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  • Monochrome OCR: UNOTHAT QUIET LITTLE TOWN OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY... DOESN'T KNOW THAT ...! BEGINNING: "SHADOW IN THE SKY." Steer COPR. 1951WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. BRICK BRADFORD IS PACKING TO LEAVE NED BRIGHTON'S LAZY LODGE AT JIGSAW LAKE.. 10-8 OR THAT A CERTAIN SCIENTIST- INVENTOR IS ABOUT TO RECEIVE A KNOCK AT HIS LABORATORY DOOR NO ADMITTANCE ... BUT IT WILL. UNOTHAT QUIET LITTLE TOWN OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY ... DOESN'T KNOW THAT ... ! BEGINNING : " SHADOW IN THE SKY . " Steer COPR . 1951KING FEATURES SYNDICATEIne .WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED . BRICK BRADFORD IS PACKING TO LEAVE NED BRIGHTON'S LAZY LODGE AT JIGSAW LAKE .. 10-8 OR THAT A CERTAIN SCIENTIST INVENTOR IS ABOUT TO RECEIVE A KNOCK AT HIS LABORATORY DOOR NO ADMITTANCE ... BUT IT WILL .

    Mon, October 8, 1951

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Visual arts OCR: YOU NEVER FOUND OUT WHETHER BUOU BENSON CRASHED LADY NORLEY'S I TRIED... I CALLED ON THE OLD TERROR AT HER VILLA... SHE NOT ONLY REFUSED TO TALKSHE HAD THE GARDENER TURN THE HOSE ON ME" SURELY YOU DON'T THINK LADY NORLEY KNOCKED OFF BUOU BENSON. YET YOU BELIEVE BIJOU IS DEAD! WHY? THE CAMERAKIRBY! THE CAMERA SHE LEFT IN HER HOTEL! YACHTING PARTY OR NOT ? ?h *. . " .Wald gha reened YOU NEVER FOUND OUT WHETHER BUOU BENSON CRASHED LADY NORLEY'S I TRIED... I CALLED ON THE OLD TERROR AT HER VILLA... SHE NOT ONLY REFUSED TO TALKSHE HAD THE GARDENER TURN THE HOSE ON ME" SURELY YOU DON'T THINK LADY NORLEY KNOCKED OFF BUOU BENSON. YET YOU BELIEVE BIJOU IS DEAD! WHY? THE CAMERAKIRBY! THE CAMERA SHE LEFT IN HER HOTEL! YACHTING PARTY OR NOT ? ? h *. . " .apr iniKing ara SyndarWald gha reened

    Mon, October 8, 1951

    Rip Kirby

    By Alex Raymond
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  • Monochrome OCR: ONLY ONE HORRIBLE EXPLANATION OF TABRIZ'S DISAPPEARANCE... WE ARE NOT ALONE HERE! THEN... HER LIFE IS IN DANGER VE MUST SEARCH... QVICKLY! YOHNNY.. LOOK! SHE VAS DRAGGED... AND HERE... BOOTPRINTS! LEASTNOW WE KNOW... THE AMENAÇE 15... HUMAN! C'MON! AS THEY FOLLOW THE TELLTALE PRINTS THROUGH THE TUMBLED MAGONRYSUDDENLY... T.N.T. ... STEPS! LEADING... UNDERGROUND! TRANK10-8 COPR IIKORLD AIGHT RESEAVED ONLY ONE HORRIBLE EXPLANATION OF TABRIZ'S DISAPPEARANCE... WE ARE NOT ALONE HERE! THEN... HER LIFE IS IN DANGER VE MUST SEARCH... QVICKLY! YOHNNY.. LOOK! SHE VAS DRAGGED... AND HERE... BOOTPRINTS! LEASTNOW WE KNOW... THE AMENAÇE 15... HUMAN! C'MON! AS THEY FOLLOW THE TELLTALE PRINTS THROUGH THE TUMBLED MAGONRYSUDDENLY... T.N.T. ... STEPS! LEADING... UNDERGROUND! TRANK10-8 COPR IIKING FCATURES SYNDICATEKORLD AIGHT RESEAVED

