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  • Urban design OCR: KUMQUAT INN A ROOM !! THE NERVE OF THOSE GUYS. WE'LL NOSE AROUND AN FIND SOME LITTLE HOTEL ON THE SIDE STREETS- WHADDA YA SAYSNUFFY 33 YE DON'T HAPPEN TER HEV ENNY "EXTRY ROOMS FER RENTJus"FE A DAY .. I CALKALATE 'BOUT TWO DULLERS A WEEK WIF BREKFUSSES WOULD BE FA'R AN SQUAR'.. LOOKY WHUT'S A- COMIN' DOWN TH ROADGOOGLE-- HECK!! NO VACANCIES Billy DEBECH Copr 1938Werld ngher teierved 2.8 KUMQUAT INN A ROOM !! THE NERVE OF THOSE GUYS. WE'LL NOSE AROUND AN FIND SOME LITTLE HOTEL ON THE SIDE STREETS- WHADDA YA SAYSNUFFY 33 YE DON'T HAPPEN TER HEV ENNY "EXTRY ROOMS FER RENTJus"FE A DAY .. I CALKALATE 'BOUT TWO DULLERS A WEEK WIF BREKFUSSES WOULD BE FA'R AN SQUAR'.. LOOKY WHUT'S A- COMIN' DOWN TH ROADGOOGLE-- HECK!! NO VACANCIES Billy DEBECH Copr 1938King Pestores SyndicateWerld ngher teierved 2.8

    Tue, February 8, 1938

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Comic book OCR: By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY BRICK BRADFORD-In the Fortress of Fear THE ANCIENT CASTLE I AM SEEKING WHYYES-SOME WAS ONCE THE FORTRESS OF ALAMOOTHOME OF THE "OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN" EVER READ OF HIM ? SORT OF FAIRY r TALE OGREIP E BELIEVE ! "FAIRY TALE"HE WAS HASSAN BEN SABBAHA SAVAGE OLD GANGSTER WHO LIVED ÁBOUT H00 A.D.- "HE WAS CHIEF OF A BAND OF MAN SLAYERS - CALLED 'ASSASSINS' BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSTANTLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRUG CALLED HASHISH- "THESE POOR CREATURES -THE HASHASHIN OR ASSASSINS |-WERE DELUDED INTO THINKING THE GARDENS OF ALAMOOT WERE HE AVEN AND IF THEY DISOBEYED THE MASTER THEY WOULD BE CAST OUT! By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY BRICK BRADFORD-In the Fortress of Fear THE ANCIENT CASTLE I AM SEEKING WHYYES-SOME WAS ONCE THE FORTRESS OF ALAMOOTHOME OF THE "OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN" EVER READ OF HIM ? SORT OF FAIRY r TALE OGREIP E BELIEVE ! "FAIRY TALENOTHING!"CONTINUES DRAIN"HE WAS HASSAN BEN SABBAHA SAVAGE OLD GANGSTER WHO LIVED ÁBOUT H00 A.D.- "HE WAS CHIEF OF A BAND OF MAN SLAYERS - CALLED 'ASSASSINS' BECAUSE THEY WERE CONSTANTLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRUG CALLED HASHISH- "THESE POOR CREATURES -THE HASHASHIN OR ASSASSINS |-WERE DELUDED INTO THINKING THE GARDENS OF ALAMOOT WERE HE AVEN AND IF THEY DISOBEYED THE MASTER THEY WOULD BE CAST OUT!

