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  • Gesture OCR: BRICK BRADFORD BY d CLARENCE GRAY v G 3 HOLDING MYTE AS HOSTAGESKULLA FORCED US TO DO HIS BIDDING. HE QUICKLY REORGANIZED OUR PLANET INTO A SPACE RAIDER! 00 SKULLA'S BANDHAVING CAPTURED MYTE AND TAKEN OVER HIS MERCY SHIPJOINS UP WITH THE MAIN SPACE LINERAS YOU SEE HERE. THIS SCENE ENDS THE VISUAL VOLUME RECORD OF OUR MASTER'S CAPTURE. COPR. 1962Ine.. WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. Su 201 HE LOCKED MYTE WITHIN THE CORE WHICH HOUSES THE MECHANISM THAT GUIDES US IN SPACE. THE MASTER OBEYED SKULLA'S INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER TO SPARE USHIS PEOPLE! 5 IT WAS A DELIBERATE TRAPAS WE FOUND OUT LATER. SKULLAHAVING HEARD OF OUR GUIDED PLANET AND TIRING OF PIRATE ACTIVITIES ON HIS OWNCREATED HAVOC BY FIRE TO DRAW US IN! ????? THE IRONY OF IT IS THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE SKULLA ON HIS ONLY PERSONAL PIRATE RAID... THEREBY RECOVERING THE DISC KEY AND FREEING THE MASTER! HARK: IAM GETTING A TELEPACAST MESSAGE FROM THE MASTER! 1-27 CONTINUED BRICK BRADFORD BY d CLARENCE GRAY v G 3 HOLDING MYTE AS HOSTAGESKULLA FORCED US TO DO HIS BIDDING . HE QUICKLY REORGANIZED OUR PLANET INTO A SPACE RAIDER ! 00 SKULLA'S BANDHAVING CAPTURED MYTE AND TAKEN OVER HIS MERCY SHIPJOINS UP WITH THE MAIN SPACE LINERAS YOU SEE HERE . THIS SCENE ENDS THE VISUAL VOLUME RECORD OF OUR MASTER'S CAPTURE . COPR . 1962KING FEATURES SYNDICATEIne .. WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED . Su 201 HE LOCKED MYTE WITHIN THE CORE WHICH HOUSES THE MECHANISM THAT GUIDES US IN SPACE . THE MASTER OBEYED SKULLA'S INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER TO SPARE USHIS PEOPLE ! 5 IT WAS A DELIBERATE TRAPAS WE FOUND OUT LATER . SKULLAHAVING HEARD OF OUR GUIDED PLANET AND TIRING OF PIRATE ACTIVITIES ON HIS OWNCREATED HAVOC BY FIRE TO DRAW US IN ! ????? THE IRONY OF IT IS THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE SKULLA ON HIS ONLY PERSONAL PIRATE RAID ... THEREBY RECOVERING THE DISC KEY AND FREEING THE MASTER ! HARK : IAM GETTING A TELEPACAST MESSAGE FROM THE MASTER ! 1-27 CONTINUED

