It’s Debbie and Brad! Suddenly, Tracy takes charge. She stands cuffed, looking at him with adoration. “He’s not such a schlub after all”., she thinks to herself.
“They tried to steal our most sensitive data, but failed. We stopped using magnetic tapes YEARS ago, even for backup. We’re a completely modern facility.”
OK, so Braces and crew got a bunch of old tapes. We kinda knew that.
About those charges: I might try throwing in attempted murder, if not the real deal at least. There’s those security guards earlier in this story, and it didn’t look like BF was intent on letting them go alive. Killing a security guard has to be worth some time in the klink.
How did Tracy get the gun from What’-er-name? Where is the SWAT team? All one of them? Why is it so bright at 2:00 AM? The third crook? Did he actually run away or did Locher simply forget about him? I’m sure it will all make sense in Sunday’s recap.The great Gould spins in his grave.
Picking up a hot, smoking, electrified robot head containing a deadly laser in his bare hands. Tracy is a brave man after all.
Is he telling Debbie and Brad that they head up Genesis Corp.? Don’t they know this already?
I try to be fair, but…I guess this is comics convention for letting us readers know who they are.
Jeff, I know we complain either way, but maybe there should have been another strip before this one to explain how we got to panel 1 and panel 3.
Too bad this isnt a four panel strip. We could have MF’s head in the last panel saying something like, “You havent seen the last of me, Tracey!, I’ll get you yet!”
“Come on! We got’ta get out of here!” said Pirate Billy as Braces and the Dame stood entranced, watching the robot battle. When Billy saw what was going down, he grabbed the data tapes and took off, leaving Braces and the Dame to their fate.
First bit of “spunk” readers have seen in a long time. Tracy in confident fashion holds his gun handle thumb right in front of the expiring Robot’s Laser beam. The other fingers look like they have already had a “taste” of it.
Thanks for the welcome Morror and Maxine. You guys really have a sardonic sense of humor.Must say I enjoy it, even though it goes over the edge occasionally.
Jeff has left the Yahoo board abruptly over another posters reporting style on Shel Dorf’s illness. I’m sorry, I rather liked him. He was a gentleman. Problem was he would comment on only ‘one’ side of an issue and not even an ‘exclamation’ mark if Locher did some nonsense. Off board he does an excellent job for thr Gould/Tracy Museum repinting in fabulous quality the Dick Tracy Sunday pages.
The partner “Mattie”(in ‘Magpie’ vein?)is still there aspiring to be a Tracy artist and with plenty ‘Pomp’ and without much ceremony, disageeing with almost every one on the board. Here is a man with the ‘fighting’ qualities Locher’s Dick Tracy doesn’t have. A young man destined for Leadership when he grows up(he’s only 27).It may be a sort of “Supa de Pollo” sortie, “Into the Valley of Death rode the six hundred” !
It looks like he has slipped back here under a non-de-plume(?). But you quickly spotted him through his abbrasive attitude and short bursts of invective.
Perhaps his “sister=in-law”, was it Judy? … needs to return.She knew how to calm him down.
Dick should know better than to cuff a criminal’s hands in front of her; she could still hit him with them. I seem to recall an old strip where DT was giving the rookie cops a lesson on that very subject: Always secure a suspect’s hands behind their back.
Re: Sydney’s comment “Supa de Pollo” = Super Chicken?
Well, I’m sure he knew the job was dangerous when he took it…
margueritem almost 16 years ago
It’s Debbie and Brad! Suddenly, Tracy takes charge. She stands cuffed, looking at him with adoration. “He’s not such a schlub after all”., she thinks to herself.
neonleon59 almost 16 years ago
I bet we’re getting close to the eagerly-anticipated “MEANWHILE…” panel that indicates a new storyline! Ya-hoo!
wndrwrthg almost 16 years ago
Still no backup. Where the h__ the backup?
drwatson almost 16 years ago
you can get her ona attempted assault and BATTERY CHARGES, well really…
brine Premium Member almost 16 years ago
I guess it’s over … will we see a winter story with snow this year? Or did global warming end that???
LudwigVonDrake almost 16 years ago
Brad and Debbie???
So they can’t be charged with breaking and entering as well?
Is that a young Bob Hope in the first panel? “Hello everybody, this is Bob ‘Genesis Corporation’ Hope and I wanna tell ya…”
What is the heck is that claw in the second panel? Tracy is a one disfigured dude!
mjmsprt40 almost 16 years ago
“They tried to steal our most sensitive data, but failed. We stopped using magnetic tapes YEARS ago, even for backup. We’re a completely modern facility.”
