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  • Motor vehicle OCR: NOT FAR'THIS IS A CRITICAL AREA. GOOD CROPSTHERE'S ALWAYS A FIGHT FOR FOOD IN IRANNOT MUCH RAINFALL. NO FARMING WITHOUT IRRIGATION. SAME THINGEXCEPT LOCUSTS LIKE A COMMON GROW BIGGER AND MIGRATE GRASSHOPPER. IN SWARMS COVERING 250 SQUARE MILES. AFTER SOME 30 SWARMS HAVE CROSSED YOUR COUNTRY AND THEIR BILLIONS OF EGGS START HATCHINGYOU BEGIN TO WONDER IF INSECTS AREN'T INHERITING THE EARTH. WHYIT LOOKS AH... HERE'S ONE! BUT WHERE ARE THE LOCUSTS? 614 Copr. 1937World rights reserved NOT FAR'THIS IS A CRITICAL AREA. GOOD CROPSTHO. GRAINTHERE'S ALWAYS A FIGHT FOR FOOD IN IRANNOT MUCH RAINFALL. NO FARMING WITHOUT IRRIGATION. SAME THINGEXCEPT LOCUSTS LIKE A COMMON GROW BIGGER AND MIGRATE GRASSHOPPER. IN SWARMS COVERING 250 SQUARE MILES. AFTER SOME 30 SWARMS HAVE CROSSED YOUR COUNTRY AND THEIR BILLIONS OF EGGS START HATCHINGYOU BEGIN TO WONDER IF INSECTS AREN'T INHERITING THE EARTH. WHYIT LOOKS AH... HERE'S ONE! BUT WHERE ARE THE LOCUSTS? 614 Copr. 1937King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved

    Tue, June 24, 1952

    Buz Sawyer

    By Roy Crane
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  • Poster OCR: THERE'S NO CALL FOR ANYBODY T'GET PANICKY!MANY'S THE TIME I BEEN STRANDED ..MAYBE OUTA FOOD..BUT NEVER DID I GIVE UP HOPIN'...SO SIT TIGHTFRIENDS! HOW MANY TIMES WERE YOU STRANDED WITH A CONVICTED- AND ARMED - MURDERER? YOU GOT ME THEREMR. LINK... BUT SO LONG ÁS WE DO HIS BIDDIN'H? MAYBE WON'T HARM NOBODY! JOHN CULLEN MURPHY 6-24 COPR. 1962WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. THERE'S NO CALL FOR ANYBODY T'GET PANICKY!MANY'S THE TIME I BEEN STRANDED ..MAYBE OUTA FOOD..BUT NEVER DID I GIVE UP HOPIN'...SO SIT TIGHTFRIENDS! HOW MANY TIMES WERE YOU STRANDED WITH A CONVICTED- AND ARMED - MURDERER? YOU GOT ME THEREMR. LINK... BUT SO LONG ÁS WE DO HIS BIDDIN'H? MAYBE WON'T HARM NOBODY! JOHN CULLEN MURPHY 6-24 COPR. 1962KING FEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED.

    Tue, June 24, 1952

    Big Ben Bolt

    By Elliot Caplin & John Cullen Murphy
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  • Style OCR: WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO FIND YOUR BOYMAM. I KNOW. I KNOW. POOR BABY) WHY SHOULD ANYONE KIDNAP JERRYY? IM NOT A RICH WOMAN. I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND ITie IF THIS BOY WAS KIDNAPPED FOR RANSOMHIS STORY THAT THE MEN WHY DID THEY LEAVE HIM? EITHER THEY ARE IGNORANT OF THE JUNGLE OR THEY'RE MURDERERS. WANTED HIS TOV DOG IS MERE CHILDISHNESS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND ITa WILSONI MCCO COPRWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO FIND YOUR BOYMAM. I KNOW. I KNOW. POOR BABY) WHY SHOULD ANYONE KIDNAP JERRYY? IM NOT A RICH WOMAN. I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND ITie IF THIS BOY WAS KIDNAPPED FOR RANSOMY OF COURSEHIS STORY THAT THE MEN WHY DID THEY LEAVE HIM? EITHER THEY ARE IGNORANT OF THE JUNGLE OR THEY'RE MURDERERS. WANTED HIS TOV DOG IS MERE CHILDISHNESS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND ITa WILSONI MCCO COPRKING FRATUKES SYNICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED.