    Sun, January 27, 1952

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Parallel OCR: ++ JOHNNY HAZARD WHAT'S WITH THAT PILOT? THAT'S A RE-AL SNAP-P-Y LANDING! FRANK ROBBIN THAT'S NONE OF OUR WORRYCLIX... LONG AS WE GET PAID! LET'S RE- SIGN OURSELVES AND GO OUT TO FIND SOME LODGING... STARTING TARTING TODAY"MAMMOTH MARCHES ON"! AS JOHNNYBRANDY AND BLITZ MARTIN ARRIVE AT THE MILITARY AIR STRIPA COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT COMES IN FALTERINGLY FOR A LANDING... NEVER MIND THE WELCOME COMMITTEE... GET A DOCTORQUICK! WE'VE GOT A SICK MAN HERE! YOU CAN GO OUT INTO THAT PESTHOLEBRIAN DREW... BUT NOT MENOT LITTLE CERISE! NOT ON YOUR TINTYPE! COPR. 1942WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. ALERT ALL FIELD PERSONNEL! WHAT EES THE MATTER WEETH THAT PEELOT?.. I TELL HEEM THIS IS NOT COMMERCIAL FIELD! IF YOU THINK I'M GOING TO RISK MY MILLION-DOLLAR SKIN IN THAT BROILING SUN...! YOU AND YOUR YEN FOR AUTHENTIC BACKGROUNDGRIPPMAN... REAL JUNGLEBAH! LONT NOWBABY... YOU DON'T THINK I'D RISK OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET TO MAMMOTH PICTURESDO YOU ? MAMMOTH PICTURES GG WHILE IN THE PLANE... THINGS GETTING...BLEARY... GOTTA GET PLANE IN...'FORE I... BLACK OUT! MUST BE... GETTING RECURRENCE...OF OLD SICKNESS... MALARIA?! HE CAN'T DO THIS TO THE GREAT GRIPPMAN! WE'RE A WEEK BEHIND SCHEDULE NOWAND WE'RE STILL NOT ON LOCATION! THAT'S BETTERDEAR...NOW WE'LL FIND YOU A NICE COOL SPOT WHERE YOU CAN REST AND I CAN FIND A WAY TO GET US ON LOCATION! HEYTHE CAST IS NOT COMPLETE ...WE FORGOT... MAMMOTH.! THEES EES NOT MY PROVINCEMSIEU GRIPPMAN THIS MAN MUS' 'AVE REST AND PROPAIR TREATMENT FOR MAYBE... TEN DAYS... WHAT GOES ON? WHY ARE WE LANDING?.. CAN'T I GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM ANYONE? TEN DAYS! WHYDO YOU REALIZE... T-THAT...WILL COST... COST... COST... Wille **** EXACTLY 23957 DOLLARS ...AND 63 CENTSMR. GRIPPMAN! 1-27 CONTINUED... ++ JOHNNY HAZARD WHAT'S WITH THAT PILOT ? THAT'S A RE - AL SNAP - P - Y LANDING ! FRANK ROBBIN THAT'S NONE OF OUR WORRYCLIX ... LONG AS WE GET PAID ! LET'S RE SIGN OURSELVES AND GO OUT TO FIND SOME LODGING ... STARTING TARTING TODAYA NEW ADVENTURE" MAMMOTH MARCHES ON " ! AS JOHNNYBRANDY AND BLITZ MARTIN ARRIVE AT THE MILITARY AIR STRIPA COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT COMES IN FALTERINGLY FOR A LANDING ... NEVER MIND THE WELCOME COMMITTEE ... GET A DOCTORQUICK ! WE'VE GOT A SICK MAN HERE ! YOU CAN GO OUT INTO THAT PESTHOLEBRIAN DREW ... BUT NOT MENOT LITTLE CERISE ! NOT ON YOUR TINTYPE ! COPR . 1942KING FEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED . ALERT ALL FIELD PERSONNEL ! WHAT EES THE MATTER WEETH THAT PEELOT ? .. I TELL HEEM THIS IS NOT COMMERCIAL FIELD ! IF YOU THINK I'M GOING TO RISK MY MILLION - DOLLAR SKIN IN THAT BROILING SUN ... ! YOU AND YOUR YEN FOR AUTHENTIC BACKGROUNDGRIPPMAN ... REAL JUNGLEBAH ! LONT NOWBABY ... YOU DON'T THINK I'D RISK OUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET TO MAMMOTH PICTURESDO YOU ? MAMMOTH PICTURES GG WHILE IN THE PLANE ... THINGS GETTING ... BLEARY ... GOTTA GET PLANE IN ... ' FORE I ... BLACK OUT ! MUST BE ... GETTING RECURRENCE ... OF OLD SICKNESS ... MALARIA ?! HE CAN'T DO THIS TO THE GREAT GRIPPMAN ! WE'RE A WEEK BEHIND SCHEDULE NOWAND WE'RE STILL NOT ON LOCATION ! THAT'S BETTERDEAR ... NOW WE'LL FIND YOU A NICE COOL SPOT WHERE YOU CAN REST AND I CAN FIND A WAY TO GET US ON LOCATION ! HEYTHE CAST IS NOT COMPLETE ... WE FORGOT ... MAMMOTH . ! THEES EES NOT MY PROVINCEMSIEU GRIPPMAN THIS MAN MUS ' ' AVE REST AND PROPAIR TREATMENT FOR MAYBE ... TEN DAYS ... WHAT GOES ON ? WHY ARE WE LANDING ? .. CAN'T I GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM ANYONE ? TEN DAYS ! WHYDO YOU REALIZE ... T - THAT ... WILL COST ... COST ... COST ... Wille **** EXACTLY 23957 DOLLARS ... AND 63 CENTSMR . GRIPPMAN ! 1-27 CONTINUED ...

