Dick Tracy Comic Strip, January 10, 2013 on GoComics.com

Rod Gonzalez said, 4 months ago

Well . . . no Moon Maid this week.

margueritem said, 4 months ago

Nice gift!

VistaBill said, 4 months ago

Good morning all…

VistaBill said, 4 months ago

@Rod Gonzalez

I, too, was hopimg to see MM, but I am enjoying the Mole although I am concerned about the environment he and his ‘families’ are living in.

Ashmael said, 4 months ago

In 1941 Gould had Mole say “Mole is following the newspapers” , difficult to do if you can`t read. And if I recall, in 1971 Mole read on a newspaper about his park lair blown up. How come he’s an illiterate here?

firedome said, 4 months ago

hmm…lowery’s restaurant…another name dropped, perhaps? if i recall correctly, there was someone with that name connected with a theatrical serial back in the early 40’s….

margueritem said, 4 months ago

I’m sure it’s a play on Lawry’s.

BellsAndMotley said, 4 months ago

Hi Ashmael,
The Mole has been retconned. Gould also depicted him (at various times) as a cold-blooded murderer, withered with age, and pathetically crippled with arthritis. All of this has been forgotten. (Gould himself chose to forget that the Mole was a murderer.)

ARF2 said, 4 months ago

In panel 2, Mole is not talking to anyone. He’s not covering for illiteracy, he’s just saying he cant make out what it says, and needs Toad’s help. His eyes may actually be going bad. This would be consistent with being able to read in years past.

DaJellyBelly said, 4 months ago

Moles have very poor eyesight. Some species are almost completely blind.

Sisyphos said, 4 months ago

I’m thinking Tracy deliberately arranged for “family” to cover all the people living in Mole’s little underground city. It’s a grand gesture and will make some happiness for many folks in need.