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  • Comic book OCR: LTTLE ODINE THE BUSINESS LEADERS OF OUR CITY ARE SRONSORING AN ESSAY CONTEST ON "WORKING CONDI- TIONS". YOU ARE ALL ELIGIBLE TO ENTER. THE PRIZE IS A VACATION TRIP FOR THE WINNER AND ONE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY ALL EXPENSES PAID! FAT I'M FINISHEDTEACHER! HERE IT IS! OHMY! HOW FAST! DONT SIGN YOUR NAME- PUT THE NUMBER I GAVEYOU ON IT THATS SO THERE CAN BE NO FAVORITISM * LATER THIS ONENO.272 IS OUTSTANDING.. YOU SAY IT'S IODINE TREMBLECHIN'S.. AMAZING SO YOUNG BUT HOW CLEAR... HOW CONCISE! THE BUSINESS- MEN'S COMMITTEE IS N THE LIBRARY TO PASS ON OUR SELECTIONS AND LATER- OOPS.. PAPA'S BOSS. I DIDN'T KNOW ) TO YOUR DAUGHTER'S YOU WERE A JUDGEMR. BIGDOME ! TREMBLECHIN! J.B.-GET OVER HERE THEN IT IS AGREED NO.272 WINS !TD LIKE TO MEET THATBRILLIANT STUDENT! YESBOSS- WHAT'S THE MATTER? CONGRATULATONSTREMBLECHIN IODINE WON THE SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST SCHOOL RIGHT AWAY! I'LL FETCH HER READ THAT PART OUT LOUD ABOUT GETTING CONTRACTS BY GIVING AWAY MINK COATS! AND THÁT DESCRIPTION OF THE SLAVE-DRIVING BOSS mDO YOU THINK YOU CAN USE HER TO BLACKMAIL ME? SPEAK UPYOU-YOU.. Y'SEEMY WIFE AND CHILD ARE ON VACATIONAND I FIGURE MAYBE I CAN GET A JOB NEAR THEM.. I-UH-QUIT MY LAST POSITION - // CoprWorld rights reserved. .........LTTLE ODINE THE BUSINESS LEADERS OF OUR CITY ARE SRONSORING AN ESSAY CONTEST ON "WORKING CONDI- TIONS". YOU ARE ALL ELIGIBLE TO ENTER. THE PRIZE IS A VACATION TRIP FOR THE WINNER AND ONE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY ALL EXPENSES PAID! FAT I'M FINISHEDTEACHER! HERE IT IS! OHMY! HOW FAST! DONT SIGN YOUR NAME- PUT THE NUMBER I GAVEYOU ON IT THATS SO THERE CAN BE NO FAVORITISM * LATER THIS ONENO.272 IS OUTSTANDING.. YOU SAY IT'S IODINE TREMBLECHIN'S.. AMAZING SO YOUNG BUT HOW CLEAR... HOW CONCISE! THE BUSINESS- MEN'S COMMITTEE IS N THE LIBRARY TO PASS ON OUR SELECTIONS AND LATER- OOPS.. PAPA'S BOSS. I DIDN'T KNOW ) TO YOUR DAUGHTER'S YOU WERE A JUDGEMR. BIGDOME ! TREMBLECHIN! J.B.-GET OVER HERE THEN IT IS AGREED NO.272 WINS !TD LIKE TO MEET THATBRILLIANT STUDENT! YESBOSS- WHAT'S THE MATTER? CONGRATULATONSTREMBLECHIN IODINE WON THE SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST SCHOOL RIGHT AWAY! I'LL FETCH HER READ THAT PART OUT LOUD ABOUT GETTING CONTRACTS BY GIVING AWAY MINK COATS! AND THÁT DESCRIPTION OF THE SLAVE-DRIVING BOSS mDO YOU THINK YOU CAN USE HER TO BLACKMAIL ME? SPEAK UPYOU-YOU.. Y'SEEMY WIFE AND CHILD ARE ON VACATIONAND I FIGURE MAYBE I CAN GET A JOB NEAR THEM.. I-UH-QUIT MY LAST POSITION - // CoprKing Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved. .........