    Tue, February 8, 1938

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Illustration OCR: GONNA LEAVE 'EM YES-NO ONE BUT THEY JJ KNOW MY REAL IDENTITY GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHERMEN- WE'RE LEAVING THIS PLACE FOREVER SUPPOSE SOMEBODY STUMBLES ON THIS CAVE NO ONE WILL- WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE IT LUP WITH DVNAMITE! ANOTHER DYNAMITE DISCHARGE! YEAHTHEY'RE CLOSING THE CAVE ENTRANCE- NO WAY OUT IN THE TUNNEL TO DIEBOSS? SGOING RESPECTABLEBOSS? CRASH BOOMWITH X-9 AND HIS NOw! COM- PANIONS TRAPPED BELOWMOREL PLANS ESCAPE. R-0 Copr Keg tm tet. . Wed rg GONNA LEAVE 'EM YES-NO ONE BUT THEY JJ KNOW MY REAL IDENTITY GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHERMEN- WE'RE LEAVING THIS PLACE FOREVER SUPPOSE SOMEBODY STUMBLES ON THIS CAVE NO ONE WILL- WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE IT LUP WITH DVNAMITE! ANOTHER DYNAMITE DISCHARGE! YEAHTHEY'RE CLOSING THE CAVE ENTRANCE- NO WAY OUT IN THE TUNNEL TO DIEBOSS? SGOING RESPECTABLEBOSS? CRASH BOOMWITH X-9 AND HIS NOw! COM- PANIONS TRAPPED BELOWMOREL PLANS ESCAPE. R-0 Copr Keg tm tet. . Wed rg

    Tue, February 8, 1938

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Art OCR: YOU! YOU'RE NOT THE REAL CHECKERBOARD! NEVER SUSPECTED ME FOR A MINUTERUTH ORR? YOU... GIMME-A-DIME FLATNOSETHE CHECKERBOARD ?E LOOK THERE AT ALL THAT LOOTRUTH! MAYBE THÁT LL CONVINCE YOU I'M THE REAL CHECKER- IT'S RIDICULOUS! YEAH. THATS BOARDWHATS THAT ANIMAL BEHIND YOU? TURN AND SHOOT! RUTH ORRTRAPPED IN THE MOUNTAIN HIDEOUT OF THE MYSTERIOUS CHECKER- BOARD WHY SERGEANT KING NEVER SÜSPECTED ME EITHER SUDDENIY SEES HIS FACE ! Cepy (Stephen SkaingerIn 2-7 YOU! YOU'RE NOT THE REAL CHECKERBOARD! NEVER SUSPECTED ME FOR A MINUTEDID YOURUTH ORR? YOU... GIMME-A-DIME FLATNOSETHE CHECKERBOARD ?E LOOK THERE AT ALL THAT LOOTRUTH! MAYBE THÁT LL CONVINCE YOU I'M THE REAL CHECKER- IT'S RIDICULOUS! YEAH. THATS BOARDWHATS THAT ANIMAL BEHIND YOU? TURN AND SHOOT! RUTH ORRTRAPPED IN THE MOUNTAIN HIDEOUT OF THE MYSTERIOUS CHECKER- BOARD WHY SERGEANT KING NEVER SÜSPECTED ME EITHER SUDDENIY SEES HIS FACE ! Cepy (Stephen SkaingerIn 2-7

    Mon, February 7, 1938

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Rectangle OCR: DURNED RISTERCRATS !! THEY HAINT GOT ENUFF BRAINS TER / SHH-- POUND SAND IN A RAT HOLE -- (F THE RATES ARE RIGHT WE'LL STAY A FEW DAYS- ALL RIGHTGOOGLE JES KEEP YORE TATER-TRAP SHET AN LET ME DO TH' TALKIN'--- OUR DE LUXE DOUBLE ROOMIS 4F 2200 PER DAY.. WAAL-- HOW FAR'S IT FROM TH BATH 222 HOTEL DE PALMETTO ?? YASSUH--- DON'T MAKE A SCENE Billy Copt. 1911Weald rightn rved DURNED RISTERCRATS !! THEY HAINT GOT ENUFF BRAINS TER / SHH-- POUND SAND IN A RAT HOLE -- (F THE RATES ARE RIGHT WE'LL STAY A FEW DAYS- ALL RIGHTGOOGLE JES KEEP YORE TATER-TRAP SHET AN LET ME DO TH' TALKIN'--- OUR DE LUXE DOUBLE ROOMIS 4F 2200 PER DAY.. WAAL-- HOW FAR'S IT FROM TH BATH 222 HOTEL DE PALMETTO ?? YASSUH--- DON'T MAKE A SCENE Billy Copt. 1911King Pratures SyndicateWeald rightn rved

