Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for July 06, 2013

Now, that’s good!

Unexpected!

Uh-oh, the deadly cord.

Oh no! , I hope Sam is near by!

Great story!

Yikes! Hurry up, Sam, and hurry Sunday!

Now that I think about it, Bardoll should have run while he could.

A garrote! That’s not good!

Using his shoelace as a garrote, this is one goon who isn’t all muscle and no brains, this guy is clever!

and just like that, Tracy’s in a death trap situation (sort ol). I wasn’t expecting that at all.

This is why he’s shown on one knee, in the 2nd panel, he was taking the lace off the shoe.

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A little help here!

We were kicking around some ideas here the other day about which actress should play Moon Maid whenever they get around to making a Dick Tracy sequel. I still think Kate Upton would be the bomb, but a friend of mine suggested Génesis Rodríguez. Yeah, I can see it. Lots of natural beauty, a touch of the exotic, plus she can act.

The Thug pulls a Thugee move! I can’t wait for Bardool to be busted! Grrrrr!

Bardoll must have a clue to be able to get behind Tracy like that. And yes, anyone who watches Phineas and Ferb would know it’s an aglet. (Great show!)

Surprising development. We still don’ t know the scope of Sail’ s plan but obviously Bardoll believes that it is important enough to commit murder for. Expecting an action packed Sunday.

I have not commented on Dick Tracy for about a week. Someone noticed, Wednesday, I think, though my name was not mentioned, per se.

I have been suffering some significant Internet outages for at least a week, and Comcast has not made everything right just yet. (I might disappear again for a while, at this rate!)

/* * *Tuesday, we saw Mysta, the moon maid, speeding away in her hotwired car, getting off the freeway at a town called Dairyland, a Gouldian name if I ever saw one. But I’m not that sure Gould’s way was always the right way. (Gould’s names never seemed all that original)

Ever since, it has been Dick Tracy vs. Bardoll.

Remember Dick Tracy?

There’s a comic strip, called Dick Tracy…

(With apologies to Arlo Guthrie)

/* * *I want to see the story of how Junior handles his two wives: Sparkle, whom he married after everyone thought Mysta was dead, and Mysta, now that she has returned. Of course, bringing her back is straining the storyline, but then, so did introducing the moon maid in the sixties in the first place.

In the meantime, Mysta “zapped” Sparkle, a move that was not in her best interests. (The “zap” could easily be taken as “assault” and perhaps “battery”) Mysta’s conversation with her daughter, Honeymoon, seemed strained, and Honeymoon seemed more interested in gathering evidence than interacting with this person who claims to be her mom.

Honeymoon also slips a couple days later, calling Sparkle “mom.”

Sparkle. Remember Sparkle? Junior has a wife named Sparkle.

(Oops. I’ve just been cited for overuse of the Arlo Guthrie joke)

/* * *Mysta’s interaction with Dick Tracy also seemed quite strained, calling him Junior’s father, which he sort of is, but far from the emotional reunion one would expect when meeting a long lost family member.

Even if Mysta had something to hide – the Sparkle Zap!

Things like this have stoked the fires of those who want so badly for Mysta to be some kind of clone or replicant. Why? Two reasons, I think. One, for Mysta foes, this is a quick way to get her out of the story, and fast. Two, for Mysta fans, there are these tiny little problems: Just how did Mysta survive Fletcher and Collins’ car bomb, and why has there been no contact from her if, as we are led to believe, she survived the blast?

Unfortunately, I don’t think a clone or replicant Mysta would allow for a permanent stay of her character, unless we intend to make her into a villain.

As for a surviving Mysta, the most significant clue is that, apparently, she was held prisoner by Sail and Ghote. At first, Sail appeared to be a neutral character, but since the introduction of Ghote and Bardoll, Sail’s true colors have come out – and Retik and Stellaluna seem to have had a change of heart.

It was Retik who suggested Mysta get out while the getting was good.

And for now, Mysta seems ready to fade back into the woodwork.

Which is what I have done.

(By the by, Arlo Guthrie appears in Colorado Springs 13 July. Too bad, I’ll be working)

This is starting to remind me of the Dr. Mordred thing….. “letting your prisoner jet the jump on you” – a subject taught in Police School that Tracy made a D-minus in.

I like the idea of a crook who looks like the typical “dumb goon”, but, who is actually pretty sharp! Kudos for the Bardoll character, Mike & Joe!

PS. the term “goon” comes from another classic comic, Thimble theatre (AKA Popeye); goons were large hairy human-like creatures who lived on Goon Island and had kidnapped Poopdeck Pappy, forcing Popeye to rescue him

Somehow I don’t think the new Tracy will respond to this attack the way the old Tracy did…

Hopefully, Sam is climbing the ladder right behind Tracy and will stop Bardoll, whose back is to the roof hatch.

Good morning everyone…

@Pugnow

Pugnow said, about 1 hour ago

Let’s hope that Dick Tracy knows Jui Jitsu..Dick Tracy knows Joe Jitsu.

How did Tracy find out his name is Bardoll??

Sunday tomorrow, Tracy sure to have a plan besides sticking his head up a hole

Reminds me a little of the time Tracy got blackjacked in a gas station in one of the TV cartoons. I forget who bailed him out that time.