Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for October 28, 2023

Good morning™, everyone!

More accusations of Dr. Manutius being odd. It’s nothing but deflection.

“There was much talk”

A great description of this story!

Why do I feel like the Plenty family tree has a Manutius branch on it?

Good morning™, oddball nutters !

He needed to die and I just helped him on his way !

“He” derides the art because P.1. & P.3. are devoid of that luscious library decor so prominently shown on prior days.

Didn’t we see her in CITIZEN KANE letting the reporter into the archive to read the tycoon’s memoir?

There’s no reason to believe that tomorrow, another precious Sunday will be anything other that a continuation of the yakfest this story is.

I feel so powerless and helpless!!!

Eric, I’m pleading with you,, please up the action above the current Slouthness level!

Maybe Tracy can bump into a table, or Ms. Freeze can scratch her nose.

Anything other than talk would be appreciated!!!

I thought he was eccentric? ;p

There must have been a motive for these murders other than somebody who wanted to enhance their collection. By her statement, it shows she keeps up with current events. Media coverage in Tracy land could be on the level of CNN.

Tracy soldiers on with his inquiries as the Green Lamp Corps passes in review….

And where was you at the time of this evidently mistaken notion, Goldilocks? Say where in this humongous library-museum you is keeps your knifes collection?

Tracy finally pronounces Manutius’ name correctly!

P2, he’s seen somethin’.

Eye just can’t! Yet another glasses gap going on in panel 3….

Sounds like she didn’t know him THAT well—no amusing anecdotes?

That’s b.o. plenty after a… shave and a haircut….. (waiting on roger rabbit)

For this gal to think something is odd behavior it must be (really)odd behavior

enough of this junk. when does she try to seduce him

Crazy looking old coot.

1-DT: It feels like time has stood still since I first arrived and all I’ve learned is that you’re a “Librarian Wannabe” and that you “claim” no one has offered to sell you stolen manuscripts…

2-…Errrr…why do you have a portrait of that dead guy in here?

3-XAVIEE: I honor all my victims … I mean “friends” in that fashion. Vell, not the auction house courier from 7 years ago. And the paint is not yet dry on Frau Caxton’s portrait. And yours is still in the sketch stage.

DT: You’re going to honor ME? Wow. Wait a second…

Look who is talking about odd behavior… the frigid librarian with the blood red vampire lips !

A mouse bursts into the room! Bondy Redlips screams. Tracy bolts out of chair with insect reflexes, and snatches the mouse bare handed. He puts the mouse in the trash compactor and turns it on. Blondy swoons, and falls into DT’s arms. They kiss deeply. (Put some action in this story!).

Poor Dr. Aldus. He looks like a nice man.

!, 2, 3. Dick Tracy, inquisitive. Aldus Manutius, eccentric, dead. Xaviera Libris, glib, defensive. Three heads, talking or not. I like this parry-and-thrust between Tracy and Libris….

Great panel 1—-that’s our Tracy!!

Panel 2—-from that vacant expression it lookslvery likely that he could have wandered off and gotten lost in his own backyard