the fourth wall and acknowledge your readers. .

Steele was the last name of Junior’s real parents- Hank & Mary Steele.

The secretary has my heart racing and my “gun” ready!!

VB – your 15 minutes arrived today! Except, it’ll last not only all day, but into tomorrow! As Aunt Marg said, “Way Cool !” And somehow or other, I think WW rose to the occasion, as his trubite to you parallels your accolades and feat. To everyone, I raise my glass in toast to each other!

Morrow

Congrats VB, and Bravo WW!.Junior’s “make over” reminds me of a Starsky and Hutch disguise. Very Groovy…

WW: another good one

VB: Congrats. It’s nice that the people doing the strip listen to the readers comments and try to give them an entertaining strip. BRAVO ZULU

“Jackie Steele” is more than just an alias — it’s Junior’s actual birth name.

Congrats VB. Nice one! Mike & Joe, you should know how much we all appreciate this.

WOW……VistaBill……..this is such an honor and tribute to a really fine friend!!!!WW ……how wonderful your poem is! Thanks for sharing your talent!And, of course to Mike Curtis for honoring our friend!!!

Agree on the cool shoutout, and props to WW for his poem. Curious as to whether the Vista Bill poster was thought of by Curtis or Staton.

For those who wonder what the people doing Tracy look like, we held a Tracy Summit recently in Memphis. Joe and I and Jim Doherty along with our wives and fans Bill and Rosemary Earl. On Facebook, Joe has posted some pix, as well as one when we took in the midnight show of GREEN LANTERN, which Joe is also known for.

Jackie Steele? Was it ever established what Junior’s real first name was? Was it Jackie? I remember his real parents.

- Kc

This strip gets better every day. What a joy to read!

Lots of great shout outs in the strip today. Now that’s what I call a “Good Morning” VistaBill. :D

Aaron

The disguise reminds me of the hippies in Jack Webb’s “Dragnet” series (the one with Harry Morgan) and on “Hawaii Five-O.” They were always unconvincing to anyone who knew the real thing. Great homage to the classic cop genre!

Yesterday, the subject of Dick Tracy Jr.’s actual assignment came up.

Although, Junior is a fully sworn detective in the police department, he is NOT a member of the Major Crime Unit.

As a sketch artist, he would be assigned to the Forensic Services Section.

However, inasmuch as Tracy is both Chief of Detectivesand commander of the MCU, he can borrow him for field assignments as needed.

Actually, as it happens, at the moment the Chicago Police, the real-life counterpart for Tracy’s force, does not have a full-time sketch artist on its staff.

Great poem, wdrwrthg! Good to see you back.

VB, I’m jealous…but congrats anyway !

Junior? “Whether you can hear it or not, the Universe is laughing behind your back.” Or maybe that’s just Honeymoon giggling.

Thanks again everyone for all the nice comments! What a wonderful day for me.

Hooray for Vista Bill!!!!

Your secret identity has been revealed.

Can I get your autograph???

A very nice touch to today’s strip from the Dick Tracy team.

What ‘s your horse’s name????

There been Trigger, Fury, Flicka, Mr. Ed. Silver…….

Junior just make a mistake by asking about “…movies currently in theaters” directly – it could come back as entrapment.

M.C. must have been tired when he wrote this strip.

“Bea Bea Entertainment”… seems like another “1984” reference-villain. Collins did two of them during his run, I believe.

“Eislander” may have something to do with the proposal in Iceland to have those who are seeking to stop copyright infringement on websites go to a court to have the material taken down.