Odds are the Hangman will hang himself (reflecting some of the ironic endings Gould would use). Still no real clue as to who this guy really it though.
The ‘harness cable’ saves Tracy with a jerk of the spine but the Hangman breaks his and dies !
And in all this, our fashionably masked pilot keeps ’hanging around,(no pun intended).Almost a bigger mystery is his compliance in the act, and that a mask will somehow preserve his current secret identity?
You get to wonder if in all this “hurly burly” and subsequent exciting events, the pilot quietly flies away and is forgotten ?
Though Tracy will be deaf in his right ear maybe forever.
I suspect that the fact that the gun went off right next to his ear will be ignored for artistic license reasons. It just looks more dramatic to be portrayed as it is shown and it allows both Tracy’s head and the gun to be shown large in the frame. I recognize that in real life this would be a real danger to his hearing, but it doesn’t bother me if the idea never comes up in the strip.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 8 years ago
.Good morning everyone!
jonahhex1 over 8 years ago
Looks like The Hangman might indeed meet an ironic end
Maximara over 8 years ago
Odds are the Hangman will hang himself (reflecting some of the ironic endings Gould would use). Still no real clue as to who this guy really it though.
AnyFace over 8 years ago
Where’s the ’copter …?!
fredville over 8 years ago
He lucks out again, lol….more lives than a cat.
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
Tracy is saved by his harness! The Hangman is hanged by his own noose!
Who is he? I guess we’ll find out when they get the body down. Meanwhile, however, that helicopter could still cause some serious trouble….
sarazan7 over 8 years ago
I want the color back!
SYDNEY PHILLIPS over 8 years ago
The ‘harness cable’ saves Tracy with a jerk of the spine but the Hangman breaks his and dies !
And in all this, our fashionably masked pilot keeps ’hanging around,(no pun intended).Almost a bigger mystery is his compliance in the act, and that a mask will somehow preserve his current secret identity?
You get to wonder if in all this “hurly burly” and subsequent exciting events, the pilot quietly flies away and is forgotten ?
cripplious over 8 years ago
Its the tether on Tracy not the noose which is above them floating on the breeze
Peter Wallace Premium Member over 8 years ago
Wow. Joe Staton is on fire! Gorgeous art.
Neil Wick over 8 years ago
That short little rope is now thirty feet long.
No, that’s Tracy’s safety harness. It’s the only thing that is holding either of them up.jrankin1959 over 8 years ago
One has a safety harness… one doesn’t…
Chrisstopher over 8 years ago
They’re both gonna’ swing.
AnyFace over 8 years ago
Even with a safety harness, that’s gonna hurt!
the too late song over 8 years ago
There goes Tracy’s hearing in his right ear
22ph over 8 years ago
After all of this is done, Newman gets the finale that he really wanted.
abdullahbaba999 over 8 years ago
How’s it hanging, Dick???
coldsooner over 8 years ago
“You must DIE, Tracy!” Sorry evil doer. As Rocky said to Bullwinkle, that trick never works. Tracy isn’t going to “fall” for that line…
Neil Wick over 8 years ago
Though Tracy will be deaf in his right ear maybe forever.
I suspect that the fact that the gun went off right next to his ear will be ignored for artistic license reasons. It just looks more dramatic to be portrayed as it is shown and it allows both Tracy’s head and the gun to be shown large in the frame. I recognize that in real life this would be a real danger to his hearing, but it doesn’t bother me if the idea never comes up in the strip.Tommygunner over 8 years ago
I’m going to guess that someone will die but it won’t be Tracy. What will I win if I’m right? :)
Jim Kerner over 8 years ago
ridenslide65 over 8 years ago
LOVE THE B&W!!!