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  • Art OCR: SO A GENTI HAS BEEN MAN MY RADOS THIE OMR AT NiGHT IN WEATH- ER VHIC MAKES PLVING IMPOSSIBLE- A FEXED RIFLE WHICH VANISHES MYSTERIOUSLY-THEN THE FIRE LÁST NIGHT--YOU SEEM TO HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL CASE -A DEAD HE JUST VENT INTO THE BUILDING- HELL GET WHATS COMINE TO HIM AS SOON AS HE OPENS THE DOOR NONOBODY DCEPT DE MAN WHO CAME DIS AFTERNOON TO FIX DE RADIO X9. GOES I DONT DEAL IN THEORIES.IUKE RACTS WANT SOU TO GET OUR PRENDWHAT'S w ING X-9 TON FOR POMPD IN: FORMATION ? : SO A GENTI HAS BEEN MAN MY RADOS THIE OMR AT NiGHT IN WEATH- ER VHIC MAKES PLVING IMPOSSIBLE- A FEXED RIFLE WHICH VANISHES MYSTERIOUSLY-THEN THE FIRE LÁST NIGHT--YOU SEEM TO HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL CASE -A DEAD HE JUST VENT INTO THE BUILDING- HELL GET WHATS COMINE TO HIM AS SOON AS HE OPENS THE DOOR NONOBODY DCEPT DE MAN WHO CAME DIS AFTERNOON TO FIX DE RADIO X9. GOES I DONT DEAL IN THEORIES.IUKE RACTS WANT SOU TO GET OUR PRENDWHAT'S w ING X-9 TON FOR POMPD IN: FORMATION ? :

    Wed, December 11, 1935

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  • Blazer OCR: USTENI'M GOING TO WASHINGTON TODAY AND STAVING OVER-NIGHT-WHILE IM EWAY I WANT YOU TO KEEP CLOSE WATCH ON MARTIN JEANI KNOW THAINGS LOOK BAD. BUTI SWEAR I HAVENT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS-PLEASE BEJEVE ME! so You SUSPECT HILLOCKDO YOU? THEN WATCH HIM CAREPULLY WHILE IM AWAY H'S LEAMNG FOR WAGHINGTON THIS MORNING IT WOULD BE JUST TOO BAD IF HE CIONT COME BACK K DONT ODELIVE" ILL STICK SO CLOSE TO HIM HELL THINK I'M HIS BEST PRIEND! ILL WATCH HIM! WHO THE DHANTOMS FRIEND USTENI'M GOING TO WASHINGTON TODAY AND STAVING OVER-NIGHT-WHILE IM EWAY I WANT YOU TO KEEP CLOSE WATCH ON MARTIN JEANI KNOW THAINGS LOOK BAD. BUTI SWEAR I HAVENT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS-PLEASE BEJEVE ME! so You SUSPECT HILLOCKDO YOU? THEN WATCH HIM CAREPULLY WHILE IM AWAY H'S LEAMNG FOR WAGHINGTON THIS MORNING IT WOULD BE JUST TOO BAD IF HE CIONT COME BACK K DONT ODELIVE" ILL STICK SO CLOSE TO HIM HELL THINK I'M HIS BEST PRIEND! ILL WATCH HIM! WHO THE DHANTOMS FRIEND

