Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for September 27, 2022

“Good. Shoot them and ask questions later.”

Good morning™, all!

“In 2002, Russian troops released a mysterious gas into the theater … to incapacitate the rebels. That gas contained carfentanil, an opioid 10,000 times more powerful than morphine and 100 times more powerful than fentanyl.” More here: https://www.history.com/news/opioid-chemical-weapons-moscow-theater-hostage-crisis

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At least the three curators are waiting at headquarters to be questioned, so it’s not a matter of finding them.

In yesterday’s strip, Tracy asked that the 3 curators be called to the museum, to verify that nothing was stolen. Why then are they at police headquarters? Just asking.

Also, I don’t know if any Tracy commentators live on the west coast of Florida, but if any do, thoughts & prayers are with you. Stay safe!

A bit different “Lightning Bolts” indicating 2-way radio signals today, was the power cranked up?

BUT, reception being what it is, Tracy was outraged when he ‘heard’ that Jett and Bath were taking a bath at HQ. It brought back painful memories of the time they pulled in Aquaboy on suspicion of ‘liberating’ fish sticks and trying to reanimate them. (see the 2-part BATMAN episode THE TACKY TRIUMPH OF THE TERRIBLE TARTAR TEEN WHO TRUCULENTLY TRASHED TACOMA/TRUMPED UP TRAUMA OF THE TWO-BIT TWERPY TEEN THUG)

Chances are that Miss Christopher, Dr. Bath and Mr. Jett had hired some group to spray gas into the museum. One thing for sure…such a feat is above Apparatus’s pay grade.

BILL COSBY, Panel 1: Can I get some of that knock out gas used on your cops? HEY HEY HEY!

Thankfully no fatalities. The writers showed good judgement.

Calling Dick Tracy…the three stooges are at headquarters!

From recent NEW YORK TIMES obituary—

One day,while John Train was a graduate student at Harvard University,he encountered an issue of COLLIER’Smagazine the name of a man that would inspire a lifelong interest—-Katz Meow ofHoquiam,Washington State.

Mr.Train’s friends began telling him about other unusual names ,including Melissy Dalciny Caldony Yankee Pasha Devil take The Irishman Garrison,of Tryon City,North Carolina.

Mr.Train went on to write three books on the subject,bringing to attention an ENglishman named Strangeways Pigg Strangewaysand an Ohio resident named Louise Pantzaroff.

And we thought “Egan Oipse” was weird.

ANOTHEr NOTE—

Vowing never to eat airplane food,celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey has opened “PLANE FOOD” at London’s Heathrow Airport,so people can carry on their meals.

Well,this may be a step up from Sal Monella…..

MOVIE QUOTE—-“Who decorated this room,Robert Ripley?”

Kay Kyser—YOU’LL FIND OUT—1940

Okay,which of the three curators has a degree in chemistry…..

stuff like that is why I do believe Havana Syndrome is real and is Moscow derived. Because they’re prone to weird shenanigans. Anyway the evidence is strong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_syndrome

I was in Moscow in 2002. I saw the play (Nord Öst) on Wednesday, flew home on Saturday. Got to the States to the news of the attack. I was stunned. It still bothers me. The cast was amazing. The first scene was mostly children.

One thing that bothers me most was the number of innocent victims killed by the Russians in the “rescue”. The decision to use that gas murdered them.

Others have already asked, and the question remains pertinent, why are the Curators Three at TPD HQ?. They should by rights meet Tracy back at the museum, where he wants them to verify the presence (and authenticity) of all the artifacts displayed at the exhibit! Or, are the curators in cahoots to carry out a theft and deliberately trying to avoid onsite interrogation at the museum?

But it is a relief to see the gassed cops recovering, especially now that we are told how potentially lethal the gas used was….