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   wndrwrthg said, 2 months ago

   You mean a 30-30 lever action?. Perhaps she was shot with a .30 cal. weapon, along the lines of a 30-06. Why does agent Ennen have a tie protruding from her neck?

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   LudwigVonDrake said, 2 months ago

   Where do the ruffles on Sloppy the Clown end and his hands begin?

   Tracy has joined the Undead in the first panel!

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   Margueritem said, 2 months ago

   Agent Ennen is about as scary looking as Angelorious!
   (shudder)

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   dsped said, 2 months ago

   OK, I give up - what clever first name will Agent Ennen have?

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   Sydney Phillips said, 2 months ago

   Hmm ! A Grok “tit bit” of progress today!

   Panel 1 Tracy looks tired from standing so long. Could he be driving in his sleep ?

   Panel 2 A Clown suspect in the background so Tracy puts on his serious Groucho look. Could that be the Pouch behind the mask? Nooo….! Locher could never be so creative … more likly a clone of J. Kindly Goodfellow

   Panel 3 On the way to the Airport another “secrecy” warning ringing in her ears. But already she’s pursing her lips, Pucker Puss style to shoot bullets of information at the local police when she gets to the Circus.
   But no worry, it’s a long flight (as Tracy waits) she won’t get there for at least another week.

   Earlier would be to fast.

   Oh sorry ! It’s Karen Ennen ! (Possibly no more significant to the story than Tess’ credit card scam)

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   VistaBill said, 2 months ago

   Gadzooks! Look at Tracy’s eyes. He’s about to become Little Orphan Annie’s partner. Where’s Punjab? Perhaps he can help solve this crime. PS: I suspect the elephant.

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   toasteroven said, 2 months ago

   You know what I think?

   I think that IT HAPPENED.

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   drwatson said, 2 months ago

   OMG! Someone has stolen Tracy’s eyeballs in panel 1!

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   Fearless_Fosdick said, 2 months ago

   Ah yes….silent but deadly!

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    morrow said, 2 months ago

    30-30’s aren’t sniper weapons. They are saddle rifles and couldn’t hit the side of a barn. That’s the LAST rifle a sniper would chose.

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    LelandReport said, 2 months ago

    Along with this strip… Tracy is constipated in panel two.

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    Matthew Hansel said, 2 months ago

    WATCH THIS SPACE ON OCTOBER 4, 2009!!!!!

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    prrdh said, 2 months ago

    The eyes in Panel 1 suggest that Locher was channeling Harold Gray.

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    Rene_Simard said, 2 months ago

    A SILENCER ?!?!?!

    Why did the word “BANG” appearred then , on the strip before Louise fell down ?

    Matthew , are you getting as senile as Locher ?

    We are watching every day !!!

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    Johanan Rakkav said, 2 months ago

    Maybe not. Is it just possible that someone else did the deed before the intended killer had a chance? (I haven’t been following this strip closely of late…this is just a speculation.)

    Dick Tracy is looking down at a piece of paper – that’s why you see his eyelids.

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    TheGiantBrain said, 2 months ago

    I like Bracy’s imitation of Tor Johnson is the first panel.

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    Carlo Coratelli said, 2 months ago

    A silencer? This it’s impossible.

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    CougarAllen said, 2 months ago

    A 30-30 sniper rifle … riiiight … with a silencer … riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight … and they can examine a bullet and tell it was fired through a suppressor … riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

    The cartridge is unsuitable for sniping (to say nothing of the rifles made for it), it is a supersonic bullet (suppressors can’t do anything about the sonic boom that is emitted from the entire path of the bullet) and a suppressor doesn’t leave any trace on a bullet.

    If Locher could remember what he wrote earlier he would remember he had that all planned out – the sniper fired at the same time the clown shot off his prop gun, to mask the noise – but he forgot all about that.

    Can’t blame this one on the secretary….

    What is that zombie doing in Panel 1? Did Tracy die of old age while waiting for the plot to advance, and return as a vengeful zombie?

    -Cougar :{)

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    N7326 Foxtrot said, 2 months ago

    The .30-30 was the first blackpowder cartrige. Pretty good at short ranges, but definatley NOT a sniper rifle, however good for deer. It is LOUD, kicks like a mule. Short and light, tho, for carrying on horseback.

