Thanks to the late post by JoviusGM on yesterday’s strip that the four specialists were all real Chicago criminals in the ‘20s. I’m surprised it took that long before someone thought to find them. Here are a few references:Obituary for Dennis Cooney “The Duke”Wikipedia entry for James Cosmano “Sunny Jim”Wikipedia article for Tommy O’Connor “Terrible Tommy” (he escaped from the courthouse in Chicago in 1923 and was never seen again)Famous picture of James Franche “Duffy the Goat” from 1914 (you’ll notice that the bowler hat the day before yesterday did indeed belong to Duffy the Goat)
Thanks to the late post by JoviusGM on yesterday’s strip that the four specialists were all real Chicago criminals in the ‘20s. I’m surprised it took that long before someone thought to find them. Here are a few references:Obituary for Dennis Cooney “The Duke”Wikipedia entry for James Cosmano “Sunny Jim”Wikipedia article for Tommy O’Connor “Terrible Tommy” (he escaped from the courthouse in Chicago in 1923 and was never seen again)Famous picture of James Franche “Duffy the Goat” from 1914 (you’ll notice that the bowler hat the day before yesterday did indeed belong to Duffy the Goat)
It looks like all four are seen again today.