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Secret Agent X-9

Conversation OCR: HERE'S MY KITE... HATE TO THINK OF ICE AND SNOWBUT I'VE GOT MY MANU T'KEEP ME WARM... www 12-30 M Copr 1944 King Features Syndicate Inc. World rights reserved MEANWHILE... IN A NEW YORK APARTMENT.... WELLI GUESS... MAYBE I SHOULD GET INTO AIR-CONDITIONING THE ADS SAY IT'S A COMING THING! HA-HA! 23 I FEEL RIPE FOR COMMITTING A LITTLE MURDER OR MAYHEM! AND WILDA- WHAT'LL SHE THINK? NEVER DID RATE BIG WITH HERBUT NOW! AWNUTS! I'M GOING OUT ON THE STEM AND TRY TO FORGET... MIGHT EVEN RUN ACROSS A FRIEND! MEL GRAFE HERE'S MY KITE ... HATE TO THINK OF ICE AND SNOWBUT I'VE GOT MY MANU T'KEEP ME WARM ... www 12-30 M Copr 1944 King Features Syndicate Inc. World rights reserved MEANWHILE ... IN A NEW YORK APARTMENT .... WELLI HAD IT COMINGI GUESS ... MAYBE I SHOULD GET INTO AIR - CONDITIONING THE ADS SAY IT'S A COMING THING ! HA - HA ! 23 I FEEL RIPE FOR COMMITTING A LITTLE MURDER OR MAYHEM ! AND WILDA- WHAT'LL SHE THINK ? NEVER DID RATE BIG WITH HERBUT NOW ! AWNUTS ! I'M GOING OUT ON THE STEM AND TRY TO FORGET ... MIGHT EVEN RUN ACROSS A FRIEND ! MEL GRAFE

Fiction OCR: WE'LL TRY TO GET YOU ABOARD FLIGHT THREEMISS DORRÉ... CALL YOU BACK. ///////////// 12-29 THANK you. WELLLI'L WILDA'S ALL PACKED... I'VE CALLED THE LIGHT AND PHONE COMPANIES.. -JUST ONE MORE THING.. Al THIS IS THE SPOT... SEEMS LIKE AGES SINCE WE STOOD HERE.. WAS IT JUST THE FLORIDA MOON-OR WAS THE LITTLE GEEZER IN DIAPERS REALLY SNIPING ? Will € Copr. 1944World rights reserved. WE'LL TRY TO GET YOU ABOARD FLIGHT THREEMISS DORRÉ ... CALL YOU BACK . ///////////// 12-29 THANK you . WELLLI'L WILDA'S ALL PACKED ... I'VE CALLED THE LIGHT AND PHONE COMPANIES .. -JUST ONE MORE THING .. Al THIS IS THE SPOT ... SEEMS LIKE AGES SINCE WE STOOD HERE .. WAS IT JUST THE FLORIDA MOON - OR WAS THE LITTLE GEEZER IN DIAPERS REALLY SNIPING ? Will € Copr . 1944King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved .

Monochrome OCR: BREAK OUT THE OLDPLUSH RUGNEW YORK! HERE I COME.. HHAL Copr. 1944World rights reserved. 12-28 ( FIRSTI'LL STOP OVER IN WASHINGTON AND SEE IF MY G-MAN STILL LOOKS GOOD TO ME... /////////// //////////////// ////// /////// .....THENON TO BICARBONATE-ON-THE-HUDSON... MY PUBLISHER... THE OLD STORK GANG-AND BRAINY! HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT HIM OFFAGAIN! MEL GRAFE BREAK OUT THE OLDPLUSH RUGNEW YORK ! HERE I COME .. HHAL Copr . 1944King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . 12-28 ( FIRSTI'LL STOP OVER IN WASHINGTON AND SEE IF MY G - MAN STILL LOOKS GOOD TO ME ... /////////// //////////////// ////// /////// ..... THENON TO BICARBONATE - ON - THE - HUDSON ... MY PUBLISHER ... THE OLD STORK GANG - AND BRAINY ! HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT HIM OFFAGAIN ! MEL GRAFE

