Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for December 29, 2011

The moon girl should share with us some of the details of her lunar religion.

I loved listening to my parents Spike Jones and His City Slickers album, funny stuff!

I like the way that police business (non emergency though) slipped back in to temper the celebration without ruining it. Classy, but that is what we have come to expect from our guys.

The (Disney Animal Sequel) Dreidel SongI don’t know why, just because!

Spike Smith? Wasn’t he originally Spike Dyke?

Any resemblance between Spike Smith and any other leader of a zany band who has a common, one-syllable last name is purely intentional….

Toby looks like she came directly out of the Fletcher era.

The Kitten Sisters; ah they’re a bunch of pussies.

@Tarry Plaguer So funny, so well done, and – in part – so politically incorrect. Thanks for sharing it.

Another “Well Done” Team Tracy !!!-Really like the “extreme” closeup in the last panel.

Good morning all…

I can’t believe the size of the cast in Dick Tracy now!

Ok, so we have confirmation that Bonnie Braids will show up soon, we’ve seen The pouch, references to The Mole, Patton’s wife, Sam’s family, Joe Tracy has made an appearance (which is who i was most excited to see.. last i saw him was when he was born lol) so how about appearances by B.U. Tiffil, Perfume Plenty, Lee Ebony, Mark Adonis (wasnt that his name?), maybe Sue Reel and Art Dekko, Torcher (i dont remember if he died and his body was never found or if he went to prison), Haf and Haf would be great too.. and his ex girlfriend Zelda. Did someone say MUMBLES was shown recently? He was one of my favorite Tracy villains… and does JOE JUITSU exist in the strip or just the cartoon? lol (Anyone wanna see Diet Smith and MAYBE Vitamin Flintheart too if he’s still alive?)

@LudwigVonDrake:

Yes, I looked up an old reprint comic I have. He was introduced as Spike Dyke, zany band leader. He was modeled after the real Spike Jones, who, I guess, was a band leader who used comedy and special sound effects in his act.It turned out that one of his prop pistols ( in the story, not the real guy) was used in the commission of a crime.

I don’t quite get the art in the last panel. Is Tracy visualizing Spike in his glass, or what?

I think he sees Spike in his glass, and it looks all the way back to 1947!

The Spike Dyke/Sketch Paree story was nuts! You have to find it and be sitting down when you read it! Bringing back Spike is great.

I agree with others who have commented here. Spike was originally called Spike Dyke, not Spike Smith, and was indeed modeled after Spike Jones, the band leader who did some classic routines. Don’t know why the name change, but hope this is cleared up soon.

Adonis’ first name was Johnny…

Just wonder if the call that Pat was referring to was a lead onto Putty Puss and company? I do hope that they can have this evening of family & friends with out a violent interruption.

Maybe Spike Dyke is considered “politically incorrect” in todays world. Heck, even the Looney Tunes DVDs I have include disclaimers about content, and I used to watch the same cartoons on Saturday mornings in the 70’s as a kid!

There are Braille driedels, too. http://www.thebrailledreidel.com/ARTasRESPONSA.html

Of course there is a Jewish holiday in which Gentiles are in invited to attend. The same device in last panel was used when Haman was to set the date to eliminate the Jewish people.

I’m sure it’s just my hypoglycemia acting up, but what if your image from Scuttlebutt? It’s awfully familiar.

More developments with the Mole hotel and Putty Puss coming.

Where is Fearless Fossdick ???