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Big Ben Bolt - Thu, October 1, 1953

By Elliot Caplin & John Cullen Murphy

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Thu, October 1, 1953

Big Ben Bolt

Design OCR: YOU'RE GOING TO LET 'EM DRILLMR. GROST? WHY NOTSON ...WHY NOT? ONETT GROST ENIERPRISES SOMEONE'S GOTTA GO TO THE EXPENSE OF FINDING OUT IF THERE'S OIL ON THAT PROPERTY ... MIGHT AS WELL BE THEM ! SALT OF THE EARTHTHAT MR. GROST.NOWALL WE GOTTA DO IS RENT ARIG AN START DRILLING...UMMM...I CAN SMELL THAT SWEETBLACK STUFF POURING UP FRÓM THE EARTH RIGHT NOW! JOHN CULLEN MURPIY YOU'RE GOING TO LET 'EM DRILLMR. GROST? WHY NOTSON ...WHY NOT? ONETT GROST ENIERPRISES SOMEONE'S GOTTA GO TO THE EXPENSE OF FINDING OUT IF THERE'S OIL ON THAT PROPERTY ... MIGHT AS WELL BE THEM ! SALT OF THE EARTHTHAT MR. GROST.NOWALL WE GOTTA DO IS RENT ARIG AN START DRILLING...UMMM...I CAN SMELL THAT SWEETBLACK STUFF POURING UP FRÓM THE EARTH RIGHT NOW! JOHN CULLEN MURPIY
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Wed, September 30, 1953

Big Ben Bolt

Finger OCR: SO YOU'RE GETTING INTO THE OIL BUSINESS WITH MY OLD FRIEND GUNNERMR.BOLT? WELLI WANT TO TELL YOU YOU COULDN'T HAVE PICKEDA FINER MAN THAN OLD GUNNER! THANKSMR. GROST .NOW I COME HERE FOR AN EXTENSION ON THE LEASE TO THE LAND I'M DRILLING.. SHUCKSGUNNER.. AROUND HERE A MAN'S WORD'S HIS BOND..YOU KNOW THAT..YOU GO AHEAD AND DRILL.LET ME WORRY ABOUT THE LEASE... IN THESE PARTSWE DON'T FIDDLE- FADDLE AROUND WITH NONE OF THEM FANCY LEGAL DOCUMENTS.NOWYOU KNOW YOU CAN TRUST MEGUNNER!! YOU JUST START DRILLING! WELL. JOHN CULLEN IMORAY 9-30 SO YOU'RE GETTING INTO THE OIL BUSINESS WITH MY OLD FRIEND GUNNERMR.BOLT? WELLI WANT TO TELL YOU YOU COULDN'T HAVE PICKEDA FINER MAN THAN OLD GUNNER! THANKSMR. GROST .NOW I COME HERE FOR AN EXTENSION ON THE LEASE TO THE LAND I'M DRILLING.. SHUCKSGUNNER.. AROUND HERE A MAN'S WORD'S HIS BOND..YOU KNOW THAT..YOU GO AHEAD AND DRILL.LET ME WORRY ABOUT THE LEASE... IN THESE PARTSWE DON'T FIDDLE- FADDLE AROUND WITH NONE OF THEM FANCY LEGAL DOCUMENTS.NOWYOU KNOW YOU CAN TRUST MEGUNNER!! YOU JUST START DRILLING! WELL. JOHN CULLEN IMORAY 9-30
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Tue, September 29, 1953

