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1. 

   barticle35 said, about 1 month ago

   Somebody’s stealing the cat.

2. 

   VistaBill said, about 1 month ago

   The FBI agent comes to the rescue! Hmm… which performer has the bracelets with spikes? I forgot. Darn!

3. 

   Margueritem said, about 1 month ago

   The giant?

4. 

   Llewellenbruce said, about 1 month ago

   Free cat food.

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   big G 3469 said, about 1 month ago

   Who got the tiger by the tail???????

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   ridenslide65 said, about 1 month ago

   Are you kidding me? This is absolutely ridiculous. I was sure it was going to be Bonnie.

   SNOTPICKERS GRAB BAG - Leave your cats outside as long as possible if you want them to be stolen or eaten. Try keeping an eye on your outdoor cat. Yeah, good luck with that.
   Dogs? Well I always let the dog have free run of the neighborhood. That way, when he does his business on someone else’s lawn, I don’t have to clean it.
   Besides, everyone knows that if you’re going to steal a pet you go to the mall pet store.

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   neonleon59 said, about 1 month ago

   Why is a little Native American child trying to steal that cat?

8. 

   dsped said, about 1 month ago

   Wow - the tiger is being well-drawn again. Wish I could say the same for that “cat” being stolen.

9. 

   ARF2 said, about 1 month ago

   “…Deserted circus grounds”? “…not been fed since we shut down”? This is taking place only a few hours at most after the murder took place before a full house performance!

10. 

    wndrwrthg said, about 1 month ago

    From yesterday, thank you Margueritem

    A pizza he craved and maybe a beer
    But Tess and Bonnie Braids
    Just had to drag him here
    The popcorn would have to do, he sadly lamented
    As the center ring show was being presented
    High in the air a lady named Louise
    Was thrilling the crowd
    Defying death on the trapeze
    Her defiance it seems, was to be all for naught
    Because in middle of a swing she was targeted and shot
    As she plummet earthward, the crowd heard this scream
    “It happened”, someone said, it was like a bad dream
    Tracy snapped to attention, a professional cop was he
    And went to the ring, to see what problem may be
    “She’s been shot “ said he, offering an early prognosis
    “It happened” was said by someone with a Bob Hope proboscis
    “Why kill an aerialist” it makes absolutely no sense”
    “Whoever has done this must be really dense”
    “To kill a performer in front of such a crowd”
    “No-one could miss it, I mean the POW was real loud”
    Hundreds of witnesses, a clown with a gun
    His work was cut out for him, this he could not shun
    “Seal the exits, everyone please stay seated”
    This was the response that surely was needed
    But Tracy was the cop, to be first on the spot
    So the witnesses were allowed to run away non-stop
    The freaks and the geeks they all gathered round
    All wanting to listen to what was about to go down
    The clown, Ringo, elephant girl and tiger too
    All were combined to make this story of poo
    A federal agent, an implausible plot
    Cut and paste panels, such Tommy rot
    Tiger chow was his fate, so it would seem
    Such an ignoble end, for one who was seen
    As the greatest detective of the comics without fail
    But wait! What’s this, someone grabbed the tigers tail
    Will he be succored in this dire time of need
    Or will this just be a delay for the tiger to feed
    The days drag on and on and so does this poem
    One would think I was writing a scholarly tome.

11. 

    Michael McMillan said, about 1 month ago

    Textbook quickie note: don’t try to touch a cat who’s back is arched like that. You’re just asking for trouble.

    DT as best detective: Oh, please. Maybe once upon a time, but these days a rank newbie in the force could do a better job. Way too many mistakes were made here and I have to ask if DL even likes cops, much less having any understanding of the job they do.

    Here’s an idea. Take a day off, and go down to the police building and see if you can snag a ride with a real cop. It might be worth something to at least get an idea of real police procedure so you can write a more believable strip. Just a thought.

