Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for February 23, 2021

Good morning™, fans!

I guess the phone can’t make phone calls anymore, but phones can also double as a flashlight these days. They probably broke it when they tackled him in the house and threw him in the cellar, but they probably should have taken it off of him. I’m not sure what that is on the ceiling, but I think it might be for ventilation.

I’m not sure how much I’d trust Cheesecake to take good care of Auntie. She doesn’t seem especially responsible.

Good morning™, phonekadelic flashlights !

The heat of Tiger Lilly’s anger will warm him nicely. Kiss him goodbye, lady ’cause he aint coming back. Alex/Aquarius – End of Shift.

Why, Aquarius… is that an elephant’s trunk in your jacket, or are you just happy to see her?

“But not totally useless.” In the first-season climax of SAILOR MOON, Sailor Mercury used her pocket computer to bop a monster on the forehead!

This answers those who complained about how he could see in the dark cellar.

I believe there was a spelling change to a word in TL’s dialogue by the censors in P1. ;p

Next panel: (Cheesecake removes a pistol from the table drawer)

(Aquarius) “What are you doing?”

(Cheesecake) “You said to take care of Auntie Bellum.”

(Aquarius) “No you idiot. I meant actually take care of her.”

(Cheesecake) “Oh… tee hee!”

Looks like Aquarius is going to miss all the fun when Tiger busts out of his cage and gas guy Pouch storms the gates. Fortunately, he’s left the real brain of the outfit in charge….

Story line continues on and on and on a even some more!

It appears that Thugly in the background (the only hippie with a crew cut) will be accompanying Aquarius on his pickup.

1-FRENCHY: Dammit! I was winning this round of Words With Friends !

2-…Hey. A speaker. I’ll Bluetooth it to my phone and jam to some tunes while I clean up.

3-NARKY:* I know you dig this purple jacket you got me but look – this one sleeve is too long.

POWDER: Well, duh! That’s why it was half off, silly.

NARKY: That’s how I like your clothes – half off. BA DA BOOM, BABY!

DON FITTINN: That kind of talk makes me uncomfortable, Boss. NARKY: I didn’t mean you, Don.

DON: Whew. Thank goodness.

…..must be a serious, no-nonsense-allowed type pickup…..he’s taking Joe Derita with him……….

Deep Neil, Deep

She’s cheesecake, he’s beefcake.

Here’s an interesting article that I found about Chester Gould’s artwork and storytelling:

http://www.tcj.com/the-gould-rush-the-mad-allure-of-dick-tracy/

ok, maybe we can do without Shaky and Edison for a little while, as long as we have MORE CHEESECAKE!

Looks like that might be an old, disabled ventilation fan in the rotting ceiling of the root cellar outbuilding. And Tiger Lilly, seemingly getting his second wind now, might use that length of rebar to push it into collapse, opening himself an egress. Meanwhile, back in the main building, Aquarius dons his “Peace” jacket, preparing to set off on his mission, accompanied by Thug #2 at least, and maybe Ty also, since they seem to work in tandem. Auntie Bellum is left to the tender mercies of Cheesecake, who may or may not be in any condition to remember anything….