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  • Gesture OCR: WHO HIRED YOU TO SABOTAGE THIS LOGGING CAMP S BEALE?S NOBODY HIRED ME TO DO NOTHINKING! TALK BEALE- OR PAY FOR TCOLTOER I-I DIDN'T DROWN CAM PROVE- TALKOR I'LL CHARGE YOU WITH THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF OLD WAS IT YOU'LL NEVER TESTIFY AGAINST MEBEALE! CAN PROVE HYDE WHO HIRED YOU? AT THE SAME AIMS A HIGH-POWERED 3-28 DEN ENEE BACK WHO HIRED YOU TO SABOTAGE THIS LOGGING CAMP S BEALE?S NOBODY HIRED ME TO DO NOTHINKING! TALK BEALE- OR PAY FOR TCOLTOER I-I DIDN'T DROWN CAM PROVE- TALKOR I'LL CHARGE YOU WITH THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF OLD WAS IT YOU'LL NEVER TESTIFY AGAINST MEBEALE! CAN PROVE HYDE WHO HIRED YOU? AT THE SAME AIMS A HIGH-POWERED 3-28 DEN ENEE BACK

    Tue, March 28, 1939

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Event OCR: THE CHIEF GOT ME THE LICENSES TO RUN THE NIGHT CLUB AND COUNTRY CLUB .I SUPERVISED THE GAMBAING END AND "THE STRUMMER" WATCHED THE POLICY AND LOTTERY DEPARTMENT. THE CHIEF SET HIM UP IN THE TAXI BUSINESS SO HE COULD KEEP TRACK OF THINGS I'M SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THOSE HAIL- FELLOWS-WELL THE NAME "UNCLE JOE" WAS "THE STRUMMER'S" IDEA. METSO I GO TO THE FRONT. THE CHIEF DIDN'T KEEPA CHECK ON US. HE KNEW WHAT THE RACKET WAS WORTH AND TOOK HIS SAME BIG SLICE EVERY WEEK. HE DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL OPERATION. AT LEASTTHAT'S WHAT HE SAID IN FRONT OF 'THE STRUMMER". AND THAT'S WHY THE STRUMMER" THINKS I'M RUNNING THE WORKS; BUT THE CHIEF NEVER TOOK HIS HAND OUT AND I'VE ALWAYS FOLLOWED HIS ORDERS ANY TIME ANYBODY WOULD STEP OUT OF LINETHE CHIEF 'D LET ME KNOW ABOUT IT AND ORDER A BEATING-UP OR A RIDE. I'D PASS IT ON TO "THE STRUMMER AS MY ORDERS AND "THE STRUMMER" WOULD TELL THE VICTIM HE WAS IN BAD WITH "UNCLE JOE"... THE NAME STUCK AND HAD A LOT TO DO WITH KEEPING EVERYONÉIN LINE 3-28 THE CHIEF GOT ME THE LICENSES TO RUN THE NIGHT CLUB AND COUNTRY CLUB .I SUPERVISED THE GAMBAING END AND "THE STRUMMER" WATCHED THE POLICY AND LOTTERY DEPARTMENT. THE CHIEF SET HIM UP IN THE TAXI BUSINESS SO HE COULD KEEP TRACK OF THINGS I'M SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THOSE HAIL- FELLOWS-WELL THE NAME "UNCLE JOE" WAS "THE STRUMMER'S" IDEA. METSO I GO TO THE FRONT. THE CHIEF DIDN'T KEEPA CHECK ON US. HE KNEW WHAT THE RACKET WAS WORTH AND TOOK HIS SAME BIG SLICE EVERY WEEK. HE DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL OPERATION. AT LEASTTHAT'S WHAT HE SAID IN FRONT OF 'THE STRUMMER". AND THAT'S WHY THE STRUMMER" THINKS I'M RUNNING THE WORKS; BUT THE CHIEF NEVER TOOK HIS HAND OUT AND I'VE ALWAYS FOLLOWED HIS ORDERS ANY TIME ANYBODY WOULD STEP OUT OF LINETHE CHIEF 'D LET ME KNOW ABOUT IT AND ORDER A BEATING-UP OR A RIDE. I'D PASS IT ON TO "THE STRUMMER AS MY ORDERS AND "THE STRUMMER" WOULD TELL THE VICTIM HE WAS IN BAD WITH "UNCLE JOE"... THE NAME STUCK AND HAD A LOT TO DO WITH KEEPING EVERYONÉIN LINE 3-28