12. 

    canadaeh said, about 1 month ago

    Don’t leave your pets outdoors reminds me of the Beverly Hillbillies episode when the house was full of cats because the Clampetts heard there was a cat burgular in the neighbourhood.

13. 

    436rge said, about 1 month ago

    Yes the child does look like a Native American maybe this will finally get Locher fired!

14. 

    dkram said, about 1 month ago

    To BIGG3469, the answer is: Buck Owens

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    fishbulb said, about 1 month ago

    ARF2 said, about 5 hours ago

    “…Deserted circus grounds”? “…not been fed since we shut down”? This is taking place only a few hours at most after the murder took place before a full house performance!

    Yep. This whole scenario has the feeling of surreal play. Time is meaningless, characters come and go for no reason, the size of the tent is never made clear, activities such as the removal of the body and the transfer of the threatening-ransom-threatening notes to police HQ are hinted at but not shown, logical questions, such as where did the notes originate are never asked, etc. And now, the villains don’t notice that Fee Fi is missing.

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    Flight Suit said, about 1 month ago

    That’s not just any Native American; It’s Tonto!

    Panel Two: Looking at the position of Pops’s fingers, I have to wonder about the shape of that pistol’s grip. Would anybody care to hazard a guess as to the make and model of this firearm?

    Lastly, I believe the spiked bracelets belong to the giant, “strongman” we’ve seen milling about in one or two installments (I guess that’s who Fee Fi is?). Either that, or somebody in the circus is a black metal enthusiast.

    The real question is, are they holding the tail to save Tracy and Ennen, or merely restraining Kitty until Pops concludes his month-long monologue?

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    Fearless_Fosdick said, about 1 month ago

    Hold that tiger,
    Hold that tiger,
    Hold that tiger,
    Hold that tiger,

    Recall there was an FBI person on the inside.

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    Araldite said, about 1 month ago

    So now one would expect Barb to shoot Fee Fi for getting in the way like she did with Louise.

    This perfect plan overlooks the fact that they’re still all suspects in the murder of Louise, or should be anyway since a tent full of people witnessed Ringo didn’t have a gun. In a normal world this perfect plan would just complicate matters for them. But here only the ridiculous happens.

19. 

    morrow said, about 1 month ago

    Young Tonto practices rustling neighborhood cats for when he grows up, he rustles Buffalo, and opens a casino.

20. 

    Matthew Hansel said, about 1 month ago

    Sydney:

    That’s LOW to compare Locher to a NAZI???

    You’ve crossed the line this time, old man. I’m THROUGH talking to you.

    MPH

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    Fer Lefer said, about 1 month ago

    Easy, Matt: it’s just a complaint about the lousy writing and keeping away familiar characters…

    I’d love to see those “magnetic cars”

    “deserted circus grounds” . The doughnuts that they sell near here have to be terrific, if there’s no cop around…

    “… since we shut down” That tiger should be worth the feeding… at least as the pig in wheels sure is!

22. 

    morrow said, about 1 month ago

    Mattie, time to take your meds. I, for one, enjoy Sydney’s opinions, and I am sure his day is ruined because you won’t talk directly to him. As a matter-of-fact, Mattie, your refusal to take your meds and your signature tantrums are prime attractions for a lot of the participants on this board. When you don your holier-than-thou dunce cap, remember who conspired to use this website to promote and launch their own personal opus. Remember Liam’s sermon to you about “spam?” That didn’t stop you, did it?

    Finally, Sydney’s name isn’t “old man”.

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    LudwigVonDrake said, about 1 month ago

    I’m with the others who thought that an Indian was trying to steal the poorly drawn cat.

24. 

    Gweedo Murray said, about 1 month ago

    Looks like the archtypical Halloween cat rendering to me, being approached by Indian boy. If he had some fish the cat would already be in the bag.

25. 

    Flight Suit said, about 1 month ago

    This seems like as good a time as any to introduce you all to the evil clown that Mr. Pops has nightmares about:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Lazarou

    “…he used more elaborate methods to capture men and women alike, and imprison them inside the animals in his circus.”