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Fictional character OCR: THIS TIME HE CAME WITH A GUY WHOSE FACE IS FAMILIAR - MAYBE YOULL RECOGNIZE HIM! WELLWELL..F IT ISN'T MY OLD FRIEND GUNNER... NOWDON'T TELL ME.YOU'RE BEN BOLT-HEAVYWEIGHT GUNNER MALOY'S HERETTJWOJ CHAMP OF THE WORLD-- AM I RIGHT? JOWETT GET RID OF THAT GRIFTER.EYPRISES ON THE NOSEMR. GROST... BEN'S MY NEW PARTNER! YEAH? WELL. SEND THE OLD PEST IN ! JOHN CULLEN MLKPHYD 9-29 Features SyndicateWorld tiges THIS TIME HE CAME WITH A GUY WHOSE FACE IS FAMILIAR - MAYBE YOULL RECOGNIZE HIM! WELLWELL..F IT ISN'T MY OLD FRIEND GUNNER... NOWDON'T TELL ME.YOU'RE BEN BOLT-HEAVYWEIGHT GUNNER MALOY'S HEREMR. GROSTTTJWOJ CHAMP OF THE WORLD-- AM I RIGHT? JOWETT GET RID OF THAT GRIFTER.EYPRISES ON THE NOSEMR. GROST... BEN'S MY NEW PARTNER! YEAH? WELL. SEND THE OLD PEST IN ! JOHN CULLEN MLKPHYD 9-29 Features SyndicateWorld tiges
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Mon, September 28, 1953

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Style OCR: YOU MEAN YOU'RE GOIN TO STAKE ME TO A RIG?.. THAT'S WHAT HE SAIDKIDS? YOU HEARD HIM SAY ITTOO! THAT'S WHAT HE SAIDGUNNER! I KNEW THE MINUTE Í SAW HIM HE WAS A VERY FINE MAN ! THAT'S NOT DUSTGUNNER.. THOSE ARE REAL TEARSAND YOU AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SHAMED OF CRYING WHEN YOU'RE HAPPY! WELLWHAT'RE WE WAITING FORGUNNER? .LET'S GET DRILLING! THIS COUNTRYlS AWFUL DRY THIB TIME O' YEAR... MUSTA GOT SOME DUST IN MY EYE... JOHN CULLEN MURPHY 9-28 YOU MEAN YOU'RE GOIN TO STAKE ME TO A RIG?.. THAT'S WHAT HE SAIDWASN'T ITKIDS? YOU HEARD HIM SAY ITTOO! THAT'S WHAT HE SAIDGUNNER! I KNEW THE MINUTE Í SAW HIM HE WAS A VERY FINE MAN ! THAT'S NOT DUSTGUNNER.. THOSE ARE REAL TEARSAND YOU AIN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SHAMED OF CRYING WHEN YOU'RE HAPPY! WELLWHAT'RE WE WAITING FORGUNNER? .LET'S GET DRILLING! THIS COUNTRYlS AWFUL DRY THIB TIME O' YEAR... MUSTA GOT SOME DUST IN MY EYE... JOHN CULLEN MURPHY 9-28
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Sun, September 27, 1953