    Mon, June 23, 1952

    The Phantom Vintage

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  • Monochrome OCR: I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUT..IT VOULD HAVE BEEN USELESS... YOU SEEEACH MOVE YOU MADE HASS BEEN OBSERVED... SINCE FIRST YOU CAME IN ! TRANK ROBBINS PON'T RUB ACHFRAULEIN PARADISE..PER COUNTERFEIT SMART ENOUGH TO REALIZE WHAT THAT SIGN WAS...THEN GRAB IT AND RUN! IT INHERR UMLAUT! PLATES ARE IN PLAIN SIGHT... AS YOU CAN SEE! 623 R 163KING FEATEREN NYNEWATI .WORILI RIGIITS KESERVEIL Verboter I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUT..IT VOULD HAVE BEEN USELESS... YOU SEEEACH MOVE YOU MADE HASS BEEN OBSERVED... SINCE FIRST YOU CAME IN ! TRANK ROBBINS PON'T RUB ACHFRAULEIN PARADISE..PER COUNTERFEIT SMART ENOUGH TO REALIZE WHAT THAT SIGN WAS...THEN GRAB IT AND RUN! IT INHERR UMLAUT! PLATES ARE IN PLAIN SIGHT... AS YOU CAN SEE! 623 R 163KING FEATEREN NYNEWATI .WORILI RIGIITS KESERVEIL Verboter

    Mon, June 23, 1952

    Johnny Hazard

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  • Illustration OCR: DO YOU FEEL ITBRADFORD? THERE SEEMS TO BE A SENSATION OF BRAKING!WE SHOULD BE ARRIVING SOON! THE SCREEN HAS BLACKED OUT AND THE INSTRUMENTS ARE GOING WILD! SOMETHING COOKING! Dorp • IT IS THE DARKNESS OF THE CONE RECEPTACLE THAT BLOTS OUT THE VIDEO SCREEN IN THE PELLET. A SPACE MISSION IS ABOUT TO BE COMPLETED. CAREN 6-23 O COPR. 1952Ine. WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED DO YOU FEEL ITBRADFORD ? THERE SEEMS TO BE A SENSATION OF BRAKING !WE SHOULD BE ARRIVING SOON ! THE SCREEN HAS BLACKED OUT AND THE INSTRUMENTS ARE GOING WILD ! SOMETHING COOKING ! Dorp • IT IS THE DARKNESS OF THE CONE RECEPTACLE THAT BLOTS OUT THE VIDEO SCREEN IN THE PELLET . A SPACE MISSION IS ABOUT TO BE COMPLETED . CAREN 6-23 O COPR . 1952KING FEATURES SYNDICATEIne . WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED

    Mon, June 23, 1952

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Fictional character OCR: RELAXSISTER. I AIN'T GONNA HURT YOU..I'M WAITIN FOR PAGAN! COME ONCHEER UPI TAKE A CARD... THANKSARNI... I'M GLAD IT'S FINISHED.. I'LL SEE YOU WHEN I GET BACK FROM BUCKAROO.. YOU! MORAY! THAT LAST RE-TAKE WRAPPED THE PICTURE UP! CONGRATULATIONSMISS LEE... YOU WERE |WONDERFUL! WELLWELL! THE LUSCIOUS PAGAN LEE! COME INCOME RIGHT IN! MISST ANY CARD.. ? COPR. IHE KING IGHTS MEBERTER RELAXSISTER. I AIN'T GONNA HURT YOU..I'M WAITIN FOR PAGAN! COME ONCHEER UPI TAKE A CARD... THANKSARNI... I'M GLAD IT'S FINISHED.. I'LL SEE YOU WHEN I GET BACK FROM BUCKAROO.. YOU! MORAY! THAT LAST RE-TAKE WRAPPED THE PICTURE UP! CONGRATULATIONSMISS LEE... YOU WERE |WONDERFUL! WELLWELL! THE LUSCIOUS PAGAN LEE! COME INCOME RIGHT IN! MISST ANY CARD.. ? COPR. IHE KING IGHTS MEBERTER

