I think it was morning at the police station (they talked about the shooting having been the night before), but now it appears to be evening. The timeline is a bit confusing, but the important question now is why Coney and company don’t seem to want Dethany in Stooge Viller’s former warehouse.
Stooge Viller was officially villain #5 in the Dick Tracy Strip, first appearing in 1933, and he is drawn here in the less-stylized style of the early 1930s Dick Tracy strip. Appearing several times during the 1930s, he is one of the few Chester Gould bad guys that ever appeared in more than one story. He finally died in the first week of 1940.
Who is the joker who rents to all these bad guys ? Does he get kickbacks from the department from having all these crooked ducks in a row ? Good thing that Tracy knows the way.
Was there a continuity error between Saturday and Sunday? The double-dip of fudge brownie on a two-top cone is not in dispute. Yet the next day finds Coney arriving at “work” with what appears to be a double-dip of strawberry and vanilla. An error? Sloppy, if so, as readers are instantly aware that what Coney holds is not fudge brownie. Monday’s strip opens with a closer look at the cone in question. Howdy remarks, “Gee, Coney. You got a double dip before noon?” Much as a friend might question a drinker’s imbibing a double-shot before noon, Howdy questions Coney on his voracious appetite for ice cream. I posit that there was in fact no continuity error. Rather, Coney has wolfed down the fudge brownie scoops, and purchased an additional treat. He is named Coney for a reason. He eats a lot of ice cream. I predict we will see many a cone in Coney’s hand before all is said and done.
I am becoming resigned to the fact that there can be no Dick Tracy stories without Crossover Characters or Nostalgic Characters. I suppose that there is nothing new under the sun. (sigh)
Okay – we have an ice cream junkie with a Howdy Doody-looking sidekick and a past villain called Stooge Viller… what’s next? A pie-throwing melee instead of a gun battle?
1-DETH WARMEDOVER: Thanks for the ride home, Tracy.
2-DT: No problem. Hey. Your place is huge! And that’s a garage any man would die for! Oh man. How’d you score this???
3-DETH: Yeah, well it cost me my life savings. The owner, Sylvestor Deal, Sly for short said I had to abide by special rules since I got such a bargain. DT: Ummm, such as…
DETH: “Never turn on the lights, never open the garage door, always enter through a hole behind the bushes in the back, never tend to the grounds in any way and never call the cops when the occasional stew bum sleeps it off inside.
DT: Not bad but that garage door thing would a been a deal breaker for me.
DETH: Yeah but you know, location, location location!
BTW, am I the only one who thinks this Dethany guest shot is turning into something reminiscent of the animated DT cartoons, where the “leg work” is farmed out to cheesy subordinates?
Stooge is dressed in 1930s garb. OK, I’ll give that people in the 1950s wore such clothes. So if Tracy fought Stooge at the age of 25 in 1955 Tracy was born in 1930. That makes Tracy pretty active for a 90 year old.
Gee thanks Neil, I have a feeling you’ve designated yourself the Tracy Historian. Nothing in that comment a Tracy follower didn’t know. Maybe you could nudge these writers to try something new other than showing they can steal from Gould.
I think that Stooge Viller is not in panel 3 just as filler, allowing Tracy to reminisce. On the “Chekov’s Gun” theory, I assume he has been dragged into the narrative for some purpose, ultimately. Maybe some of his old swag is hidden in the warehouse, and Coney’s Gang knows it’s there, but not exactly where, hence needing to keep Meddling Dethany an Fastrack Inc. out of the Westwood and East Chester [Gould—there’s another reference!] warehouse until they can find it….
Gee, what are the odds that the EXACT WAREHOUSE that Dethany’s company decides to set up shop in just HAPPENS to be previously owned by Stooge Viller?
Not to mention WHY a business would want to set up shop in a friggin WAREHOUSE as opposed to an actual office building?!?
And yes I saw the “got it at a great deal” explanation, but it doesnt “fly” with me. Youd think a private eye business (and a NEW one at that!) would opt for a building with more “foot traffic” rather than an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of town
Neil Wick almost 4 years ago
Good morning™, everyone!
I think it was morning at the police station (they talked about the shooting having been the night before), but now it appears to be evening. The timeline is a bit confusing, but the important question now is why Coney and company don’t seem to want Dethany in Stooge Viller’s former warehouse.
Stooge Viller was officially villain #5 in the Dick Tracy Strip, first appearing in 1933, and he is drawn here in the less-stylized style of the early 1930s Dick Tracy strip. Appearing several times during the 1930s, he is one of the few Chester Gould bad guys that ever appeared in more than one story. He finally died in the first week of 1940.
AnyFace almost 4 years ago
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray almost 4 years ago
Good morning™, look the other way landlords !
