7am and only 9 comments? Perhaps I’m not the only one who finds this dragged out combination platter a little spoiled? A bit sloppy today. Annie has to put her pajamas dots on before going to the window? Tracy likes knocking on an open window?
Couldn’t Tracy have waited til morning to tell Annie this? Or is he expecting a rescue attempt during the night? Frankly, I doubt it. And Tracy has put himself at great risk of being caught talking to a young girl through her bedroom window at night.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not criticizing, I’m asking. This is a great story and I’m really loving it!
Tracy wanted to share the good news before the town was up and active so he wouldn’t be spotted by suspicious neighbor-drones, who might report his action to Axel. And, BTW, because Hotshot paints his plane Harvard crimson doesn’t need to mean he matriculated there….
I especially like the first panel of the Little Princess waking up. Officer Tracy needed to share the good news with his helper sans prying eyes. The bottom line is the time line. Tomorrow just turned into today. By the time the MCU crew return to work, there should be a report from Hotshot on his recon mission. Good pacing of a great story.
Other miscellany:.Temporary suspension of disbelief department:.That Warbucks/MCU would just HAPPEN to pick the only pilot with a B-17….That said pilot is the only one who paints his B-17 RED….None of this would have made sense IF the MCU did NOT know that Thunder Island is living in a pretend 1944….Or that Tracy is there, ready to recognize Hotshot Charlie in the flyover!.Yes, yes. I know. Purists will argue that, indeed, Warbucks/MCU did NOT know any of these things in advance, and likely, they are correct..Which is why I classify all of these details as “suspension of disbelief.”
Disclaimer: I am not a Little Orphan Annie fan. But I am trying to not “slam” Mike or Joe, or any of the people who do happen to like LOA – and this story..But, as with tsull2121, I am patiently waiting for the end of this story. But, UNLIKE tsull2121, I’m hoping maybe, we can get back to some….MOON MAID LEMONADE!
Why does this story with so many seemingly insignificant scenes have my attention? I am sorry but come on now why can’t we move along just a little faster? … :-(
night gaunt are you frickin KIDDING me?!?! sunday and mondays strips were nearly identical, then from yesterday to today its still the same night where the plane flew over town and EVERYBODY (minus sleeping beauty apparently) ran into the center of town to see what was up.
we dont even have a DEFINITIVE TIMELINE as to how many days tracy has been missing.. all we know for sure is that in simmons corner time its been at LEAST three days.. but according to the cop on the pier where tracy was last spotted in tracyville, he NEVER gave a definitive date as to when it was he actually SAW tracy getting into the boat. all he said is that he went out in the middle of the night and the boat was back by 3am (? not sure, dont remember exactly what time he said but i thought it was 3am)
meanwhile in tracyville its been MORE than three days since tracy has disappeared because punjab and the asp made the butcher go bye bye in the middle of the night, fritz ann showed up during the day, ollie sent charlie out with a nighttime call (ollie’s call was.. in strip.. at LEAST two days later after tracy disappeared)
theres SO MANY HOLES in this story chronologically that you could drive a sherman tank thru them and not hit the sides!
can someone tell if we’re nearing that “cutoff time” that mike and joe have to work under? i’m almost POSITIVE that this story has run on for at LEAST two and a half months now! (either that, or it certainly SEEMS like it has!)
and the funny part of it is… the ONLY progression the mcu has made in that time is calling in fritz ann who has info on thunder island.. and tess FINALLY finding that ridiculous video email message tracy left her.
on top of THAT.. we STILL have diet smith’s wonky experiment dangling in the wings… so theres yet ANOTHER plotline that needs to be taken care of.. what the heck, just toss it to the side with franken-mindy’s evolving into a moon unit (courtesy of frank zappa) and sparkle/junior’s STILL UNBORN child!! (which was revealed WAAAAAY back at the beginning of the kadaver story))
maybe sparkle is waiting for bony and claudine to show up so they can help with the delivery of the newborn tracy child like they did all those years ago with joe (well.. claudine really, bony was, i think, at that time apprehended already)
Re the “cutoff time” tsull, your guesstimate of 21/2 months on this comic version of War and peace was a little off. It’s much closer to 3, and like a good soap opera, one can pick it up anywhere and nothing’s been missed.
