Did someone challenge Locher to come up with the dumbest possible explanation? It would have killed him to say “The road is blocked by a multiple-car collision”?
It’s night and it’s snowing. As he stands in the middle of the road, the cop holds a crossing-guard sign instead of a flashlight. Maybe he decided that suicide was the only way to get out of this strip.
It’s a good thing Tracy is driving unescorted, or the whole convoy and its decoys would be stuck here. And wasn’t it clever of someone to have Thick take this route in the middle of a blizzard? Are there any alternate routes in the plan–what, plan? There is no plan!
Security is now blown, whether or not that cop works for Mordred.
You know what’s really going on between Thick and Mordred? A job interview! Fed up with rules and regulations, Thick has decided to chuck law enforcement and become a professional killer. And why not start at the top? So he sucks up to his potential employer. Yesterday he asked Mordred about the business. Today he’s showing the new boss his interpersonal skills. Tomorrow he’ll demonstrate how he handles a stressful situation.
Last time I had a flat tire, I managed to pull off to the side of the road. Every time I see someone with a flat tire, they park on the side of the road. Always. I done seen ‘bout everything, but I ain’t seen a car left in the middle of the road because of a flat tire.
Sorry. Logic? What was I thinking? So, uh, let the serial killings begin, then?
Oh, nuts. I thought it was going to be more like this:
COP: “Sorry, heavy snow–four-wheel-drive or tire chains are required to go any further.”
MACEY: “Darn. Where can I get some chains?”
BAD DOCTOR (bouncing up and down like eager third-grader): “I know! I know!”
JCFremont: You haven’t driven in the Naperberry area lately. The new fashion has been to build four-lane divided boulevards with no shoulder, no parking lane, and a high curb on both sides. No place to pull over. Traffic comes to a halt whenever anybody has a flat tire or a cop stops someone to write a ticket. Not sure what’s the rationale for this, but it seems to be everywhere.
I don’t know what the roads are like around Nappingville, but that description fits the fouled-upped nature of this arc. With a little planning someone would have said “Snow’s coming, and that will mess up traffic. And this stretch of road is a natural chokepoint. What do we do about that?” But with a little attention to details, Locher wouldn’t have his “story.”
In the real world, Officer Timmy peers into the car and sees Mordred. “What’s going on?” he asks Thick. If Thick gives a cover story (e.g., “My boyfriend and I are into roleplaying.”) it will make Officer Timmy suspicious. The truth would make him hold Thick at gunpoint while he calls for back-up, because nobody would expect a competent detective to get involved in this cockamamie scheme. Officer Timmy would believe Thick is an impostor and Mordred is a kidnap victim.
Locher must have impressed himself with this mini sequence. In his mind it was so good he decided to SHARE IT AGAIN with his readers.
So come Monday, we start all over back at - Riversdale, D.T. standing with “mustacio” Sheriff (and not even in his car yet), and what we are ‘enjoying’ today, i.e. the Policeman with the sign, will be kindly repeated Saturday (18th) and Monday (20th).
We need to thank Dick Locher for his kind outreach and generosity !
As Jim Brozmsan ‘INKED’ these penciled panels in … the thought may have crossed his mind —
Who with an Alzheimers Gun pumped these Dumdum bullets (sorry, ’dum-dum’ panels) - into Dick Tracy ?
The depictions that I’d most wanted to see were the “look alike” decoy villains.
Did everone wear a mask with a Zipper ? Must have been quite a challenge for Lizz to organize them on such short notice.
A panel or two, showing them would have helped to prop up the ’credibility’ of the story line. But experience (from reading Locher) tells me those are just FAKED gestures to allow something stupid to take place.
Better to show them in the rain than this upcoming rerun with Tracy !
Has it been raining or snowing in the panels the last few days???? Seems like the car always has a strange “glow” around it……
”We’re off to see the wizard…..”
thick: that’s ok officer, i’ll just remove those nasty, constricting chains from my friend here and we’ll help change those flats – won’t take but a jiffy with all of us pitching in. then we can all go to Jack in the Box!
And if the strip repeats itself, it really will be doing the Time Warp. Speaking of time, when will Thick tell Mordred that he’s ugly and his mother dresses him funny?
Im actually surprised that Locher skipped ahead like this. I was expecting a day of them walking to the car, another day of Dick letting him into the car, a day of Dick starting the car and maybe if we were lucky wed see them driving the car by Christmas.
So good job Locher, you deserve a pat on the back for actually skipping ahead and doing your job right. Of course this wont last very long. Im sure the next few days will see Dick sitting there twiddling his thumbs pondering life and I doubt youll let anyone down. Shame.
