where a defense attorney lets you know that prisoners have limited rights. Legally, when a prisoner presents an unusual risk to the officers, he may be restrained in whatever way seems necessary. That generally means shackles and other restraints. Strapping to a gurney would be appropriate.
Sedating a prisoner is a murky issue. It’s allowed in some cases, but there are basic requirements, and of course Locher violates them. One of the most important is to have medical help available in case the prisoner has an adverse reaction to the medication. Equally important, someone has to watch the sedated prisoner at all times in case he has convulsions, or a seizure, or some other unwelcome event.
Everything about this is wrong. A prisoner this dangerous, sedated or not, wouldn’t be transported in a vehicle with only one detective and no other officers. There’s a way prisoner transfer is done, and this ain’t it.
General story line: Spoiler alert, I figured this one out. We’re looking at the updated version of the King Arthur story, with Dick Tracy playing the part of King Arthur. Those of us who know that story can figure the rest of this one, the only thing left is to see how Locher carries this out.
Fine, just as long as we get Helen Mirren as Morganna. But remember that one rule with Locher is that if an explanation fits the facts and makes sense, then it’s not what he has planned. This story just might end up back at the science museum, only this time a Spitfire (or Mustang) falls on Mordred, spearing him with a propeller blade. That would allow Thick to make jokes about the sword in the stone, plus “You know that the Spitfire(Mustang) used a Merlin engine!”
Sedated, you say? Well put him in a wheelchair, get him on a plane. Hurry, hurry, hurry, before he goes insane. He can’t control his fingers, Dick can’t control his brain. Ho, ho-o-o-o (ho ha ha ho).
And note panel one: Macy’s saying “we’ll be back to *my* headquarters…” He has is own HQ, separate from POLICE HOOTERS? Or is Horn Hair just humoring this senile old former detective?
puddleglum1066, that’s one of the plot holes. Horn Hair never told Thick where to deliver the pizza, er, prisoner. But you may have stumbled across Mordred’s brilliant escape plan!
Thick fumbles with the map (because Locher hasn’t heard about GPS) and is obviously lost. Behind his mask, Mordred smiles.
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick. “No.”
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick: “No.”
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick. “No!”
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick: ”No!”
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick: “No! Now quit asking that!”
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick: “Dammit, you ask me that one more time and I’ll make you get out and walk!”
NVash, Collins made it clear that he wanted nothing to do with the Moon Period or it’s technical symbols. He arrange Moon Maid’s death (explosion intended for Tracy), and had The Moon Governor in his grief declaring no further contact with Earth. Even the less intrusive Flying Air Buckets went away.
(althought, on the Moon they may have continued to watch Earth TV and have a chuckle or two, when clips of Tracy running from Johnny Nothing were shown)
Dick and Tess’ son Joe Tracy was born in 1979. He and Honey Moon continued to appear later in stories with occasional Crime Stoppers style segments. The last such was in 1992 (Feb to April) along with another youngster. Honey’s antennae was always disguised by her hair in little tufts that were visible. That would be her last apperance as Collins departed the followig year.
However we did see Joe Tracy return on occasion, but for copyright reasond he was called “Cool Dude” under Kilians pen. Since Locher took up the writing in 2006 Cool Dude has not been seen
Can’t seem to recall a son for Junior but Kilian certainly had him with a daughter - Jewel seen in 2002 :
http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2002/10/27/
http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2002/10/30/
http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2002/11/03
Dick Locher’s son and art assistant (John Locher) died in May 1986 and shortly after Dick started morphing Junior to look like son John, You can see the outcome clearly in the 2nd link above.
Oddly, since Locher commenced the writing in 2006 he has only been shown new Junior sparingly (twice I believe)
It’s patently obvious that Locher doesn’t watch any of the hundreds of cop shows on TV. He must be stuck on Harry Potter. If he did, he’d learn some law. It they (the TV shows) tried some of Locher’s buffoonery, they’d be off the air in a heartbeat.
VanDork, it could be. His thought balloons suggest that he’s the real killer … but with Locher’s practical-joke style of writing, it might turn out that he’s a harmless lunatic who only thinks he’s a vicious serial killer.
Thanks Sydney Phillips! I see how Locher morphed Junior but even that wasnt done right. He aged him until he looked in his mid 30s to early 40s. That makes me wonder, how old was Junior when he started hanging out with Dick? I doubt he had even hit 10 yet. Now Junior is off, married and has children and Dick is still out fighting crime? And where does Locher get off phasing Dicks family out like that? Would drawing and writing them into the tale prove too much work? Or has it been that long since Dick has actually had a spare moment at his own home?