    Tue, December 10, 1935

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  • Illustration OCR: I AGREE YOUNG MARTIN'S ACTIONS SEEM RATHER SUS- PICIOUS -O COURSE HE WOULD BE JEAL- OIS OF HILLOCK BECAUSE HE'S 0B MOUSLY IN LOVE WITH MISS CAMPBELLHIMSELF SO THE PROPESSOR HAS BEEN AROUND AGAIN-THAT OLD CARRION CRO ALWAYS TURNS UP THE MORNING AFTER ANYTHING HAS GONE WRONG-I OULONT Be SURPRISED F HE KNEW SOMETHINGABOUT IT/ I WAS SO SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUQ ACCIDENT-THE GHOST OF YOLR LATE ENEMY MARCROSSSEEMS TO HAVE BEEN LNUSUALLY ACTIVE LAST NIGHT GHOSTMY FOOT! GHOSTS DONT FIRE RIFLES/ YOU ASKED FOR MY THEORY-WELLI'M DARN SUR THAT SOMBONE IN THIS OUTFIT IS IN LEAGUE WITH THAT PHANTOM WOLLD YOU BE SURPRSED TO KNOW THAT HE JUST SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT SOUMARTIN? THE MORNING AFTER THE FIREPRO- FESSOR POMFRET CALLS R-9 I AGREE YOUNG MARTIN'S ACTIONS SEEM RATHER SUS- PICIOUS -O COURSE HE WOULD BE JEAL- OIS OF HILLOCK BECAUSE HE'S 0B MOUSLY IN LOVE WITH MISS CAMPBELLHIMSELF SO THE PROPESSOR HAS BEEN AROUND AGAIN-THAT OLD CARRION CRO ALWAYS TURNS UP THE MORNING AFTER ANYTHING HAS GONE WRONG-I OULONT Be SURPRISED F HE KNEW SOMETHINGABOUT IT/ I WAS SO SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUQ ACCIDENT-THE GHOST OF YOLR LATE ENEMY MARCROSSSEEMS TO HAVE BEEN LNUSUALLY ACTIVE LAST NIGHT GHOSTMY FOOT! GHOSTS DONT FIRE RIFLES/ YOU ASKED FOR MY THEORY-WELLI'M DARN SUR THAT SOMBONE IN THIS OUTFIT IS IN LEAGUE WITH THAT PHANTOM WOLLD YOU BE SURPRSED TO KNOW THAT HE JUST SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT SOUMARTIN? THE MORNING AFTER THE FIREPRO- FESSOR POMFRET CALLS R-9

