Will Putty Puss make a clean getaway? Will Cueball land some of his classic trick shots on Mr. Crachit’s skull? Will Cueball convince Mr. Crime’s lieutenants that he DIDN’T run off with the money? (He’s already on thin ice with the organization!)
Just another bookkeeper Cratchit. Is his first name Bob? Is he descended from that 19th century English guy? Which of the assorted and opposed bad guys is going to get it, and from whom? The possibilities are myriad!
Good morning DT-phans !-The poor book keeper is about to be blamed for the missing money bag while PP and gang make their getaway. -Keep on truckin’ Team Tracy !!!!
Who’s the guy going in the out door? It will be interesting to here what Crachit will say about Mr. Cueball’s clothing. Mr. Staton is an awesome artist. It’s so hard to draw perfect hands EVERY time, and he does! Happy birthday sir.
…Sam on Monday,…Cueball on Tuesday and Wednesday, and now this random fan today….A Bow Tie, Suit Coat and a BLACK Shirt do seem to be the fashion trend. Sam again is way ahead of the fashion curve. Soon everyone will be back to taking up smoking in public dining places. Happy 65th Birthday Joe! Is the hidden message in today’s strip the Exit sign or the Customer Parking Only sign?
Wow! What a great piece of art, Tarry. Is that a special portrait, or will we see that in an upcoming strip, I wonder?
Also, “Crachit” as the name of a bookkeeper is, as others have already said, very clever. And wearing an old-fashioned eye shade while sitting in front of a modern computer spread sheet. That’s pretty cool.
@John Russco:I think both characters in the parking lot with Cueball are henchmen of Putty Puss. The fellow in the doorway is signaling his partner that Putty Puss is out of the building, and they can wrap up their distracting act, which was designed to keep Cueball occupied while Putty Puss took the money bag.
Some of you may not be aware that Dickens was, along with Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Chester Gould’s favorite writer. It is likely from Dickens that Gould’s style of naming characters was in emulation of Dickens. .It also happens that 2012 is the bicentennial of Charles Dickens’s birth..For both these reasons, Mike’s naming a character “Cratchit” is quite appropriate.
As Jim Doherty mentioned in passing, the Dickens character’s name was spelled “Cratchit”, but I’m sure this was meant as an in-joke/homage. Happy Birthday, Joe, from another old fan of those Charlton E-Man days.
margueritem about 13 years ago
Crachit, perfect name for a bookkeeper.
Blackthorne42 about 13 years ago
I like how this is developing… and Happy Birthday Joe Staton!
60sFan about 13 years ago
Will Putty Puss make a clean getaway? Will Cueball land some of his classic trick shots on Mr. Crachit’s skull? Will Cueball convince Mr. Crime’s lieutenants that he DIDN’T run off with the money? (He’s already on thin ice with the organization!)
nerdhoof about 13 years ago
Here’s another guy in a jacket and a bow tie. Could that be Putty Puss, making his getaway before anyone knows he was there? Or are bow ties in style?
Tarry Plaguer about 13 years ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE STATONAnother year shot. (grin)
Sisyphos about 13 years ago
Just another bookkeeper Cratchit. Is his first name Bob? Is he descended from that 19th century English guy? Which of the assorted and opposed bad guys is going to get it, and from whom? The possibilities are myriad!
Happy birthday, Joe Staton!
crobinson019 about 13 years ago
Happy Birthday Joe—Bring Back Alec Tron!
APersonOfInterest about 13 years ago
Good morning DT-phans !-The poor book keeper is about to be blamed for the missing money bag while PP and gang make their getaway. -Keep on truckin’ Team Tracy !!!!
andy.vaughn about 13 years ago
And a big Happy Birthday Joe!
Mdstudio about 13 years ago
Nice artwork Tarry! Happy birthday Joe!
Det.DanDone about 13 years ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE!!!
