Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 31, 2021

Who is the new ace? Apollo? Venus? Or BB Eyes?

Pouch? Shaky? None of those work. Sam? Honeymoon?

Good morning™, all!

So, I’m a little confused. Does “it’s you” mean that this is Little Notting or is it someone else that he recognizes? Al least we know that it’s not Tracy. Whoever is in the Ace of Spades suit does seem to have inside information.

Maybe it is someone new

Never mind the Ace, who’s the guy who looks like a jack o’ lantern?

Is that Abner K?

Not a bad start, I’m serious.

Unfortunately we All know this story will fizzle out like all the rest. Even the Tracy groupies over here know it, even if they won’t admit it.

“Oh, why do I torture myself with optimism?”

Good morning™, Mystery Masked Marauders !

Some white knuckle tension building. Can we keep it up ?

(that’s what she said)

He’s got a profile like Panda. Is he being resurrected ?

So dark — I would be cranking up the “brightness” knob if this was on TV.

Great images again today , those are some seriously large hands ….whew !

…and then I can get out of this ridiculous costume…

I look forward to someone reading all of Little Notting’s appearances to see who he might have failed to kill.

1-BRAINS OF THE OUTFIT (BOTO): This is one of those I am deaf – please give me money cards the grifters use on tourists downtown.

FAKE ACE: Yeah. But I can really hear. THOSE SUCKERS GIVE ME DOUGH EVERY TIME!

2-DENTHEAD: YOU DIRTY BUM! MY MOTHER’S DEAF! At least, Dad always thought so…

3-…UGH! No wonder you wear a mask!

BOTO: Put it back on him before I hurl!

MAYBE LAB ASSISTANT GUY SMOKING A CALMGAR (patent pending): Have we had a Ratface in the Apparatus before? If not, I hereby proclaim this guy RATFACE.

DENTFACE: I’ll have to review the club annals.

Goggles Guy, now you see him from the front. Glasses and hair are the same, like I said yesterday

SAM, you TRAITOR! (GASP) Knew it all along! A heck of a long set-up! Years, in fact.

The shape of the eyes and face look a lot like Sawtooth:

https://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2018/05/31

The only problem with this is Sawtooth was killed in a shoot-out.

But dying doesn’t really mean anything in the comic strip world. How many times did Abner Kadaver come back from the dead?

Here’s a thought; How about someone BRAND NEW, not some rehash like Pouch, AK etc.

How did “THE RED SKULL” get into this??

Well,Diet Smith’s organization is so big he’s failed to detect traitors before.I think he’s still trying to live down Maay.

Off the top,I can’t think of any Apparatus “kingpins” at large.Tracy got em’ all.

Ah, the Doctor Who crossover we were all waiting for.

The plot thickens. He is going to reveal Diet Smiths time traveling drone, the bad guys are going to think it can visit the future and make them all trillionaires

A few stories ago, didn’t the Ace of Spades get busted by Tracy? Or was he released on a technicality? Maybe I imagined seeing him.

“Let’s start over. I have information that will set us all up for 10 lifetimes and more”. Sounds like: a “golden opportunity”, insider trading and a get rich quick scheme.

Hopefully, Mr. Apparatus or whoever grumpy grouch is will take the guy up on his offer. They could use some updated surroundings. The drab in the basement with no ventilation from cigar smoke is so pre Y2K. Especially bent up cigars.

Big Boy always smoked them and they still can’t escape his shadow.

I don’t know who this new “Ace of Spades” is, but it seems that Gorilla and gang, i.e., the Apparatus, do.

Who could it be that would be instantly recognizable and could credibly claim to have snatched the key card off Little Notting when he failed in an assassination attempt?

“Eh. It’s you.” Who?