    Mon, October 8, 1951

    Johnny Hazard

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  • Line OCR: 10-8 mm wy A TINY MAN! YOU CAME BACK! DON'T SHOOT THAT THING AT ME! AND DON'T GO AWAY! MAKE A NOISE-- SO I'LL KNOW YOU'RE REALLY HERE! SAY SOMETHING-- SI WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? W Copr. 1951World rights reserved. YOU SPEAK --ENGLISH! NATURALLY. WHY NOT? WE'VE SPOKEN ENGLISH FOR THREE HUNDRED YEARS-- LA --EVER SINCE WE CONQUERED THE EARTH! WHAT? 10-8 mm wy A TINY MAN ! YOU CAME BACK ! DON'T SHOOT THAT THING AT ME ! AND DON'T GO AWAY ! MAKE A NOISE- SO I'LL KNOW YOU'RE REALLY HERE ! SAY SOMETHING- SI WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY ? W Copr . 1951King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . YOU SPEAK --ENGLISH ! NATURALLY . WHY NOT ? WE'VE SPOKEN ENGLISH FOR THREE HUNDRED YEARS- LA --EVER SINCE WE CONQUERED THE EARTH ! WHAT ?

    Mon, October 8, 1951

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Illustration OCR: SO LONGIGYAK ...AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF THÁT LEG... HEYBEN! ANY STATEMENT ABOUT HOW THE LOSS OF BLOOD TIRED YOU? ORDINARILY I'M NOT GIVEN TO WAXING SENTIMENTAL ABOUT PUGS... BUT THAT BOLT... YESSIRMR. BENBOLT... YOU COME BACK HERE SOON...PLEASE TO SAY YES... YEAH... THE KID'S GOT A HEART WITH SOUL TO MATCH! KLONU LINES THE ONLY THING THAT TIRED MEWAS DOWDY'S RIGHT TO THE CHIN... BE SEEING YOU. Coye. 1951World cigles seerved. SO LONGIGYAK ...AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF THÁT LEG... HEYBEN! ANY STATEMENT ABOUT HOW THE LOSS OF BLOOD TIRED YOU? ORDINARILY I'M NOT GIVEN TO WAXING SENTIMENTAL ABOUT PUGS... BUT THAT BOLT... YESSIRMR. BENBOLT... YOU COME BACK HERE SOON...PLEASE TO SAY YES... YEAH... THE KID'S GOT A HEART WITH SOUL TO MATCH! KLONU LINES THE ONLY THING THAT TIRED MEWAS DOWDY'S RIGHT TO THE CHIN... BE SEEING YOU. Coye. 1951King Features SyadicatWorld cigles seerved.

    Mon, October 8, 1951

    Big Ben Bolt

    By Elliot Caplin & John Cullen Murphy
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  • Newspaper OCR: WILSON ALL TRIBESWATCH FOR SILVER CAR. THE PHANIOMROAD TOMAKE SURE THE GOVERNOR JUST SOME NATIVE NONSENSE. NEVER BOOM BOOH BOOM booM Meco MIND THAT. KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE STILL SURE WE'RE NOT WHATS ALLTHAT NOISE? BEING FOLLOWED? POSITIVESOUNDS LIKE TOM-TOMS. DIDN'T SEND SOMEONE AFTER US! I1WOLh kIGNTI REAERVED. WILSON ALL TRIBESWATCH FOR SILVER CAR. THE PHANIOMROAD TOMAKE SURE THE GOVERNOR JUST SOME NATIVE NONSENSE. NEVER BOOM BOOH BOOM booM Meco MIND THAT. KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE STILL SURE WE'RE NOT WHATS ALLTHAT NOISE? BEING FOLLOWED? POSITIVESIR ALI. SAVSOUNDS LIKE TOM-TOMS. DIDN'T SEND SOMEONE AFTER US! I1KING PEATURLA STNDICATEWOLh kIGNTI REAERVED.