Big Ben Bolt

Cartoon OCR: ME AND THE LIL PROF WAS WALKIN THROUGH THE PARKWHEN I ASKS HIM HOW HE CHILLS THE PUGS HE'S BEEN FIGHTING...SO HE SAYS -LET US DEMONSTRATE ON THAT GENT THERE- POINTING TO HARRY.... AWRIGHTNOW WE KNOW HE AIN'T NO FLUKE WHEN IT COMES T'PUNCHING-SO WE GOTTA FIND A NEW ANGLE- BG BEN BOLT HARRY BLORELIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPHAS RECENTLY FELT THE FORCE OE ONE OF THE PECULIAR PROE PETER PEDDLE'S "DYNAMIC" ENERGY BLOWS! ALL THE TIME HE SPOUTS THAT MUSHY POETRY STUFF... THEN HE POLITELY POKES ME ONE IN THE KISSER THAT FEELS LIKE IT COMES OFF'N THE HIND LEG OF A MULE-I'M TELLIN' YOUTHAT CHARACTER PULVERIZES WITH A SINGLE I by JOHN CULLEN MURPHY AUDREYBABY-YOU GOT IT! ANY DOPE THAT WASTES HIS TIME WITH A BABE TALKIN' POETRY HAS GOT A SOFT SPOT ON THE BRAIN.. WHICH ROUGHLY MEANS HE IS A PUSHOVER FOR A SOB 9TORY! YEAH...YEAHYOU GOT SOMETHING! SO ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS FEED ) YEAHSIMPLE -EXCEPT HIM A LINE SO THAT HE WON'T BELT OUR HARRY REAL HARD .SIMPLEHUH ? THAT I'M THE STUPID TYPE ...I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT! AWRIGHT...YOU TELL HIM THAT HARRY IS A GREAT BIG WAR HERO..THAT HE GOT WOUNDEDA COUPLA DÖZEN TIMESAND THAT IT WOULDN'T BE CON - SIDERED PATRIOTIC FOR HIM TO KAYO A A HERO LIKE HARRY! GET IT? BUT MY HARRY NEVER WAS IN UNIFORM BECAUSE HE'S GOT SUCH FLAT FEET OR SOMETHING- FOR YOUANYTHING; ALTHOUGH STAY CON- FUSEDBUT FRANKLYI'MA LITTLE/ GET THE WAR HERO STUFF ACROSS T' PEDOLE! AUDREY IS MORE THE ETHEREAL TYPEINSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS THAT MUST OCCUPY HER BRAIN CONFUSED! ENGLAR THAT'S NO WAY TO TALK ABOUT THE MAN YOU LOVE! YOU GONNA DO IT? YEAH.YEAH.. IS'WONDERFUL IDEA! MUEPHY ATUHES STNIICATEWORLD HIGHTS ESERVED ME AND THE LIL PROF WAS WALKIN THROUGH THE PARKWHEN I ASKS HIM HOW HE CHILLS THE PUGS HE'S BEEN FIGHTING...SO HE SAYS -LET US DEMONSTRATE ON THAT GENT THERE- POINTING TO HARRY.... AWRIGHTNOW WE KNOW HE AIN'T NO FLUKE WHEN IT COMES T'PUNCHING-SO WE GOTTA FIND A NEW ANGLE- BG BEN BOLT HARRY BLORELIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPHAS RECENTLY FELT THE FORCE OE ONE OF THE PECULIAR PROE PETER PEDDLE'S "DYNAMIC" ENERGY BLOWS! ALL THE TIME HE SPOUTS THAT MUSHY POETRY STUFF... THEN HE POLITELY POKES ME ONE IN THE KISSER THAT FEELS LIKE IT COMES OFF'N THE HIND LEG OF A MULE-I'M TELLIN' YOUTHAT CHARACTER PULVERIZES WITH A SINGLE I by JOHN CULLEN MURPHY AUDREYBABY-YOU GOT IT! ANY DOPE THAT WASTES HIS TIME WITH A BABE TALKIN' POETRY HAS GOT A SOFT SPOT ON THE BRAIN.. WHICH ROUGHLY MEANS HE IS A PUSHOVER FOR A SOB 9TORY! YEAH...YEAHYOU GOT SOMETHING! SO ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS FEED ) YEAHSIMPLE -EXCEPT HIM A LINE SO THAT HE WON'T BELT OUR HARRY REAL HARD .SIMPLEHUH ? THAT I'M THE STUPID TYPE ...I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT! AWRIGHT...YOU TELL HIM THAT HARRY IS A GREAT BIG WAR HERO..THAT HE GOT WOUNDEDA COUPLA DÖZEN TIMESAND THAT IT WOULDN'T BE CON - SIDERED PATRIOTIC FOR HIM TO KAYO A A HERO LIKE HARRY! GET IT? BUT MY HARRY NEVER WAS IN UNIFORM BECAUSE HE'S GOT SUCH FLAT FEET OR SOMETHING- FOR YOUHARRY BOYANYTHING; ALTHOUGH STAY CON- FUSEDBUT FRANKLYI'MA LITTLE/ GET THE WAR HERO STUFF ACROSS T' PEDOLE! AUDREY IS MORE THE ETHEREAL TYPEGENTLEMEN...SPEAKS LITTLETHE MYSTERIOUSINSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS THAT MUST OCCUPY HER BRAIN CONFUSED! ENGLAR THAT'S NO WAY TO TALK ABOUT THE MAN YOU LOVE! YOU GONNA DO IT? YEAH.YEAH.. IS'WONDERFUL IDEA! MUEPHY ATUHES STNIICATEWORLD HIGHTS ESERVED
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Sat, September 26, 1953