    Mon, June 23, 1952

    Rip Kirby

    By Alex Raymond
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  • Illustration OCR: I ONCE READ A BOOK ABOUT FOLKS MAROONED ON A DESERT ISLAND... SEEMS TO ME EVERYTHING TURNED OUT ALL RIGHT BECAUSE THEY HADA LEADER THEY RESPECTED! WHAT HAVE YOU THEREMR. PILOT? PARTS OF THE RADIO TRANSMITTER... FIGURED I MIGHT TINKER AROUND SOME AND GET IT WORKING- YOU FIGURED WRONGMR. PILOT! NO TINKERING...NO RADIO...NOTHING BUT PRIVACY ON THIS ISLAND PARADISE... YOU UNDERSTAND? JCHN ICULLEN MU PHY 6-23 ICOPR. 1892. KING FEATUKES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. I ONCE READ A BOOK ABOUT FOLKS MAROONED ON A DESERT ISLAND... SEEMS TO ME EVERYTHING TURNED OUT ALL RIGHT BECAUSE THEY HADA LEADER THEY RESPECTED! WHAT HAVE YOU THEREMR. PILOT? PARTS OF THE RADIO TRANSMITTER... FIGURED I MIGHT TINKER AROUND SOME AND GET IT WORKING- YOU FIGURED WRONGMR. PILOT! NO TINKERING...NO RADIO...NOTHING BUT PRIVACY ON THIS ISLAND PARADISE... YOU UNDERSTAND? JCHN ICULLEN MU PHY 6-23 ICOPR. 1892. KING FEATUKES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED.

    Mon, June 23, 1952

    Big Ben Bolt

    By Elliot Caplin & John Cullen Murphy
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  • Line art OCR: OKAYSOKAY! Buz WOULD PREFER TO WALKBUT NO IRANIAN DROSHKY OR TAXI DRIVER CAN CONCEIVE OF ANYONE SO RICH AS AN ENGLISH- MAN OR AN AMERICAN WANTING TO WALK. SO I RIDE TO THE AIRPORT. GOOD! I SEE YOU'VE STARTED UNLOADING THE CUBSTOOK THE LIBERTYSIR. WE'RE IN A HURRY... AND LOCUSTS DON'T WAIT. ME FIRST! Copr. 1952Wocld rights reserved. OKAYSOKAY! Buz WOULD PREFER TO WALKBUT NO IRANIAN DROSHKY OR TAXI DRIVER CAN CONCEIVE OF ANYONE SO RICH AS AN ENGLISH- MAN OR AN AMERICAN WANTING TO WALK. SO I RIDE TO THE AIRPORT. GOOD! I SEE YOU'VE STARTED UNLOADING THE CUBSTOOK THE LIBERTYSIR. WE'RE IN A HURRY... AND LOCUSTS DON'T WAIT. ME FIRST! Copr. 1952King Features SyndicateWocld rights reserved.