Wow. Just a couple of hours before I read today’s strip and comments, I woke up from a dream where someone was teaching me to do The Time Warp. Coincidence? Well, yes, clearly, but still…
What? Brenda Starr is ending? Thats horrible news! I have to end my long break and start reading it again!
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40587040/ns/today-entertainment/
This is just one of many links out there confirming it. Sadly this is true, Brenda Starr is ending.
FLIGHT SUIT over 13 years ago
Uh, oh….
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
“A three hour tour … a three hour tour …”
FLIGHT SUIT over 13 years ago
Don’t worry, I’m sure Tracy knows a convenient shortcut through a bad part of town.
Better yet, maybe he’ll remove Mordred’s chains so he can help change tires.
thejensens over 13 years ago
I made this comment yesterday, but I think most of you missed it as it was the second last comment.
We all know whats going to happen, so Tracy should be driving a
“Ford Escape”
Four cars with flat tires. Now that’s a record.
Since radial tires came out years ago, I have only had 3 flat tires.
Steve Bartholomew over 13 years ago
I sure hope Tracy has AAA.
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
Did someone challenge Locher to come up with the dumbest possible explanation? It would have killed him to say “The road is blocked by a multiple-car collision”?
It’s night and it’s snowing. As he stands in the middle of the road, the cop holds a crossing-guard sign instead of a flashlight. Maybe he decided that suicide was the only way to get out of this strip.
It’s a good thing Tracy is driving unescorted, or the whole convoy and its decoys would be stuck here. And wasn’t it clever of someone to have Thick take this route in the middle of a blizzard? Are there any alternate routes in the plan–what, plan? There is no plan!
Security is now blown, whether or not that cop works for Mordred.
At least Thick remembered to show his ID.
margueritem over 13 years ago
They’ll come to his aid right away, Barticle. Snerk.
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
“Four cars with flat tires.” And the countersign is “Left Dubuque. Hard times there.”
Llewellenbruce over 13 years ago
Four flat tires? Now isn’t that a coincidence?
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
You know what’s really going on between Thick and Mordred? A job interview! Fed up with rules and regulations, Thick has decided to chuck law enforcement and become a professional killer. And why not start at the top? So he sucks up to his potential employer. Yesterday he asked Mordred about the business. Today he’s showing the new boss his interpersonal skills. Tomorrow he’ll demonstrate how he handles a stressful situation.
LudwigVonDrake over 13 years ago
When did they change cars?
JCFremont over 13 years ago
Last time I had a flat tire, I managed to pull off to the side of the road. Every time I see someone with a flat tire, they park on the side of the road. Always. I done seen ‘bout everything, but I ain’t seen a car left in the middle of the road because of a flat tire.
Sorry. Logic? What was I thinking? So, uh, let the serial killings begin, then?
(“Left Dubuque.” You made me laugh, BillT!)
puddleglum1066 over 13 years ago
Oh, nuts. I thought it was going to be more like this:
COP: “Sorry, heavy snow–four-wheel-drive or tire chains are required to go any further.”
MACEY: “Darn. Where can I get some chains?”
BAD DOCTOR (bouncing up and down like eager third-grader): “I know! I know!”
JCFremont: You haven’t driven in the Naperberry area lately. The new fashion has been to build four-lane divided boulevards with no shoulder, no parking lane, and a high curb on both sides. No place to pull over. Traffic comes to a halt whenever anybody has a flat tire or a cop stops someone to write a ticket. Not sure what’s the rationale for this, but it seems to be everywhere.
Plods with ...™ over 13 years ago
Dun dun Dah
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
I don’t know what the roads are like around Nappingville, but that description fits the fouled-upped nature of this arc. With a little planning someone would have said “Snow’s coming, and that will mess up traffic. And this stretch of road is a natural chokepoint. What do we do about that?” But with a little attention to details, Locher wouldn’t have his “story.”
In the real world, Officer Timmy peers into the car and sees Mordred. “What’s going on?” he asks Thick. If Thick gives a cover story (e.g., “My boyfriend and I are into roleplaying.”) it will make Officer Timmy suspicious. The truth would make him hold Thick at gunpoint while he calls for back-up, because nobody would expect a competent detective to get involved in this cockamamie scheme. Officer Timmy would believe Thick is an impostor and Mordred is a kidnap victim.
sydney over 13 years ago
Locher must have impressed himself with this mini sequence. In his mind it was so good he decided to SHARE IT AGAIN with his readers.
