Fantasitic Excitment, Love The Tracy’s Hall of Fame, and happy to stand corrected, I guess the Wrist Wizard does have video.I would say how much I like one of the Panels. But, they’re all stunning this week. Nice Job, Gentlemen and Lady.
It looks serious for our reckless but endearing Honeymoon! Hurry, Tracy; find that truck PDQ! That nasty B-B Eyes so far is one technological step ahead of the MCU.
Note on Hall of Fame: the only John Jardines listed in Wikipedia are a Scottish politician and the football coach at U. Wisconsin (and my high school)….
Maybe they didn’t get a fix or a GPS reading, but they do know where to find BB Eyes. (Wonder if the van has OnStar?)
I checked on carbon monoxide poisoning, and Wikipedia says that modern gasoline-powered vehicles produced very little CO, thanks to electronic ignition and catalytic converters. So unless the van is using a retro-era motor, Honeymoon has a degree of safety there. She’ll still get carbon dioxide and other combustion products, but she should make it if the MCS moves fast.
Today’s strip is another instant classic. I thought the team had outdone themselves with the sequence involving Doubleup using the whip on Ponytail. Today’s sequence is every bit as excellent as that one. Bravo, fellas!
Wow.. what a scene to wake up to… a proper cliffhanger! I’m gonna be a little anxious the rest of the week. Thank you, Dick Tracy crew, for making the strip fun again!
Dont forget about Roscoe P. Coletrain for the Hall of Shame….and the Sheriff of Nottingham…Officer Dibble from Topcat..and Captain Louis Renault…and….um….
The worst part here, is depending upon how long it takes Dick and Co to find her, she might be lucky if she was gone…take in enough CO2 and the effects can be permanent…and she would be a living daily reminder to both Dick and Junior of BB…which in some ways would be far worse than actual death…
I dunno, guys. I don’t know how much engines and catalytic converters have changed since the mid-nineties, but a friend of a friend did herself in a few years back in her garage with her Grand Prix. And let’s not forgot what nearly happened to the “Jump-To-Conclusions Mat” guy from Office Space.
True, it’s actually hydrogen sulfide that gives exhaust the color and odor. It’s usually caused by trace amounts of sulfur in gas, and a failing catalytic converter.
A few more facts about John Jardine that didn’t fit into the limited space.
First, like Chang Apana (whose last decade with HPD roughly corresponded to Jardine’s first decade), Jardine was adept with a blacksnake whip. Early in his career, the Department honchos decided that an entire unit trained in the use of Chang’s wepon of choice would be a good way of controlling the growing problem with juvenile gangs in Honolulu, and Jardine was selected for this unit. It was disbanded shortly afterwards due to some controversy arising from the wrong person getting “flicked,” but Jardine’s skill had already developed by then.
When I did the first three “Hall of Fame” entries, I thought they would all be appearing during the Double-Up story. It was decided later to alternate one HoF with three or four “Crimestoppers,” and the Double-Up story was SO short that there was barely time for Chang Apana, let alone the following two HoF entrants.
There was a notion, at some point, that the script for the Double-Up story would have Haku Kou explaining that, as a kid, he was first taught how to use the blacksnake whip, in emulation of Chang Apana, by a retired cop named John Jardine. But the story went by so fast, I’m not sure it that it was ever made clear that Haku is an officer in the Honolulu Police, let along that he was mentored by Jardine.
Second point, notwithstanding the article Dan Done linked to, Jardine was never employed by the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. He was ASSIGNED there, and that would be where he’d spend the bulk of his career. Further, the partner he worked with the longest WAS an investigator directly employed by the PA’s Office. However, throughout his long assignment with the Prosecuting Attorney, Jardine remained a member of the Honolulu Police.
Finally, for those of you who are Max Allan Collins fans, Jardine appears as a character in two of his novels, DAMNED IN PARADISE, a fictional treatment of the infamous Massie case, which also features Chang Apana and Clarence Darrow; and THE PEARL HARBOR MURDERS, which features Edgar Rice Burroughs in the main detective role.
Chet Gould couldn’t have done better!Great script, tightly plotted, and a REAL threat to Tracy ! And I love the references, but it was Jonathan Brewster who was the killer in Arsenic and Old Lace (and likely to end up meeting BB Eyes). And Jonathan was played on Broadway by Boris Karloff, AKA Gruesome!
There’s a reason while Little Orphan Annie was canceled – her type of adventures were no longer believable in this day and age. Honey doing the same type of stuff her dad did as a kid just doesn’t work either.
Honeymoon’s latent “Moon Maid” powers should be awakening just in time to escape the van. Those two “pony tails” are positioned just right to hide her antenna horns.
margueritem about 13 years ago
GASP! Carbon monoxide for our little Honeymoon?!? Say it ain’t so, Joe!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ about 13 years ago
Good morning all…
Will DT be able to find Honeymoon with the signal blocked?
thejensens about 13 years ago
This episode is a real “Gas”
Now we know why the Wrist Wizard does not have a video screen, it projects all images.
I am surprised that Tracy’s Hall of Fame didn’t feature:
Barney Fife
Good Morning Vista Bill & the rest of the gang.
Tarry Plaguer about 13 years ago
Good Evening All! Hello Dish Network? My satellite just went out. Hello Verizon? My cell phone isn’t working. Hello AT&T …
JohnRPelt about 13 years ago
“Mortimer Brewster”? How di Cary Grant get mixed up with these two?
Det.DanDone about 13 years ago
Fantasitic Excitment, Love The Tracy’s Hall of Fame, and happy to stand corrected, I guess the Wrist Wizard does have video.I would say how much I like one of the Panels. But, they’re all stunning this week. Nice Job, Gentlemen and Lady.