Not counting the “teasers” that appeared earlier, during other stories, this story started on Sunday, June 1. Three months is no where near excessive for a daily comic strip. Many of Gould’s stories ran longer than that.This story differs from traditional DT continuities in that it was presented to the reader as a mystery. We didn’t know what was going on anymore than the main characters did. In most of the really good mystery stories that I have enjoyed over the years, there comes a point in the story where the protagonist figures out what is happening, but then there is the last part, where the protagonist has to extricate himself or herself from some sort of a jam, or rescue someone else, or both. I think we are in that phase of this story now, although there are still several things to clear up; i.e., what exactly is Axel up to, and how did he set this whole thing up to begin with. I hope we get actual answers to these plot points.
How is this story dragging on? Something happens to move the story along every day. Who wants a short story? Until the strip stops moving, and day after day is just a placeholder, this is moving along nicely. But if you think it’s slow, wait a few weeks and read them all at once. Back in the classic era of comic strips storylines could go on for months and months.
Tsull, you noticed that I did not dwell, nor made light of, Tracy at the young lady’s window so early in the morning. If he had been seen climbing out of said window, I might have commented. Other posters here, bless their souls, commented on the secret meeting and you did not take them to task, as you did me. Wazzup with that? Jus’ askin.
cpalmeresq over 9 years ago
The rescue is on it’s way!
coldsooner over 9 years ago
Morning all. Hope nobody tries to call Officer Tracy to report a creeper! He does seem very happy to know it must be Hotshot flying that plane.
Can't Sleep over 9 years ago
Charlie’s a Harvard man?
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 9 years ago
Good morning all!
Will there be an amphibious landing on the shores and paratroopers jumping from gliders?
Neil Wick over 9 years ago
Sounds like Simmons Corners’ own version of D-Day may be on its way! I hope it’s not a big battle. I know that Axel at one time was building an army.
GVTriton over 9 years ago
Harvard Crimson
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl over 9 years ago
Today is Tuesday and things are starting to fall into place. I am willing to bet the upcoming Sunday strip is going to be quite action-filled.
OldDoug Premium Member over 9 years ago
Hotshot Charlie! Thats a name I haven’t heard in 50 or 60 years!
avenger09 over 9 years ago
7am and only 9 comments? Perhaps I’m not the only one who finds this dragged out combination platter a little spoiled? A bit sloppy today. Annie has to put her pajamas dots on before going to the window? Tracy likes knocking on an open window?
Morrow Cummings over 9 years ago
No comment except that in a town with one cop, who ya gonna call to report suspicious activities by the local cop?
davidf42 over 9 years ago
Couldn’t Tracy have waited til morning to tell Annie this? Or is he expecting a rescue attempt during the night? Frankly, I doubt it. And Tracy has put himself at great risk of being caught talking to a young girl through her bedroom window at night.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not criticizing, I’m asking. This is a great story and I’m really loving it!
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
Tracy wanted to share the good news before the town was up and active so he wouldn’t be spotted by suspicious neighbor-drones, who might report his action to Axel. And, BTW, because Hotshot paints his plane Harvard crimson doesn’t need to mean he matriculated there….
Starman1948 over 9 years ago
Good morning DT fans. Hotshot Charlie to the rescue.
K M over 9 years ago
At least it’s not Five-O’Clock Charlie!
tsull2121 over 9 years ago
and the story drags on….. adn on… and on
Pequod over 9 years ago
I especially like the first panel of the Little Princess waking up. Officer Tracy needed to share the good news with his helper sans prying eyes. The bottom line is the time line. Tomorrow just turned into today. By the time the MCU crew return to work, there should be a report from Hotshot on his recon mission. Good pacing of a great story.
Cheapskate0 over 9 years ago
Other miscellany:.Temporary suspension of disbelief department:.That Warbucks/MCU would just HAPPEN to pick the only pilot with a B-17….That said pilot is the only one who paints his B-17 RED….None of this would have made sense IF the MCU did NOT know that Thunder Island is living in a pretend 1944….Or that Tracy is there, ready to recognize Hotshot Charlie in the flyover!.Yes, yes. I know. Purists will argue that, indeed, Warbucks/MCU did NOT know any of these things in advance, and likely, they are correct..Which is why I classify all of these details as “suspension of disbelief.”
Cheapskate0 over 9 years ago
Disclaimer: I am not a Little Orphan Annie fan. But I am trying to not “slam” Mike or Joe, or any of the people who do happen to like LOA – and this story..But, as with tsull2121, I am patiently waiting for the end of this story. But, UNLIKE tsull2121, I’m hoping maybe, we can get back to some….MOON MAID LEMONADE!