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    neonleon59 said, 2 months ago

    wndrwrthg, I’m thinking she has a tie tattooed on her neck and chest. Handy for formal occasions.

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    Sydney Phillips said, 2 months ago

    The rationale behind Matties message every day IS (using his words) - “building suspense”. A technique he learned from hero Locher.

    It’s one of the few things Locher remembers from Gould, and he beats it to death in every storyline. He has his readers waiting week after week to find out - what’s going to happen (?)

    Now we see the POWER of this technique FULLY utilized, and at it’s Zenith in this story. Locher at his “brilliant” best! (and Mattie dePica Hansel is quickly scribbling notes)

    Week 1 What’s going to happen? Everyone curiously waits

    Week 2 Circus performer shot dead. Wow! Quick action !

    Week 3 What Happens now ? NADA ! - Waiting !

    Week 4 What Happens now ? Lt. Teevo arrives.

    Week 5 What Happens now ? NADA ! - Time wasting !

    Week 6 What Happens now ? NADA ! - Time wasting !

    Week 7 What Happens now ? NADA ! - Time wasting !

    Week 8 What Happens now ? NADA ! More Time wasting!

    Week 9 What Happens now ? Look for it —- Time wasting!
    (Between us, the key word isn’t “WHAT”, it’s really “WHEN”).

    A scintilating Locher presentation, effectively, intended to show “guide book” examples on the brilliant use of the - “SUSPENSE” card in comic strips, for aspiring young artists.

    And THAT folks, is the rationale behind “dePica’s” teasing, daily foray on the board (AND, the sum of what we will hear) come October 4. Just a “practice” run of a newly learned technique on us stupid Magpies.

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    Sydney Phillips said, 2 months ago

    The Silencer ?

    Which one Carlo ?

    The one described by Locher, OR the one by “bassmanbob” ?

23. 

    jtpozenel said, 2 months ago

    How could they tell that the sniper was old?

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    James7344 said, 2 months ago

    How does one end up under a code, top security or otherwise?
    Hello, Agent Ennen. First name “Cee”, I presume?

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    Carlo Coratelli said, 2 months ago

    For Sidney: Locher.

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    SQUIDBREAKER said, 2 months ago

    At least Agent Orange has finally been eliminated and replaced with Agent Ennen.

    (walk in agent Eminem…)

    ‘I’m here to see Ennen…..’.

    (nice one, James 7344)

    ‘First , remove your eye pod, then you can see Ennen.’

    A.

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    rhutch436 said, 2 months ago

    Aah-hah! Michael isn’t dead after all! He’s changed his last name to “Ennen” and now works for the FBI!

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    idarke said, 2 months ago

    Sure, we’re impatient. But look at from Tracy’s viewpoint. He’s had the notes sent to the lab, had the bullet extracted from the corpse and had it sent to ballistics, and has the results back, all while making the entire troupe stand in one spot.

    No wonder the clown looks grumpy.

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    OldHipster said, 2 months ago

    Wow, not only is this episode getting boring, not only is the dick that is Tracy getting weirder looking, not only is a funky looking secret agent being added, but all of a sudden a lot of you readers are suddenly getting to be ballistics and firearms experts.

    Will wonders never cease!!

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    Margueritem said, 2 months ago

    rhutch436 I’m seeing the Michael Jackson resemblence, too.

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    neonleon59 said, 2 months ago

    “Top secret security code?” Is that anything like “double secret probation?”

32. 

    tismejay1436 said, 2 months ago

    I’m worried about the Agent Ennen Ma.

33. 

    wb1cki said, 2 months ago

    Come back next year for a list of suspects.

    This is slooooooooooooooow

34. 

    morrow said, 2 months ago

    She does share a resemblance to Michael. Wonder if she has a removable nose or messes with kiddies?

35. 

    Araldite said, 2 months ago

    What is most suspenseful is how long is Mattie going to keep up with WATCH THIS SPACE ON OCTOBER 4, 2009!!!!!

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    channce said, 2 months ago

    Agent M Ennen, perhaps? could be a hint that Agent M Ennen is a transsexual or a transvestite.