    Tue, March 28, 1939

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Fictional character OCR: WELLIF YOU SEE HIMTELL HIM WAS LOOKIN FOR AM HUHI'M SHOE I FELT SOMB BODDA Go ByHELLOI OFFISSA PUPP SPANIOLA" THENX HAVE YOU SEEN 1GNATZ MICE AROUND DONT MENTION IT No "HRÁZY I HAVE NT. HEPRIMAN WELLIF YOU SEE HIMTELL HIM WAS LOOKIN FOR AM HUHI'M SHOE I FELT SOMB BODDA Go ByHELLOI OFFISSA PUPP SPANIOLA" THENX HAVE YOU SEEN 1GNATZ MICE AROUND DONT MENTION IT No "HRÁZY I HAVE NT. HEPRIMAN

    Tue, March 28, 1939

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Art OCR: I KNOW GOODY DIDNT WALK OUT ON MESNUFFY! SHE WOULD A-WRITTEN ME A * FAREWELL NOTE" OR SOMETHING GOSH ! WHAT AM I GONNA DO ?? TWO WHOLE DAYS NO WORD ! JUST GIMME ALL THE FACTS - TELL ME HOW LONG YOU TWO HAVE BEEN MARRIEDMR.GOOGLE- BUVING THIS HA ! NEWLYWEDS. EH 3? UMPH- THIS IS A FINE-LOOKIN' DUMP TO BRING A BRIDE TO ! D'VE MIND IF I LOOK AROUND 3? AHH! MRS. BERNARD GOOGLE'S BANK BOOK- BALANCE $27190600 I SwOwGOOGLE ! NAOW -IF I WAS YouCOUSIN - I'D "PHONE UP TH SHER'FF AN SIMMER DOWN- YO'RE TH' PERFEC PITCHER OF MISERY- IT'S A LONG STORY SHERIFF- YORE FACE (S REDDER'N A TUCKEY GOBBLER'S SNOUT- JES' LOOKIT HIMSHER'FF - LITTLE HOUSE WAS HER OWN IDEA SO! SHORE IT WASSHER'FF- SHE'S RICH AS MUD AN HE HAW'T GOT A POT TO PUT A ROAST (N- Ally I KNOW GOODY DIDNT WALK OUT ON MESNUFFY! SHE WOULD A-WRITTEN ME A * FAREWELL NOTE" OR SOMETHING GOSH ! WHAT AM I GONNA DO ?? TWO WHOLE DAYS NO WORD ! JUST GIMME ALL THE FACTS - TELL ME HOW LONG YOU TWO HAVE BEEN MARRIEDMR.GOOGLE- BUVING THIS HA ! NEWLYWEDS. EH 3? UMPH- THIS IS A FINE-LOOKIN' DUMP TO BRING A BRIDE TO ! D'VE MIND IF I LOOK AROUND 3? AHH! MRS. BERNARD GOOGLE'S BANK BOOK- BALANCE $27190600 I SwOwGOOGLE ! NAOW -IF I WAS YouCOUSIN - I'D "PHONE UP TH SHER'FF AN SIMMER DOWN- YO'RE TH' PERFEC PITCHER OF MISERY- IT'S A LONG STORY SHERIFF- YORE FACE (S REDDER'N A TUCKEY GOBBLER'S SNOUT- JES' LOOKIT HIMSHER'FF - LITTLE HOUSE WAS HER OWN IDEA SO! SHORE IT WASSHER'FF- SHE'S RICH AS MUD AN HE HAW'T GOT A POT TO PUT A ROAST (N- Ally