    Sun, January 27, 1952

    Johnny Hazard

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  • Parallel OCR: The WTTLE L KING 0.SOGLOW DOWN WITH 2 THE KING! 1-2T COPR. 168WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. o.SOGLOW The WTTLE L KING 0.SOGLOW DOWN WITH 2 THE KING! 1-2T COPR. 168KING FEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. o.SOGLOW

    Sun, January 27, 1952

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Illustration OCR: ENDLESS QUESTIONING BY THE POLICEMEANWHILE: AND YOU SAY THE ONLY THINGS MISSING IN THE HOLDUP ARE THE PAPERS MRSAWYER WAS LOOKING OVER IN YOUR OFFICE? THE SOLE WITNESSEH? THENIF THERE'S ONLY ONE WITNESS TO TH' KILLIN WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF THESE PAPERS? YES SIR. THEY'RE GONE! OIL LEASES. WEVE HAD SOME TROUBLE ABOUT THEM... AND MR. SAWYER HAD JUST ARRIVED TO SETTLE THAT VERY TROUBLEACCORDIN' TO THE PAPERTHIS WHAT'S TO KEEP US FROM FELLA SAWYER CAN IDENTIFY YOU. KILLIN' THE ONE WITNESS? -26 Copr. 1912World tights reserved. 5 ENDLESS QUESTIONING BY THE POLICEMEANWHILE: AND YOU SAY THE ONLY THINGS MISSING IN THE HOLDUP ARE THE PAPERS MRSAWYER WAS LOOKING OVER IN YOUR OFFICE? THE SOLE WITNESSEH? THENIF THERE'S ONLY ONE WITNESS TO TH' KILLIN WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF THESE PAPERS? YES SIR. THEY'RE GONE! OIL LEASES. WEVE HAD SOME TROUBLE ABOUT THEM... AND MR. SAWYER HAD JUST ARRIVED TO SETTLE THAT VERY TROUBLEACCORDIN' TO THE PAPERTHIS WHAT'S TO KEEP US FROM FELLA SAWYER CAN IDENTIFY YOU. KILLIN' THE ONE WITNESS? -26 Copr. 1912King Features SyndicateWorld tights reserved. 5

    Sat, January 26, 1952

    Buz Sawyer

    By Roy Crane
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  • Illustration OCR: KNOCK! SURESURE...I DON'T MIND WAITING ...ME-I'M A FRESH- AIR FIENDANYHOW! SPIDER- WOULD YOU MIND-? COME IN... SO WHY YOU BREAKIN' YER HEAD TRYIN' TO FIND A KID WHO DON'T WANT NO PART OF YOU ? JUST NATURALLY NOSYI GUESS. JOHN CULLEN MUPPHY 77-1 COPR. 1952WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. KNOCK! SURESURE...I DON'T MIND WAITING ...ME-I'M A FRESH- AIR FIENDANYHOW! SPIDER- WOULD YOU MIND-? COME IN... SO WHY YOU BREAKIN' YER HEAD TRYIN' TO FIND A KID WHO DON'T WANT NO PART OF YOU ? JUST NATURALLY NOSYI GUESS. JOHN CULLEN MUPPHY 77-1 COPR. 1952KING FEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED.