Big Ben Bolt

Snapshot OCR: STOP FRETTINGMARTHA.. THEY PROBABLY DECIDED TO STAY OVERNIGHT WITH SPIDER'S WEALTHY OIL-BARON FRIEND ... THEY'LL UNDOUBTEDLY SEND ON A MESSAGE.. BUT MY NEPHEW AND HIS FRIEND AREN'T BACK YETCONDUCTOR! SORRYBUT THIS TRAIN'S GOT TO GET STARTED.. INSIDEPLEASE ALL ABOARD FOLKS! 9-26 STOP FRETTINGMARTHA.. THEY PROBABLY DECIDED TO STAY OVERNIGHT WITH SPIDER'S WEALTHY OIL-BARON FRIEND ... THEY'LL UNDOUBTEDLY SEND ON A MESSAGE.. BUT MY NEPHEW AND HIS FRIEND AREN'T BACK YETCONDUCTOR! SORRYBUT THIS TRAIN'S GOT TO GET STARTED.. INSIDEPLEASE ALL ABOARD FOLKS! 9-26
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Fri, September 25, 1953

Big Ben Bolt

Font OCR: MAYBE BETH HAS THAT'S THE GENERAL EMBARRASSIN' A GOOD IDEA THERE. YOUR POP IN FRONT OF HIS FRIENDS THAT WAY- HUH? DID YOU SAY. HOW MUCH MONÉY DO IDEAGUNNER I NEED ? HOW MUCH DO YOU NEEDGUNNER? YOU HUSH UPBETH MALLOY/ HOW MANY TIMES I TELL YOU GIRLS IS SUPPOSED T'WAIT ASK 'EM FOR MONEYTILL THEY GET TALKED TO BEFORE SHOOTIN' OFF THEIR MOUTHS?! WELLI KNOW YOU AIN'T GOIN'T GUNNER-AND SINCÉ I'M THE LADY OF THE HOUSEGOT A DUTY! OHN CULLEN MORAY 9-26 MAYBE BETH HAS THAT'S THE GENERAL EMBARRASSIN' A GOOD IDEA THERE. YOUR POP IN FRONT OF HIS FRIENDS THAT WAY- HUH? DID YOU SAY. HOW MUCH MONÉY DO IDEAGUNNER I NEED ? HOW MUCH DO YOU NEEDGUNNER? YOU HUSH UPBETH MALLOY/ HOW MANY TIMES I TELL YOU GIRLS IS SUPPOSED T'WAIT ASK 'EM FOR MONEYTILL THEY GET TALKED TO BEFORE SHOOTIN' OFF THEIR MOUTHS?! WELLI KNOW YOU AIN'T GOIN'T GUNNER-AND SINCÉ I'M THE LADY OF THE HOUSEGOT A DUTY! OHN CULLEN MORAY 9-26
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Thu, September 24, 1953

Big Ben Bolt

Happy OCR: YOU FOOLINGMISTER? IT TAKESA RIG TO DIG FOR OIL-AND RIGS COSTS LOTS OF MONEY. PA JUST AIN'T GOT NO MONEY! SO WHAT'S STOPPING YOUPAL ? I GOTA LEASE ON THIS HUNK O PROPERTYSPIDER.I'M POSITIVE IT'S GOT OIL ON IT. THIS TIME I'M SURE I'M GON' T HIT A BIG ONE... IF YOU'RE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS OF GUNNER'SHOW COME YOU DON'T OFFER HIM SOME CASH So'S HE CAN GO ON DRILLING ? BETH! I SWEAR I'M GOING TO FAN YOUR HIDE FOR BEIN' SO FRESH! SHUSH UPBETH! JOHN. CULLEN MURPHY 9-24 YOU FOOLINGMISTER? IT TAKESA RIG TO DIG FOR OIL-AND RIGS COSTS LOTS OF MONEY. PA JUST AIN'T GOT NO MONEY! SO WHAT'S STOPPING YOUPAL ? I GOTA LEASE ON THIS HUNK O PROPERTYSPIDER.I'M POSITIVE IT'S GOT OIL ON IT. THIS TIME I'M SURE I'M GON' T HIT A BIG ONE... IF YOU'RE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS OF GUNNER'SHOW COME YOU DON'T OFFER HIM SOME CASH So'S HE CAN GO ON DRILLING ? BETH! I SWEAR I'M GOING TO FAN YOUR HIDE FOR BEIN' SO FRESH! SHUSH UPBETH! JOHN. CULLEN MURPHY 9-24
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Wed, September 23, 1953

