Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for April 22, 2022

“Bet you weren’t expecting Mocha-Fudge Ice Cream!”

Wait for it … ✨

I think Tonsils has a surprise for Coffeepothead

Elsewhere …

Good morning™, all!

Dot is not exactly feeling overjoyed at this reunion, but Coffyhead is happy as long as he got his stuff.

You will see what order he will give you!

Someone is really pissed!

At least today’s strip kinda seems connected to yesterday’s, it’s an inprovement!

Is it possible Mattie’s gonna whip out a pee shooter!

Good morning™, steely eyed chicks !

It’s over Mattie. You’ll be sleeping alone tonight or with the fishes. Poor guy; looks so sullen and beat down. Can this day get any worse ?  We’ll need some statements, Miss View and we’ll see YOU at intake, buddy boy !

For some reason, that last panel reminds me of Biff and Marty McFly from Back to the Future.

Something tells me this reunion is not going to end happily. Maybe, l am wrong.

Thanks and a hat tip to those who explained about the “4-20 button” at GA. I see those numbers so much they are just background.

Hope he didn’t go dumb and bring a gun.

♪"History Repeating"♪ ~ The Propeller Heads with Miss Shirley Bassey…….

It’s probably a copy of tomorrow’s strip. Everyone needs to relax. Even fictional characters in a newspaper drama need to rehearse their lines.

Has Shelley subdued in drawing the eye lately? It’s appearing not as big as it was in the beginning.

Why do I get the feeling Matt’s reaching for the equalizer?

Now I’m getting ads even when AdBlock is on. I don’t care, though. The notification links still aren’t working right.

A gun?

Over at Gasoline Alley new character officer Barbara Waffles!

“I got yer goods right here, pal! Six cylinders of steaming hot, decaf justice!”

HERE! TAKE my left lung already! I was just using it for recreational purposes anyway! Like yodeling!

“Here! I brought you this lovely scarf from the other day. We EVEN now?”

1-ASTRO: Hi Dot. You’re looking well.

DOT: Don’t talk to me. I gotta a real man now. Two of them in fact.

2-COFFEE: This chick is really into bow ties! Thanks for the tip, pal.

ASTRO: I should a never told you how she’s a sucker for every new bow tie she sees. I hope Tracy doesn’t bring Sam when he busts in any second or we’ll both be without a chick.

COFFEE: What? ASTRO: What?

Dot, “yes I’m fine”. Unseen thought bubble " it’s over between us". You can also forget about coming back on my show.

I don’t think that is gonna be the package that coffeehead is wanting

he’s got a badge…he’s working undercover for Tracy

Enter Tracy and Sam….stage right.

in he first panel he’s holding a packet in his left hand, then in the next he’s reaching across with his right

I hope Dot has enough sense to hit the floor and avoid the impending crossfire between Tonsils, Coffy and Tracy.

GUN!!!

In panel 1 we see Matt carrying Coffyhead’s “order” in the right side of his jacket. In panel 2 he reaches into the left side of his jacket, where a right-hander shooter might holster his piece. Is Matt going to risk a shootout?! Or is this just a misdirection by Shelley (deliberate or not)?

Dot in panel 1 does not look at all happy with her once-dreamboat. Maybe that ship has sailed? Coffyhead and Luigi are shown as physically dominant over McCullar, but maybe he is suicidally foolhardy enough to make a play at being a hero. There could be abrupt fireworks ahead (or not); we shall no doubt see….