Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for February 28, 2013

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    Wiseking  about 11 years ago

    Another great story by team Tracy! Can’t wait for the next one!

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    Wiseking  about 11 years ago

    It’s extremely rare that I get a chance to post first!

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    margueritem  about 11 years ago

    The hardest part of a Detective’s job.

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    Wiseking  about 11 years ago

    Agreed Margueritem!

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    Can't Sleep  about 11 years ago

    Glad Team Tracy didn’t use the fantasy technology of “NCIS” and “Bones” to come up with DNA results within minutes of finding the remains.Though I am still curious about one thing – serial killers usually go after similar victims. I wonder just what the common thread was among Sweatbox’s victims.

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    margueritem  about 11 years ago

    Hi Gweedo! My computer appears to be working tonight.

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    fredville  about 11 years ago

    hmmm…my original comment got erased during posting – so I’m not coming back til next month, lol.

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    Bill Thompson  about 11 years ago

    Just how closed is the case? Did Simon Baux kill his victims out of insanity or for business purposes? Did anyone else benefit from the deaths, or help conceal them? Considering that Sweatbox had some influential friends, what are the political repercussions?

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    Vista Bill Raley and Comet™  about 11 years ago

    Good morning everyone…

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    coldsooner  about 11 years ago

    For the families of the missing, closure can be a good thing.

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    Sisyphos  about 11 years ago

    Today’s behind-the-scenes scene reminds us that even Tracy’s world is not all just car chases and gun battles.But I, too, hope he will also look into Baux’s motivation and why and how he chose his victims….

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    SlyMongoose  about 11 years ago

    But.. but… What was the tie-in with the interment camp? Maybe some questions will never be answered, I guess.

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    blunebottle  about 11 years ago

    I think it’s still likely that Mme Mayor was somehow complicit, judging from her comment in panel 2….but Tracy’s response tells me we’ll never know.

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    Bill Harris Premium Member about 11 years ago

    Why does the mayor have poster of Carmen Sandiego in her office?

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    Chris Colvard  about 11 years ago

    This case reminds me of the Stuart Woods novel “Chiefs,” with the long string of murders by a reputable person. Telling the victims’ families will be difficult, but hopefully it will give closure to most of them.

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    FFosdick   about 11 years ago

    The dude with the microscope should be wearing something colored to look more like a lab coat, not a business suit

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    60sFan  about 11 years ago

    Carmen Sandiego—LOL!!I guess we found out where in the world she is. :)

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    Jerry1967  about 11 years ago

    If we’re going by evidence, there’s nothing to show that the mayor is complicit in anything other than having the wrong friends. SB had a long history of doing a lot of charity work for the city, and it would be natural for the mayor to have a hard time processing that he was actually a monster.

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    brackishboy  about 11 years ago

    Nice 3d panel — a very subtle hint of emotion, well done Mr. Staton.

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    strickmaedel  about 11 years ago

    I’m enjoying this story, but I have a little bone to pick: DNA testing isn’t done with a microscope, and it doesn’t tell you anything unless you have a sample of DNA of known identity to compare it with. If they have potential identifications of some skeletons this early, they’re likely working from physical evidence such as dental records and then confirming with DNA.

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    prrdh  about 11 years ago

    Hope it isn’t as traumatic for her as it is for Lemont at Candorville.

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    Paul1963  about 11 years ago

    The victims all had one thing in common: They turned up the thermostat.“Wow, it’s cold in here. I’ll just turn it up a little—AAGH!”(Stab, stab, stab)

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    dvoyack  about 11 years ago

    The mayor looks like Mrs. Drysdale..

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    Ken in Ohio  about 11 years ago

    Chief Patton’s expression says so much, there in panel two. He knows he is facing the unpleasant duty of informing relatives.I also wondered why Wendy, the media “lady” has a spot of honor on the Mayor’s wall. Unless it is a t.v. monitor, as some have suggested.

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    jhandini  about 11 years ago

    Well seeing that he went after toad. I’d say most of his victims were young girls.

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    Dragon0131  about 11 years ago

    Unless you’re going for big numbers off the bat, one or two murders per year might not be noticed right away. Provided his victims have been among the poor and homeless, the police may not even have tried too hard. And remember, except in the world of Dick Tracy, even the abduction of children can be turned into a cold case because the child is the wrong racial background, the wrong ‘class’ or from the wrong neighborhood.

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    jumbobrain  about 11 years ago

    This whole “explaining what happened after the story is concluded” bit reminds me uncomfortably of Locher’s writing. It would have been more fun to see the detective work unfold. But, I am still quite happy with this team.

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    SYDNEY PHILLIPS  about 11 years ago

    Little Toady and now BIG Toady . . . ?

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    cpalmeresq  about 11 years ago

    Now, this Pooh stuff is funny. Mostly because all the usual combatants seem to be getting into the act and enjoying it!

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