Parallel OCR: YOW! IT'S FINISHED! "THE GOLDEN SCORPION STRIKES AGAIN".... NOWIF ONLY IT STRIKES THE BEST-SELLER JACKPOTAGAIN! S 12-27 STILL GOTTA DO SOME RE-WRITE AND HAVE MY LEGAL ANGLES CHECKEDBUT I CAN DO THAT UP NORTH! Comoy IT WAS EASIERWRITING ABOUT CASS DORGAN THIS TIME... MUST HAVE BEEN MY-ER- CHAT WITH G-MAN CORRIGAN. NOTHING LIKE CONTACTSI ALWAYS SAY... Som en sore SY Copr 1944Inc.. World rights reserved. IF THERE'S SUCH A THING AS MENTAL TELEPATHYHE MUST BE BLUSHINGRIGHT NOW... GOTTA WRITE THAT GUY INTO MY LIFE FOR KEEPS SOMEHOW... MEL GRAFE YOW ! IT'S FINISHED ! " THE GOLDEN SCORPION STRIKES AGAIN " .... NOWIF ONLY IT STRIKES THE BEST - SELLER JACKPOTAGAIN ! S 12-27 STILL GOTTA DO SOME RE - WRITE AND HAVE MY LEGAL ANGLES CHECKEDBUT I CAN DO THAT UP NORTH ! Comoy IT WAS EASIERWRITING ABOUT CASS DORGAN THIS TIME ... MUST HAVE BEEN MY - ER- CHAT WITH G - MAN CORRIGAN . NOTHING LIKE CONTACTSI ALWAYS SAY ... Som en sore SY Copr 1944King Features SyndicateInc .. World rights reserved . IF THERE'S SUCH A THING AS MENTAL TELEPATHYHE MUST BE BLUSHINGRIGHT NOW ... GOTTA WRITE THAT GUY INTO MY LIFE FOR KEEPS SOMEHOW ... MEL GRAFE

Comics OCR: PHILI'M SORRY ABOUT LINDA...I THOUGHT SHE WAS ON HER WAY SOUTH TO MARRY YOUWHEN I LEARNED THAT SHE'D RESIGNED. Copr 1944Inc. World rights reserved 12-26 THE BEST TONIC FOR YOUR KIND OF HEART TROUBLE 15 WORK I'VE GOT A SHORT JOB FOR YOU - TWO WEEKS. MAYBE... ******* Servi P LA™ MEANWHILE WELLLI'L WILDA'S HOTTER THAN A BUZZ-BOMB...... AT THIS RATETHE YARN WILL BE READY FOR COVERS IN A FEW WEEKS. THE DAYS PASS.. WILDA DORRE'S DETECTIVE NOVEL NEARS COMPLETION-A NOVEL DESTINED TO BRING TERROR OR DEATH TO A HALF-DOZEN PEOPLE ***** The body lay face downhead turned slightly to one sideand Cass saw an ugly arc of dried blood that reached from the victim's left ear to his partly open mouth...A wastebasket had been over- turned and bats of crumpled paper made a tiny av- alanche on the rug. Cass' hands shook perceptably as he lit a cigar- ette ano put the burnt match into his ccat pocket. He inhaled deeply and started to lean against the richly carved deskwhen something yellow and glittery near the murdered man's right shoulder caught his eye. MEL GRAFF Cass stooped quickly and picked up the shiny bit of metal... It was a golden scorpicn! ---the third such grisly calling card in as many nights. in the scorpion in his wallet with the hegan a minute scrutiny of losed and locked PHILI'M SORRY ABOUT LINDA ... I THOUGHT SHE WAS ON HER WAY SOUTH TO MARRY YOUWHEN I LEARNED THAT SHE'D RESIGNED . Copr 1944King Features SyndicateInc. World rights reserved 12-26 THE BEST TONIC FOR YOUR KIND OF HEART TROUBLE 15 WORK I'VE GOT A SHORT JOB FOR YOU - TWO WEEKS . MAYBE ... ******* Servi P LA ™ MEANWHILE WELLLI'L WILDA'S HOTTER THAN A BUZZ - BOMB ...... AT THIS RATETHE YARN WILL BE READY FOR COVERS IN A FEW WEEKS . THE DAYS PASS .. WILDA DORRE'S DETECTIVE NOVEL NEARS COMPLETION - A NOVEL DESTINED TO BRING TERROR OR DEATH TO A HALF - DOZEN PEOPLE ***** The body lay face downhead turned slightly to one sideand Cass saw an ugly arc of dried blood that reached from the victim's left ear to his partly open mouth ... A wastebasket had been over turned and bats of crumpled paper made a tiny av alanche on the rug . Cass ' hands shook perceptably as he lit a cigar ette ano put the burnt match into his ccat pocket . He inhaled deeply and started to lean against the richly carved deskwhen something yellow and glittery near the murdered man's right shoulder caught his eye . MEL GRAFF Cass stooped quickly and picked up the shiny bit of metal ... It was a golden scorpicn ! --- the third such grisly calling card in as many nights . in the scorpion in his wallet with the hegan a minute scrutiny of losed and locked