26. 

    ninmas said, about 1 month ago

    ?

27. 

    Joe Allen Doty said, about 1 month ago

    A Native American wearing a gang-bangers bandanna and wearing a hooded sweat shirt over a shirt hanging over the top of sweat pants?

    That’s possible; but, usually not probable.

    If anything, the guy’s ancestors probably would be Mexican Indians, not American Indians.

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    Joe Allen Doty said, about 1 month ago

    If a place is “deserted,” there are NO people in it.

    Yes, there is a real FBI man in this pseudo-circus and that fact was given away when the woman here was still at FBI HQ in Washington.

    They were expecting someone in this circus to be killed.

    I wouldn’t be surprised if Barb Els, the woman body builder (not a transsexual nor a transvestite), hates Mr. Pops’ guts, too.

    The person who pulled the actual trigger of the gun that killed Louise Trapeze possibly wanted to frame Mr. Pops as the murderer.

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    Sydney Phillips said, about 1 month ago

    Well imagine ! Flouncing and puffing up yourself ! Are you sure your name is M att and not M ary ?

    I think I’ll have to consider being THROUGH reading your little comic strips. And all this time I’d planned to give you TOP rate “critiques”, and free of charge, to help guide you to success. The current D.T. strip is of absolutely NO help !

    Next time you feel the need to Pout and Stomp a foot, do it on a door mat in Naperville, while lustily shaking the door Knob, while shouting … “SAM” !

    Seems we have different objectives. I support the Dick Tracy comic strip AND indirectly Sam Catchem !

    WHO or WHAT do you support ?

30. 

    Matthew Hansel said, about 1 month ago

    Sydney:

    Comparing Locher to a NAZI all the while invoking the Holocaust just to critique a COMIC STRIP is a LOW, LOW, LOW brow attempt even at humor, let alone critique.

    I guess those that can’t DO, critique.

    Remember, Locher is a proud VETERAN of the US ARMED SERVICES. To compare him to our NAZI ENEMIES and then also accuse him of anti-semitism is just LOW, LOW, LOW.

    FEH!

    MPH

31. 

    jtpozenel said, about 1 month ago

    Now we’re getting somewhere! I feel an exciting conclusion is on its way! Oh boy!

32. 

    radams36 said, about 1 month ago

    Is this what an Ed Wood comic strip would be like if Eddie were still around? The copy/paste routines remind of Ed’s use of stock footage. There’s a similar lack of logic and continuity.
    Locher=Wood?

33. 

    Sydney Phillips said, about 1 month ago

    As I watch the Dick Tracy comic strip disintigrate before my eyes, As Locher gets rid of characters that WORK, he reminds me of the petulant little boy who carlessly pulls his TOY appart throws away key sections and then gets frustrated because he can’t assemble them into something acceptable. .

    Detective, Lt. Teevo, the “nothing” man, distinguished by NO first name, NO personality, NO family, NO record of achievement, NO gun, NOT even a Wrist Geenee (nothing to make him look REAL) IS a character (sorry, a trivial “functionary”), born out of angst and the thwarting of finding workable human alternatives.

    It answers the query, “Why Traze-R?” Like a fruitless search in the wilderness !

    Hot to trot but paralyzed with inability ! A “loose cannon”, a CHANGE Dragon … but no FIRE in the belly !

    With all his delight in laying out “gambling puns”, he can’t raise the ante, if Teevo is the only “face” card in his hand !

    Time to FOLD Dicky ! Better you’d held on to the “trump” card you discarded !

34. 

    NyukNyuk2000 said, about 1 month ago

    Regarding the Crimestoppers Textbook, I will make sure NOT to leave my leopard gecko, my goldfishes, my bettas, my green treefrog, or my green anoles outside unattended. I’d hate it some moron stole them, especially if it was one of those anti-Herpetoculture wackos from PETA. Those creeps need to get a life. By the way, that clown is a jerk for not feeding the tiger.