    Mon, June 23, 1952

    Buz Sawyer

    By Roy Crane
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  • Style OCR: + JOHNNY HAZARD by LATER... LET'S SEE... SILK CLOTH AND STOCKINGS FOR MA...WHAT CAN I GET FOR THAT TEEN-AGE DOPE I CALL BROTHER? FRANK ROBBIN GOOD SAIR... SOUVENIR BARGAIN FOR YOU CHEAP- CHEAP! GOOD EVENINGPROFESSOR HIDEKI! THIS IS JOHNNY HAZARDA FRIEND OF MINE! CAN YOU PUT HIM UP HERE? ?UEK AFTER WITNESSING A ROADSIDE WRESTLING MATCHWHERE A SEVEN- FOOT GIANT THREW HIS OPPONENT WITH RIDICULOUS EASEJOHNNY RUNS INTO AN OLD FRIENDBLITZ MARTIN. IS ANCIENT SAMURAI SWORD OF NOTORIOUS BARON TAKANA IS VERY VALUABLE! SUCH AS MY HUMBLE DWELLING IS... HE CAN SHARE! ENTER... SAYIF YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING SPECIALSUPPOSE YOU HELP ME DO SOME SHOPPING. FOR MA AND MY KID BROTHER BACK STATESIDE! YEAH?..I'LL BET! LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT TOURIST BAIT! VAL COPR. 1952WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. DON'T LAUGH AT MEBUT LOOK AT WHAT I SPENT FIFTY BUCKS ON SUPPOSED TO BE THE SWORD OF BARON TAKANA! IF I MAY BE PERMITTED TO SEE IT... SURE. IF YOU DIG UP A PLACE FOR ME TO STAY! GUESS I'M JUST A LOW-RESISTANCE SUCKER FOR A HIGH- PRESSURE SALES TALK! THAT'S EASY! I'M LIVING WITH A LONELY OLD COLLEGE PROFESSOR...I KNOW HE'S GOT ROOM FOR YOU! BAIL MOOK DIE FIFTY BUCKS BARGAINGOOD SAIR...FIFTY DOLLAR AMERICAN! OHWELL AMERICAN CHEAP-IT'S MOSTLY MONEY I WON AT THE WRESTLING MATCH "SOLD! CHEAP! SEER PARDONMR. MARTIN THIS IS NO LAUGHING MATTER! SOUNDS GOOD! THEN LET'S GO HUNTING SOUVENIRS FOR THE STATESIDE FOLKS! THE MARKINGS ARE GENUINE! THE SWORD IS BARON TAKANA'S...AND IS PERHAPS ONE THOUSAND YEARS OLD! PETRI Cat GUESS THAT ABOUT DOES ITJOHNNY! LET'S GO TO OUR QUARTERS JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM HERE! 6-22 CONTINUED... + JOHNNY HAZARD by LATER ... LET'S SEE ... SILK CLOTH AND STOCKINGS FOR MA ... WHAT CAN I GET FOR THAT TEEN - AGE DOPE I CALL BROTHER ? FRANK ROBBIN GOOD SAIR ... SOUVENIR BARGAIN FOR YOU CHEAP CHEAP ! GOOD EVENINGPROFESSOR HIDEKI ! THIS IS JOHNNY HAZARDA FRIEND OF MINE ! CAN YOU PUT HIM UP HERE ? ? UEK AFTER WITNESSING A ROADSIDE WRESTLING MATCHWHERE A SEVEN FOOT GIANT THREW HIS OPPONENT WITH RIDICULOUS EASEJOHNNY RUNS INTO AN OLD FRIENDBLITZ MARTIN . IS ANCIENT SAMURAI SWORD OF NOTORIOUS BARON TAKANA IS VERY VALUABLE ! SUCH AS MY HUMBLE DWELLING IS ... HE CAN SHARE ! ENTER ... SAYIF YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING SPECIALSUPPOSE YOU HELP ME DO SOME SHOPPING . FOR MA AND MY KID BROTHER BACK STATESIDE ! YEAH ? .. I'LL BET ! LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT TOURIST BAIT ! VAL COPR . 1952KING FEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED . DON'T LAUGH AT MEBUT LOOK AT WHAT I SPENT FIFTY BUCKS ON SUPPOSED TO BE THE SWORD OF BARON TAKANA ! IF I MAY BE PERMITTED TO SEE IT ... SURE . IF YOU DIG UP A PLACE FOR ME TO STAY ! GUESS I'M JUST A LOW - RESISTANCE SUCKER FOR A HIGH PRESSURE SALES TALK ! THAT'S EASY ! I'M LIVING WITH A LONELY OLD COLLEGE PROFESSOR ... I KNOW HE'S GOT ROOM FOR YOU ! BAIL MOOK DIE FIFTY BUCKS BARGAINGOOD SAIR ... FIFTY DOLLAR AMERICAN ! OHWELL AMERICAN CHEAP - IT'S MOSTLY MONEY I WON AT THE WRESTLING MATCH " SOLD ! CHEAP ! SEER PARDONMR . MARTIN THIS IS NO LAUGHING MATTER ! SOUNDS GOOD ! THEN LET'S GO HUNTING SOUVENIRS FOR THE STATESIDE FOLKS ! THE MARKINGS ARE GENUINE ! THE SWORD IS BARON TAKANA'S ... AND IS PERHAPS ONE THOUSAND YEARS OLD ! PETRI Cat GUESS THAT ABOUT DOES ITJOHNNY ! LET'S GO TO OUR QUARTERS JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM HERE ! 6-22 CONTINUED ...