Big Ben Bolt

Organism OCR: ESOME NO-GOODLOW-DOWN COYOTE UPS AND FORECLOSES ON PA AND HIS EQUIPMENT.. THAT'S RIGHTBETH? BUT PA AIN'T LICKED YETNOT BY A LONG SHOT...PA'S GOT THIS LAND UNDER LEASE NOW...AND ANY MINUTE PA'S GOING TO BRING IN A GUSHER! THAT RIGHTPA? I COULDN'TA AWRIGHTI DUG FOR OIL..BUT THE BREAKS WAS ALL BAD..EVERY TIME I GET SO NEAR I CAN HEAR IT PERKIN'-. SAID IT ANY BETTER MYSELFHONEY ! JOHN. ACLLLEN 9-13 ESOME NO-GOODLOW-DOWN COYOTE UPS AND FORECLOSES ON PA AND HIS EQUIPMENT.. THAT'S RIGHTAIN'T ITBETH? BUT PA AIN'T LICKED YETNOT BY A LONG SHOT...PA'S GOT THIS LAND UNDER LEASE NOW...AND ANY MINUTE PA'S GOING TO BRING IN A GUSHER! THAT RIGHTPA? I COULDN'TA AWRIGHTSO I'M STONE BROKELIKE YOU CAN SEE. YEAHI DUG FOR OIL..BUT THE BREAKS WAS ALL BAD..EVERY TIME I GET SO NEAR I CAN HEAR IT PERKIN'-. SAID IT ANY BETTER MYSELFHONEY ! JOHN. ACLLLEN 9-13
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Tue, September 22, 1953

Big Ben Bolt

Jaw OCR: HOW COME YOU'RE STASHED AWAY IN THIS HOLEGUNNER ? LAST I HEARD YOU HIT OIL ...BUT BARRELS IT'S ONLY... TEMPORARYME AN' THE KIOS JUST COME UP T' THIS OLD JOINT FOR THE FUN OF IT! WE'RE LIVIN HERE BECAUSE WE CAN'T PAY RENT ON NO OTHER PLACE- FIRST THING YOU KNOWTHEY'L GO THINK- IN' WE'RE SO POOR WE CAN'T AFFORD NO BETTER! WELL.THAT'S THE TRUTHAIN'T ITPA? STOP KIDDING THE MANGUNNER... HE CAN SEE wE'RE DEAD BROKE ! NOW YOU KIDS SHUSH UP-THAT AIN'T NO WAY T'TALK IN FRONT OF COMPANY! CULLEN 9-22 HOW COME YOU'RE STASHED AWAY IN THIS HOLEGUNNER ? LAST I HEARD YOU HIT OIL ...BUT BARRELS IT'S ONLY... TEMPORARYME AN' THE KIOS JUST COME UP T' THIS OLD JOINT FOR THE FUN OF IT! WE'RE LIVIN HERE BECAUSE WE CAN'T PAY RENT ON NO OTHER PLACE- FIRST THING YOU KNOWTHEY'L GO THINK- IN' WE'RE SO POOR WE CAN'T AFFORD NO BETTER! WELL.THAT'S THE TRUTHAIN'T ITPA? STOP KIDDING THE MANGUNNER... HE CAN SEE wE'RE DEAD BROKE ! NOW YOU KIDS SHUSH UP-THAT AIN'T NO WAY T'TALK IN FRONT OF COMPANY! CULLEN 9-22
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