    Mon, December 9, 1935

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Art OCR: CANOE COME DOWN WIDE WATERLOHI SEE FROM BENDMOSION TUAN NO SOT FIRE-STICHBETTER LYNNE--MY DAUETER- HOW DID YOu WHAT- JUNGLE JIM BY HIDE HIDE--- ALEX RAYMOND NOI DON'T NEED A GUN-THE LOPD IS MY SWORD AND SHIELD- I RUN FROM NO MAN HI DAD I BEE I'M JUST IN TIME FOR OINNER! THE CANOE SWINGS SHOREWARD A YOUNG GIAL LEAPS FROM THE CRAFT .. REVEREND CHALMERSON HIS WAY TO INVESTIGATE AND STAMP OUT A SAVAGE NEW RELIGIOUS CULT AMONE THE NORTHERN TRIBESIS UNAWARE THAT HIS DAUGH- TERANXIOUS FOR HER PATHER'S SAFETY. IS FOLLOWING HIM...----- 0000 wwww end I HEARD YOU TELL JUNGLE JIM THAT YOU WERE GOING WITHOUT ME.1 HNEW YOU WERE HEADING INTO DANGERSO I DECIDED TO COME ALONG BUTCHILD YOU DON'T REALIZE WHAT YOU ARE DOING/ VOU DON'T HNOW THE JUNGLE AS I DO-VWE MAY NEVER GET BACH To CVILIZATION/ FOR MISSION TUAN AND DAUGHTERBIG FELLAVAMPIRE BAT. PAY MUCH GOLD HALF FOR VOU. HALF FOR ME-- MUCH GOLD-- OHAY. LOHI o! THAT NIGHT TE TWO SUIDES PUT THEIR HEADS ??- GETHER ARMED WITH SHAAP. GLITTERING HNIVESTHE TREACHER- OUS GUIDES WORM THEIR WAY TOWARD THE TENT IN WHICH THE MISSIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER SLEEP/ NEXT WEEH JUNGLE JIM HITS THE TRAIL! n. King Fntm yrd Iw Ce un h nrd 12 8 CANOE COME DOWN WIDE WATERLOHI SEE FROM BENDMOSION TUAN NO SOT FIRE-STICHBETTER LYNNE--MY DAUETER- HOW DID YOu WHAT- JUNGLE JIM BY HIDE HIDE--- ALEX RAYMOND NOI DON'T NEED A GUN-THE LOPD IS MY SWORD AND SHIELD- I RUN FROM NO MAN HI DAD I BEE I'M JUST IN TIME FOR OINNER! THE CANOE SWINGS SHOREWARD A YOUNG GIAL LEAPS FROM THE CRAFT .. REVEREND CHALMERSON HIS WAY TO INVESTIGATE AND STAMP OUT A SAVAGE NEW RELIGIOUS CULT AMONE THE NORTHERN TRIBESIS UNAWARE THAT HIS DAUGH- TERANXIOUS FOR HER PATHER'S SAFETY. IS FOLLOWING HIM...----- 0000 wwww end I HEARD YOU TELL JUNGLE JIM THAT YOU WERE GOING WITHOUT ME.1 HNEW YOU WERE HEADING INTO DANGERSO I DECIDED TO COME ALONG BUTCHILD YOU DON'T REALIZE WHAT YOU ARE DOING/ VOU DON'T HNOW THE JUNGLE AS I DO-VWE MAY NEVER GET BACH To CVILIZATION/ FOR MISSION TUAN AND DAUGHTERBIG FELLAVAMPIRE BAT. PAY MUCH GOLD HALF FOR VOU. HALF FOR ME-- MUCH GOLD-- OHAY. LOHI o! THAT NIGHT TE TWO SUIDES PUT THEIR HEADS ??- GETHER ARMED WITH SHAAP. GLITTERING HNIVESTHE TREACHER- OUS GUIDES WORM THEIR WAY TOWARD THE TENT IN WHICH THE MISSIONARY AND HIS DAUGHTER SLEEP/ NEXT WEEH JUNGLE JIM HITS THE TRAIL! n. King Fntm yrd Iw Ce un h nrd 12 8

    Sun, December 8, 1935

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  • Illustration OCR: THANK HEAVEN YOUVE MADE IT-HOW DID VOU GET OUT? we GAVE YOU UP FVE MINUTES AGO ILL EXPLAIN LATER-I FOUND SOMETHIN O W SIDE OF INTEREST HES SUPFERING FROM SLIGHT BURNS AND SHOCKBUT THERE'S NO GREAT CAUSE FOR ALARM-- HE MUST BE KEPT VERV QUET! MARTIN WWASA LONG TIME JOINING US WHEN THE FIRE STARTED HE HAO PLENTY OF TIME TO SIP BACK ANO REMOVE THAT NO ONE WAS IN THE HANGAR WHEN THAT FIRE STARTED-ANO IT STARTED IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE -SOMEONE LIT A COUPLE OF CANDLES AND LEFT THEM TO BURN DOWN TO AVINGS SOAKED IN PARAFFIN - ANOTHER THING: WHEN I WENT LOOK FOR THAT MXED RIFLEIT WAS GONE? RIFLE X-9 SAVES CAMPBELL FROM THE THANK HEAVEN YOUVE MADE IT-HOW DID VOU GET OUT? we GAVE YOU UP FVE MINUTES AGO ILL EXPLAIN LATER-I FOUND SOMETHIN O W SIDE OF INTEREST HES SUPFERING FROM SLIGHT BURNS AND SHOCKBUT THERE'S NO GREAT CAUSE FOR ALARM-- HE MUST BE KEPT VERV QUET! MARTIN WWASA LONG TIME JOINING US WHEN THE FIRE STARTED HE HAO PLENTY OF TIME TO SIP BACK ANO REMOVE THAT NO ONE WAS IN THE HANGAR WHEN THAT FIRE STARTED-ANO IT STARTED IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE -SOMEONE LIT A COUPLE OF CANDLES AND LEFT THEM TO BURN DOWN TO AVINGS SOAKED IN PARAFFIN - ANOTHER THING: WHEN I WENT LOOK FOR THAT MXED RIFLEIT WAS GONE? RIFLE X-9 SAVES CAMPBELL FROM THE