Det.DanDone about 13 years ago
Cueball better get that money back. Or it’s curtains, CURTAINS for you Cueball!
johnrussco about 13 years ago
Who’s the guy going in the out door? It will be interesting to here what Crachit will say about Mr. Cueball’s clothing. Mr. Staton is an awesome artist. It’s so hard to draw perfect hands EVERY time, and he does! Happy birthday sir.
johnrussco about 13 years ago
Is that a spreadsheet?
tsull2121 about 13 years ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE! didnt know it was your “special day” til i read it here! enjoy it and have many more to come!
HannoX about 13 years ago
Happy Birthday, Joe!
Morrow Cummings about 13 years ago
I love it when the crooks crook each other!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ about 13 years ago
Hope you have a happy day, Joe! I always enjoy my birthdays. I’ve had 77 of them so far!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ about 13 years ago
Good morning DT fans…
mzkdad about 13 years ago
Adding my birthday wishes, with thanks for reviving (with your colleagues) my childhood favorite strip.
Andrew2011 about 13 years ago
…Sam on Monday,…Cueball on Tuesday and Wednesday, and now this random fan today….A Bow Tie, Suit Coat and a BLACK Shirt do seem to be the fashion trend. Sam again is way ahead of the fashion curve. Soon everyone will be back to taking up smoking in public dining places. Happy 65th Birthday Joe! Is the hidden message in today’s strip the Exit sign or the Customer Parking Only sign?
Det.DanDone about 13 years ago
BOW TIES ARE COOL!!!
margueritem about 13 years ago
Happy birthday, Joe! You drawings give us Tracy fans a lot of pleasure.
Can't Sleep about 13 years ago
Happy Birthday, Joe!I’ve been a fan of yours since your days at Charlton Comics (E-Man! E-Man!).
kcredden about 13 years ago
Hope you have a healthy, and happy birthday, Mr. Staton. Excellent work on the strip.
Blindfolded Wildcat about 13 years ago
Happy birthday Joe Staton!
Ken in Ohio about 13 years ago
Wow! What a great piece of art, Tarry. Is that a special portrait, or will we see that in an upcoming strip, I wonder?
Also, “Crachit” as the name of a bookkeeper is, as others have already said, very clever. And wearing an old-fashioned eye shade while sitting in front of a modern computer spread sheet. That’s pretty cool.
Ken in Ohio about 13 years ago
@John Russco:I think both characters in the parking lot with Cueball are henchmen of Putty Puss. The fellow in the doorway is signaling his partner that Putty Puss is out of the building, and they can wrap up their distracting act, which was designed to keep Cueball occupied while Putty Puss took the money bag.
ChucklinChuck about 13 years ago
Happy Birthday Joe!Keep up the great work. Dick Tracy is superb!
Weegel about 13 years ago
Some of you may not be aware that Dickens was, along with Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Chester Gould’s favorite writer. It is likely from Dickens that Gould’s style of naming characters was in emulation of Dickens. .It also happens that 2012 is the bicentennial of Charles Dickens’s birth..For both these reasons, Mike’s naming a character “Cratchit” is quite appropriate.
dakota_jones about 13 years ago
Happy Birthday Joe!
ReneTray about 13 years ago
Happy Birthday Joe Stanton.
Saucy1121 Premium Member about 13 years ago
Many thanks for your role in reviving Dick Tracy.
scottrene about 13 years ago
Happy Birthday, Joe. Keep up the good work Joe & Mike! -Tommy Scott
verdammte narr about 13 years ago
Two angels can trust each other, but two devils can NEVER trust each other.
trekkermint about 13 years ago
feliz cumpleanos, joe
stomaino about 13 years ago
As Jim Doherty mentioned in passing, the Dickens character’s name was spelled “Cratchit”, but I’m sure this was meant as an in-joke/homage. Happy Birthday, Joe, from another old fan of those Charlton E-Man days.
JP Steve Premium Member about 13 years ago
Happy Birthday, Joe! Happy Birthday Charles Dickens!