    Sun, February 24, 1952

    Little Iodine Sundays

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  • Human body OCR: BUT GHOST WHO WALKS HE TRIED TO KILL YOU! HE IS A MONSTER HE'S BEING PUNISHED ENOUGH.I WONT KICKA MAN WHEN HE'S DOWN. 7 NOW BACK TO YOUR HOMES! WHAT'S THAT? A CROWD CHASING PRINCE HIRK! THEY SOUND STONE HIM! KILL HIM! BHANTON LIKE THEY MEAN BUSINESS! By LEE FALK and WILSON MCCOY HE WAS RIGHT ALL MY OWN FAULT.. WHAT IS THIS THERE IS NONEHIRK. CRUELTY AND EVIL BRING THEIR OWN CURSE! CURSE? YOU RUINED YOURSELFHIRK. NOW TO FIND DEVIL «YESTERDAY I RULED THIS LAND. TODAY I AM A BEGGARFAMILY ALL GONE WHEN I CAPTURED VOUR DOG THEY SAID IT WAS TABOO - THAT THE PHANTOM CURSE WOULD RUIN ME! AND IT HAPPENED! WITHOUT LIFTING A HAND- YOU RUINED ME I TRIED TO KILL YOU YOU'VE SAVED MY LIFE. MVSTERIOUS PHANTOM WILSON 2-24 5 CONT'D CATEvoRLD RIE BUT GHOST WHO WALKS HE TRIED TO KILL YOU! HE IS A MONSTER HE'S BEING PUNISHED ENOUGH.I WONT KICKA MAN WHEN HE'S DOWN. 7 NOW BACK TO YOUR HOMES! WHAT'S THAT? A CROWD CHASING PRINCE HIRK! THEY SOUND STONE HIM! KILL HIM! BHANTON LIKE THEY MEAN BUSINESS! By LEE FALK and WILSON MCCOY HE WAS RIGHT ALL MY OWN FAULT.. WHAT IS THIS THERE IS NONEHIRK. CRUELTY AND EVIL BRING THEIR OWN CURSE! CURSE? YOU RUINED YOURSELFHIRK. NOW TO FIND DEVIL «YESTERDAY I RULED THIS LAND. TODAY I AM A BEGGARHATED AND HUNTEDMY POWERFAMILY ALL GONE WHEN I CAPTURED VOUR DOG THEY SAID IT WAS TABOO - THAT THE PHANTOM CURSE WOULD RUIN ME! AND IT HAPPENED! WITHOUT LIFTING A HAND- YOU RUINED ME I TRIED TO KILL YOU YOU'VE SAVED MY LIFE. MVSTERIOUS PHANTOM WILSON 2-24 5 CONT'D CATEvoRLD RIE

    Sun, February 24, 1952

    The Phantom Vintage Sundays

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  • Line OCR: BRICK BRADFORD By CLARENCE GRAY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HIT BOTTOM? 3 N • MYTE IS TAKING BRICK ON A TRIP TO THE HEART OF HIS PLANETWITH A GREAT HISSING SOUNDDESCENDS AND LOCKS THE SHAFT. WE DO NOT PLUNGE DOWN THE SHAFTVISITOR BRICK! OUR DISPLACEMENT CONTROLS THE DROP AT PRESENT. LATERAFTER WE PASS THE LUBRIFLOWSWE MUST FORCE OUR WAY DOWN! LUBRIFLOWS? J • THE DESCENT BEGINS. BRICK IS AWED AS HE GAZES THROUGH THE TRANSPARENT FLOOR WHERE UNDERSIDE LIGHTS PIERCE THE GLOOM OF THE SHAFT. WOW! THERE SEEMS TO BE NO END TO IT.' YES! THERE ARE TWO SEPARATING THE THREE REVOLVING UNITS OF THIS UNUSUAL PLANET. LET ME TRACE OUR DESCENT ON THIS CHART. COPR. 1962WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED glagy 2-24 CONTINUED BRICK BRADFORD By CLARENCE GRAY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HIT BOTTOM ? 3 N • MYTE IS TAKING BRICK ON A TRIP TO THE HEART OF HIS PLANETMETEOR MERCIUS . HAVING ENTERED THE PRESSURE BALLMYTE CLOSES THE HATCH . THE CORE CAPWITH A GREAT HISSING SOUNDDESCENDS AND LOCKS THE SHAFT . WE DO NOT PLUNGE DOWN THE SHAFTVISITOR BRICK ! OUR DISPLACEMENT CONTROLS THE DROP AT PRESENT . LATERAFTER WE PASS THE LUBRIFLOWSWE MUST FORCE OUR WAY DOWN ! LUBRIFLOWS ? J • THE DESCENT BEGINS . BRICK IS AWED AS HE GAZES THROUGH THE TRANSPARENT FLOOR WHERE UNDERSIDE LIGHTS PIERCE THE GLOOM OF THE SHAFT . WOW ! THERE SEEMS TO BE NO END TO IT . ' YES ! THERE ARE TWO SEPARATING THE THREE REVOLVING UNITS OF THIS UNUSUAL PLANET . LET ME TRACE OUR DESCENT ON THIS CHART . COPR . 1962KING FEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED glagy 2-24 CONTINUED