    Mon, October 8, 1951

    The Phantom Vintage

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  • Mandrake The Magician (Vintage) - 1951-10-07

    Sun, October 7, 1951

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage Sundays

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  • Mammal OCR: THE KATZENJAMMER KIDS DER ROLLO ISS UP TO SOMEDINGVE VATCH (HE ISS GOINGDOWN DER (STAIRS NOW OWTCH! HALP!! OWTCH! GLUE Copr. 1951. King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved. VE GET MOOFING UPDEN OIL SHHHHH! VE ISS SAFING YOU FROM ACUTE DISCOMFORT MIT POSSIBLE LOSS UF VHISKERS GLUE!!! HOW DID THAT GET ON THERE? VOT DER OWTCH! HALP! (OWTCH! SHHH! im IF OUR DEDUCTIONS) ISS CORRECT DERE VILL BE GRAVE DISCOMFICHOOR mimo MIT OFERTONES UF INDIGNATIUM YOWP! HALP!!! CAPTAIN! MAMA! MISS TVIDDLE! IF YOU'D ENNY- BODY!! WINNER 010-7 HOLLER TOOMAYBE DEY'D COME QVICKER THE KATZENJAMMER KIDS DER ROLLO ISS UP TO SOMEDINGVE VATCH ( HE ISS GOINGDOWN DER ( STAIRS NOW OWTCH ! HALP !! OWTCH ! GLUE Copr . 1951. King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . VE GET MOOFING UPDEN OIL SHHHHH ! VE ISS SAFING YOU FROM ACUTE DISCOMFORT MIT POSSIBLE LOSS UF VHISKERS GLUE !!! HOW DID THAT GET ON THERE ? VOT DER OWTCH ! HALP ! ( OWTCH ! SHHH ! im IF OUR DEDUCTIONS ) ISS CORRECT DERE VILL BE GRAVE DISCOMFICHOOR mimo MIT OFERTONES UF INDIGNATIUM YOWP ! HALP !!! CAPTAIN ! MAMA ! MISS TVIDDLE ! IF YOU'D ENNY BODY !! WINNER 010-7 HOLLER TOOMAYBE DEY'D COME QVICKER

    Sun, October 7, 1951

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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  • Parallel OCR: LTTLE ODINE SO ON ACCOUNT OF YOU BEING A NEW KID YOU'RE "IT".. SO SIT ON THOSE STEPS AND SAY.I'M ON FIRE !"COUNT TO A HUNDRED! SHH!-COME ON IN PAPAS TAKING A NAP! FAT 98-99- 100 . I'M ON FIRE… I'M ON BLUB WAA! IM GÖNNA TELL MY FATHER!! ? ? CMON- LET'SDUCK! PAPA..I WAs PLAYING AND SOMEBODY THREW WATER ON ME! OHYEAH? SHOW ME WHO!) THAT'S THE HOUSEPAPA.. YEAHI CAN SEE THE STDOPS STILL WET!T I WORK FOR A THE CITY--WILL YOU STEP OUT TO THE CURB?YES? A YOU CAN GO IN NOw! DEP'T OF STREETS 2 Copr. 1951World rights reserved. 10-7 LTTLE ODINE SO ON ACCOUNT OF YOU BEING A NEW KID YOU'RE "IT".. SO SIT ON THOSE STEPS AND SAY.I'M ON FIRE !"COUNT TO A HUNDRED! SHH!-COME ON IN PAPAS TAKING A NAP! FAT 98-99- 100 . I'M ON FIRE… I'M ON BLUB WAA! IM GÖNNA TELL MY FATHER!! ? ? CMON- LET'SDUCK! PAPA..I WAs PLAYING AND SOMEBODY THREW WATER ON ME! OHYEAH? SHOW ME WHO!) THAT'S THE HOUSEPAPA.. YEAHI CAN SEE THE STDOPS STILL WET!T I WORK FOR A THE CITY--WILL YOU STEP OUT TO THE CURB?YES? A YOU CAN GO IN NOw! DEP'T OF STREETS 2 Copr. 1951King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved. 10-7