    Sat, January 26, 1952

    Big Ben Bolt

    By Elliot Caplin & John Cullen Murphy
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  • Comic book OCR: THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLISHER OF THE 'NEW YORK DAILY SPHERE KIRBY'S DONE IT! HE'S FOUND BIJOU BENSON! THEY'RE FLYING HOME FROM TUNIS! LOOKMR. PFENN! COPY FROM BIJOU BENSON! IT'S COMING OVER THE WIRE NOW! WHAT A YARN! ..AND WHAT A GIRL! GET READY FOR A RE-PLATE! "DAILY SPHERE GIRL PHOTOGRAPHER RESCUED FROM WILD DESERT TRIBESMEN!". IT'S THE BEST STORY WE'VE HAD IN MONTHS! COME ONMAN! MOVE! WOW THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLISHER OF THE 'NEW YORK DAILY SPHERE KIRBY'S DONE IT! HE'S FOUND BIJOU BENSON! THEY'RE FLYING HOME FROM TUNIS! LOOKMR. PFENN! COPY FROM BIJOU BENSON! IT'S COMING OVER THE WIRE NOW! WHAT A YARN! ..AND WHAT A GIRL! GET READY FOR A RE-PLATE! "DAILY SPHERE GIRL PHOTOGRAPHER RESCUED FROM WILD DESERT TRIBESMEN!". IT'S THE BEST STORY WE'VE HAD IN MONTHS! COME ONMAN! MOVE! WOW

    Sat, January 26, 1952

    Rip Kirby

    By Alex Raymond
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  • Comic book OCR: THAT'S WHY I NEED A GUNDORRIE ! I MIGHT GET AN ARGUMENT FROM BUT HOW ÇAN Y'BE SURE 'TIS MY RINGLAD ? BECAUSE THE WEE INSCRIPTION INSIDE THE RING READS""TIL THE END O' TIME.. YOUR WEE DORRIE/ FRANK EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T IPENTIFY THE BANDAGED WOMANI KNOW WHERE THE RING IS! THE DOC AND HIS STAFF ! 1-Z6 COPR. THEWORD ACHTS ÁVED THAT'S WHY I NEED A GUNDORRIE ! I MIGHT GET AN ARGUMENT FROM BUT HOW ÇAN Y'BE SURE 'TIS MY RINGLAD ? BECAUSE THE WEE INSCRIPTION INSIDE THE RING READS""TIL THE END O' TIME.. YOUR WEE DORRIE/ FRANK EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T IPENTIFY THE BANDAGED WOMANI KNOW WHERE THE RING IS! THE DOC AND HIS STAFF ! 1-Z6 COPR. THEKINGATERES STEDRATK. TeWORD ACHTS ÁVED

    Sat, January 26, 1952

    Johnny Hazard

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  • Publication OCR: THEY DON'T NOR YOU TO THEM WITH THAT GUN IN YOURHAND. THE MAN APPROACHES.THEY LOOK SUSPICIOUSLY AT HIM. HE EXTENDS HIS HAND THEY LOOK AGAIN THE RING OF THE PHANTOM! THE NATIVES STARE HOSTILELY ATILOOK VERY THE STRANGERGar FRIENDLY TO PUTIT AWAYME) PROFESSOR. WISON MCCOY 1-26" ? ?? THEY DON'T NOR YOU TO THEM WITH THAT GUN IN YOURHAND. THE MAN APPROACHES.THEY LOOK SUSPICIOUSLY AT HIM. HE EXTENDS HIS HAND THEY LOOK AGAIN THE RING OF THE PHANTOM! THE NATIVES STARE HOSTILELY ATILOOK VERY THE STRANGERGar FRIENDLY TO PUTIT AWAYME) PROFESSOR. WISON MCCOY 1-26" ? ? ?