    Sun, June 22, 1952

    Johnny Hazard

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  • Cartoon OCR: LTTLE ODINE THEY'RE GONNA INTERVIEW ME ON THEIR TV SHOW HERE THANKEW! ŠIT HERE ** WE GOMEANWHILESHALL WE PAWNCEEFFIE? yOU FOLKS WILL EL CLUB ON CAMERA INA HALF HOUR THAT'S GRANDHENRY. GEE! I'M GONNA LOOK AROUNDWHAT ARE THOSE CARDSMISTER ? ARE THEY MENUS NO THEY'RE CUESSO OUR INTERVIEWER WILL KNOW WHAT TO ASK THE GUESTS. AND HERES THE CUE CARD FOR YOUR DADDY... SEEIT SAYSDO YOU NOT ?" GOSH! THAT SOUNDS LIKE POP WASN'T IMPORTANT... HERE WE ARE WITH OUR FIRST GUESTSLOVELYy UHYVONNE LAVERE AND COUNT FRIGAZEE TELL MEMISS LAVEREYOU PLÁN TO DO A PICTURE ON THE CONTINENTDO YOU NOT ? AND NOW WELL WALK OVER TO THESE CHARMING PEOPLE UH * ITS MR.AND MRS. HENRY TREMBLECHIN.. MR. TREMBLECHIN IS** Copr. 1992World tghts reserved FORTY-EIGHT YEARS OLDSHIFTY- EYED WITH TATTOO ON CHEST. WANTED FOR ARSONGRAND LARCÈN..OÓPS. AND WHERE DID YOU GET THE PAPER YOU PLACED UNDER MY NAME ON THE RESTAURANT TABLE ? I TORE IT OUT OF A DETECTIVE MAGAZINE..* I THOUGHT IT'D MAKE YOU GLAMOROUS ..* -6-2 TIMMY LTTLE ODINE THEY'RE GONNA INTERVIEW ME ON THEIR TV SHOW HERE THANKEW! ŠIT HERE ** WE GOMEANWHILESHALL WE PAWNCEEFFIE? yOU FOLKS WILL EL CLUB ON CAMERA INA HALF HOUR THAT'S GRANDHENRY. GEE! I'M GONNA LOOK AROUNDWHAT ARE THOSE CARDSMISTER ? ARE THEY MENUS NO THEY'RE CUESSO OUR INTERVIEWER WILL KNOW WHAT TO ASK THE GUESTS. AND HERES THE CUE CARD FOR YOUR DADDY... SEEIT SAYS"MR. TREMBLECHINYOU COLLECT OLD TRANSFERSDO YOU NOT ?" GOSH! THAT SOUNDS LIKE POP WASN'T IMPORTANT... HERE WE ARE WITH OUR FIRST GUESTSLOVELYy UHYVONNE LAVERE AND COUNT FRIGAZEE TELL MEMISS LAVEREYOU PLÁN TO DO A PICTURE ON THE CONTINENTDO YOU NOT ? AND NOW WELL WALK OVER TO THESE CHARMING PEOPLE UH * ITS MR.AND MRS. HENRY TREMBLECHIN.. MR. TREMBLECHIN IS** Copr. 1992King Festures SyndicateWorld tghts reserved FORTY-EIGHT YEARS OLDSHIFTY- EYED WITH TATTOO ON CHEST. WANTED FOR ARSONGRAND LARCÈN..OÓPS. AND WHERE DID YOU GET THE PAPER YOU PLACED UNDER MY NAME ON THE RESTAURANT TABLE ? I TORE IT OUT OF A DETECTIVE MAGAZINE..* I THOUGHT IT'D MAKE YOU GLAMOROUS ..* -6-2 TIMMY