    Sun, February 24, 1952

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Line OCR: JOHNNY HAZARD by CAREFUL UP THEREMR. GRIPPMAN... IT'S AT LEAST 40 FEET TO THE GROUND! HEYIN THERE... I'M BACK WITH THE NATIVES! FRANK ROBBIN DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT! NOW I'LL JUST REACH INTO MY BAG... ON GG ... FOR THE BEST LITTLE IMITATION MAMMOTH'S PROP DEPARTMENT EVER MADE! AH-THAT FOOL CLIX HAS FINALLY RETURNED! WHILE CLIX AND THE BABY ELEPHANT ARE GATHERING UPA NEARBY VILLAGE OF NATIVES TO SERVE AS "EXTRAS" IN THE FILMTHE LOCATION TROUPE ARRIVES AT THE RUINED TEMPLE... COPR. 1952WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. LOOK AT THAT IDOL'S FOREHEADHAZARD! PRESS GOT THE VILLAGE REAL CHEAPBOSS! SAVED YOU ABOUT... PUT THIS INTO THE IDOL'S HEADAND SEE HOW CLOSE THE GREAT GRIPPMAN CAME TO GUESSING THE RIGHT SIZE ! NEVER MIND THAT! NOW YOU BEGIN LOOKING AROUND FOR A GOOD PLACE TO...WHAT THE....! JUST A BIG DENT! WHAT DID YOU EXPECT TO FINDA DIAMOND ? Fe AIYEE! AIYEE! THE GREAT THIRD EYE... IT IS RETURNED!! AS A MATTER OF FACTTHAT'S JUST WHAT THE SCRIPT CALLS FOR! WHERE'S YOUR REALISM NOWGRIPPMAN ? IF YOU HAD A REAL DIAMOND THAT SIZEI'LL BET THE JUNGLE SUN WOULD NEVER BROIL YOUR SKIN... NOT FOR ANYBODY! RIGHT IN MY MUSETTE BAGMY DEAR CERISE ! COME ONLET'S CLIMB UP! GG THE IMITATION DIAMOND IS COATED WITH GLUE AND FITTED INTO THE IDOL'S HEAD... UNFORTUNATELYNO IDOL EVER HAD A DIAMOND LIKE IT! SOMETHING SEMI-PRECIOUS... JADE PERHAPS... BUT THAT'S ALL! 2-24 CONTINUED... JOHNNY HAZARD by CAREFUL UP THEREMR . GRIPPMAN ... IT'S AT LEAST 40 FEET TO THE GROUND ! HEYIN THERE ... I'M BACK WITH THE NATIVES ! FRANK ROBBIN DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT ! NOW I'LL JUST REACH INTO MY BAG ... ON GG ... FOR THE BEST LITTLE IMITATION MAMMOTH'S PROP DEPARTMENT EVER MADE ! AH - THAT FOOL CLIX HAS FINALLY RETURNED ! WHILE CLIX AND THE BABY ELEPHANT ARE GATHERING UPA NEARBY VILLAGE OF NATIVES TO SERVE AS " EXTRAS " IN THE FILMTHE LOCATION TROUPE ARRIVES AT THE RUINED TEMPLE ... COPR . 1952KING FEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED . LOOK AT THAT IDOL'S FOREHEADHAZARD ! PRESS GOT THE VILLAGE REAL CHEAPBOSS ! SAVED YOU ABOUT ... PUT THIS INTO THE IDOL'S HEADAND SEE HOW CLOSE THE GREAT GRIPPMAN CAME TO GUESSING THE RIGHT SIZE ! NEVER MIND THAT ! NOW YOU BEGIN LOOKING AROUND FOR A GOOD PLACE TO ... WHAT THE .... ! JUST A BIG DENT ! WHAT DID YOU EXPECT TO FINDMR . GRIPPMANA DIAMOND ? Fe AIYEE ! AIYEE ! THE GREAT THIRD EYE ... IT IS RETURNED !! AS A MATTER OF FACTTHAT'S JUST WHAT THE SCRIPT CALLS FOR ! WHERE'S YOUR REALISM NOWGRIPPMAN ? IF YOU HAD A REAL DIAMOND THAT SIZEI'LL BET THE JUNGLE SUN WOULD NEVER BROIL YOUR SKIN ... NOT FOR ANYBODY ! RIGHT IN MY MUSETTE BAGMY DEAR CERISE ! COME ONLET'S CLIMB UP ! GG THE IMITATION DIAMOND IS COATED WITH GLUE AND FITTED INTO THE IDOL'S HEAD ... UNFORTUNATELYMY DEAR BRIANNO IDOL EVER HAD A DIAMOND LIKE IT ! SOMETHING SEMI - PRECIOUS ... JADE PERHAPS ... BUT THAT'S ALL ! 2-24 CONTINUED ...

