Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for October 24, 2014

This IS an exceptionally ‘ATTRACTIVE’ daily strip. \Wish I owned the Original Art !.

Rikki has (increasingly), with each appearance, emerged as a Favorite character among the many Conceived and Created by our New Team. Liked her right off, from introduction, coming with that thoughtful facial Mole and her rakish Purple Bowler Hat. UNIQUE ! A ‘package’ that seemed to set her apart.

Strange pick some may think – How would she stand besides (say) their near teens version of Honeymoon ? Or the bizarre, bare-footed, Earth girl Sprocket ?Honeymoon is indeed a classic, but Rikki Mortis has been a ‘winning’ presentation from - Day One !

Seems today, Joe Staton " forgot " to ‘touch on’ - the Mole - her right cheek, near that Skull phone. Oddly, she comes with the character (Abner Kadaver) that to my EYE is the Least of the Apostles (by the Team) judged in the unique Art/Design Culture established by Gould - for Tracy villains ! Today’s strip, aside from the appeal of Rikki’s appearance in 1 and 2, the composition of panel 3 really ‘grips’ you. It tells you straight off that he wears a MASK, And my early guess is that just like Downwind Jackson (Smilin’ Jadk) or B.O. And Gertie’s “leetle one” - Attitude Plenty, It’s a FACE we will never see !

*Kadaver

, may have the proverbial 9 lives, but one has to hope Rikki has twenty ;-) - and will remain with us - ‘way out’ into the future’ Hard for Staton or the Team to ever TOP this female creation.

In this modern era, of “Surviving” Rogues, where Jails never seem to hold them long. Rikki is an absolutely - ‘DELIGHTFUL’ addition !