    Sun, June 22, 1952

    Little Iodine Sundays

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  • Gesture OCR: KING by O.SOGLOW FREE DEMONSTRATION OF 0OKLES METAL POLISH 6-22 COPR. 1EWORLD RIGHTS KESERVED. O. SOGLOW DDR KING by O.SOGLOW FREE DEMONSTRATION OF 0OKLES METAL POLISH 6-22 COPR. 1EKING PEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS KESERVED. O. SOGLOW DDR

    Sun, June 22, 1952

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Interaction OCR: BUz ICKITY YAKITY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS ON VACATION: BAH! IS THERE NO PLACE ON EARTH WOMAN- HATERHUH? DANG RIGHT! TO HECK WITH 'EM! I'VE GOT JUST THE PLACE- A SHACK ON HERMIT ISLAND I CAN FIX YOu UP WITH GROCERIESAND A BOAT SO YoU CAN COME AND GO. NO BOATJUST TAKE ME THERE AND LEAVE ME! BOAT RENAL WHERE YOU CAN GET AWAY FROM WOMEN? RNACLE Fishing A BAIT FEATURING HIS PAL ROSCO SWEENEY By ROY CRANE GIVE ME EVERYTHINGA COMPLETE SUPPLY. ÄA8 HOPE YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHINGLET'S SEE... BACONBREAD- (WELLHERE YOU ARE. FISHING TACKLE HOT DINGIES) JUST THINK.. HERMIT ISLAND ALL TO MYSELF! YARAD S. HZAD AN FLORIDA KEY LIMES AHTHIS IS THE LIFE! ? FIRST I'LL HAVE A STEAK DINNERHEY GOME BACK! HELP CORCO THÁT GUY'S A NUTSTILL ON THE DOCKYOU SURE EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT? MATCHES! OMIGOSH! PERFECT. JUST BRING ME SOME GROCERIES ONCE A WEEKBUz ICKITY YAKITY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS ON VACATION: BAH! IS THERE NO PLACE ON EARTH WOMAN- HATERHUH? DANG RIGHT! TO HECK WITH 'EM! I'VE GOT JUST THE PLACE- A SHACK ON HERMIT ISLAND I CAN FIX YOu UP WITH GROCERIESAND A BOAT SO YoU CAN COME AND GO. NO BOATJUST TAKE ME THERE AND LEAVE ME! BOAT RENAL WHERE YOU CAN GET AWAY FROM WOMEN? RNACLE Fishing A BAIT FEATURING HIS PAL ROSCO SWEENEY By ROY CRANE GIVE ME EVERYTHINGA COMPLETE SUPPLY. ÄA8 HOPE YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHINGLET'S SEE... BACONBREAD- (WELLHERE YOU ARE. FISHING TACKLE HOT DINGIES) JUST THINK.. HERMIT ISLAND ALL TO MYSELF! YARAD S. HZAD AN FLORIDA KEY LIMES AHTHIS IS THE LIFE! ? FIRST I'LL HAVE A STEAK DINNERHEY GOME BACK! HELP CORCO THÁT GUY'S A NUTALL RIGHTSTILL ON THE DOCKWAVING GOODBYEYOU SURE EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT? MATCHES! OMIGOSH! PERFECT. JUST BRING ME SOME GROCERIES ONCE A WEEK

    Sun, June 22, 1952

    Buz Sawyer

    By Roy Crane
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