    Sun, February 24, 1952

    Johnny Hazard

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  • Black OCR: The WTTLE KING O.SOGLOW HIS MAJESTY IS ANNOYED BY INSECTS 2-24 .SOGLOW COPR. 168WORLD RIGHTS REsERVED. The WTTLE KING O.SOGLOW HIS MAJESTY IS ANNOYED BY INSECTS 2-24 .SOGLOW COPR. 168KING FEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS REsERVED.

    Sun, February 24, 1952

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Gesture OCR: HERE'S SOME ODD STUFF! OLGA BEACH COMBER ODDITIES GUDA ? COPR. 1961Inc. WORLL RIGHTS RESERVED. AMAZING WHAT THE SEA ROLLS UP ON THE SANDS! 2-23 WHAT'S THIS? DOESN'T SEEM TO BE IDENTIFIED. LOOKS LIKE CARVED STONE BALL. S NUMBER 313. I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF IT! OOPS! THERE'S THE AUCTIONEER CALLING! Lari HERE'S SOME ODD STUFF ! OLGA BEACH COMBER ODDITIES GUDA ? COPR . 1961KING FEATURES SYNDICATEInc. WORLL RIGHTS RESERVED . AMAZING WHAT THE SEA ROLLS UP ON THE SANDS ! 2-23 WHAT'S THIS ? DOESN'T SEEM TO BE IDENTIFIED . LOOKS LIKE CARVED STONE BALL . S NUMBER 313. I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF IT ! OOPS ! THERE'S THE AUCTIONEER CALLING ! Lari

    Sat, February 23, 1952

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Interaction OCR: MUST OF SEEN US COMINBUT WHERE? SEE IM DOWN BELOW ANY PLACE? LOOK! A PLANE! IT'S OUR PLANE! STRANGE! SAWYER AIN'T HEREIT'S DIVIN' AT US! Copt. 1932Workl rights reserved. MUST OF SEEN US COMINAN' RUNBUT WHERE? SEE IM DOWN BELOW ANY PLACE? LOOK! A PLANE! IT'S OUR PLANE! STRANGE! SAWYER AIN'T HEREIT'S DIVIN' AT US! Copt. 1932King Featuses SyadicateWorkl rights reserved.

    Sat, February 23, 1952

    Buz Sawyer

    By Roy Crane
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  • Monochrome OCR: A SHOT RINGS OUr! THE PHANTOM IS HIT! ALMOST AS HE REACHES THE GROUND HIS GUNIS OUT HE FIRÉS NOW FOR HER WILSON MOCOY 2-23 A SHOT RINGS OUr! THE PHANTOM IS HIT! ALMOST AS HE REACHES THE GROUND HIS GUNIS OUT HE FIRÉS NOW FOR HER WILSON MOCOY 2-23

