Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for April 18, 2014

Good morning all!

Chico has your Tutsi Fruitsy ice cream..

Looks like there is going to be a Kolossal mistake at the racetrack! All this & Chico Marx!

Ain’t been wrong much but almost broke…..nope, one or the other……

Ain’t been wrong much but almost broke…..nope, one or the other……

Thirty to one? Something fishy going on here.

Good morning, everyone. Looks like this arc has more twists and turns than expected. Now I wanna see Day At The Races again.

This recalls the real life case many years ago where a mutuel clerk had a “sure thing” inside tip on a first time starter. So, he not only bet his own money, but his entire customer take from the previous races….his horse was winning by 10 lengths…..but broke a leg yards from the finish line…..clerk had room and board for several years courtesy of the state, lol. Could a similar scenario be in store for Kolossal….but this time betting against a ringer?

This recalls the real life case many years ago where a mutuel clerk had a “sure thing” inside tip on a first time starter. So, he not only bet his own money, but his entire customer take from the previous races….his horse was winning by 10 lengths…..but broke a leg yards from the finish line…..clerk had room and board for several years courtesy of the state, lol. Could a similar scenario be in store for Kolossal….but this time betting against a ringer?

This recalls the real life case many years ago where a mutuel clerk had a “sure thing” inside tip on a first time starter. So, he not only bet his own money, but his entire customer take from the previous races….his horse was winning by 10 lengths…..but broke a leg yards from the finish line…..clerk had room and board for several years courtesy of the state, lol. Could a similar scenario be in store for Kolossal….but this time betting against a ringer?

Apparently Kolossal isn’t just underhanded and has a gambling problem, he also had a loose mouth. That’s a bad combination.

Sounds like the fix is in.

Guess know we know why Kolossal was so insistent that the shooting with Sparkplug HAD to be done by noon….

misterseth said, about 16 hours agoJust wondering, was Mysta’s current look based off of this?: http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/square_medium/1/10135/247569-118544-skywise.jpg

It is similar to Wendy Pini’s Skywise, but I think it is more likely the influence was from these three super gals.The Scarlet WitchEnchantressStar Sapphire

Thirty to one? Hmmm, I think Kolossal said that Angus was going to get 5 times what he owed him. On the other hand, if a bunch of people start betting on the long shot, the odds will increase.

Well, Joe Staton was an inker for Wendy Pini’s Elfquest years ago, so it certainly could be an influence.

Quick Draw McGraw????

My brother, in a Dick Tracy strip? That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever hoid! Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read…

Ok, the writers have been all over the place recently. I wonder how all this ties in to the next Tracy caper?

Joe Staton also drew a Plastic Man strip for Adventure Comics #478 (Dec 1980) entitled “A Night At The Nuthouse”. The bad guys were Marx Bros. knock-offs w/ the Chico character named Minnastroni.

the best tip you can give anybody is don’t bet on the horses

Good morning guys

Strange… I downloaded :Day at the Races" from YouTube yesterday and watched part of it. Now, Chico is in the DT comic strip! I thought that the Marx Bros. would go places!

Sounds to me as though Rusty’s tip is about the real Sparkplug, disguised as some never-was nag at 30-1. There will be so many different enforcement agencies coming down on this scam, if they’re tipped, that Kolossal will (if he’s lucky) spend most of the rest of his life in the old greybar hotel….—Nice cameo by Chico, too.

I love it! Now, for the BIG money — how many younger readers get the gag?

It looks like that you are the one that is wrong..ChicoHarpo

I ain’t often rightbut I’ve never been wrongIt seldom turns out the wayit does in the songOnce in a whileyou get shown the lightin the strangest of placesif you look at it right . . . "Scarlet Begonias, Hunter/Garcia

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Harpo never spoke, but the way the hair is colored here, it could be mistaken for him, and the brothers occasionally dressed up as each other.

Looks more like Harpo to me, but since Harpo never spoke, I’m not sure if this is supposed to be him or Chico. Whichever, I like the reference to “A Day at the Races.”

I think Mysta looks for like Huntress

Chico Marx, eh?

Is Bobba Louie riding QuickDraw?

I’ll take Spacecoupetariat to return at 10-1 odds….

But who are the other two dudes? They look familiar, but for the life of me, I can’t come up with their names!

I best guess, though I’m really not quite convinced, is Abbott and Costello:

It’s true that they often wore bowler hats, but certainly not always, and if only one was wearing a hat, it would be Lou Costello.

Uh. watch “A day at the races” Thats Chico.Yes the Brothers did lok a lot alike. The “Mirror” scene from “Duck Soup” proves that with all three dressed as Groucho in a niteshirt.

Not only could Harpo speak, but he was a very witty and intelligent man who was a regular at the Algonquin Round Table. Plus, of all his brothers (even Gummo) he was the only one to marry once and stick with it.

Plus the fact that it is A Day At The Races.

I love the Marx Brothers reference, and think Neal is right about Abbot and Costello playing the ponies. I appreciate the depth of the tale. What a very few may see as jumping around, I see as a complex story with many moving parts. Following up on fun-filled death traps and an exciting chase, we get Mysta in a movie (nuzzle, nuzzle), Vera’s J. Straightedge Trustworthy, Kolossal Studios (and a Harold Gray character) and Mr. Angus with those fierce green eyes. The racetrack is yet another great setting. The strong sense of place and variety of settings makes for a rich, rewarding strip..Hat’s off for the fun video clip, drawings and photos today. Nice to see so many people excited about and focused on the strip.

This strip is just too much fun anymore!!! I love it!

It is fun. Just like the old funny pages reborn