    Mon, February 7, 1938

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Handwriting OCR: NOITS A AWFIL SAD LIL BOID HE IS IS Á HE ? THEN ITS YES - HES A SAD LITTLE SWALLOW HIS WOT DID HE SWALLA WHY NOT2 HE MADE A SUMMER PRIDEINDIGESTMIN BECAUSE HE DID NOT MAKE A SUMMER A HÉPPY SWALLA IF wor MAKE S ANY- HIM SO THING SAD ? YESAND FM GOING TO MAKE 4 WINTER TO. .Buoo HE. Kng Feste fndcar. Ihr. Worle meht ee RT NOITS A AWFIL SAD LIL BOID HE IS IS Á HE ? THEN ITS YES - HES A SAD LITTLE SWALLOW HIS WOT DID HE SWALLA WHY NOT2 HE MADE A SUMMER PRIDEINDIGESTMIN BECAUSE HE DID NOT MAKE A SUMMER A HÉPPY SWALLA IF wor MAKE S ANY- HIM SO THING SAD ? YESAND FM GOING TO MAKE 4 WINTER TO. .Buoo HE. Kng Feste fndcar. Ihr. Worle meht ee RT

    Mon, February 7, 1938

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Conversation OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-In the Fortress of Fear DR. DRAIN? IM BRICK BRADFORD! SIT DOWNBRADFORD I KNOW YOU ARE ANXIOUS TO FIND OUT WHY DR. SALISBURY SENT YOU TO ME - WELLHE WISHES YOU TO ACT AS MY BODYGUARD - YOU SEEI AM GOING TO THE NEAR EAST ON AN EXTREMÉLY DANGEROUS EXPEDITION -I AM SEEKING AN ANCIENT SYRIAN FORTRESS SAD TO BE HIDDEN IN A CERTAIN MOUNTAIN RANGE By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY WHAT'S SO PLENTY-EVER SINCE 1 BEGAN PLANNING DANGEROUS THIS EXPEDITION I HAVE RECEIVED MYSTERIOUS WARNINGS TO ABANDON MY PLAN ! ABOUT THAT ? KEe 1938 KIG SEATIRES SDICATEBRICK BRADFORD-In the Fortress of Fear DR. DRAIN? IM BRICK BRADFORD! SIT DOWNBRADFORD I KNOW YOU ARE ANXIOUS TO FIND OUT WHY DR. SALISBURY SENT YOU TO ME - WELLHE WISHES YOU TO ACT AS MY BODYGUARD - YOU SEEI AM GOING TO THE NEAR EAST ON AN EXTREMÉLY DANGEROUS EXPEDITION -I AM SEEKING AN ANCIENT SYRIAN FORTRESS SAD TO BE HIDDEN IN A CERTAIN MOUNTAIN RANGE By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY WHAT'S SO PLENTY-EVER SINCE 1 BEGAN PLANNING DANGEROUS THIS EXPEDITION I HAVE RECEIVED MYSTERIOUS WARNINGS TO ABANDON MY PLAN ! ABOUT THAT ? KEe 1938 KIG SEATIRES SDICATE

    Mon, February 7, 1938

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Comics OCR: BUT IN THE ROOM RBOVE... IN THE SECRET TUNNELBETTER GET MISS SILTON OLUT OF THE TUNNELX-9/ ALL RIGHTWILD BILL- TAKE CARE OF HER THE DYNAMITES READYBOSS! LOOKTHE ENTRANCE TO THE TUNNEL HAS CAVED IN! ALL RIGHTGIVE IT THE GUN! GREAT SCOT74 WE'RE TEAPPED! AND HIS COMPAN- IONS ARE UNAWARE OF THEIR REAL DANGER SUDDENLY A TERRIFIC' BLAST ROCKS X-9 AND HIS COMPANIONS OFF THEIR FEET.... R.T - mA Rg Potan dtWedd r m BUT IN THE ROOM RBOVE... IN THE SECRET TUNNELBETTER GET MISS SILTON OLUT OF THE TUNNELX-9/ ALL RIGHTWILD BILL- TAKE CARE OF HER THE DYNAMITES READYBOSS! LOOKTHE ENTRANCE TO THE TUNNEL HAS CAVED IN! ALL RIGHTGIVE IT THE GUN! GREAT SCOT74 WE'RE TEAPPED! AND HIS COMPAN- IONS ARE UNAWARE OF THEIR REAL DANGER SUDDENLY A TERRIFIC' BLAST ROCKS X-9 AND HIS COMPANIONS OFF THEIR FEET.... R.T - mA Rg Potan dtWedd r m

