Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 13, 2016

Tracy and Abner.-Duel in the foggy mist.-Triumph or demise.

……are you kidding? Abner’s going to basically FIGHT him physically? Guess he’s becoming senile, lol

Abner was accidentally tripped by Tracy, stabbed himself and fell to his death.While falling…. Abner detonated a bomb that caused an avalanche, and to escape, Tracy jumped but lost consciousness when he hit the water and drowned.Because of fans protest on the death of Tracy, farm boy suddenly appeared in the river and saw Tracy’s lifeless body. Got the body and performed CPR and revived Tracy.To celebrate, farm boy invited Gweedo and Vista Bill and the three performed an impromptu yodeling concert at the Fearful Place.I am going to find a good spot to sit and enjoy the performances of the farm boy, Gweedo and Vista Bill as they yodel their hearts out.

Quick switch of the knife from the right hand to the left!

Does Abner also have blades sticking out of his shoulders ?

That would be the lapels on his cape, I think. I’ll have to go back to look at previous strips to verify that.

Those are the pointy edges of his collar. Of course, he could have some extra blades hidden there.

And we still haven’t seen his face. I guess that’s for Sunday.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I’ll kill you, tomorrow…

It’s a very pointy collar. Observe closely (the purple added by GoComics doesn’t help):

.Good morning guys!*.Battle of the century is beginning and I arrived late!

Gweedo intelligently stated,Good morning, Vista Bill and all who saw fit to show up for the match of the year if not century !-—————————————————————————.Good morning Gweedo! I’ll meet you in teh broadcast booth!

Gweedo was quick to note,Looks like I’m runnin’ solo tonite as my partner poops out easily these days !-—————————————————————————-.You know me well, Gweedo!

Gweedo quickly observed and stated,Be right back as soon as I see a man about a waterfall, Bill !-———————————————————————————.Can’t wait, Gweedo. It’s back to bedsville for me!

Gweedo assured,Jenny Lind never sounded this good, Bee !!!-———————————————————————.This could be the start of a new career! Yodeling as I play my accordion!.

.Hmmm. Can Tracy make an arrest at The Fearful Place?

Gweedo compliment as I was about to return to bed,’Not so much fun doing the show myself !-——————————————————————————————-.Thanks for the reassurance, Gweedo!

but when he threatened your life with a switch blade knife…“What a guy…Makes you Cry….Und I did!”

.Something else entered my mind. If Tracy causes Abner’s demise, how will he find Tess?

Wonderful art! Tracy is formidable. The silent panels bring to mind the great Lynd Ward.

From Wikipedia: “Despite the practice’s name, in most countries, the arresting person is usually designated as a person with arrest powers, who need not be a citizen of the country in which they are acting. For example, in the British jurisdiction of England and Wales, the power comes from section 24A(2) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984,2 called ‘any person arrest’. This legislation states ‘any person’ has these powers, and does not state that they need to be a British citizen.”However, although the article states how the practice is defined in many countries, Switzerland is not one of them.

Tracy’s gotta get him extradited and that’s not in the cards. It’s like the Julian Assange thing, or Snowden. They are untouchable where they are.

My fearless prediction: Tracy will toss Abner over the falls (a’la Bardoll). Tracy will then lead the search for Abner’s remains. Abner’s body will not be found but Tracy will discover the bones of Moriarty. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

presumably, tracy doesn’t have his gun on him because….he was traveling in europe on vacation, so he left his service revolver at home??? would that be correct?

Smoke bombs galore nowKadaver brings out all stopsHow will this end nowTracy brought fist to gun fightKill arrest which one saves Tess

The Ultimate Cliff Hanger?? Over the Falls we go?? To Be Continued…

and DT can arrest this guy in Switzerland? Kind of outside his jurisdiction isn’t he?

Does Tracy have jurisdiction here? Do they have citizen’s arrests there?

From panels 2 & 3 yesterday, I’m not sure. It was my first thought, too, and might well be true, though I’m not sure of the purpose, if true.

I can’t believe it, but I am literally in suspense to see how this turns out. I think you do so much better when you follow one of your characters to their conclusion instead of jumping from one character to another. But that’s just me.

Denouement tomorrow …

… or an abrupt cutaway?

Well, if they fight, Tracy probably won’t have much trouble tossing Abner over the falls. He warmed up by tossing Bardoll off of a building.

Aren’t you a little out of your jurisdiction, copper!?

Gweedo entered and wisely stated,Whether they want it or Not !-—————————————————————————————.

A fun enough pastiche/tribute/homage.

Of course Mike & Joe are hardly the only fans of Holmes worldwide.

Tracy and Abner getting down to business….

In the last panel, doesn’t it look like the lads are starting a hoedown at some foggy barn.