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  • Fiction OCR: WHEN A CAR TRIES TO RUN DOWN MANDRAKETHE MAGICIAN FIRES A BULLET INTÓ THE GAS TANK... YOU NO GET AWAY! NAROATHIS IS NO PLACE FOR YOU. GO HOME ANO WAIT FOR ME. NOWWE'LL FIND OUT WHY TWO ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TONIGHT TO KILL ME Capr 194World righe reerved 10-R8 WHEN A CAR TRIES TO RUN DOWN MANDRAKETHE MAGICIAN FIRES A BULLET INTÓ THE GAS TANK... YOU NO GET AWAY! NAROATHIS IS NO PLACE FOR YOU. GO HOME ANO WAIT FOR ME. NOWWE'LL FIND OUT WHY TWO ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TONIGHT TO KILL ME Capr 194King Fratures SyndicneWorld righe reerved 10-R8

    Mon, October 28, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Drawing OCR: HELP! IRISH! SHOLD HIM! AS GIBBY CLAMPS THE HANDCUFFS ON PINKYIRISH LAUNCHES HIMSELF AT THE GOOTCH 10-28 King Features Syndicat World nghts wrwd HELP! IRISH! SHOLD HIM! AS GIBBY CLAMPS THE HANDCUFFS ON PINKYIRISH LAUNCHES HIMSELF AT THE GOOTCH 10-28 King Features Syndicat World nghts wrwd

    Mon, October 28, 1940

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Fictional character OCR: GUARD THEMGOOD. ONE OF THE SEÑORS THE TWO GRINGOS AND THE MUST BE JASPER VONN! SEÑORITA ARE BRING TO ME THE ER.. HGMMM!.FOOL! VOU KNOW I HAVE NEITHER 61. S1 CAPITAN! THANKS FOR THE AND THE ONE NAME' VONN. PRETTV SANCHO.. I WEEL BE BACK MOVIE RESCUEPALS! SEÑORITACLAP THE OTHER IN THE GUARD- MIND IF I HAVE A TÁLK HIM MUST WE AFFORD TIME NOR INCLINATION CAPITAN? HERECAPITAN... HOSPITALITY TILL HIS WAITING BELOW./ COUNTRYMEN ARRIVE... FOR CHIT-CHAT WITH STRANGE WITH THAT CAPITAN OF YOURS? DIRECTLY. WHAT OF HER? HOUSE. FEMALES... GIVE HER NEEDLE AND THREAD AND LET HER THE OTHER ISA PIG OF A POLICE MAN. MEND THE MEN'S UNIFOR MS.. icaneInc. Wold righa erwc GUARD THEMGOOD. ONE OF THE SEÑORS THE TWO GRINGOS AND THE MUST BE JASPER VONN! SEÑORITA ARE BRING TO ME THE ER.. HGMMM!.FOOL! VOU KNOW I HAVE NEITHER 61. S1 CAPITAN! THANKS FOR THE AND THE ONE NAME' VONN. PRETTV SANCHO.. I WEEL BE BACK MOVIE RESCUEPALS! SEÑORITACLAP THE OTHER IN THE GUARD- MIND IF I HAVE A TÁLK HIM MUST WE AFFORD TIME NOR INCLINATION CAPITAN? HERECAPITAN... HOSPITALITY TILL HIS WAITING BELOW./ COUNTRYMEN ARRIVE... FOR CHIT-CHAT WITH STRANGE WITH THAT CAPITAN OF YOURS? DIRECTLY. WHAT OF HER? HOUSE. FEMALES... GIVE HER NEEDLE AND THREAD AND LET HER THE OTHER ISA PIG OF A POLICE MAN. MEND THE MEN'S UNIFOR MS.. icaneInc. Wold righa erwc

    Mon, October 28, 1940

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Illustration OCR: HEYYOU - COME HERE ! HOORAY ! AT LAST ('M IN TH' ARMY YESŠIR SAY- RUN DOWN TO THE CORNER STORE AN GET ME A GOOD 54 CIGAR BY JEEPERS ! (FF'N THAT HAIN'T GALL "LL KISS A PIG ! JOIN THE ARMY Billy Copr. 1940World rights reserved. 10-28 HEYYOU - COME HERE ! HOORAY ! AT LAST ('M IN TH' ARMY YESŠIR SAY- RUN DOWN TO THE CORNER STORE AN GET ME A GOOD 54 CIGAR BY JEEPERS ! (FF'N THAT HAIN'T GALL "LL KISS A PIG ! JOIN THE ARMY Billy Copr. 1940King Peatures SyndicateWorld rights reserved. 10-28

    Mon, October 28, 1940

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Monochrome OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll IT LOOKS HOPELESSJUNE -BUT I'LL SEND UP THE SMOKE SIGNAL JUST ONCE MORE ! By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAYLOOK! SMOKE ! MY OLD EYES FAIL ME - WHERE ? I SEE IT ! IT IS A SIGNAL -A MESSAGE CALLING FOR HELP! 10-28 corraion 9 NC EATU SNDCATE BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll IT LOOKS HOPELESSJUNE -BUT I'LL SEND UP THE SMOKE SIGNAL JUST ONCE MORE ! By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAYLOOK! SMOKE ! MY OLD EYES FAIL ME - WHERE ? I SEE IT ! IT IS A SIGNAL -A MESSAGE CALLING FOR HELP! 10-28 corraion 9 NC EATU SNDCATE