3pibgorn9 over 9 years ago
Hahvahd crimson, yes.
clarke3060 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Tracy! You’d better not be tapping on little girls windows!
johnrussco over 9 years ago
cop or not that does not look good
johnrussco over 9 years ago
Why does this story with so many seemingly insignificant scenes have my attention? I am sorry but come on now why can’t we move along just a little faster? … :-(
tsull2121 over 9 years ago
night gaunt are you frickin KIDDING me?!?! sunday and mondays strips were nearly identical, then from yesterday to today its still the same night where the plane flew over town and EVERYBODY (minus sleeping beauty apparently) ran into the center of town to see what was up.
we dont even have a DEFINITIVE TIMELINE as to how many days tracy has been missing.. all we know for sure is that in simmons corner time its been at LEAST three days.. but according to the cop on the pier where tracy was last spotted in tracyville, he NEVER gave a definitive date as to when it was he actually SAW tracy getting into the boat. all he said is that he went out in the middle of the night and the boat was back by 3am (? not sure, dont remember exactly what time he said but i thought it was 3am)
meanwhile in tracyville its been MORE than three days since tracy has disappeared because punjab and the asp made the butcher go bye bye in the middle of the night, fritz ann showed up during the day, ollie sent charlie out with a nighttime call (ollie’s call was.. in strip.. at LEAST two days later after tracy disappeared)
theres SO MANY HOLES in this story chronologically that you could drive a sherman tank thru them and not hit the sides!
can someone tell if we’re nearing that “cutoff time” that mike and joe have to work under? i’m almost POSITIVE that this story has run on for at LEAST two and a half months now! (either that, or it certainly SEEMS like it has!)
and the funny part of it is… the ONLY progression the mcu has made in that time is calling in fritz ann who has info on thunder island.. and tess FINALLY finding that ridiculous video email message tracy left her.
on top of THAT.. we STILL have diet smith’s wonky experiment dangling in the wings… so theres yet ANOTHER plotline that needs to be taken care of.. what the heck, just toss it to the side with franken-mindy’s evolving into a moon unit (courtesy of frank zappa) and sparkle/junior’s STILL UNBORN child!! (which was revealed WAAAAAY back at the beginning of the kadaver story))
maybe sparkle is waiting for bony and claudine to show up so they can help with the delivery of the newborn tracy child like they did all those years ago with joe (well.. claudine really, bony was, i think, at that time apprehended already)
mumbles over 9 years ago
Re the “cutoff time” tsull, your guesstimate of 21/2 months on this comic version of War and peace was a little off. It’s much closer to 3, and like a good soap opera, one can pick it up anywhere and nothing’s been missed.
sjsczurek over 9 years ago
Hotshot Charlie the Harvard man:
http://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/iss/600w/566/295661/6112811_1.jpg
Well… we can’t all go to Central Connecticut State.
Ken in Ohio over 9 years ago
Not counting the “teasers” that appeared earlier, during other stories, this story started on Sunday, June 1. Three months is no where near excessive for a daily comic strip. Many of Gould’s stories ran longer than that.This story differs from traditional DT continuities in that it was presented to the reader as a mystery. We didn’t know what was going on anymore than the main characters did. In most of the really good mystery stories that I have enjoyed over the years, there comes a point in the story where the protagonist figures out what is happening, but then there is the last part, where the protagonist has to extricate himself or herself from some sort of a jam, or rescue someone else, or both. I think we are in that phase of this story now, although there are still several things to clear up; i.e., what exactly is Axel up to, and how did he set this whole thing up to begin with. I hope we get actual answers to these plot points.
Neil Wick over 9 years ago
Here’s another picture of Hotshot Charlie, clearly a Harvard man:From Harvey’s Terry and the Pirates 23
MaryWorth Premium Member over 9 years ago
And, Leapin’ Lizards, where is Sandy?
Neil Wick over 9 years ago
For those not familiar with Google maps blurring of sensitive areas, here are some examples.
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl over 9 years ago
@cheapskate0Enjoy a nice refreshing one:
bmj2k2 over 9 years ago
How is this story dragging on? Something happens to move the story along every day. Who wants a short story? Until the strip stops moving, and day after day is just a placeholder, this is moving along nicely. But if you think it’s slow, wait a few weeks and read them all at once. Back in the classic era of comic strips storylines could go on for months and months.
Morrow Cummings over 9 years ago
Tsull, you noticed that I did not dwell, nor made light of, Tracy at the young lady’s window so early in the morning. If he had been seen climbing out of said window, I might have commented. Other posters here, bless their souls, commented on the secret meeting and you did not take them to task, as you did me. Wazzup with that? Jus’ askin.