Comments on: Scott’s Comic Book Cover Advent Calendar – December 13th http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1844 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:50:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1844/comment-page-1#comment-215642 Scott Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:28:07 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1844#comment-215642 TayJK, Given that <b>Popular Comics</b>, like other comic books of the time period, mostly filled their pages with reprints of several weeks worth of Sunday comics, it probably <em>is</em> Dick Tracy. TayJK,

Given that Popular Comics, like other comic books of the time period, mostly filled their pages with reprints of several weeks worth of Sunday comics, it probably is Dick Tracy.

]]> By: Jonathan Miller http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1844/comment-page-1#comment-215543 Jonathan Miller Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:53:17 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1844#comment-215543 I think it's that he's asking his dad for money so he can buy his dad a present. I've seen that gag elsewhere (in things of a lot more recent vintage), so I'm betting that's the...."joke." I think it’s that he’s asking his dad for money so he can buy his dad a present. I’ve seen that gag elsewhere (in things of a lot more recent vintage), so I’m betting that’s the….”joke.”

]]> By: Mary http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1844/comment-page-1#comment-215142 Mary Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:02:06 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1844#comment-215142 wow, 1937? That is way old! wow, 1937? That is way old!

]]> By: TayJK http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1844/comment-page-1#comment-215103 TayJK Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:37:42 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1844#comment-215103 Is it just me, or does the dad look like Dick Tracy? Is it just me, or does the dad look like Dick Tracy?

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