So come Monday, we start all over back at - Riversdale, D.T. standing with “mustacio” Sheriff (and not even in his car yet), and what we are ‘enjoying’ today, i.e. the Policeman with the sign, will be kindly repeated Saturday (18th) and Monday (20th). We need to thank Dick Locher for his kind outreach and generosity !
As Jim Brozmsan ‘INKED’ these penciled panels in … the thought may have crossed his mind —
Who with an Alzheimers Gun pumped these Dumdum bullets (sorry, ’dum-dum’ panels) - into Dick Tracy ?
Morrow Cummings over 13 years ago
Officer Timmy: “What the he** are you doing out here, Macy?”
Thick: “Well, Officer Timmy, Tess doesn’t like the kinky stuff, so I am taking my ‘boy-toy’ over to his house to play.”
Officer Timmy: “Wait ‘till I run home and get my rubber Batman suit. I love a party!”
Nighthawks Premium Member over 13 years ago
I’ll see your four cars with flat tires and raise you SIX cars with four flat tires each!
sydney over 13 years ago
The depictions that I’d most wanted to see were the “look alike” decoy villains.
Did everone wear a mask with a Zipper ? Must have been quite a challenge for Lizz to organize them on such short notice.
A panel or two, showing them would have helped to prop up the ’credibility’ of the story line. But experience (from reading Locher) tells me those are just FAKED gestures to allow something stupid to take place.
Better to show them in the rain than this upcoming rerun with Tracy !
moonmaid over 13 years ago
Has it been raining or snowing in the panels the last few days???? Seems like the car always has a strange “glow” around it…… ”We’re off to see the wizard…..”
billdi Premium Member over 13 years ago
how does this “cop” know spacy’s name?
thick: that’s ok officer, i’ll just remove those nasty, constricting chains from my friend here and we’ll help change those flats – won’t take but a jiffy with all of us pitching in. then we can all go to Jack in the Box!
please please Free Classic Gould!
Midnite over 13 years ago
Panel 1, still flinging insults at the man Tracy? Come on now, at this point you should know better.
Panel 2, is it raining or snowing? I thought it was raining for the past few strips.
Panel 3, thats it, pay no attention the man beside Tracy in the strange outfit.
steveyorkdesigns over 13 years ago
Actually, the flat tire epidemic sounds like something more suited for Tracy’s, uh, talents than his present assignment.
CougarAllen over 13 years ago
Look! Set back a little from the road … There’s a light over at the Frankenstein Place. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK2u4y7J58I
-Cougar :{)
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
And if the strip repeats itself, it really will be doing the Time Warp. Speaking of time, when will Thick tell Mordred that he’s ugly and his mother dresses him funny?
Dr. Midnight over 13 years ago
I actually laughed out loud when I read this strip!
I wonder if, when Locher repeats this segment next week, if he will still be going with flat tires, or if he will change it to something else.
Midnite over 13 years ago
Im actually surprised that Locher skipped ahead like this. I was expecting a day of them walking to the car, another day of Dick letting him into the car, a day of Dick starting the car and maybe if we were lucky wed see them driving the car by Christmas.
So good job Locher, you deserve a pat on the back for actually skipping ahead and doing your job right. Of course this wont last very long. Im sure the next few days will see Dick sitting there twiddling his thumbs pondering life and I doubt youll let anyone down. Shame.
Bill Thompson over 13 years ago
In panel #2, Thick struggles to remember if the Crimestoppers Textbook said that he must stop for crossing guards after school hours.
Groundzero over 13 years ago
I have to say that this one, so far, is much better than any in a long time.
MisngNOLA over 13 years ago
Thick: “There can’t be four flat tires ahead.” Officer Timmy : ” Candygram.”
JCFremont over 13 years ago
Wow. Just a couple of hours before I read today’s strip and comments, I woke up from a dream where someone was teaching me to do The Time Warp. Coincidence? Well, yes, clearly, but still…
margueritem over 13 years ago
Brenda Starr will end Jan. 2nd. When will the Tribune wake up and end this dreck?
Midnite over 13 years ago
What? Brenda Starr is ending? Thats horrible news! I have to end my long break and start reading it again!
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40587040/ns/today-entertainment/ This is just one of many links out there confirming it. Sadly this is true, Brenda Starr is ending.
countoftowergrove over 13 years ago
You’re a dead man, Tracy!
jonahhex1 over 13 years ago
I like that look on Tracy’s face in panel 2….”Stop ME ??? Who the hell is this rookie fool cop?”