Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for September 27, 2024

Nothing firing from Tracy’s finger but sparks still fly!

Flush this “fink” down the kitchen sink.

Good morning™, everyone!

Sure enough, Tracy knew all about this “trick”! They set a trap for him.

Good morning™, Impending Zappers !

Is he going throw some sparks Dickie’s way ?  Fortunately, for once, Tracy will have back up and so get through this encounter in one piece, with prisoner in tow. P.2. Tracy has a heavy hard boiled look.

[obligatory Art Dept. Compliment]

Chuckie just keeps gettin’ better ’n better.

Now you’re going to be archived.

Hopefully Dick takes a clue from Dirty Harry and takes out his antennae with a 357 Magnum ! And after saying ‘ Go ahead punk, Make my day.’

If Tracy has that “special” ring that defends against lunar powers it must be on his other hand.

He must know how dangerous it would be for a confrontation without some kind of defence.

I told you it was a set up

Great visuals as always!

And now Tracy knows Roz-an is an ugly piece of work and can deal effectively with…

Oh, wait. He and the governor already knew that. And the governor promised he’d be punished. So, are we ever going to learn how he escaped punishment from the Lunarians and stole a space coupe and got in touch with gangsters? Or will we just be assured he’s going to be punished and come back in a filler next year?

Yes, Yes- lights on, as predicted 26/9, Ro-Zan caught with hand in the “Cookie jar” as planned . Bit disappointed only Tracy turned up. Are the other players, that is Mysta, Diet, Moon Governor & security personnel lurking near by?

Should have had an angry SLAP in that last panel, as Ro-Zan smacks the file closed.

Ah HA! It’s a Sting Operation. But who’s about to be stung?

Hey ! Long time no see Dick .

“Smith’s new project is actually a new non-dairy dessert topping that can also be used as a floor polish!”

Off with his antennae!

Busted! :J

“It’ s a positively wow-inspiring DREAMY RASPBERRY ONION SIRACHA FUDGE DREAM CAKE with SARDINE GARNISH! It’s to DIE for! NO, really! I mean REALLY die! Diet lost a lot of taste testers. Could’ve gotten really nasty, if he didn’t have a friend on the force to aid in the cover-up.”

“Again with the finger.” — Eric Von Zipper

if Diet was hip to Ro trying to run game and Dick is here, you can bet they’ve prepared for this eventuality and the Bribering is on standby to use in case Ro decides to get froggy about it, but if the end is near upon nigh, then this storyline has quickly in the process of being jettisoned out the ejection tube, as to much as been unexplained and what were the origins of how events in this arc formed in the way of the characters… it’s all just suddenly fell apart for me if the end is indeed near… if such is the case, Mike fumbled the ball badly and bigtime here… the story was all dressed up and it had nowhere to go and that’s what it looks like… if finito is what is about to happen here and soon, this really IS the last straw… it appears as of right now that Mike promised us with something that might have been his second wind, but it LOOKS like he may not be able to deliver the goods and we’re all left with our hands developing stretch marks from us grasping at empty air… and the only second wind we got was a stinker of a fart in that air…

but we shall see and I’ve got a feeling it won’t be up to our expectations, but we shall see what we see when we see…

it’s all been a Mission Impossible tv series-like sting…

I almost expect Jim Phelps to show up…

Dick is Jim Phelps, Diet is the Barney Collier of the group and Mysty is Cinnamon…

1- DT: BUSTED! ROX-OFF: Huh? Who do ya think you are – Young MC??? Hang on while I create a portal into another dimension on this wall here…c’mon – WORK DAM-YA!!!

2- DT: You disgust me – I can’t even look at you. Go stand over there – in the corner.

3- ROX-OFF: I’m begging ya – NO I’M PRAYING – LEMME GO, TRACY!!! I’ll leave and never come back! I swear!!! DT: Awww shucks! Go on then. You’ve always been straight with me. ROX-OFF: Gee, you’re swell, Tracy! I owe ya one and I’ll make sure you GET IT!

Https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?v=xy4FXhkm6Nw&loop=0

MOVIE QUOTE—

“I got corns. That’s why I joined the cavalry, so I could ride”

LAST OF THE COMANCHES—1952

It’s not polite to point.But in this case I’ll make an exception

Looks like there’s only one door in the room, so the only way out is through Tracy.

I hope somebody took Roz’s car keys in t he meantime

Wow…the art is really great. Nice going Charles……attaboy!

So … was Rozan misled by that bad guy in a limo, who told him he wanted the plans for a start-up of the space coupes, while he was really sending Rozan after Diet’s “new project?”

Hey RoZan, despite the gadget your “friends” gave you, “Smile! You’re on Cndid Camera.” In other words, BUSTED!

Hang on, Flattop

You and your brilliant suggestions!

Be with us on Sunday, when Roz-An is refused entrance at The Mole’s homeless shelter

And the trap is sprung!

I suspect “Mysta of the Moon” will be Tracy’s backup (BTW, does anyone but me remember that old comic book heroine, MotM?)….