    Mon, February 7, 1938

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Font OCR: MANDRAKE THERE IS GRANDDADDY DOWN THERE a THE a MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS iN THE PACIFIC. MANDRAKE SEARCHES FOR THE FOURTH TREASURE NUMBERNOT KNOWING HIS NATIVE: PADDLERS$ ARE PLOTTING AGAINST HIM THE CLAM CAN"T BITE OR JUMPLOTHAR. THERE's NO DANGER UNLESS YOU SLIPSO BE CAREFUL! THE NOTE ON THE CLAM'S SHELL. IF GRANDDADDY TRIES FIGHTME MAKE CLAM CHOWDEROF HIM! T BE NOW IS THE TIME TO DO WHAT KRAG PAID US TO DO! IN THE OTHER CANOEPETE IS WARNED IN TIME--AND GRAPPLES WITH THE NATIVES FAR EHELOWLOTHAR APPROACHES"SRANDDADDY CLAM! PETE-- LOOKOUT! Capr 1938World righes rered 2-6 Next Week--FIVE SECONDS LATER! MANDRAKE THERE IS GRANDDADDY DOWN THERE a THE a MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS iN THE PACIFIC. MANDRAKE SEARCHES FOR THE FOURTH TREASURE NUMBERNOT KNOWING HIS NATIVE: PADDLERS$ ARE PLOTTING AGAINST HIM THE CLAM CAN"T BITE OR JUMPLOTHAR. THERE's NO DANGER UNLESS YOU SLIPSO BE CAREFUL! THE NOTE ON THE CLAM'S SHELL. IF GRANDDADDY TRIES FIGHTME MAKE CLAM CHOWDEROF HIM! T BE NOW IS THE TIME TO DO WHAT KRAG PAID US TO DO! IN THE OTHER CANOEPETE IS WARNED IN TIME--AND GRAPPLES WITH THE NATIVES FAR EHELOWLOTHAR APPROACHES"SRANDDADDY CLAM! PETE-- LOOKOUT! Capr 1938Fang Features Syndicate. IncWorld righes rered 2-6 Next Week--FIVE SECONDS LATER!

    Sun, February 6, 1938

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage Sundays

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  • Art OCR: AMERICA'S GREATEST COMIC WEEKLY SUNDAY1938 JIM LEAPS TO HIS WAITING HORSE BUT IBOR HAD SENT HALF OF HIS MEN IUNGLE JIMALEX AND GALLOPS DOWN THE NORTH TRAIL TO OVERTAKE HIS FRIENDS~ UP THE CLIFF WALL THE REST FOL- LOWED HIM TO THE REAR OF THE BLUFF T o CUT OFF ANY POSSI- BLE ESCAPE BY WAY OF THE NORTH TRAIL BY RAYMOND HERE HE COMESMEN LET HIM HAVE IT / Registered U S Fent Ofice WHEN IBOR'S IT! MEN SEEK TO ENCIRCLE AND CAPTURE HIMJIM STARTS AN AVALANCHE > FORCING THEM TO BREAK AND SCATTER IN ALL DIRECTIONS I HAVE RADIOED HEADQUARTERS AT WE THANK THEEMEAN- NEXT GOOD COLONEL IN THE NAME OF CALCUTTA AND THEY HAVE INSTRUC- WEEK TED ME T O BACK JUNGLE JIM BRAOLEY TO WHILE: BUDDHA T THE LAMAS WHO HAD BEEN THE LIMIT WE WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO RESTORE FREED BY JIM > ARRIVE YOUR LAMA- SERY T O YOU~ AT FORT JAMRUD 7.6 Copr 1938t King Peatures SyndlicateWorld rights reerved HIE CHRSE AMERICA'S GREATEST COMIC WEEKLY SUNDAYFEBRUARY 61938 JIM LEAPS TO HIS WAITING HORSE BUT IBOR HAD SENT HALF OF HIS MEN IUNGLE JIMALEX AND GALLOPS DOWN THE NORTH TRAIL TO OVERTAKE HIS FRIENDS~ UP THE CLIFF WALL THE REST FOL- LOWED HIM TO THE REAR OF THE BLUFF T o CUT OFF ANY POSSI- BLE ESCAPE BY WAY OF THE NORTH TRAIL BY RAYMOND HERE HE COMESMEN LET HIM HAVE IT / Registered U S Fent Ofice WHEN IBOR'S IT! MEN SEEK TO ENCIRCLE AND CAPTURE HIMJIM STARTS AN AVALANCHE > FORCING THEM TO BREAK AND SCATTER IN ALL DIRECTIONS I HAVE RADIOED HEADQUARTERS AT WE THANK THEEMEAN- NEXT GOOD COLONEL IN THE NAME OF CALCUTTA AND THEY HAVE INSTRUC- WEEK TED ME T O BACK JUNGLE JIM BRAOLEY TO WHILE: BUDDHA T THE LAMAS WHO HAD BEEN THE LIMIT WE WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO RESTORE FREED BY JIM > ARRIVE YOUR LAMA- SERY T O YOU~ AT FORT JAMRUD 7.6 Copr 1938t King Peatures SyndlicateWorld rights reerved HIE CHRSE