Sisyphos about 13 years ago
It looks serious for our reckless but endearing Honeymoon! Hurry, Tracy; find that truck PDQ! That nasty B-B Eyes so far is one technological step ahead of the MCU.
Note on Hall of Fame: the only John Jardines listed in Wikipedia are a Scottish politician and the football coach at U. Wisconsin (and my high school)….
Det.DanDone about 13 years ago
Nice likeness of John Jardine
SCOTTtheBADGER about 13 years ago
Hey! I just finished watching Arsenic and Old Lace on DVD!
Bill Thompson about 13 years ago
Maybe they didn’t get a fix or a GPS reading, but they do know where to find BB Eyes. (Wonder if the van has OnStar?)
I checked on carbon monoxide poisoning, and Wikipedia says that modern gasoline-powered vehicles produced very little CO, thanks to electronic ignition and catalytic converters. So unless the van is using a retro-era motor, Honeymoon has a degree of safety there. She’ll still get carbon dioxide and other combustion products, but she should make it if the MCS moves fast.
Aaron Mimura about 13 years ago
Today’s strip is another instant classic. I thought the team had outdone themselves with the sequence involving Doubleup using the whip on Ponytail. Today’s sequence is every bit as excellent as that one. Bravo, fellas!
Aaron
Dkram about 13 years ago
If they hurt Honeymoon! WHY I’LL……….I’LL!!!!!!!!!!!!
\\//_
Blackthorne42 about 13 years ago
Wow.. what a scene to wake up to… a proper cliffhanger! I’m gonna be a little anxious the rest of the week. Thank you, Dick Tracy crew, for making the strip fun again!
workjobb Premium Member about 13 years ago
This is really extreme for bootleg DVDs.
johnrussco about 13 years ago
yes I agree KV0ssler is a real stupit name
FFosdick about 13 years ago
Dont forget about Roscoe P. Coletrain for the Hall of Shame….and the Sheriff of Nottingham…Officer Dibble from Topcat..and Captain Louis Renault…and….um….
Durak Premium Member about 13 years ago
No, Johnny, no. Not the hose trick. Please, something quick.(That’s supposed to be done in my Peter Lorre voice.)
ctsignguy about 13 years ago
The worst part here, is depending upon how long it takes Dick and Co to find her, she might be lucky if she was gone…take in enough CO2 and the effects can be permanent…and she would be a living daily reminder to both Dick and Junior of BB…which in some ways would be far worse than actual death…
Det.DanDone about 13 years ago
If only Honeymoon had seen, the no passengers sign on the van. She may not be in this predicament…
LordAsaki about 13 years ago
Today’s strip is definitely the best yet.
JCFremont about 13 years ago
I dunno, guys. I don’t know how much engines and catalytic converters have changed since the mid-nineties, but a friend of a friend did herself in a few years back in her garage with her Grand Prix. And let’s not forgot what nearly happened to the “Jump-To-Conclusions Mat” guy from Office Space.
muliphen about 13 years ago
In my posting, it should have read, “carbon monoxide”
Det.DanDone about 13 years ago
True, it’s actually hydrogen sulfide that gives exhaust the color and odor. It’s usually caused by trace amounts of sulfur in gas, and a failing catalytic converter.
Weegel about 13 years ago
A few more facts about John Jardine that didn’t fit into the limited space.
First, like Chang Apana (whose last decade with HPD roughly corresponded to Jardine’s first decade), Jardine was adept with a blacksnake whip. Early in his career, the Department honchos decided that an entire unit trained in the use of Chang’s wepon of choice would be a good way of controlling the growing problem with juvenile gangs in Honolulu, and Jardine was selected for this unit. It was disbanded shortly afterwards due to some controversy arising from the wrong person getting “flicked,” but Jardine’s skill had already developed by then.
When I did the first three “Hall of Fame” entries, I thought they would all be appearing during the Double-Up story. It was decided later to alternate one HoF with three or four “Crimestoppers,” and the Double-Up story was SO short that there was barely time for Chang Apana, let alone the following two HoF entrants.
There was a notion, at some point, that the script for the Double-Up story would have Haku Kou explaining that, as a kid, he was first taught how to use the blacksnake whip, in emulation of Chang Apana, by a retired cop named John Jardine. But the story went by so fast, I’m not sure it that it was ever made clear that Haku is an officer in the Honolulu Police, let along that he was mentored by Jardine.
Second point, notwithstanding the article Dan Done linked to, Jardine was never employed by the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. He was ASSIGNED there, and that would be where he’d spend the bulk of his career. Further, the partner he worked with the longest WAS an investigator directly employed by the PA’s Office. However, throughout his long assignment with the Prosecuting Attorney, Jardine remained a member of the Honolulu Police.
Finally, for those of you who are Max Allan Collins fans, Jardine appears as a character in two of his novels, DAMNED IN PARADISE, a fictional treatment of the infamous Massie case, which also features Chang Apana and Clarence Darrow; and THE PEARL HARBOR MURDERS, which features Edgar Rice Burroughs in the main detective role.
Can't Sleep about 13 years ago
Chet Gould couldn’t have done better!Great script, tightly plotted, and a REAL threat to Tracy ! And I love the references, but it was Jonathan Brewster who was the killer in Arsenic and Old Lace (and likely to end up meeting BB Eyes). And Jonathan was played on Broadway by Boris Karloff, AKA Gruesome!
retropop about 13 years ago
There’s a reason while Little Orphan Annie was canceled – her type of adventures were no longer believable in this day and age. Honey doing the same type of stuff her dad did as a kid just doesn’t work either.
Big D about 13 years ago
Honeymoon’s latent “Moon Maid” powers should be awakening just in time to escape the van. Those two “pony tails” are positioned just right to hide her antenna horns.