Who is the joker who rents to all these bad guys ? Does he get kickbacks from the department from having all these crooked ducks in a row ? Good thing that Tracy knows the way.
iggyman almost 4 years ago
iggyman almost 4 years ago
The plot thickens! I wonder where Coney fits in?
crobinson019 almost 4 years ago
I kept wondering with Coney and Howdy (who both appear to be based on restaurant mascots) if the ringleader was Big Boy…
Knightman Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Oh My!!!
Pequod almost 4 years ago
Was there a continuity error between Saturday and Sunday? The double-dip of fudge brownie on a two-top cone is not in dispute. Yet the next day finds Coney arriving at “work” with what appears to be a double-dip of strawberry and vanilla. An error? Sloppy, if so, as readers are instantly aware that what Coney holds is not fudge brownie. Monday’s strip opens with a closer look at the cone in question. Howdy remarks, “Gee, Coney. You got a double dip before noon?” Much as a friend might question a drinker’s imbibing a double-shot before noon, Howdy questions Coney on his voracious appetite for ice cream. I posit that there was in fact no continuity error. Rather, Coney has wolfed down the fudge brownie scoops, and purchased an additional treat. He is named Coney for a reason. He eats a lot of ice cream. I predict we will see many a cone in Coney’s hand before all is said and done.
veldy almost 4 years ago
And here I always thought Stooge Viller was a catcher for the Tigers
Ray Toler almost 4 years ago
I am becoming resigned to the fact that there can be no Dick Tracy stories without Crossover Characters or Nostalgic Characters. I suppose that there is nothing new under the sun. (sigh)
tsull2121 almost 4 years ago
ahhh jesus, here we go! just cant “Let dead villains lie" can ya?
jrankin1959 almost 4 years ago
Okay – we have an ice cream junkie with a Howdy Doody-looking sidekick and a past villain called Stooge Viller… what’s next? A pie-throwing melee instead of a gun battle?
Another Take almost 4 years ago
1-DETH WARMEDOVER: Thanks for the ride home, Tracy.
2-DT: No problem. Hey. Your place is huge! And that’s a garage any man would die for! Oh man. How’d you score this???
3-DETH: Yeah, well it cost me my life savings. The owner, Sylvestor Deal, Sly for short said I had to abide by special rules since I got such a bargain. DT: Ummm, such as…
DETH: “Never turn on the lights, never open the garage door, always enter through a hole behind the bushes in the back, never tend to the grounds in any way and never call the cops when the occasional stew bum sleeps it off inside.
DT: Not bad but that garage door thing would a been a deal breaker for me.
DETH: Yeah but you know, location, location location!
WGillete almost 4 years ago
It looks like Mike’s been ordered to include a Gould villain in every story.
jrankin1959 almost 4 years ago
BTW, am I the only one who thinks this Dethany guest shot is turning into something reminiscent of the animated DT cartoons, where the “leg work” is farmed out to cheesy subordinates?
Newenglandah almost 4 years ago
Stooge is dressed in 1930s garb. OK, I’ll give that people in the 1950s wore such clothes. So if Tracy fought Stooge at the age of 25 in 1955 Tracy was born in 1930. That makes Tracy pretty active for a 90 year old.
buckman-j almost 4 years ago
Gee thanks Neil, I have a feeling you’ve designated yourself the Tracy Historian. Nothing in that comment a Tracy follower didn’t know. Maybe you could nudge these writers to try something new other than showing they can steal from Gould.
GoComicsGo! almost 4 years ago
Is there bad depth drawing/colouring in panel 2? Dethany and her car seat look closer to the dashboard than DT in his seat.
markwillman4 almost 4 years ago
I love the details in the artwork. Particularly in the first 2 panels and I love the rendition of Stooge.
Sisyphos almost 4 years ago
I think that Stooge Viller is not in panel 3 just as filler, allowing Tracy to reminisce. On the “Chekov’s Gun” theory, I assume he has been dragged into the narrative for some purpose, ultimately. Maybe some of his old swag is hidden in the warehouse, and Coney’s Gang knows it’s there, but not exactly where, hence needing to keep Meddling Dethany an Fastrack Inc. out of the Westwood and East Chester [Gould—there’s another reference!] warehouse until they can find it….
Eric S almost 4 years ago
Stooge Viller.. Woo woo woo woo woo!
tsull2121 almost 4 years ago
Gee, what are the odds that the EXACT WAREHOUSE that Dethany’s company decides to set up shop in just HAPPENS to be previously owned by Stooge Viller?
Not to mention WHY a business would want to set up shop in a friggin WAREHOUSE as opposed to an actual office building?!?
And yes I saw the “got it at a great deal” explanation, but it doesnt “fly” with me. Youd think a private eye business (and a NEW one at that!) would opt for a building with more “foot traffic” rather than an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of town