The copyright thing confuses me. How can they have all of the Dick Tracy characters but his other son and then name him ’Cool Dude’ instead? Did one of the writers have a problem with Joe staying in the strip?
I know this is supposed to be a forum for Dick Tracy, but I just have to comment on one person who the other day compaired former President George Bush to the story’s murderer just because he went to war with Iraq. While I’m not a huge fan of Mr. Bush, if you are going to call a president a “murderer” because he went to war, then just about every president going back to Abraham Lincoln is one. We all wanted to take Saddam Hussein out. Though personally I thought the leaders of Iran are a much bigger threat to us. Just be thankful you live in a country where you can call a president a “murderer” without being arrested. And don’t forget this is Pearl Harbor Day, God bless our veterans!
Watch out, Tracy! Remember: liver goes real nice with a little chianti and some fava beans! A tip o’ the hat to Anthony Hopkins who would have this part down cold.
all together now:
Nothin’ to do and no where to go-o-o I wanna be sedated
Just put me in a wheelchair get me to the show
Hurry hurry hurry before I go loco
I can’t control my fingers I can’t control my toes
Oh no no no no no
Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go…
Just put me in a wheelchair…
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
BillThompson: after a hard day of work, I looked again at the first panel and realized that Macy’s line: “We’ll be back at my headquarters in an hour, sheriff” could have some very suspicious undertones. Just what kind of kinky action is Stacey expecting will take place at his “headquarters,” anyway?
Special comics bonus: anybody check out Sunday’s “Tarzan” color strip over at comics.com? Looks like Jane’s trying to spice up her love life by going commando under that trench coat… woo-hoo!
puddleglum1066, this arc is a mother lode of double entendres. It wasn’t until late last night that I realized yesterday’s final line, “He’s all yours,” could have been directed at Froggy just as easily as at Thick.
Finding sexual subtexts in this is more fun than the other, sinister possibilities. With the vigilante edge that Locher has given Thick, the harping on Mordred’s evil, and the strange transport “plan,” it’s easy to see this story as some effort to kill Mordred before he can be sentenced. Sure they’ll be back at headquarters in an hour. Sure the prisoner won’t be a problem …
While we’re on the double entendres and sexual subtexts, note that even though it’s getting colder outside (Friday’s rain has changed to snow), sometime between Sunday and yesterday Doctor Mordred’s coat has come open. Anticipating some steamy action with leather and chains inside Macy’s squad car?
BTW, it strikes me that the panels are out of order–seems that two and three would make more sense if reversed. Which leads to a whole new game: Tracy JUMBLE! 300 panels in random order, sort them out to uncover the SECRET STORY!!
That strangely-open coat could explain the unsettled look on Thick’s face–the odd quiver to his lip, the almost-openness of his eyes, the obtuse angle of his chin …
How long will it take for Thick to unmask Dr. Mordred? What will he see, and will he react with the subtlety of Mary Philbin:
Midnite over 13 years ago
Hes thinking an awful lot for someone sedated.
FLIGHT SUIT over 13 years ago
The cops are allowed to sedate prisoners?
FLIGHT SUIT over 13 years ago
Oh, wait, I get it: They just made him read several installments of Dick Tracy.
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
“Chained, handcuffed and sedated.” Yeah, this is Thick’s dream date.
Steve Bartholomew over 13 years ago
You folks all have dirty minds, that’s what. Nothing kinky here, just move along.
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
I’ve done some checking on the legal realities of a prisoner transfer. Here’s one site:
http://law.jrank.org/pages/9386/Prison-Prisoners-Rights.html
where a defense attorney lets you know that prisoners have limited rights. Legally, when a prisoner presents an unusual risk to the officers, he may be restrained in whatever way seems necessary. That generally means shackles and other restraints. Strapping to a gurney would be appropriate.
Sedating a prisoner is a murky issue. It’s allowed in some cases, but there are basic requirements, and of course Locher violates them. One of the most important is to have medical help available in case the prisoner has an adverse reaction to the medication. Equally important, someone has to watch the sedated prisoner at all times in case he has convulsions, or a seizure, or some other unwelcome event.
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
Give the kids some time, barticle35. Dr. Mordred obviously likes to play hard to get.
Panel-Panner over 13 years ago
I’m waiting for the shocking unmasking of Mordred where it turns out he’s really Richard Dawkins!
Panel-Panner over 13 years ago
Panel 3: Why’s a baby squirrel rug affixed to that cop’s hat?
