Dick Tracy, 4/20/22

One thing that's been bothering me about this Dick Tracy storyline is the name of the character who dated the dead real Tonsils and is now dating the live fake one: "Dot View." Is this ... wordplay? Is it a pun? Is it referring to something? There was a gimmicky cell phone accessory by that name in 2015 but since the Dot View character was first introduced in 1952, I assume they're unrelated. Her whole thing is that she hosts a local TV show, which I guess was enough of a novelty in 1952 that you could get a name out of it. "Get it? Dot View? And you view her? On the television, which you only bought 18 months ago? Makes you think, huh?"

Rex Morgan, M.D., 4/20/22