Art OCR: 12-25 LOOK AT THAT SNOWCOOLING AND SOOTHING THE TORTURED BROW OF THE EARTH WHITE-WASHING THE SINS OF THE WORLD... ** JOHNNY JONES WILL BE BELLY-SLAMMING ON HIS NEW SLED IN BACK OF THE OLD MILL TODAY... Ch I WAS THE FIRST KID IN MY BLOCK WITH GROOVED RUNNERS. ON SOME FROZEN BATTLEFIELDJOHNNY'S BIG BROTHER WILL STOP A BIT OF COLD METAL AND A HALO OF CHRISTMAS SNOW WILL BLANKET HIM IN ETERNALSLEEP... *** - BLESS EVERY ONE OF THOSE BRAVE GUYS LIVING AND DEAD. 1/0 Copr 1944. King Features Syndicate In World rights reserved PHILIF IT FORGETS THE GHOSTLY ARMY THAT FOUGHT AND DIED SO THAT THERE MIGHT BE PEACE ON EARTH AND GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN! Wo MEL GRAFE 12-25 LOOK AT THAT SNOWCOOLING AND SOOTHING THE TORTURED BROW OF THE EARTH WHITE - WASHING THE SINS OF THE WORLD ... ** JOHNNY JONES WILL BE BELLY - SLAMMING ON HIS NEW SLED IN BACK OF THE OLD MILL TODAY ... Ch I WAS THE FIRST KID IN MY BLOCK WITH GROOVED RUNNERS . ON SOME FROZEN BATTLEFIELDJOHNNY'S BIG BROTHER WILL STOP A BIT OF COLD METAL AND A HALO OF CHRISTMAS SNOW WILL BLANKET HIM IN ETERNALSLEEP ... *** - BLESS EVERY ONE OF THOSE BRAVE GUYS LIVING AND DEAD . 1/0 Copr 1944. King Features Syndicate In World rights reserved PHILHEAVEN HELP THE WORLDIF IT FORGETS THE GHOSTLY ARMY THAT FOUGHT AND DIED SO THAT THERE MIGHT BE PEACE ON EARTH AND GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN ! Wo MEL GRAFE

Drawing OCR: 12-23 WHILE PHIL CORRIGAN HEADS FOR WASHINGTON.... Copr 1944. King Features Syndicate. Inc. World rights reserved. wall COMFORTING TO HEAR PLANE MOTORS IN THIS LONELY SPOT... WONDER IF HE NOHE WOULDN'T BE ON THAT ONE... AND SOWILDA DORRE WORKS FAR INTO THE NIGHTOBLIVIOUS OF THE VIOLENT ROLE THAT FATE HAS PATTERNED FOR HER IN THE LIFE OF PHIL CORRIGAN... 12-23 x10-2004 MEL GRAPE 12-23 WHILE PHIL CORRIGAN HEADS FOR WASHINGTON .... Copr 1944. King Features Syndicate . Inc. World rights reserved . wall COMFORTING TO HEAR PLANE MOTORS IN THIS LONELY SPOT ... WONDER IF HE NOHE WOULDN'T BE ON THAT ONE ... AND SOWILDA DORRE WORKS FAR INTO THE NIGHTOBLIVIOUS OF THE VIOLENT ROLE THAT FATE HAS PATTERNED FOR HER IN THE LIFE OF PHIL CORRIGAN ... 12-23 x10-2004 MEL GRAPE