Panel-Panner over 13 years ago
So Mordred is sedated? That explains the hood. He’s a loud snorer and the hood is made of sound-dampening material.
Panel-Panner over 13 years ago
BillT
Re; prisoner sedation. Gee, confusing the issue with facts, huh?
Panel-Panner over 13 years ago
Now it’s time to detox. I’m off to read The Barn.
Panel-Panner over 13 years ago
Rightwingmoron:
Now the sight of Hellboy would indeed make Tracy run away like a scared little girl or boy.
Radfish:
Good one. I forgot about the Sontarans. I prefer the Daleks myself. (Exterminate! Exterminate!)
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
Running wouldn’t have helped Thick against Couerl, who would have grabbed him and sucked the phosphorus from his body
http://storypilot.com/sf/art/asf/asf-193907.jpg
(If you’ve seen “It! The Terror From Beyond Space” or “Alien” then you know the basic story.)
mjmsprt40 over 13 years ago
Everything about this is wrong. A prisoner this dangerous, sedated or not, wouldn’t be transported in a vehicle with only one detective and no other officers. There’s a way prisoner transfer is done, and this ain’t it.
General story line: Spoiler alert, I figured this one out. We’re looking at the updated version of the King Arthur story, with Dick Tracy playing the part of King Arthur. Those of us who know that story can figure the rest of this one, the only thing left is to see how Locher carries this out.
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
Fine, just as long as we get Helen Mirren as Morganna. But remember that one rule with Locher is that if an explanation fits the facts and makes sense, then it’s not what he has planned. This story just might end up back at the science museum, only this time a Spitfire (or Mustang) falls on Mordred, spearing him with a propeller blade. That would allow Thick to make jokes about the sword in the stone, plus “You know that the Spitfire(Mustang) used a Merlin engine!”
LudwigVonDrake over 13 years ago
Panel-Panner said, about 3 hours ago I’m waiting for the shocking unmasking of Mordred where it turns out he’s really Richard Dawkins!
When I first glanced at this I thought it said “Richard DAWSON” :)
JCFremont over 13 years ago
Sedated, you say? Well put him in a wheelchair, get him on a plane. Hurry, hurry, hurry, before he goes insane. He can’t control his fingers, Dick can’t control his brain. Ho, ho-o-o-o (ho ha ha ho).
puddleglum1066 over 13 years ago
When did the rain change to snow?
And note panel one: Macy’s saying “we’ll be back to *my* headquarters…” He has is own HQ, separate from POLICE HOOTERS? Or is Horn Hair just humoring this senile old former detective?
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
puddleglum1066, that’s one of the plot holes. Horn Hair never told Thick where to deliver the pizza, er, prisoner. But you may have stumbled across Mordred’s brilliant escape plan!
Thick fumbles with the map (because Locher hasn’t heard about GPS) and is obviously lost. Behind his mask, Mordred smiles.
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick. “No.”
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick: “No.”
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick. “No!”
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick: ”No!”
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick: “No! Now quit asking that!”
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
Thick: “Dammit, you ask me that one more time and I’ll make you get out and walk!”
Mordred: “Are we there yet?”
sydney over 13 years ago
NVash, Collins made it clear that he wanted nothing to do with the Moon Period or it’s technical symbols. He arrange Moon Maid’s death (explosion intended for Tracy), and had The Moon Governor in his grief declaring no further contact with Earth. Even the less intrusive Flying Air Buckets went away. (althought, on the Moon they may have continued to watch Earth TV and have a chuckle or two, when clips of Tracy running from Johnny Nothing were shown)
Dick and Tess’ son Joe Tracy was born in 1979. He and Honey Moon continued to appear later in stories with occasional Crime Stoppers style segments. The last such was in 1992 (Feb to April) along with another youngster. Honey’s antennae was always disguised by her hair in little tufts that were visible. That would be her last apperance as Collins departed the followig year.
However we did see Joe Tracy return on occasion, but for copyright reasond he was called “Cool Dude” under Kilians pen. Since Locher took up the writing in 2006 Cool Dude has not been seen Can’t seem to recall a son for Junior but Kilian certainly had him with a daughter - Jewel seen in 2002 :
http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2002/10/27/
http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2002/10/30/
http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2002/11/03
Dick Locher’s son and art assistant (John Locher) died in May 1986 and shortly after Dick started morphing Junior to look like son John, You can see the outcome clearly in the 2nd link above.