    Mon, March 27, 1939

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Parallel OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster WHERE ARE WE GOING F KALLA? By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY TO COLORADO -I'VE A HIDDEN LABORATORY THERE IF MY WORK THERE PROVES FRUITFUL THIS WORLD WILL BECOME A VIRTUAL PARADISE ! THERE THEY ARE! NOWDON'T LOSE THEM: RIGHT! BRICK BUCKO AND KALLA ????? SPEED BY AIR TOWARD SECRET DESTINATION odeter Glava MEANWHILEAVIL BLUE FOLLOWS IN ANOTHER PLANE 3-27 COFFRICHTKNG EATURIS smOKA WORLD IGnS RESRVED BRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster WHERE ARE WE GOING F KALLA? By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY TO COLORADO -I'VE A HIDDEN LABORATORY THERE IF MY WORK THERE PROVES FRUITFUL THIS WORLD WILL BECOME A VIRTUAL PARADISE ! THERE THEY ARE! NOWDON'T LOSE THEM: RIGHT! BRICK BUCKO AND KALLA ????? SPEED BY AIR TOWARD SECRET DESTINATION odeter Glava MEANWHILEAVIL BLUE FOLLOWS IN ANOTHER PLANE 3-27 COFFRICHTKNG EATURIS smOKA WORLD IGnS RESRVED

    Mon, March 27, 1939

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Art OCR: NOT A VERY PRETENTIOUS STATEROOMGENTLEMEN. BUT DO LIE DOWN AND MOOSIER- MR ARCHIBALD THEODORE SYLVESTER MOOSIER THE NAME's MOOSIER. THERE ARE SOME THINGS ABOUT THIS SHIP WHICH_MIGHT STRIKE AN OUTSIDER ODDLY - THERE'S JUD CRAGMY CHIEF DEEP- SEA DIVERFOR EXAMPLE ON A PREVIOLS EXPEDITION HE WAS MUTILATED BY A DEVIL-FISH- NO ONE HAS SEEN HIS FACE SINCE AND THERE'S MISS JOANNA- IVE BEEN HAUNTED ENOUGH ON THIS TRIP- IF THAT FEMALE SPOOK IS AROUND V'M GOING TO FIND HER FIRST! AFTER REST FOR A WHILEBREAKFAST ON THE NAUTILUS" PROFESSOR SMITH DIXON MR SNOOSIER WHAT ABOUT HIM ! SMOHS X-9 AND MR.MOOSIER TO A CABIN X-9 TAKES A TURN ABOUT THE DECK WITH THE TALKATIVE PROFESSOR 3RT F I K Fe le Wa u NOT A VERY PRETENTIOUS STATEROOMGENTLEMEN. BUT DO LIE DOWN AND MOOSIER- MR ARCHIBALD THEODORE SYLVESTER MOOSIER THE NAME's MOOSIER. THERE ARE SOME THINGS ABOUT THIS SHIP WHICH_MIGHT STRIKE AN OUTSIDER ODDLY - THERE'S JUD CRAGMY CHIEF DEEP- SEA DIVERFOR EXAMPLE ON A PREVIOLS EXPEDITION HE WAS MUTILATED BY A DEVIL-FISH- NO ONE HAS SEEN HIS FACE SINCE AND THERE'S MISS JOANNA- IVE BEEN HAUNTED ENOUGH ON THIS TRIP- IF THAT FEMALE SPOOK IS AROUND V'M GOING TO FIND HER FIRST! AFTER REST FOR A WHILEBREAKFAST ON THE NAUTILUS" PROFESSOR SMITH DIXON MR SNOOSIER WHAT ABOUT HIM ! SMOHS X-9 AND MR.MOOSIER TO A CABIN X-9 TAKES A TURN ABOUT THE DECK WITH THE TALKATIVE PROFESSOR 3RT F I K Fe le Wa u