    Sat, February 23, 1952

    The Phantom Vintage

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  • Font OCR: KSLAM! GUYS LIKE YOU I HATEBOLT! I'M TAKING YOUR OFFER TO GET OUTA HERE ON CON- DITION THAT I STAY OUTA CHIPS' LIFE...BUT ONE THING I AINT AGREEIN. jiTHAT'S NOT TO GO YOU LIKE POISON! JOHN CULLEN MURMY COPEIte. WORLD RIGHT NESENVED. KSLAM! GUYS LIKE YOU I HATEBOLT! I'M TAKING YOUR OFFER TO GET OUTA HERE ON CON- DITION THAT I STAY OUTA CHIPS' LIFE...BUT ONE THING I AINT AGREEIN. jiTHAT'S NOT TO GO YOU LIKE POISON! JOHN CULLEN MURMY COPEKANG PZATUAES SYNDICATEIte. WORLD RIGHT NESENVED.

    Sat, February 23, 1952

    Big Ben Bolt

    By Elliot Caplin & John Cullen Murphy
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  • Fiction OCR: YOU MEAN YOU SAW THROUGH THE GIRL'S S.0.S.? WHY DIDN'T YOU DO SOMETHING WHEN SHE WROTE IT?! BECAUSE THE TALL SCOT WAS WITH YOU THEN HE IS VALUABLE TO MY PLANS! YOU AND THE GIRL ARE NOT VALUABLE! SOAS WITH ALL USELESS THINGS... WE SHALL DISPOSE OF YOU WITH GREAT HASTE! 2-23 cors 1E. KORLD YOU MEAN YOU SAW THROUGH THE GIRL'S S.0.S.? WHY DIDN'T YOU DO SOMETHING WHEN SHE WROTE IT?! BECAUSE THE TALL SCOT WAS WITH YOU THEN HE IS VALUABLE TO MY PLANS! YOU AND THE GIRL ARE NOT VALUABLE! SOAS WITH ALL USELESS THINGS... WE SHALL DISPOSE OF YOU WITH GREAT HASTE! 2-23 cors 1EKING PEATURES SINECATE. KORLD

    Sat, February 23, 1952

    Johnny Hazard

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  • Poster OCR: WHOEVER HE iSI HOPE HE'S OLD AND FAT AND STODGY! RICKY! YOU'RE SO CUTE.. YOU'RE JEALOUS! THERE THEY GOMA'AM... INTO THAT APARTMENT HOUSE... I HAD A PHONE CALL TODAY THAT PUZZLES ME. SOMEONE NAMED KIRBY.. HE WANTED TO SEE ME...SAID IT WAS IMPORTANTBUT I PUT IT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW.. NO DARLING... JUST TERRIBLY IN LOVE! ALL RIGHT... I'LL GET OUT HERE! cora. I2. KING BEATAEA SYNDor ATRI. WORL5 KGHTE REFERED WHOEVER HE iSI HOPE HE'S OLD AND FAT AND STODGY! RICKY! YOU'RE SO CUTE.. YOU'RE JEALOUS! THERE THEY GOMA'AM... INTO THAT APARTMENT HOUSE... I HAD A PHONE CALL TODAY THAT PUZZLES ME. SOMEONE NAMED KIRBY.. HE WANTED TO SEE ME...SAID IT WAS IMPORTANTBUT I PUT IT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW.. NO DARLING... JUST TERRIBLY IN LOVE! ALL RIGHT... I'LL GET OUT HERE! cora. I2. KING BEATAEA SYNDor ATRI. WORL5 KGHTE REFERED

    Sat, February 23, 1952

    Rip Kirby

    By Alex Raymond
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  • Drawing OCR: MEANWHILEBUZ EXAMINES JIMMYTHE PILOT. AND HERE THEY COME TO GET MEBUT I'LL NOT BE CAUGHT LIKE A SITTING DUCKNO DANGER OF SAWYER HAVIN' A GUNDEAD! THE MEN LAND THEIR PLANECLIMB THE MESA BUZ IS ON. Copr 1952World rights reserved. MEANWHILEBUZ EXAMINES JIMMYTHE PILOT. AND HERE THEY COME TO GET MEBUT I'LL NOT BE CAUGHT LIKE A SITTING DUCKNO DANGER OF SAWYER HAVIN' A GUNOR HE'O OF FIRED BACKDEAD! THE MEN LAND THEIR PLANECLIMB THE MESA BUZ IS ON. Copr 1952King Feafures SyndicateWorld rights reserved.

    Fri, February 22, 1952

    Buz Sawyer

    By Roy Crane
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