ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian) (09/10/85)
Ah, the comic strips of my youth....
For one reason or another, I haven't been reading these comics
(Steve Canyon and Dick Tracy, in case you missed the title) regularly
since I left for college in 1973. Now I try to catch up when I
can. (mostly back issues of the Appeal Democrat at my Grandparent's
house. Yes, *that* Yuba City.) For any regular readers out there,
I have some questions:
First, Dick Tracy: Is someone else doing the artwork and story?
Have I missed something? Gone are the magnetic air cars, the
moon colony, the giant Escargot, lunar gold mine, etc. What happened?
I see Junior still has his crossbreed lunar daughter, but what happened
to his lunar wife? When did he remarry?
Second, Steve Canyon: I've never really understood what was going
on in that strip. I understand Steve has the rank of Colonel in,
I believe the USAF, but he appears to be an agent of some kind.
Whom does he work for? In his private life, I understand that Summer
is his wife, but of what relation is Poteet? (Name might be misspelled.)
I remember years ago that Summer had disappeared and a thought balloon
had Poteet thinking 'please let me be your summer replacement'. (Pun
intended, I'm sure.) This sorta preempts the idea of Poteet being a
blood relation, in spite of her last name. Anyone know the real story?
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Ron Christian (Watkins-Johnson Co. San Jose, Calif.)
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