    Sun, October 7, 1951

    Little Iodine Sundays

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  • Jaw OCR: I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE) IF HE PHANTON IVE DOESN'TTHEY'LL KILL US. TO FINDA GOOD HIDING- PLACE • HMM-H KNOW A PLACE WHERE THEY'D NEVER THINK OF LOOKING! OUR MASKED FRIEND AGAIN. HE'D BE A FOOL TO RISK HIS LIFE BV COMING BACK! By LEE FALK and 2 MEANWHILETRYING TO ESCAPE THE CANNIBALS UNTIL SUNSET HAS A DARING IDEA! WILSON MC COY WHILE THE WARRIORS SEARCH FOR THE PHANTOMJUNE ANDHER 3 FATHER WAIT TENSELY IN THE CANNIBAL TREE-TOP VILLAGE - CAUTIOUSLYHE RETURNS TO THE TREE-TOP VILLAGEITSELF! THE SUN HAS SET! ESCAPERYES! BUT NOT RETURNED! THAT MEANS THE CHASE HE IS NOT THE GREAT PHANTOM• BUT A COWARD WHO RAN AWAY! THE MAN WHO CALLEDY THAT MEANS HIMSELF THE PHANTOM HAS NOT RETURNEDAS HE PROMISED WILSON MeCOY 10-7 VOU TWO MUST DIE NOW! SOMEONE LOOKING FOR ME? YOU CAME BACK! IS OVER! HE HAS ESCAPEDHUH? MEANWHILETHE GREAT HUNT GOES ON - THE ENTIRE ARMED TRIBE TRVING TO FIND THE PHANTOM BEFORE SUNSET! 75 NEXT WEEK : THE LAST TEST TE NDerATENORLD RIOT ERVED I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE) IF HE PHANTON IVE DOESN'TTHEY'LL KILL US. TO FINDA GOOD HIDING- PLACE • HMM-H KNOW A PLACE WHERE THEY'D NEVER THINK OF LOOKING! OUR MASKED FRIEND AGAIN. HE'D BE A FOOL TO RISK HIS LIFE BV COMING BACK! By LEE FALK and 2 MEANWHILETHE PHANTOMTRYING TO ESCAPE THE CANNIBALS UNTIL SUNSET HAS A DARING IDEA! WILSON MC COY WHILE THE WARRIORS SEARCH FOR THE PHANTOMJUNE ANDHER 3 FATHER WAIT TENSELY IN THE CANNIBAL TREE-TOP VILLAGE - CAUTIOUSLYHE RETURNS TO THE TREE-TOP VILLAGEITSELF! THE SUN HAS SET! ESCAPERYES! BUT NOT RETURNED! THAT MEANS THE CHASE HE IS NOT THE GREAT PHANTOM• BUT A COWARD WHO RAN AWAY! THE MAN WHO CALLEDY THAT MEANS HIMSELF THE PHANTOM HAS NOT RETURNEDAS HE PROMISED WILSON MeCOY 10-7 VOU TWO MUST DIE NOW! SOMEONE LOOKING FOR ME? YOU CAME BACK! IS OVER! HE HAS ESCAPEDHUH? MEANWHILETHE GREAT HUNT GOES ON - THE ENTIRE ARMED TRIBE TRVING TO FIND THE PHANTOM BEFORE SUNSET! 75 NEXT WEEK : THE LAST TEST TE NDerATENORLD RIOT ERVED

