Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for February 10, 2014

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    Vista Bill Raley and Comet™  over 10 years ago

    Good morning everyone…

    What time does Silver’s train leave?

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    SKJAM! Premium Member over 10 years ago

    Who’s the blonde woman in the poster next to Annie’s? And cities from the same company as Gotham…hmm…

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    DaJellyBelly  over 10 years ago

    Silver’s a wiseacre. He’s insulting Tracy. Bernard Fife = Barney Fife

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    jonahhex1  over 10 years ago

    Nitrate seems quick on his feet….wonder if Tracy knows something that Nitrate doesn’t that will do the killer film scammer in?

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    W H H  over 10 years ago

    Silver Nitrate and his sister has never been to Metropolis? I wonder if they have ever been to Gotham City?

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    Ashmael  over 10 years ago

    Good morning, all!Silver is good at telling lies, Opal City, indeed! Lying through his teeth, or should I say hyena`s teeth?

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    DaJellyBelly  over 10 years ago

    Doing a search for Winnie Winkle. I found this video on YouTube. It’s titled “Trees To Tribune.” (1931) It spotlights several of the artists of popular comic strips. Unfortunately, Chester Gould is not shown. Because Dick Tracy did not appear until Oct., 1931. I don’t know how to post links. So you will have to cut and paste it.

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu1X3N7smJk
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    DaJellyBelly  over 10 years ago

    PS: They are artists for the Chicago Tribune.

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    kurtoons.wilcken  over 10 years ago

    Opal City is home to DC Comics’s STARMAN, who as it happens is also a nostalgia buff. Perhaps Nitrate really did do business there.

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    coldsooner  over 10 years ago

    Next up on American Pickers, Mike and Frank talk to a real character, Silver Nitrate, about some great posters and other items in a vintage theater.

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    Mongo  over 10 years ago

    Anyone else pick up on the “Barney Fife” reference?

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    davidf42  over 10 years ago

    Annie looks shocked by what’s going on!

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    Sisyphos  over 10 years ago

    The in-jokes are more pesky than flies today! Metropolis, Opal City, Bernard “Barney” Fife—and all in the context of Silvery-smooth lies. How much of this is Tracy buying?BTW: Really, Winnie in that poster? It does not look like her to me, and I grew up on the Trib and its comics….

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    tsull2121  over 10 years ago

    barney fife, opal city, metropolis, and broadway bates’ brother is the penguin… this is just a bit TOO much of a stretch for me

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    avenger09  over 10 years ago

    Sam OK??? Enough with the same question!!! LOL!!!!!

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    Morrow Cummings  over 10 years ago

    “and sks Nitrate on them?” Is this codespeak for “sics Lena on them?” Jus’ askin’.

    Meanwhile, from the back room, at the drop of Miles’ name, a huge “B-u-r-p” interrupts the conversation.

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    Chris Sherlock  over 10 years ago

    Was thinking the same thing.

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    avenger09  over 10 years ago

    Smoke on The Water!

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    Sam was torn, feeling mighty lonelyKnowing that Silver’s words were baloneyYet the trail of smoke, and the lit cigarette,Gave Sam some remorse and a tinge of regret.For Sam was aware where his loyalty wasFighting the bad guys was always the causeYet if things had been different,Another time another dayHe and Silver would enjoy,Hanging out and smoking away!

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    Thank you, Thank You,, THANK YOU!!! (you know who you are!)

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    avenger09  over 10 years ago

    REVISED

    Silver’s sure got the Gift for gab! Hopefully Silver does what someone suggested and sics Nitrate on them. That I’d love to see. LOL.

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    Ken in Ohio  over 10 years ago

    Of course, Nitrate is lying to Tracy, but I don’t think he’s dumb enough to insult him or test him with the “Barney Fife” reference. My thought is that he was saying to Tracy, “Yes, I remember this guy from his picture. He tried to interest me in a rare film deal, but I realized he was a phony because he used the name Bernard Fife.”

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    stomaino  over 10 years ago

    I don’t know hat the current DCU continuity is, but when James Robinson was writing his classic Starman comic in the 90s, there was no Earth 2. Jack Knight, the 90s Starman interacted with a lot of DCU heroes from both of what used to be called (before the first Crisis) Earth 1 and Earth 2. If you want to read great comics, get the collections of that series.

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    W H H  over 10 years ago

    First look at Silver without his shades?

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    Neil Wick  over 10 years ago

    I don’t suppose they’re going to get rights or permissions to do anything outside of the Tribune family, at least not any of the big names outside of TMS.

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    ColonelClaus  over 10 years ago

    Id say its a tossuptossuptossuptossuptossuphiccuphiccup hiccup

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    seanyj  over 10 years ago

    Liar Liar, pants on fire!

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    countoftowergrove  over 10 years ago

    I wonder if Silver and Sprocket have ever been to Funky Winkerbean’s town, Westview? Probably not, all they have there are two high schools, a pizzaria and the Komix Korner.

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    Morrow Cummings  over 10 years ago

    tsull, you have been reading and commenting on this strip for years now, and you are just now calling it a “stretch?” Say it’s not true, Tim! Don’t bust my bubble!

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    stomaino  over 10 years ago

    Yes, Ted was the father of Jack and actually a Golden Ager. He was featured quite prominently on the 90s series.

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