Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 08, 2017

No, ‘Breathless’ is a different character. ;)

Somehow, this feels like the perfect time for GoComics to revert to Black-And-White.

And I am loving this story.

Sighing deeply, I shake my head

Contemplating, what I just read

The moment that will visit

Each of us one day

Decided on the sixth

That Dick Locher couldn’t stay

The legacy left behind

Will ensure for years to come

That generation after generation

Will admire all that you have done

Yes I’m sure there’ll be a few

Who continue to get glee

When they tarnish all you’ve done

Their hateful words for all to see

All I know is for myself

You would always make my day

Even when it seemed our hero

Would never fight but run away

My hope is in that moment

When your final breath was done

You began a brand new story

Filled with thrills, joy and fun

The worries of this life

All the pain and all the muck

I’m sure they passed away

As you embraced your yellow duck

So thank you once again

For the smiles and the joy

Every time I read Dick Tracy

When I was a little boy.

Good morning all!

RIP Dick Locher.

Out goes the hook with the bait….let’s see if he gets a catch….

Breathless? As in, a reference to Breathless Mahoney?

The fish is interested in the bait. Mark my words…

I would like to think that, in light of Dick Locher’s passing, that there will be no negative comments directed toward the years he had the helm here (as there have been in the past). That being said, I am reposting something that I wrote several years ago that I still feel strongly about:" I must confess that, as much as I love this strip (and I’ve been reading it since the early sixties), I kind of lost track of it during the Max Allan Collins era (maybe around the time of the 1st appearance of Putty Puss), which I think is about the same time that it was dropped from the Detroit Free Press comics pages. There was no internet & I didn’t think to get a subscription to the Chicago Tribune, so I was Tracyless. But when I heard that this current team would be taking over the helm, I did indeed make an effort to find this strip on GoComics, and I enjoy it to this day.That being said, I want to say that I have diligently read each readers’ comment over the past year+, and I find myself compelled to say something about Dick Locher.Being curious (brought about by so many comments made about the gentleman’s tenure), I decided to use some of my spare time to read as much of his work as history would allow (10 years –or- more).Now, I will freely admit that some stories did seem to drag on, and while most Sunday strips seemed to be a re-cap of the week, Monday strips seemed sometimes to be a re-cap of Sunday.But, for all those years that this gentleman had control of the Dick Tracy comic strip, he never gave up. He kept it running with his own interpretation. He obviously had a love of the character. As I understand it, the gentleman went through his own real & personal losses. But, he never gave up on Tracy.My point is this: What if he HAD quit, just let this strip go & there was no one waiting in the wings at that time to take over. What are the odds that someone would have RE-STARTED Dick Tracy after an absence of a few years . I don’t think it could have been done.

Anybody notice that yesterday, the lady had a cordless phone but not today.

I didn’t know who Dick Lochner was but after reading about him, he will be missed. As stated above, he kept it running for 30 years which says a lot.

Bea seems to almost be anticipating what Public Domain is about to say. All he asked her so far is if she has heard of the story of the Lincoln voice recording. But already she’s “got the vapors” (as genteel women used to say about almost fainting). What’s up with that, I wonder?

Be sure to check out the “Warped” comic panel today – a very nice tribute to Dick Locher. The artist managed to do a profile that looks like Tracy and Mr. Locher all at the same time!

http://www.gocomics.com/warped

Bea Thorndyke is usually a pretty savvy lady. But everyone has a weak spot, and Abe Lincoln may be hers.

After reading Dick Tracy as a child and through my teen years, my paper did not carry it and I lost track of the comic pretty much. One day while online I decided to re-visit it…..caught the tail end of Dick Locher’s work…….and it was not only good enough to lure me back, but have me catch up on all I’d missed in the past. The art work is not as good as Joe Staton’s – but then again, whose is? And the stories were certainly entertaining enough! It always bothered me, the slams on him here, because he had an incredibly hard act to follow in Chester Gould, and I thought he did an admirable job of it. Rest in Peace, Dick Locher……..…………YOU’RE why I’m here!!!!

Sad to hear about Locher death.

Yes, RIP Dick Locher, who will forever be remembered for continuing the legacy of (imho) the best continuing comic strip in the history of American newspapers. Hearing of his passing, I just find myself remembering the enjoyment I derived from reading his work.

Also, news breaking that Glen Campbell, the Rhinestone Cowboy himself, passed away. At risk of carbon dating myself, I remember watching him on the Smothers Brothers. RIP,, Glen

Awwww……Glen Campbell, too? Not a good day of news…..R.I.P.

101 comments and counting!

If it turns out to be the Gettysburg address that Domain et al are claiming has been recorded, then this narrow the timeframe to after the address was given on November 19, 1863. Lincoln’s secretaries (John Hay and John Nicolay) were supposed to be voluminous record keepers, and any official logs of White House visits would have been stored in the National Archives. And there’s a perfect crossover character, if Brad Meltzer would allow it – Beecher White, the star of 3 of the last 4 Meltzer novels (and who made a brief appearance in the 4th one). As you might know, Beecher is an Archivist in the National Archives (and a member of the fictional modern incarnation of George Washington’s Culper Ring). He can verify that Scott de Martinville never visited the White House during the timeframe in question.

We’re over 100 Comments again today, just wish it hadn’t been under such tragic circumstances. :(

Joe Staton posted about the passing of Dick Locher over on that social networking site (the name of which I choose not to use, but you know the Big One I mean).

And now Glen Campbell, too.

As for “Auntie Bea,” here, Ms. Thorndike, she is hooked with ease! Public Domain didn’t have to break a sweat, nor see her in person, to set his hook. Now, it will be left to Silver Nitrate (in whatever guise) to reel her in for the big bucks….