    Sun, October 7, 1951

    The Phantom Vintage Sundays

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  • Art OCR: VERY FUNNY ! IF YOU LADS ARE LOOKING FOR MONEY THE GAFE IS WIDE- OPEN... GAT OP! ... HO-HUM... AN' IF YOU FIND ONE RUPEE...HO-HUM.. THIG IS REALLY A PIPE DREAM ! G'NIGHT! GET A-A DRESSED! A STICKUP! JOHANY Hit As JOHNNY AND GCOTTY SLEEPA GUB SURFACES IN THE RIVER OUTSIDE AND ITG CREW PROCEEDG TO LOAD A MYSTERIOUS FRANK CARGO INTO SCOTTYS FLYING BOXCAR ! SUPDENLY FLAGHLIGHTS RUDELY AWAKEN JOHNNY AND SCOTTY... GAT OP! VE IF YOU HADN'T MENTIONED PAYI'D WRAP THAT CPRAY-GUN AROUND YOUR NECK! BUT I PON'T TALK BUSINEGS IN THE BARON DEBRIS! AGAIN ! PUT ON THE LIGHTS... STILL PLAYEENG ZE TOUGH BOYI WANT TO SEE YOUR UGLY FACEG! EH'AZARD? MEET MY GENTLE FRIENDS.. MR FLOTT AND. MR. JET! VANT YOU DO CHOB FOR US! VE PAY YOU! DARK... WE'LL OVERLOOK ZIS UNFONNY WITTICIGM: NOW TO BIZNEGG! YOU MISUNDERCTAN DEAR AZARD! ZIS CARGO MUST FLY TONIGHT...WIZ- OUT CLEARANCE!I DO NOT THEENK ZE LAW WOULD COOPERATE... UNDERGTAN'? UNPOUBTEDLY WE HAVE ZE CARGO IT'S A DEALDEBRIS... ...SOON AG WE CAN CLEAR YOUR CARGO WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITIES / THEN I'M AFRAIP I CAN'T COOPERATEOL' BOY! I'D LOGE MY LICENGE.. MAYBE BERHAPS THEY'RE BOTH CALLED SAM! WE WEEGH FLOWN OUT YOU BETTER LOGE HEAD! OF HONG KONG.TONIGHT! GADLY WE CANNOT COMPLETE DELIVERY BY GUB AS ZE PESTINATION EES Y EENLAND! 10-7 coP. IL KING PEATUSES BYNDICATE. Ir WORLD KTs KESKRVED . A CONTINUED. .. VERY FUNNY ! IF YOU LADS ARE LOOKING FOR MONEY THE GAFE IS WIDE- OPEN... GAT OP! ... HO-HUM... AN' IF YOU FIND ONE RUPEE...HO-HUM.. THIG IS REALLY A PIPE DREAM ! G'NIGHT! GET A-A DRESSED! A STICKUP! JOHANY Hit As JOHNNY AND GCOTTY SLEEPA GUB SURFACES IN THE RIVER OUTSIDE AND ITG CREW PROCEEDG TO LOAD A MYSTERIOUS FRANK CARGO INTO SCOTTYS FLYING BOXCAR ! SUPDENLY FLAGHLIGHTS RUDELY AWAKEN JOHNNY AND SCOTTY... GAT OP! VE IF YOU HADN'T MENTIONED PAYI'D WRAP THAT CPRAY-GUN AROUND YOUR NECK! BUT I PON'T TALK BUSINEGS IN THE BARON DEBRIS! AGAIN ! PUT ON THE LIGHTS... STILL PLAYEENG ZE TOUGH BOYI WANT TO SEE YOUR UGLY FACEG! EH'AZARD? MEET MY GENTLE FRIENDS.. MR FLOTT AND. MR. JET! VANT YOU DO CHOB FOR US! VE PAY YOU! DARK... WE'LL OVERLOOK ZIS UNFONNY WITTICIGM: NOW TO BIZNEGG! YOU MISUNDERCTAN DEAR AZARD! ZIS CARGO MUST FLY TONIGHT...WIZ- OUT CLEARANCE!I DO NOT THEENK ZE LAW WOULD COOPERATE... UNDERGTAN'? UNPOUBTEDLY WE HAVE ZE CARGO IT'S A DEALDEBRIS... ...SOON AG WE CAN CLEAR YOUR CARGO WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITIES / THEN I'M AFRAIP I CAN'T COOPERATEOL' BOY! I'D LOGE MY LICENGE.. MAYBE BERHAPS THEY'RE BOTH CALLED SAM! WE WEEGH FLOWN OUT YOU BETTER LOGE HEAD! OF HONG KONG.TONIGHT! GADLY WE CANNOT COMPLETE DELIVERY BY GUB AS ZE PESTINATION EES Y EENLAND! 10-7 coP. IL KING PEATUSES BYNDICATE. Ir WORLD KTs KESKRVED . A CONTINUED. ..