    Mon, October 28, 1940

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Art OCR: WE CAN ROLL OUTOF THE MINE )MOUNTIE ALWAYS INDIANS AND DOWN-GRADE TO KRAG TFRIEND. WE KNOW YOU SAVE LANDINGIF CRANE AND HIS MEN DON'T WRECK US/ US OR DIEKING THATLL STOP KING AN'GIVE US TIME TO TEAR UP TH TRACKS ON TH'TRESTLE/ Y (YEAH--AN' TH' MOUNTIE AN' TH' INJUNSLL CRASH INTO KRAG RIVER GORGE! TRYING TO BAVE A BAND OF INDIANSUSED AS SLAVES NCRANES MINE KING PREPARES TO BALK CRANE'S SCHEME TO DESTROY THEM! GET DOWN IN THE ORE CARS/ THEY MAY TRY TO PICK US OFF WITH 10-20 Ceide e Krg feataro fanduteIn Wild ide ornen OUT OF THE MINE! WE CAN ROLL OUTOF THE MINE )MOUNTIE ALWAYS INDIANS AND DOWN-GRADE TO KRAG TFRIEND. WE KNOW YOU SAVE LANDINGIF CRANE AND HIS MEN DON'T WRECK US/ US OR DIEKING THATLL STOP KING AN'GIVE US TIME TO TEAR UP TH TRACKS ON TH'TRESTLE/ Y (YEAH--AN' TH' MOUNTIE AN' TH' INJUNSLL CRASH INTO KRAG RIVER GORGE! TRYING TO BAVE A BAND OF INDIANSUSED AS SLAVES NCRANES MINE KING PREPARES TO BALK CRANE'S SCHEME TO DESTROY THEM! GET DOWN IN THE ORE CARS/ THEY MAY TRY TO PICK US OFF WITH 10-20 Ceide e Krg feataro fanduteIn Wild ide ornen OUT OF THE MINE!

    Mon, October 28, 1940

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Illustration OCR: SINS MOST SINISTER SYMBOL IT OFFENDS IF I WAS NYT A GOOD KOP - I COULD BE A GOOD BQULIBRIST Cpr Iv Krng Poatures SyrdcateWeld rehes rowTved 10.28 SINS MOST SINISTER SYMBOL IT OFFENDS IF I WAS NYT A GOOD KOP - I COULD BE A GOOD BQULIBRIST Cpr Iv Krng Poatures SyrdcateWeld rehes rowTved 10.28

    Mon, October 28, 1940

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Window OCR: HIS MAJESTYS REVIEWING STAND YOUR MAJESTYIT IS TIME FOR YOU TO REVIEW THE ARMY OOKLE THIS MAJESTY'S THE DICTATORS REVIEWING STAND O. SOGLOW Copr. 1940World rights reserved. 10.27 OOKLE THE DICTATORS REVIEWING STAND HIS MAJESTYS REVIEWING STAND ° HIS MAJESTYS REVIEWING STAND YOUR MAJESTYIT IS TIME FOR YOU TO REVIEW THE ARMY OOKLE THIS MAJESTY'S THE DICTATORS REVIEWING STAND O. SOGLOW Copr . 1940King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . 10.27 OOKLE THE DICTATORS REVIEWING STAND HIS MAJESTYS REVIEWING STAND °

