Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for January 22, 2024

FLINTHEART, you old goat…

Good morning™, everyone!

Well, despite the fears of some readers that were expressed in yesterday’s comments, it appears that Tracy did not go to the theatre alone and the exits were being watched, but Fata did not appear to leave. At least the elephant is still there, as unwelcome as it in in Vitamin’s dressing room or office.

“Wait a minute, why is there a big zipper on this elephant?”

just to let any and all uninterested parties know that I was gone for the entire day to technical difficulties, namely my comp was not cooperating for a majority of the day… I could have used my phone to join the class here today, but I spent the day trying to dope out what happened to my desktop with no success until for no apparent reason, it finally cooperated…

the problem was that the power button on my tower for my desktop showed a green light, my gateway router showed all green lights and my Dell monitor showed it as being on, but the monitor screen remained black all day… I constantly rebooted, unplugged and replugged the power to the router and even unplugged the power cord to the tower and nothing happened… and then it eventually all came back on after yet another reboot was done… I still don’t know what happened and why it happened… I just kept repeating anything I could do to get it going again until for WHATEVER reason, it finally kicked in…

so that’s where I’ve been all day, that’s the skinny of what went down and out…

but, to the unpleasantness and misfortune of all you unfortunate ones out there…

I’m back… LOL…

Good morning™, Stunned and perplexed !

P. 3. Tracy is flummoxed while Vitamin is completely aghast by a most unusual spectacle. Looks like the Star of the act got a little rambunctious with Vitamin’s furniture.

Still liking the coloring. :-)

It would be great if the elephant landed on top of KandiKane!

I’m guessing that the distraction isn’t the distraction.

Nice to see they addressed the elephant in the room………

I see Vitamin in the background, is it his theater that the elephant wrecked? Uh huh, the price one pays for booking new acts. Chances are his insurance will cover smash-ups.

Vitamin looks wrinkled like a peanut shell. Let’s hope the elephant does not shell him !

Sing it Tracy, abra kada bra, I should have reached out and grabbed her. Abra kada bra, abra kada bra. Well Sam did at cover the rear, however Fata said, I’m out of here, chorus…abra kada bra I should have reached out and grabbed her…

Flintheart Glomgold? Ya is look different?

Tantor! Tarzan must be close around.

I like the EGAD, haven’t seen that for a while!

Tusk,tusk,tusk, where does the story go from here?!

I still like the “radio” waves portrayed by the lighting bolts from the “2 way wrist radio” just like in the old days!

“Well, that’s one /and a half/ of the act accounted for.” Clean up in Isle 9!

LOVE Vitamin’s look here. I’m sure he’ll have Coffee to sign the elephant to a long term contract

The elephant’s ears looks Asian, but the shape of the head looks rather more African. Not that I’m really bothered, but the African ones are rather more of a handful when it comes to training.

Goofy .

Vitamin intends to corral an elephant using a floor lamp?

MEANWHILE: EVERY face expression in this run is funny! Even the elephant’s!! Hey, is that Vitamin back there with the “EGAD!!”? Steadfastly guardin’ the great-great-great-great-REALLY-great grandson ’o the Pharos, it appears…….

MOVIE QUOTE—

“You don’t set anybody on fire unless I tell you to, understand?”

Mickey Rooney—-THE BIG OPERATOR—1959

No doubt our killer magician is using this as a diversion for her escape. She’s nowhere near this side show.

I don’t know about covering the exits. I’ve seen more than one theater with access to citywide service tunnels, some of which are not always well mapped. This trope has been well-used, but is at least an available one.

great, but where did SHE go? :\

people in the theatre would know where it all is, this isn’t real MAGIC it’s a stage show and there should be no issue where she is/went

Somebody go out and get a truckload of elephant food—-we’ve got an abandoned pachyderm on our hands.Who’s got the biggest backyard?

Try the guys always try the roof.

RUN, VITAMIN!! Where’s Tarzan when you need him?

Look under the elephant.

Why is Flintheart there? It’s a magic show by the other lady. Does he live in his dressing room?

Don’t miss our next exciting episode:“Green Room Blues” or “Mahout or Yours?”

@firestrike1 – As you described your situation I envisioned your “Curly’s” head acting like one the stooges he was…..mmmmmmmmm…

Thank you for the guest spot inclusion of Vitamin Flintheart!!

1-DT: SAM YOU FOOL! SAM: What’d I do???

2-JUMBO: HERE I AM! DT: Never mind, Sam. I’ll blame you later…

3-…YOU’RE UNDER ARREST, JUMBO! JUMBO: What for? DT: For aiding and abetting the escape of a wanted felon! JUMBO: I’m innocent I tell ya! DT: Tell it to the judge. Cuff him, Vitamin!

VITAMIN: I’ll cuff him right after you figure out how to get him through the door! DT: Hmmm…SAM! GET IN HERE! I GOTTA JOB FOR YOU!

Eaten by an elephant! WhHat a wrap for a story!

Hmmmmm. Could thi be the opening for that jungle masterpiece SAM, KING OF THE ELEPHANTS?

In which Nasty Neck, the sinister pharmaceutical drop-out who’s been inflicting wholesale strep on hapless citizenry smites Sam-boy on the head, creating a state of profound amnesia.

inexplicably transported to India in the late 1800s, Tarsam, Lord of the Elephants wages a weighty war against poachers and seedy squatters (played by the Plenty clan) alike, aided by his horrible herd of rolicking, romping rogue elephants! Can he thwart the hungry Hungry Hippo gang as they gobble up acre upon acre of prime land for their sinister condo scheme??

Look for a familiar ham thespian a the District Commissioner, with familiar Eric Bore/Inspector Fenwick voice.

“ELEPHANT AND PLAYHOUSE CONCESSION PEANUTS BOTH DISAPPEAR”

What’s up with those items on the lower left of panel 3?

Our villainess will reach for a gun and stick herself with that pen instead

The elephant just popped back in, out of nowhere, scaring the bejeebers out of Vitamin (I think that’s him in the background, behind Tracy in panel 3). But Fata may have vanished more thoroughly. Tracy has been outsmarted in this instance!