    Sat, December 7, 1935

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Painting OCR: THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS! X-9 GOES INTO THE BLAZING HANGAR IN SEARCH OF CAMPBELL THEYLL NEVER GET OUT OF THAT AUVE THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS! X-9 GOES INTO THE BLAZING HANGAR IN SEARCH OF CAMPBELL THEYLL NEVER GET OUT OF THAT AUVE

    Fri, December 6, 1935

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  • Comics OCR: L SHOVEBOYS GOOD WORKWE SAVED THE SHIP WHERES MY FATHER HE HASNT COME OUT OF THE HANGAR! I'LL GO BACK SHE'S MOVING WILL THE BE SAVED IR 5 L SHOVEBOYS GOOD WORKWE SAVED THE SHIP WHERES MY FATHER HE HASNT COME OUT OF THE HANGAR! I'LL GO BACK SHE'S MOVING WILL THE BE SAVED IR 5

    Thu, December 5, 1935

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  • Fictional character OCR: THE HANGARS ARE ON FRE-HURRY. FOR HEAVENS BAKEHURRY! TS THE SHED THE SILVER- BULLETIS KEPT IN-IF THE FLAMES GET TO IT. IM RUNEO GIVE ME A FIRE-EX- TINGUISHER FIRE HAS BROKEN OUT AT THE WOODFORD FLYING- FIELD MEAN- WHILE THE HANGARS ARE ON FRE-HURRY. FOR HEAVENS BAKEHURRY! TS THE SHED THE SILVER- BULLETIS KEPT IN-IF THE FLAMES GET TO IT. IM RUNEO GIVE ME A FIRE-EX- TINGUISHER FIRE HAS BROKEN OUT AT THE WOODFORD FLYING- FIELD MEAN- WHILE

    Wed, December 4, 1935

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  • Line OCR: I WAS INSIDE THE HANGAR WHICH TREE? WHEN I HEARO A RIFLE SHOT LETS IT SEEMED OCOME FROM DOWN HERESO I CAME ON THE RUN THEN SOMEONE DROPPED OUT OF A TREE AND HIT ME THERES A RIFLE FIXED TO THE BRANCH IT MUST HAVE BEEN AIMED AT THAT WINDOW AND FIXED THERE THIS AFTERNOON I GET YOUAND ALL THAT WAS NEEDED WAS FOR SOMEONE TO PULL THE TRIGGER / HAVE YOU NOTICED RED GLOW IN THE FOG OVER THERE? ISTEN-THAT'S THE FIRE-ALARM! LOOK AT AVES THE MYSTER OF THE SHOT FROM THE FOG IR3 IAKing Farn yndar. I WAS INSIDE THE HANGAR WHICH TREE? WHEN I HEARO A RIFLE SHOT LETS IT SEEMED OCOME FROM DOWN HERESO I CAME ON THE RUN THEN SOMEONE DROPPED OUT OF A TREE AND HIT ME THERES A RIFLE FIXED TO THE BRANCH IT MUST HAVE BEEN AIMED AT THAT WINDOW AND FIXED THERE THIS AFTERNOON I GET YOUAND ALL THAT WAS NEEDED WAS FOR SOMEONE TO PULL THE TRIGGER / HAVE YOU NOTICED RED GLOW IN THE FOG OVER THERE? ISTEN-THAT'S THE FIRE-ALARM! LOOK AT AVES THE MYSTER OF THE SHOT FROM THE FOG IR3 IAKing Farn yndar.

