Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Dick Tracy and Conan

 

Despite all of their differences, for some reason I think that these two could find some common ground. As long as they were up against a mutual enemy, anyway.

19 comments:

Detective Tobor said...

Conan would have to be representing the proper authorities though. Tracy would also have to be holding something important for Conan not to laugh at him because of his size(?).

Alaric said...

Conan's perfectly happy the represent the proper authorities, so long as they're paying him a reasonable amount to do it. Or if the story takes place after he's achieved his kingship, in which case he IS the proper authorities.

Alaric said...

I think they'd bond over a shared sense of... realism? I'm not sure that's the word I'm looking for, but for all the many, many differences in their outlooks, there's a certain similar quality, as well. And they can both be similarly inexorable.

Ben W said...

I never thought I'd see these two together! But I can dig it! Great thinking, man! Even the art styles go together better than one may expect!

Simreeve said...

Why not? After all, Wonder Woman and Catwoman once teamed up with Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser (in WW's comic)...

Carycomic said...

I can see Tracy winding up in the Hyborian Age as the result of some stolen mystical talisman like, say, the Lamp of Larko (first encountered by the Dynamic Duo in Detective Comics v.1/#322). And Larko turning out to be one of Conan's rogues' gallery of evil wizards.

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Bob Greenwade said...

Somewhere out there, someone is missing a cake; as Tracy implies, when it comes to unexpected pairings, said cake was taken by this cover.

There are a few possibilities that might upset that title, though: Tweety becomes Captain Universe. Snoopy joins the Blackhawks. Jonah Hex and the Starjammers. Roger Rabbit vs. Godzilla. The Inferior Five in the Land of the Lost. Mars Attacks Discworld.

Only slightly more sensibly: King Kong on the Planet of the Apes.

Alaric said...

BOOM! studios already put out a Kong on the Planet of the Apes series a bit under a decade ago.

Anonymous said...

Then, how about Vampirella on the Planet of the Apes?

Jason Toddman said...

The Return to the Planet of the Apes carton had its own King Kong character in a couple of episodes as well way back in 1975. It was worshipped by a group of apes with a pacifist culture much like the one found in Shangri-La.

Bob Greenwade said...

Well, how about Grape Ape on the Planet of the Apes?

Jason Toddman said...

Sheesh. Why not bring up Magilla Gorilla while you're at it? LOL

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Anonymous said...

Oh, great, now I'm going to.have that theme song stuck in my head all night. ;)

Detective Tobor said...

How about The Animaniacs on the Planet of the Apes?(trying to monkey around??)

Anonymous said...

Why not have the Monkees on the POTA, then? They have a much better theme song!

Anonymous said...

Wasn't that the battle cry of the Celtic mercenaries working for the Sheriff of Nottingham in "Robin Hood, Prince Of Thieves"?

Simreeve said...

Roger Rabbit vs. Godzilla? How about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambi_Meets_Godzilla ?

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