Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for May 06, 2014

Mornin’ all!

Who’s Jeff Clark?

…..are they daring to say Tracy’s higher ups are corrupt? That seems a stretch….

So….seems The Apparatus has bought off some people in high political slots….shades of Al Capone…….

Case reassignment = corruption?

@Neil Wick—-A belated thanks for your information on the term & origin of the word “nightmare”.

Jeff Clark is the name of a character played by Roger Davis on DARK SHADOWS.

Maybe the Feds are taking it over as they build a bigger case?

Good morning fellow DT fans…

Something stinks! And it ain’t Limburger cheese or something on the bottom of Tracy’s shoe!

Wow.. I just… wow…Looks like Miss Venus has more pull than anyone bargained for.

Seems there’s more crime than meets the eye here. So I guess that the chief is angry, but not angry at Tracy. There’s a lot of funny business going on. It’s also interesting that there are so many case connected with Tabby Angus that a trend can be seen. Will Tracy fight to get his case back? I wonder who can resolve this.

I think Tracy needs to make a phone call to his friends at the FBI !

@Morrow (From Gweedo).

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Morrow GoComics PRO Member said, about 7 fishing expeditions ago

We’re a-waitin’ fer ya, Gweedo! As you see, PQ blew the troll whistle and stirred it all up. and more….

It warms the cockles, mussels and seashells of my heart…. Alive alive Oh !, to hear you say that. Despite no talkie, this is one of a few places I keep my barnacle foot glued to.

Even though I am keel hauled, my Nitrates breathing apparatus is functioning !

Jeff Clark? Would that be the best prosecutor money can buy? This jurisdictional dispute could blow the lid off Crook County corruption!

Is Jeff any kind of an attorney at all? Better check the, Clark Bar…..

Has to be corruption. We don’l like to think about it existing where “we” live, but I’m afraid it’s almost everywhere.

I’d like a little more information before I scream “corruption.”If Tabby has been a problem for some time, they may have a special unit trying to nail him, as there was when Capone was around.

Good morning, Gweedo, hope they let you back soon.

Maybe Jeff Clark can actually close a case and put a criminal behind bars instead of letting them wander free or just giving up on finding them like tracy’s last three cases! (The Nitrates, Blackjack, the whole Wheaton Farm debacle)

Maybe I need to change my name to Fozzy Bear!.Wacko wacko wacko!.Between crooks that cannot die, and now, the possibility of corruption in Crook County, well, that almost opens up a whole new can of worms….Takes me back almost two years now. I remember speculating that perhaps Mysta never really died, but was passed off to the pair of docs by a corrupt cop (in this case, a coroner)….(This was before Willie007 ‘s well researched and the more probably correct speculation that Mysta is Mindy in disguise) .So, lots of folks hope that Kadaver didn’t really die. I still hope that Mysta didn’t really die. We now have some pretty strong circumstantial evidence that the Nitrates probably didn’t die.

Who knows? Likely, the pair of docs didn’t die, either, and will figure out a way to deliver their stolen space coupe..Who knows? Maybe we’ll even catch the Measles!.In the meantime, Richard is pulled off the one case he looked like he was going to solve!.Wacko wacko wacko!

No doubt Mr. J. Clark is on the Angus payroll! Well at least for now that’s the way I see it.

I missed the whole set-to that got Gweedo suspended. What happened?

I’m thinking it’s both Gweedo and NightGuant49 who are presently out. Yesterday, someone said it was something on Luann Again that got Gweedo, but no one’s heard from NG49.

I’m just a little disappointed; after yesterday’s strip I thought the Tracy was going to get a bawling out by the chief. ;)

Morning VB and all – including Gweedo and NG49 looking in from the outside. We’ll keep a candle in the window for you.

Venus uses an expression that intrigues me. She has said “dead fish dead” several times now. I know this is a paraphrasing of a line from the Godfather. But something else popped into my head as well. In Greco-Roman myths, Venus was born from the sea. Is this remark a hint about Venus’s background, and that she has something to do with the sea, as well as outer space, as I suggested in a previous post?

The higher ups would be The Metro Guvmint. Seems strange there would be two Police departments under one Jurisdiction. Oh well, Just enjoy the ride!

I have always thought that Mayor Armstrong was corrupt. However, I’m not so sure how much authority she has over the county police. So it could be corruption on her end or another corrupt civil servant at the county level.

At any rate, this may make Tracy angry enough to quit (he’s done it before). If he quits, that would leave him open to take Warbucks’ case to find Annie.

The expression “dead fish dead” was used a few times in the Yahoo group when folks were still debating whether Mysta could really be the original Moon Maid, and discussing other Tracy characters who might or might not be dead.

Feeding the Kitty

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Chief Patton was angry and shook his gray headand wished he was heading to Bermuda insteadof letting the bureaucrats give Tabby a break He knew it was wrong and it made his heart acheBut what could he or Tracy really hope to change or do His hands were tied his mouth was gagged he felt like such a foolThis wasn’t the first and it wouldn’t be the lastIt happened all of the timeLike a oh so boring and oh so predictable PDQ sleep inducing rhymeSo I’ll take a deep breath let out a long sigh and let my man Tracy knowthat this is the deal and regardless what we feelThe higher ups are running the show.

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Thank you,,,thank you,,, THANK YOU!!!!.Dedicated to that outstanding citizen of Tracyville Gweedo!!!!

The Tracy/Annie arc is scheduled to start the first part of June. Searching the world is definitely out of Tracy’s jurisdiction. Consequently, if he takes the Annie case from Warbucks, he will either have to quit the force or be suspended.

Also, if the Angus case is over as far as Tracy is concerned as of today, that gives us several weeks before the Annie arc officially starts. Since the Nitrates were brought up perhaps the time will be used to clean up some of the loose ends. I had always suspected that the Nitrates survived and suspected that Flattop Jr.’s car could work under water. I believe I even posted a Gould panel showing Jr. driving it down a river.

Venus’ authority seems to go pretty high up—maybe even worldwide. It would not be unreasonable to me if she were to play a part in the Annie adventure. Otherwise, why reveal her look now?

Speaking of not quite dead bad guys -A few days ago I wondered if Kolossal Pictures might have been the place where the Nitrates’ made their “vintage” movies.Opinions, anyone?

I’m counting the seconds before someone takes it personally and calls GoComics outraged. Wanna bet?

Oh, Fritz Aaaaaannn! Time for you to drop by and make Sam uncomfortable again…