OK, so Braces and crew got a bunch of old tapes. We kinda knew that.
About those charges: I might try throwing in attempted murder, if not the real deal at least. There’s those security guards earlier in this story, and it didn’t look like BF was intent on letting them go alive. Killing a security guard has to be worth some time in the klink.
fishbulb almost 16 years ago
How did Tracy get the gun from What’-er-name? Where is the SWAT team? All one of them? Why is it so bright at 2:00 AM? The third crook? Did he actually run away or did Locher simply forget about him? I’m sure it will all make sense in Sunday’s recap.The great Gould spins in his grave.
Ray_C almost 16 years ago
Picking up a hot, smoking, electrified robot head containing a deadly laser in his bare hands. Tracy is a brave man after all. Is he telling Debbie and Brad that they head up Genesis Corp.? Don’t they know this already? I try to be fair, but…I guess this is comics convention for letting us readers know who they are. Jeff, I know we complain either way, but maybe there should have been another strip before this one to explain how we got to panel 1 and panel 3.
Morrow Cummings almost 16 years ago
Looking at panel 2, MF/BF sure has a small head. Looks more like an old coffee pot that’s been recycled.
ridenslide65 almost 16 years ago
We welcome Bob Hope and Debbie Reynolds to the story today! Well Hello!! Pirate Billy has vanished like one of Potsie’s Dates on Happy Days.
DT picks up the still-smoking head after Braces had the arm and is now dead. Brilliant.
OMSWAT- is with Pirate Billy at the Old Pub & Grill doing Karaoke to the Village People.
Capt. Lizz - Still looking for the phone to call the backup.
Shirl-locke’s sister Roma - Magically cuffed herself after dropping her gun and claiming she was under a spell from Braces
Trazer - Vanished into thin air like a bad guy on Star Trek.
Diet Smith - Still dreaming about Elsie the cow and her hot steaming milk pot. His next great idea will be a camera DT can where in his tie.
Durak Premium Member almost 16 years ago
Too bad this isnt a four panel strip. We could have MF’s head in the last panel saying something like, “You havent seen the last of me, Tracey!, I’ll get you yet!”
stuart almost 16 years ago
“Come on! We got’ta get out of here!” said Pirate Billy as Braces and the Dame stood entranced, watching the robot battle. When Billy saw what was going down, he grabbed the data tapes and took off, leaving Braces and the Dame to their fate.
sydney almost 16 years ago
First bit of “spunk” readers have seen in a long time. Tracy in confident fashion holds his gun handle thumb right in front of the expiring Robot’s Laser beam. The other fingers look like they have already had a “taste” of it. Thanks for the welcome Morror and Maxine. You guys really have a sardonic sense of humor.Must say I enjoy it, even though it goes over the edge occasionally. Jeff has left the Yahoo board abruptly over another posters reporting style on Shel Dorf’s illness. I’m sorry, I rather liked him. He was a gentleman. Problem was he would comment on only ‘one’ side of an issue and not even an ‘exclamation’ mark if Locher did some nonsense. Off board he does an excellent job for thr Gould/Tracy Museum repinting in fabulous quality the Dick Tracy Sunday pages. The partner “Mattie”(in ‘Magpie’ vein?)is still there aspiring to be a Tracy artist and with plenty ‘Pomp’ and without much ceremony, disageeing with almost every one on the board. Here is a man with the ‘fighting’ qualities Locher’s Dick Tracy doesn’t have. A young man destined for Leadership when he grows up(he’s only 27).It may be a sort of “Supa de Pollo” sortie, “Into the Valley of Death rode the six hundred” ! It looks like he has slipped back here under a non-de-plume(?). But you quickly spotted him through his abbrasive attitude and short bursts of invective. Perhaps his “sister=in-law”, was it Judy? … needs to return.She knew how to calm him down.
Maxine_Viller almost 16 years ago
Dick should know better than to cuff a criminal’s hands in front of her; she could still hit him with them. I seem to recall an old strip where DT was giving the rookie cops a lesson on that very subject: Always secure a suspect’s hands behind their back.
Re: Sydney’s comment “Supa de Pollo” = Super Chicken?
Well, I’m sure he knew the job was dangerous when he took it…
LudwigVonDrake almost 16 years ago
We need a tender moment between Dick and his Robot.