    Sun, October 7, 1951

    Johnny Hazard

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  • Publication OCR: BRICK BRADFORD Bick J CLARENCE GRAY • THERE IS A MOMENT OF TENSENESSAS A SEEMINGLY BERSERK VAGABOND PLANET SUDDENLY QUELLS ITS FIERY RUSH AND STOPS SHORT OF A HELPLESS OBSTACLE IN ITS PATH. • A MIST OF BUBBLE-LIKE SPHERES POURS FROM SKULLA'S ISLAND LABORATORY TOWARD PLANET PLATTER. 4 COPR. 1961WORLD RIGHTS RESERVED. • THEY ARE PICKED UP ON THE SCREENS OF THE MYSTIFIED CITY METROPOLIS TERMINUS EYES! THE SKY SEEMS FILLED WITH EYES! 5 NO DOUBT BUT WHAT THEY ARE! RECONNAISSANCE MISSILES FROM OUR INVADER PRELIMINARY TO ATTACK! WE MUST CAPTURE ONE! • BUT IT'S BUSINESS AT HAND FOR SKY RAIDER SKULLA OF PIRATE PLANET PLUNDRA. WHAT SEE YE IN LOOT NOWTHROUGH YOUR MEASLY TELE SCOPE ? A WORTHLESS HULK IF I EVER SAW ONEMASTER! 0076 AN ARRESTO RAY IS JUST IN TIME AS THE STRANGE SPHERES CONVERGE AND RETURN IN A LINE TO PLUNDRA. BAH! THAT I SHOULD RELY ON YOUR BLOODSHOT ORBS! SUCH A PRETTY PLANET CANNOT BE BARREN! DO HOLD!! HOLD THAT ONE! RELEASE THE DETECTEYES! • EAGERLYSKULLA SCANS A TAPE OF EXPOSURES AS THE EYES RETURN. 10-7 CONTINUED BRICK BRADFORD Bick J CLARENCE GRAY • THERE IS A MOMENT OF TENSENESSEVEN IN THE INFINITEAS A SEEMINGLY BERSERK VAGABOND PLANET SUDDENLY QUELLS ITS FIERY RUSH AND STOPS SHORT OF A HELPLESS OBSTACLE IN ITS PATH . • A MIST OF BUBBLE - LIKE SPHERES POURS FROM SKULLA'S ISLAND LABORATORY TOWARD PLANET PLATTER . 4 COPR . 1961KING FEATURES SYNDICATEWORLD RIGHTS RESERVED . • THEY ARE PICKED UP ON THE SCREENS OF THE MYSTIFIED CITY METROPOLIS TERMINUS EYES ! THE SKY SEEMS FILLED WITH EYES ! 5 NO DOUBT BUT WHAT THEY ARE ! RECONNAISSANCE MISSILES FROM OUR INVADER PRELIMINARY TO ATTACK ! WE MUST CAPTURE ONE ! • BUT IT'S BUSINESS AT HAND FOR SKY RAIDER SKULLA OF PIRATE PLANET PLUNDRA . WHAT SEE YE IN LOOT NOWTHROUGH YOUR MEASLY TELE SCOPE ? A WORTHLESS HULK IF I EVER SAW ONEMASTER ! 0076 AN ARRESTO RAY IS JUST IN TIME AS THE STRANGE SPHERES CONVERGE AND RETURN IN A LINE TO PLUNDRA . BAH ! THAT I SHOULD RELY ON YOUR BLOODSHOT ORBS ! SUCH A PRETTY PLANET CANNOT BE BARREN ! DO HOLD !! HOLD THAT ONE ! RELEASE THE DETECTEYES ! • EAGERLYSKULLA SCANS A TAPE OF EXPOSURES AS THE EYES RETURN . 10-7 CONTINUED

    Sun, October 7, 1951

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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