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From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Newsgroups: net.comics
Subject: Questions about Steve Canyon and Dick Tracy
Message-ID: <559@wjvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 21:00:44 EDT
Article-I.D.: wjvax.559
Posted: Mon Sep  9 21:00:44 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 12-Sep-85 12:08:56 EDT
Reply-To: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Organization: Watkins Johnson, San Jose, Calif.
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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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