    Mon, March 27, 1939

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Line art OCR: "THAT HORIZONTAL PIRATEOF ALL THINGSTHAT PROVED TO BE AS SOLID AS CIGARETTE SMOKE WHEN LOTHAR TOOK A SWING AT HIM WHAT ON EARTH WERE ALL THOSE THINGS wE SAW--OR THOUGHT WE SAW? OUR ROWBOATFLOATING IN THE AIR! THAT SUDDEN BRILLIANT FLASH OF LIGHT ---REVEALING THOSE PIRATE FIGURES TH?T BOOMING VOICECOMING FROM NOWHERE THE SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE OF ALL THOSE PIRATE FIGURES--AS SLICK A VANISHING ACT AS I'VE EVER SEEN! IT SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE ! r'VE GOT TO GO BACK "AND THOSE FACESPEERING OUT FROM THE TREE TRUNKS AND FROM AMONG THE TREE ROOTS!" Faus Syndairf. Weld ngh rEved "THAT HORIZONTAL PIRATEOF ALL THINGSTHAT PROVED TO BE AS SOLID AS CIGARETTE SMOKE WHEN LOTHAR TOOK A SWING AT HIM WHAT ON EARTH WERE ALL THOSE THINGS wE SAW--OR THOUGHT WE SAW? OUR ROWBOATFLOATING IN THE AIR! THAT SUDDEN BRILLIANT FLASH OF LIGHT ---REVEALING THOSE PIRATE FIGURES TH?T BOOMING VOICECOMING FROM NOWHERE THE SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE OF ALL THOSE PIRATE FIGURES--AS SLICK A VANISHING ACT AS I'VE EVER SEEN! IT SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE ! r'VE GOT TO GO BACK "AND THOSE FACESPEERING OUT FROM THE TREE TRUNKS AND FROM AMONG THE TREE ROOTS!" Faus Syndairf. Weld ngh rEved

    Mon, March 27, 1939

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Font OCR: WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY'IL ( EASYPINKY. MEANS THE SAY THAT PAT SURE. I HAD TO RELAY THE CHIEF'S I SUPPOSE YOU KNOW ALL THE DEVAILS OF THEIR PLAN ? WELLTHEN GIVE ORDERS TO "THE SIRUMMER"AS THOUGH THE SIORY OF THIS GAMBLING AND LOTTERY RACKET. HOW DID YOU GET IN IT ? "THE STRUMMER' AND I WERE IN THE SAME RACKEI IN ANOTHER TOWNUNTIL THE POLICE FOLDED US UP. THIS CHIEF HEARD ABOUT US AND ASKED US TO COME DOWN HERE AND SE HIM. HE HAD THE WHOLE SCHEME DOPED OUT SHOULD CHIEF HE TRY TO ESCAPE ? HE TRIED TO SHOOT PAT ? IT WAS ALL MY IDEABUT THEY WON'T DO IT TILL TOMORROWso THAT GIVES YOU PLENTY OF TIME HASNT DONE ANYTHINGESCAPE THAT'S THE IDEA 3-27 WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY'IL ( EASYPINKY. MEANS THE SAY THAT PAT SURE. I HAD TO RELAY THE CHIEF'S I SUPPOSE YOU KNOW ALL THE DEVAILS OF THEIR PLAN ? WELLTHEN GIVE ORDERS TO "THE SIRUMMER"AS THOUGH THE SIORY OF THIS GAMBLING AND LOTTERY RACKET. HOW DID YOU GET IN IT ? "THE STRUMMER' AND I WERE IN THE SAME RACKEI IN ANOTHER TOWNUNTIL THE POLICE FOLDED US UP. THIS CHIEF HEARD ABOUT US AND ASKED US TO COME DOWN HERE AND SE HIM. HE HAD THE WHOLE SCHEME DOPED OUT SHOULD CHIEF HE TRY TO ESCAPE ? HE TRIED TO SHOOT PAT ? IT WAS ALL MY IDEABUT THEY WON'T DO IT TILL TOMORROWso THAT GIVES YOU PLENTY OF TIME HASNT DONE ANYTHINGESCAPE THAT'S THE IDEA 3-27