35. 

    NyukNyuk2000 said, about 1 month ago

    Just for the record, I also have a cat.

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    Maxine_Viller said, about 1 month ago

    I can’t help being reminded of a certain episode of the old live-action “Batman” TV show of the 60s: Catwoman trapped Batman in a tiger cage, and said, “He should be very hungry – I haven’t fed him in three days.”

    To which Batman (Adam West) replied, “That’s irresponsible, Catwoman – you should take better care of your pets.” even as he was retreating into a corner of the cage, away from the growling tiger.

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    Flight Suit said, about 1 month ago

    NotNormanChubsyUbsy, why do you keep calling Doty an idiot?

    And is Matt wrong for thinking it’s going a bit too far to equate Bill Locher with the perpetrators of the holocaust?

38. 

    Tigger said, about 1 month ago

    Strongman works for CIA

39. 

    kab2rb said, about 1 month ago

    Last panel Hold the tiger reminds of the Kings sisters sing Hold the Tiger.
    Would the studed brace belown to the strong man?
    For me on the crimestopers for cats they are in abundance like squirels I wouldn’t really miss them. I already have one at home, and he gets to be a big pain at times.

40. 

    Ronshua said, about 1 month ago

    Whizz and moan , moan and whizz thank God for Dick Tracy . A daily must stop for a good laugh & giggle !

41. 

    Araldite said, about 1 month ago

    Tigers don’t just stand there growling in someone’s face; they jump on their prey and bit them in the neck. And no strong man is going to keep a 600 lb tiger from jumping by holding on to it’s tail.

    Maybe Locher should have the “Native American” steal the tiger. That would be just as believable.

42. 

    Sydney Phillips said, about 1 month ago

    Seems Mattie has gone “far enough” to answer the question on WHO or WHAT he supports.

    I’ve never really doubted it … good confession. He supports DICK … not Tracy …. just Locher.

    To focus on NAMES is to conveniently loose sight of the POINT. The import of RESULTS. It’s not genocide, just relentless character “assassinations”

    First there was Junior (now John). Then there WAS Patton (now gone), Sam on the edge, awaiting the final “KICK”. And a LIZ, who doesn’t look anything like our LIZZ, the sexy chick !

    All we may have left now of the original HQ regulars is Dick Tracy … and heck, the strip is “named” after him !

    Sorry, “Going too far” …. began a long time ago, with one of the above characters. The strip is an inappropriate vehicle to air and impose on readers, personal or family memorials

43. 

    whardin1960 said, about 1 month ago

    I called Fee Fi the Feeb a couple days ago.

44. 

    Margueritem said, about 1 month ago

    wndrwrthg, that pretty much says it all….

    And always remember: “Eat pie, pig!” from the little granny lady.
    
    ;-D

45. 

    CougarAllen said, about 1 month ago

    Brozman still hasn’t found a good picture of a tiger in profile to copy. Doesn’t he know how to do a google image search? Does he know how to use a computer at all?
    -Cougar :{)

46. 

    Joe Allen Doty said, about 1 month ago

    Cougar, Brozman never consistently draws anything in this strip.

    One day he had Mr. Pops wearing a glove while holding the gun and the next day’s installment, actually only moments later, there was no glove on that hand.

47. 

    tracyfan92 said, about 1 month ago

    Well, if that Tiger pulls out a set of Golf Clubs……Looks like Syd’s prediction of a repeat isn’t gonna happen after all. Or maybe this is a different repeat? I agree, let’s have SAM CATCHEM back and Junior Tracy should be making an appearance now and then too.

48. 

    VistaBill said, about 1 month ago

    I noticed the caption, “The deserted circus grounds”. The rice crispies pouring from the tent a month or so ago must have been the crowd leaving after Louise Trapeze was shot.