Parallel OCR: 12-22 Y'KNOWMARDEN..I ENVY YOU NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERSWITH YOUR ADVANCE PROOFS OF THE COMIC STRIPS' THAT'S WHY I GOT INTO THIS BUSINESS! 1 COULDN'T WAIT FROM DAY TO DAY! ?????? ????? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? Copr. 1944King Features Syndicate. Inc.. World rights reserved 9 BY THE WAY. WILDA DORREIS WORKING ON A NEW WHO-DUNNIT OUT ON BLACK SWAMP LAKE ! m THANKS...I'LL SEND CYNTHIA OUT THERE... THE DORRE DAME RATES SPACE IN ANYONE'S PAPER! I MET HER IN NEW YORK A YEAR AGO... DYNAMITE ! GLAMOUR IN EVERY GLANCE ! DRIPS WITH SEX APPEAL - KNOW HER? 12-22 MEL GRAFE TIT HGMM! SLIGHTLY. 12-22 Y'KNOWMARDEN..I ENVY YOU NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERSWITH YOUR ADVANCE PROOFS OF THE COMIC STRIPS ' THAT'S WHY I GOT INTO THIS BUSINESS ! 1 COULDN'T WAIT FROM DAY TO DAY ! ?????? ????? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? Copr . 1944King Features Syndicate . Inc .. World rights reserved 9 BY THE WAY . WILDA DORRETHE NOVELISTIS WORKING ON A NEW WHO - DUNNIT OUT ON BLACK SWAMP LAKE ! m THANKS ... I'LL SEND CYNTHIA OUT THERE ... THE DORRE DAME RATES SPACE IN ANYONE'S PAPER ! I MET HER IN NEW YORK A YEAR AGO ... DYNAMITE ! GLAMOUR IN EVERY GLANCE ! DRIPS WITH SEX APPEAL - KNOW HER ? 12-22 MEL GRAFE TIT HGMM ! SLIGHTLY .

Art OCR: 12-21 MARDEN! YOU OLD PRINTER-DEVIL! HOW ARE YOU? ou)" FAIR TO MUDDLIN'PHIL! HOW'S THE F.B.I. JAIL-BIRD DOG? ...SO YOU'VE BEEN HOBNOBBING WITH ESCAPED NAZI PRISONERS AND ENEMY AGENTS RIGHT IN MY BACK YARD? ANYTHING I CAN TELL MY READERS? ITE TENTRY Copr 1944World rights reserved. NOPE! IT'S STRICTLY SOTTO VOCEMARDEN! SUREI KNOW YOU G-GUYS WON'T GET YOUR SHARE OF GLORYTILL THE WAR'S OVER! (L. WE'RE NOT AFTER GLORYMARDEN.. WE'RE AFTER RATS! MEL GRAFE 12.2 MASTERATSEH? WELLYOU AND YOUR BOYS HAVE BEEN DOING AN EXTERMINATING JOBBUT GOOD! 12-21 MARDEN ! YOU OLD PRINTER - DEVIL ! HOW ARE YOU ? ou ) " FAIR TO MUDDLIN 'PHIL ! HOW'S THE F.B.I. JAIL - BIRD DOG ? ... SO YOU'VE BEEN HOBNOBBING WITH ESCAPED NAZI PRISONERS AND ENEMY AGENTS RIGHT IN MY BACK YARD ? ANYTHING I CAN TELL MY READERS ? ITE TENTRY Copr 1944King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . NOPE ! IT'S STRICTLY SOTTO VOCESUB ROSAMARDEN ! SUREI KNOW YOU G - GUYS WON'T GET YOUR SHARE OF GLORYTILL THE WAR'S OVER ! ( L. WE'RE NOT AFTER GLORYMARDEN .. WE'RE AFTER RATS ! MEL GRAFE 12.2 MASTERATSEH ? WELLYOU AND YOUR BOYS HAVE BEEN DOING AN EXTERMINATING JOBBUT GOOD !

Fiction OCR: 12-20 - NICE OF MR. OF PHIL TO TOTE IN WOOD AND BUILD THIS FIRE FOR ME.... IT'S NOT THE ONLY FIRE HE KINDLEDBEFORE HE LEFT... GOTTA STOP THINKING OF THAT GUYIF I WANT TO GET THIS STORY OF THUGGEE HUGGER-MUGGERY ON PAPER ! ".. 10 10 MEL GRAFF The Golden Scorpion Strikes Again. A novel by Wilda Dorre A MEANWHILE.. TRURIER AR GUESS I'LL POP INTO THE SENTRY OFFICE AND SEE OLD MARDEN ANSON! Shume nby FA TUURLIJ HTS STAR Studio R Copr 1944World rights reserved STAR 12-20 - NICE OF MR . OF PHIL TO TOTE IN WOOD AND BUILD THIS FIRE FOR ME .... IT'S NOT THE ONLY FIRE HE KINDLEDBEFORE HE LEFT ... GOTTA STOP THINKING OF THAT GUYIF I WANT TO GET THIS STORY OF THUGGEE HUGGER - MUGGERY ON PAPER ! " .. 10 10 MEL GRAFF The Golden Scorpion Strikes Again . A novel by Wilda Dorre A MEANWHILE .. TRURIER AR GUESS I'LL POP INTO THE SENTRY OFFICE AND SEE OLD MARDEN ANSON ! Shume nby FA TUURLIJ HTS STAR Studio R Copr 1944King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved STAR

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