    Mon, March 27, 1939

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Line art OCR: IS IT A FRIEND OR IS IT A FOE ? DINT NOTICE ILL LITZIN AGAIN FREN YA A AWEL? ?FEE? A WIERATION ON MY YEARS SOME-ONE COMETH WELL ZIP. Wiee neta end IS IT A FRIEND OR IS IT A FOE ? DINT NOTICE ILL LITZIN AGAIN FREN YA A AWEL ? ? FEE ? A WIERATION ON MY YEARS SOME-ONE COMETH WELL ZIP. Wiee neta end

    Mon, March 27, 1939

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Comic book OCR: BEALE MAY G BEALE MAY G

    Mon, March 27, 1939

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Style OCR: Lead (8 A SORRY NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED IN THE PALACE Copr 1939World rights reserved. O. SOGLOW DOGS WALKED 25 PER HOUR n 3.26 Lead ( 8 A SORRY NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED IN THE PALACE Copr 1939King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . O. SOGLOW DOGS WALKED 25 PER HOUR n 3.26

    Sun, March 26, 1939

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Font OCR: AHOY-EE-EE!CAPTAIN! (DER LOAFER: HE DIDN'T FINISH I CARPE PEA DER MAYBE VE COULD FIND HIM FOR YOUMAMA! MIGHTBE"PORKY" VILL PROVIDE DER NECESSARY AMBITION! I VUNDER IF DESE CLAMPS VILL HOLD IF NOTVE STILL GOT PORKYS LIDDLE BRUDDER IN DER POPCORN- ROASTER AS A"SPARE HE SAID HE HAD A VEAKNESS IN DER ARM FROM ROOMATISMUS! z-z-Z! KOUBLE. RUN UP TO DER HOUSE UND GET ME ANUDDER PAIR UF PANTS! SOONER SAID THAN DONE SIR! I HOPÉ YOU'LL LIKE THEM! CAN I HELP YOU ? (SUCCESS! WITH PLEASURESIR! SOMEBODY ISS GOING TO SUFFER FOR DISS! BELIEF IT OR DON'T DID I SAIDBRING ME PANTS MIT MORE PORKY- PINES IN ? VEASEL! SO!YOU GOT ROOMATISMUS IN DER ARM UND COULDNT BEAT DER CARPET? HUH? WHAT'S HE STANDING N THAT HOLE OR MISS TWIDDLE? OW! HOW ABOUT TWO BITS FOR THE VALET SERVICECAPTAIN BUTCAPTAIN! I DION'T! GO AVAY! Copr. 1939World rights resxrved. err AHOY-EE-EE!CAPTAIN! (DER LOAFER: HE DIDN'T FINISH I CARPE PEA DER MAYBE VE COULD FIND HIM FOR YOUMAMA! MIGHTBE"PORKY" VILL PROVIDE DER NECESSARY AMBITION! I VUNDER IF DESE CLAMPS VILL HOLD IF NOTVE STILL GOT PORKYS LIDDLE BRUDDER IN DER POPCORN- ROASTER AS A"SPARE HE SAID HE HAD A VEAKNESS IN DER ARM FROM ROOMATISMUS! z-z-Z! KOUBLE. RUN UP TO DER HOUSE UND GET ME ANUDDER PAIR UF PANTS! SOONER SAID THAN DONE SIR! I HOPÉ YOU'LL LIKE THEM! CAN I HELP YOU ? (SUCCESS! WITH PLEASURESIR! SOMEBODY ISS GOING TO SUFFER FOR DISS! BELIEF IT OR DON'T DID I SAIDBRING ME PANTS MIT MORE PORKY- PINES IN ? VEASEL! SO!YOU GOT ROOMATISMUS IN DER ARM UND COULDNT BEAT DER CARPET? HUH? WHAT'S HE STANDING N THAT HOLE OR MISS TWIDDLE? OW! HOW ABOUT TWO BITS FOR THE VALET SERVICECAPTAIN BUTCAPTAIN! I DION'T! GO AVAY! Copr. 1939King Features SyndicateWorld rights resxrved. err

    Sun, March 26, 1939

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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