The actual reason they put those prose stories in old comic books was that it made the post office give them the magazine rate for mailing, which was cheaper. They didn’t think anybody read them. Stan Lee’s first writing assignment was one of those (in Captain America #3), and that’s why Joe Simon gave it to him: because it was just filler.
I had thought Vitamin’s soliloquy would be the first few panels of the Sunday start of the Minit Mystery and that today we’d get a last look at the Nitrate case. But this leaves more room to get the MM off to a full start tomorrow.
In any case, it’s always good to see the Old Trouper at center stage!
Great idea. Give Joe Staton a chance for other quick projects and to audition talent for when he eventually retires from the strip. Which I hope is a long ways off
Rod Gonzalez over 6 years ago
Minute Mysteries.
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An old tradition revived.
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So interesting.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 6 years ago
Good morning, Minitman Bill and the rest of the speedy cop gallery !
AnyFace over 6 years ago
So let me get this straight …
1.) Mystery presented this Sunday.
2.) Mystery resolved next Sunday.
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 6 years ago
Happy Saturday Guys!
jonahhex1 over 6 years ago
This could be interesting…….
Yngvar Følling over 6 years ago
¡ʎpɐǝɹ ɯ,ı :-)
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 6 years ago
I don’t recall the original run, but I like the idea.
Chris Colvard over 6 years ago
Looking forward to it :D
Ignatz Premium Member over 6 years ago
The actual reason they put those prose stories in old comic books was that it made the post office give them the magazine rate for mailing, which was cheaper. They didn’t think anybody read them. Stan Lee’s first writing assignment was one of those (in Captain America #3), and that’s why Joe Simon gave it to him: because it was just filler.
Sky_Shachaq over 6 years ago
Vitamin addressing the audience like that reminds me of Edward Van Sloan at the beginning of the 1931 version of Frankenstein.
Knightman Premium Member over 6 years ago
Say what???
Counterpoint over 6 years ago
FYI: http://dicktracy.info/
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl over 6 years ago
Good morning, everyone.
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl over 6 years ago
Today’s strip is so reminiscent of this one:
http://www.gocomics.com/dicktracy/2013/09/01
Calvins Brother over 6 years ago
That’s cool, can’t wait.
kantuck-nadie over 6 years ago
I seemed to remember one of these in IDW’s books?
RonnieAThompson Premium Member over 6 years ago
A grand idea.
BreathlessMahoney77 over 6 years ago
Well, I’m game.
Sisyphos over 6 years ago
I had thought Vitamin’s soliloquy would be the first few panels of the Sunday start of the Minit Mystery and that today we’d get a last look at the Nitrate case. But this leaves more room to get the MM off to a full start tomorrow.
In any case, it’s always good to see the Old Trouper at center stage!
LeoJLaney over 6 years ago
Great idea. Give Joe Staton a chance for other quick projects and to audition talent for when he eventually retires from the strip. Which I hope is a long ways off