Oddly, since Locher commenced the writing in 2006 he has only been shown new Junior sparingly (twice I believe)
Morrow Cummings over 13 years ago
It’s patently obvious that Locher doesn’t watch any of the hundreds of cop shows on TV. He must be stuck on Harry Potter. If he did, he’d learn some law. It they (the TV shows) tried some of Locher’s buffoonery, they’d be off the air in a heartbeat.
dewolfesr over 13 years ago
Bad guy alert (the cop).
veldy over 13 years ago
If the FBI was smart, frogman here is the decoy
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
VanDork, it could be. His thought balloons suggest that he’s the real killer … but with Locher’s practical-joke style of writing, it might turn out that he’s a harmless lunatic who only thinks he’s a vicious serial killer.
Midnite over 13 years ago
Thanks Sydney Phillips! I see how Locher morphed Junior but even that wasnt done right. He aged him until he looked in his mid 30s to early 40s. That makes me wonder, how old was Junior when he started hanging out with Dick? I doubt he had even hit 10 yet. Now Junior is off, married and has children and Dick is still out fighting crime? And where does Locher get off phasing Dicks family out like that? Would drawing and writing them into the tale prove too much work? Or has it been that long since Dick has actually had a spare moment at his own home?
The copyright thing confuses me. How can they have all of the Dick Tracy characters but his other son and then name him ’Cool Dude’ instead? Did one of the writers have a problem with Joe staying in the strip?
Dberrymanal1 over 13 years ago
I know this is supposed to be a forum for Dick Tracy, but I just have to comment on one person who the other day compaired former President George Bush to the story’s murderer just because he went to war with Iraq. While I’m not a huge fan of Mr. Bush, if you are going to call a president a “murderer” because he went to war, then just about every president going back to Abraham Lincoln is one. We all wanted to take Saddam Hussein out. Though personally I thought the leaders of Iran are a much bigger threat to us. Just be thankful you live in a country where you can call a president a “murderer” without being arrested. And don’t forget this is Pearl Harbor Day, God bless our veterans!
Dr. Midnight over 13 years ago
I like how Mordred can morph his mask into a subtle, smug smile.
buildingbridges over 13 years ago
Watch out, Tracy! Remember: liver goes real nice with a little chianti and some fava beans! A tip o’ the hat to Anthony Hopkins who would have this part down cold.
billdi Premium Member over 13 years ago
all together now: Nothin’ to do and no where to go-o-o I wanna be sedated Just put me in a wheelchair get me to the show Hurry hurry hurry before I go loco I can’t control my fingers I can’t control my toes Oh no no no no no Twenty-twenty-twenty four hours to go… Just put me in a wheelchair… Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba I wanna be sedated
Sedate Locher! Free Classic Gould!
puddleglum1066 over 13 years ago
BillThompson: after a hard day of work, I looked again at the first panel and realized that Macy’s line: “We’ll be back at my headquarters in an hour, sheriff” could have some very suspicious undertones. Just what kind of kinky action is Stacey expecting will take place at his “headquarters,” anyway?
Special comics bonus: anybody check out Sunday’s “Tarzan” color strip over at comics.com? Looks like Jane’s trying to spice up her love life by going commando under that trench coat… woo-hoo!
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
puddleglum1066, this arc is a mother lode of double entendres. It wasn’t until late last night that I realized yesterday’s final line, “He’s all yours,” could have been directed at Froggy just as easily as at Thick.
Finding sexual subtexts in this is more fun than the other, sinister possibilities. With the vigilante edge that Locher has given Thick, the harping on Mordred’s evil, and the strange transport “plan,” it’s easy to see this story as some effort to kill Mordred before he can be sentenced. Sure they’ll be back at headquarters in an hour. Sure the prisoner won’t be a problem …
puddleglum1066 over 13 years ago
While we’re on the double entendres and sexual subtexts, note that even though it’s getting colder outside (Friday’s rain has changed to snow), sometime between Sunday and yesterday Doctor Mordred’s coat has come open. Anticipating some steamy action with leather and chains inside Macy’s squad car?
BTW, it strikes me that the panels are out of order–seems that two and three would make more sense if reversed. Which leads to a whole new game: Tracy JUMBLE! 300 panels in random order, sort them out to uncover the SECRET STORY!!
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
That strangely-open coat could explain the unsettled look on Thick’s face–the odd quiver to his lip, the almost-openness of his eyes, the obtuse angle of his chin …
How long will it take for Thick to unmask Dr. Mordred? What will he see, and will he react with the subtlety of Mary Philbin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa3bHKWZoJg
or will he give Fay Wray a run for her money:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6_Ib9HUYKQ
trekkermint over 13 years ago
lucha libre or gimp o both? this is just as bad as the last one