    Sat, January 26, 1952

    The Phantom Vintage

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  • Monochrome OCR: WHAT'S THE TROUBLE? AREN'T YOU FELLOWS GOING TO PULL OUT? MOST EVERYBODY ELSE IS! COPR. 1962WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED THAT SKY SPOT IS ON A RAMPAGE AGAIN! HA! HA! NO! IT'LL GO AWAY PROBABLYLIKE IT DID BEFORE. BESIDESWE'RE BUSY ON SURVEY MAPS! D YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAYBUT EVEN I AM GOING TO RETIRE TO A SAFE DISTANCE! SUPER 1-26 THINGS ARE GETTING HOT! START BRINGING THE SPOT DOWNPROFESSOR... SLOWLY!! WHAT'S THE TROUBLE ? AREN'T YOU FELLOWS GOING TO PULL OUT ? MOST EVERYBODY ELSE IS ! COPR . 1962KING FEATURES SYNDICATE . Ine .WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED THAT SKY SPOT IS ON A RAMPAGE AGAIN ! HA ! HA ! NO ! IT'LL GO AWAY PROBABLYLIKE IT DID BEFORE . BESIDESWE'RE BUSY ON SURVEY MAPS ! D YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAYBUT EVEN I AM GOING TO RETIRE TO A SAFE DISTANCE ! SUPER 1-26 THINGS ARE GETTING HOT ! START BRINGING THE SPOT DOWNPROFESSOR ... SLOWLY !!

    Sat, January 26, 1952

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Monochrome OCR: READ ALL ABOUT IT! GIRL MURDERED IN HOLDUP! HERE DEAD! YOU DANG FOOLWHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SLUG ER? WE'RE IN A JAMLISTEN TO THIS: "The sole witness to the crime was J. S. Sawyer who is confident he can identify the killer." BOY! THE DAME PULLED MY MASK OFFLMUR 1-25 Copr. 1952World rights reserved. READ ALL ABOUT IT! GIRL MURDERED IN HOLDUP! HERE DEAD! YOU DANG FOOLWHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SLUG ER? WE'RE IN A JAMLISTEN TO THIS: "The sole witness to the crime was J. S. Sawyer who is confident he can identify the killer." BOY! THE DAME PULLED MY MASK OFFTHAT'S WHYLMUR 1-25 Copr. 1952King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved.

    Fri, January 25, 1952

    Buz Sawyer

    By Roy Crane
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  • Style OCR: SO YOU GOT NO IDEA WHO TOOSSED THE LEAD PIPE AT YER SKULLBEN? I HAVE SORT OF A FAINT NOTION. THEN WHY DON'T YOU TELL THE POLICE ABOUT IT? WHEN I'M SURE WHO IT IS... BUT ONLY WHEN I'M SURE... FIND ANYTHINGCHIPS? NOTHING.. LEASTWAYS HE AIN'T DEAD! CULLEN MUTHY 1-25WORLD RIGITS RESERVED. SO YOU GOT NO IDEA WHO TOOSSED THE LEAD PIPE AT YER SKULLBEN? I HAVE SORT OF A FAINT NOTION. THEN WHY DON'T YOU TELL THE POLICE ABOUT IT? WHEN I'M SURE WHO IT IS... BUT ONLY WHEN I'M SURE... FIND ANYTHINGCHIPS? NOTHING.. LEASTWAYS HE AIN'T DEAD! CULLEN MUTHY 1-25COPR. 1992. KING FEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGITS RESERVED.

    Fri, January 25, 1952

    Big Ben Bolt

    By Elliot Caplin & John Cullen Murphy
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  • Publication OCR: I'VE GOT HIMMISS BENSON! TAKE OFF! Co 192. King Features SynaeIn. Pold iga resene I'VE GOT HIMMISS BENSON! TAKE OFF! Co 192. King Features SynaeIn. Pold iga resene

    Fri, January 25, 1952

    Rip Kirby

    By Alex Raymond
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