    Sun, February 6, 1938

    Jungle Jim Sundays

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  • Art OCR: LOOKINSPECTOR!DER DOD-BOCGLED COUT ISS ALL VELL AGAIN! (EMENT AHOY! TAR- PAN!GIFAe! GoWK! OOKUM! I'M STUCKED! VELL!VELL!ISs YOU DOUBLING FOR A STORE-DUMMY? DOT CONCRETE FOUNDATION SHOULD HOLD DER OLD STUFF TILL DER COWS COME HOME! NEFER MIND DER DUM- BOOZLED VISE CRACKLES! DAH-IDENCE ISS CLEAR! GIFS FINGER- PRINTS! VELL! DO SOMETÍNGr DOD-ROT SOLID LIKE DER (Jowe!) ROCK UF AGES! GET READY FOR DER OPERATION BIG FISH! ALL-UM SAME JAM PAW-PRINT! GOOKUMI DONT'GEEFLE TOO HARD!--MUSTN DAMAGE DER PINKIES! 'FOR EFERY CHIP OFF DER BLOCK GIFS A SOCK ON DER PANTS! ISS IT So! DERSLO ? (GEEFLE! SHOW! 2.6 Cipr 198. King Features Syndiane Werld nighi LOOKINSPECTOR!DER DOD-BOCGLED COUT ISS ALL VELL AGAIN! (EMENT AHOY! TAR- PAN!GIFAe! GoWK! OOKUM! I'M STUCKED! VELL!VELL!ISs YOU DOUBLING FOR A STORE-DUMMY? DOT CONCRETE FOUNDATION SHOULD HOLD DER OLD STUFF TILL DER COWS COME HOME! NEFER MIND DER DUM- BOOZLED VISE CRACKLES! DAH-IDENCE ISS CLEAR! GIFS FINGER- PRINTS! VELL! DO SOMETÍNGr DOD-ROT SOLID LIKE DER (Jowe!) ROCK UF AGES! GET READY FOR DER OPERATION BIG FISH! ALL-UM SAME JAM PAW-PRINT! GOOKUMI DONT'GEEFLE TOO HARD!--MUSTN DAMAGE DER PINKIES! 'FOR EFERY CHIP OFF DER BLOCK GIFS A SOCK ON DER PANTS! ISS IT So! DERSLO ? (GEEFLE! SHOW! 2.6 Cipr 198. King Features Syndiane Werld nighi

    Sun, February 6, 1938

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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  • Gesture OCR: THE CAR IS WAITINGYOUR MAJESTY TILLIE BINGLE IN LOVES LOVE 88 THE MOVIE HOUSE Cupr 1938World rights reserved. 2.6 O. SOGLOW THE CAR IS WAITINGYOUR MAJESTY TILLIE BINGLE IN LOVES LOVE 88 THE MOVIE HOUSE Cupr 1938King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . 2.6 O. SOGLOW

    Sun, February 6, 1938

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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