    Tue, December 3, 1935

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Art OCR: I CANT SEE A THING HEAR SHOUTING DOWN THERE IN HE TREES T'S MARTIN--HES ONLY KNOCKED OUT IMPOSSIBLE-NO FROM SOME DIS- TANCEI DIDNT SEE ANY FLASH ONE COULD SEE TO AIM IN THIS FOO 7 COME ONLETS SEE WHATS DOING THERE WHO FIRED THE MYSTER IOUS SHOT AT X-9 I CANT SEE A THING HEAR SHOUTING DOWN THERE IN HE TREES T'S MARTIN--HES ONLY KNOCKED OUT IMPOSSIBLE-NO FROM SOME DIS- TANCEI DIDNT SEE ANY FLASH ONE COULD SEE TO AIM IN THIS FOO 7 COME ONLETS SEE WHATS DOING THERE WHO FIRED THE MYSTER IOUS SHOT AT X-9

    Mon, December 2, 1935

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  • Organism OCR: I'M SORRYBUT REALLY I MUST BE GOINGMISS CHALMERSHOLU WILL BE WONDERING WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME --- I WISH YOU COULD STAV A LITTLE LONGER-- YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR AD- VENTURES OHAYREVEREND I'LL BE GLAD TO SEE THAT SHE GETS IT IN THE MORNING SOME OTHER TIMEMY DEAR-- IT'S GETTING LATE AND YOU MUST BE TIRED AFTER YOUR RATHER THAN RISH HAVING MY DAUGHTER FOLLOW ME INTO THE JUNGLEI'M GOING TO LEAVE LATE TONIGHT--THAT LETTER CONTAINS TRIP FROM SHANGHAI JUNGLE FUNDS AND AN EXPLANATION JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND WHITE MEN ARE OYING MYSTERIOUSLY IN THE NORTH- ERN JUNGLE. VICTIMS OF A NEW AND SAVAGE RELIGION----- THE REVEREND DR. CHALMERSENGLISH M ISSIONARY. DECIDES TO INVESTIGATE . MEANWHILEA I HOPE THE REVEREND CHALMERS GOT AWAY ON HIS DANGEROUS TRIP WITHOUT HIS DAUGHTER FINDING OUT ABOUT IT-- HURRY UP WITH THE GRUBI'VE GOT TO GIVE HER THIS LETTER LISTEN TO THIS"I HNOW ABOUT DAD'S PLAN TO GO TO THE CANNIBAL COUNTRY---WHEN YOU GET THISI'LL BE CLOSE ON HIS TRAIL-I CAN'T E THE THOUGHT OF HIM FACING DANGER ALONE-- THANHS A MILLION FOR YOUR GOOD INTENTIONS".. SIGNEDLYNNE CHALMERS-THE CRAZY HID! HOLUPACH OUR STUFF! N YOU REAR NEXT WEEK I AM VER' SORREEHE'S HNOW TOO YOU'RE A FOOL: L'ABAT! YOU COULDHAVE WAITED UNTIL JUNGLE JIM LEFT THE TOWN- IF WE GET HIM ON OUR TRAIL WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT/ ANOTHER DUMB SLIP LIKE THAT AND I'LL HAND YOU OVER TO THE NATIVES/ NEXT LOOHTUAN JIM--A NATIVE RUNNER--- HIM WAVE AT US- MORN- MUCH--WE CAN'T INGWE GO TOO? TAHE CHANCESSO AT JIM'S TEMPO- RARY CAMP IN THE FRINGE OF THE JUNGLE 12:1 an Kg faru d G ng eved TREACHIERYI. I'M SORRYBUT REALLY I MUST BE GOINGMISS CHALMERSHOLU WILL BE WONDERING WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME --- I WISH YOU COULD STAV A LITTLE LONGER-- YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR AD- VENTURES OHAYREVEREND I'LL BE GLAD TO SEE THAT SHE GETS IT IN THE MORNING SOME OTHER TIMEMY DEAR-- IT'S GETTING LATE AND YOU MUST BE TIRED AFTER YOUR RATHER THAN RISH HAVING MY DAUGHTER FOLLOW ME INTO THE JUNGLEI'M GOING TO LEAVE LATE TONIGHT--THAT LETTER CONTAINS TRIP FROM SHANGHAI JUNGLE FUNDS AND AN EXPLANATION JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND WHITE MEN ARE OYING MYSTERIOUSLY IN THE NORTH- ERN JUNGLE. VICTIMS OF A NEW AND SAVAGE RELIGION----- THE REVEREND DR. CHALMERSENGLISH M ISSIONARY. DECIDES TO INVESTIGATE . MEANWHILEUP IN THE NORTHERN BUSHA I HOPE THE REVEREND CHALMERS GOT AWAY ON HIS DANGEROUS TRIP WITHOUT HIS DAUGHTER FINDING OUT ABOUT IT-- HURRY UP WITH THE GRUBI'VE GOT TO GIVE HER THIS LETTER LISTEN TO THIS"I HNOW ABOUT DAD'S PLAN TO GO TO THE CANNIBAL COUNTRY---WHEN YOU GET THISI'LL BE CLOSE ON HIS TRAIL-I CAN'T E THE THOUGHT OF HIM FACING DANGER ALONE-- THANHS A MILLION FOR YOUR GOOD INTENTIONS".. SIGNEDLYNNE CHALMERS-THE CRAZY HID! HOLUPACH OUR STUFF! N YOU REAR NEXT WEEK I AM VER' SORREEBUT THAT HEEDHE'S HNOW TOO YOU'RE A FOOL: L'ABAT! YOU COULDAT LEASTHAVE WAITED UNTIL JUNGLE JIM LEFT THE TOWN- IF WE GET HIM ON OUR TRAIL WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT/ ANOTHER DUMB SLIP LIKE THAT AND I'LL HAND YOU OVER TO THE NATIVES/ NEXT LOOHTUAN JIM--A NATIVE RUNNER--- HIM WAVE AT US- MORN- MUCH--WE CAN'T INGWE GO TOO? TAHE CHANCESSO AT JIM'S TEMPO- RARY CAMP IN THE FRINGE OF THE JUNGLE 12:1 an Kg faru d G ng eved TREACHIERYI.

    Sun, December 1, 1935

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  • Art OCR: UGHIT'S FILTHY OUT--NOTHING COULO FLY IN THIS FOG THAT AFUL VOICE LAUGHING - OHARE YOU BADLY HURT P LISTEN - IT'S THE PHANTOM PLANE ! IT'S THE PHANTOM PLANE WAS HEARD LAST NIGHT MARTIN WENT UP CAME DOWINNST MY ORDERS HE AT NINE LAST NIGHTWHILE THE PHANTOM PLANE WAS PLVINO OVER HEREVALLANCE WAS STABBEDTOLDEATH IN NEW YORK GETER IT LISTEN! THERE'S SOMEONE SHOUTING SAFELY AND SAW NOTHING T'S CALLING MELET ME GET TO THAT WINDOW THE PHANTOM STRIKES AGAIN 11:30 UGHIT'S FILTHY OUT--NOTHING COULO FLY IN THIS FOG THAT AFUL VOICE LAUGHING - OHARE YOU BADLY HURT P LISTEN - IT'S THE PHANTOM PLANE ! IT'S THE PHANTOM PLANE WAS HEARD LAST NIGHT MARTIN WENT UP CAME DOWINNST MY ORDERS HE AT NINE LAST NIGHTWHILE THE PHANTOM PLANE WAS PLVINO OVER HEREVALLANCE WAS STABBEDTOLDEATH IN NEW YORK GETER IT LISTEN! THERE'S SOMEONE SHOUTING SAFELY AND SAW NOTHING T'S CALLING MELET ME GET TO THAT WINDOW THE PHANTOM STRIKES AGAIN 11:30

    Sat, November 30, 1935

    Secret Agent X-9

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