    Sun, October 27, 1940

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Line OCR: BACK T O THE AIRP UED JUNGLE JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND KITTY ARRIVES AT THE AIRPORT PREPARED TO FLY TO PANAMA WITH HER AS YETUNKNOWN EMPLOYER- "WHERE IS MY MYSTE- RIOUS BOSS?" ASKS KITTY- "I MUST SAY I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF FLYING TO PANAMA WITHA TOTAL STRANGER!" "HE'S IN THE PLANE" SAYS CHANNING"YOU'LL LIKE HIM-BETTER GET ABOARD- PILOT'S READY TO TAKE "BUT" SAYS JIM"I NEEDED A ASSISTANT-YOU NEEDE DAJOB---" " IF I'D KTNOWN IT WAS YOU" SOBS KITTY."I'D NEVER HAVE TAHTEN THE JOB-I HATE YOU! TAKE ME BACK TO THE AIRPORT!" 10-2??40. STRONG HANDS HELP KITTY TO HER FEET- AS SOON AS KITTY ENTERS THE PLANETHE DOOR SLAMS BEHIND HER AND THE PLANE MOVES "SORRY" BUT WE COULDNv'T RISK YOUR RUNNING OUT ON USTHROWING HER OFF BALANCE. "WELL!" SHE CRIES" OF ALL THE NERVE!" SO WE T OOK OFE FAST-YOU HURT ?""JIM!"KITTY "SO YOU'RE MY BOSS!" Copr. 19aWarld righte reered GASPS. OFF." (CONTINUED) BACK T O THE AIRP UED JUNGLE JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND KITTY ARRIVES AT THE AIRPORT PREPARED TO FLY TO PANAMA WITH HER AS YETUNKNOWN EMPLOYER- "WHERE IS MY MYSTE- RIOUS BOSS?" ASKS KITTY- "I MUST SAY I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF FLYING TO PANAMA WITHA TOTAL STRANGER!" "HE'S IN THE PLANE" SAYS CHANNING"YOU'LL LIKE HIM-BETTER GET ABOARD- PILOT'S READY TO TAKE "BUT" SAYS JIM"I NEEDED A ASSISTANT-YOU NEEDE DAJOB---" " IF I'D KTNOWN IT WAS YOU" SOBS KITTY."I'D NEVER HAVE TAHTEN THE JOB-I HATE YOU! TAKE ME BACK TO THE AIRPORT!" 10-2 ?? 40 . STRONG HANDS HELP KITTY TO HER FEET- AS SOON AS KITTY ENTERS THE PLANETHE DOOR SLAMS BEHIND HER AND THE PLANE MOVES "SORRY" SAYS JIM" BUT WE COULDNv'T RISK YOUR RUNNING OUT ON USFORWARD WITH A JERKTHROWING HER OFF BALANCE. "WELL!" SHE CRIES" OF ALL THE NERVE!" SO WE T OOK OFE FAST-YOU HURT ?""JIM!"KITTY "SO YOU'RE MY BOSS!" Copr. 19aKinghal SyndicateWarld righte reered GASPS. OFF." (CONTINUED)

    Sun, October 27, 1940

    Jungle Jim Sundays

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  • Human body OCR: THEY'RE BETWEEN US AND THE DOOR... LET'S SNEAK DOWN TO THAT PILE OF BARRELS SERGEANT PAT INSTEAD OF NOTIFYING THE POLICEPINKY AND RED SEEK TO CAPIURI THREE FIRE-BUGS IN A WAREHOUSE. of Radio PATROL by EDDIE SULLIVAN and CHARLIE SCHMIDT PINKY AND RED HAVE A CHANGE OF HEARTHOWEVER AND ARE NOW TRYING TO LEAVE THE BUILDING NOW WHEN I GIVE THEM A SHOVEMAKE A BREAK FOR THE DOOR PAT ! ALL RIGHTSAM LINK THEM TOGETHER. I WAS NEVER SO GLAD TO RUN INTO C SPANKING YOU ! NEVER MINC) THAT ! YOU KIDS NEED A DOG GONE GOOD C ANDYOU'RE GOING TO GET IT OKAYGIVE PINKY HIS MI.DICINE ! YAHGIVE IT TO HIM GOODTHE LITTLE PUNK ! YEAH - IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM ! LET ME DO IT ! MAYBE YOU THREE LUGS BET1.R. GET IN ON THISTOO. IT'S SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY MISSED WHEN YOU VWERE KIDS... HERETAKE CARE OF THE BOY 10-27 Cupr. 1940Inc. World ights resetvel THEY'RE BETWEEN US AND THE DOOR... LET'S SNEAK DOWN TO THAT PILE OF BARRELS SERGEANT PAT INSTEAD OF NOTIFYING THE POLICEPINKY AND RED SEEK TO CAPIURI THREE FIRE-BUGS IN A WAREHOUSE. of Radio PATROL by EDDIE SULLIVAN and CHARLIE SCHMIDT PINKY AND RED HAVE A CHANGE OF HEARTHOWEVER AND ARE NOW TRYING TO LEAVE THE BUILDING NOW WHEN I GIVE THEM A SHOVEMAKE A BREAK FOR THE DOOR PAT ! ALL RIGHTSAM LINK THEM TOGETHER. I WAS NEVER SO GLAD TO RUN INTO C SPANKING YOU ! NEVER MINC) THAT ! YOU KIDS NEED A DOG GONE GOOD C ANDBY JINGOYOU'RE GOING TO GET IT OKAYGIVE PINKY HIS MI.DICINE ! YAHGIVE IT TO HIM GOODTHE LITTLE PUNK ! YEAH - IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM ! LET ME DO IT ! MAYBE YOU THREE LUGS BET1.R. GET IN ON THISTOO. IT'S SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY MISSED WHEN YOU VWERE KIDS... HERETAKE CARE OF THE BOY 10-27 Cupr. 1940Xang Features SyndicateInc. World ights resetvel

    Sun, October 27, 1940

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Rectangle OCR: AH-H-H ! AT LAST GIFS IT BEE-OOTIFUL GALORIOUŠbop-ROTTED PEACE! VOT DER--? HA! ??! IT VORKS! (SEE! I SEE YOU ARE ) UP TO SOMETHING! -- SILENCE ON MY PART WILL COST YÖU SIX LOLLYPOPS! MIT PLEASUREDARLING! CHUST HOLD DER LINES TILL VE COME BACK UND VE BRING YOU A DÖZEN LOLLYPOPS! WHO DONE DOT ? SAY--! OKAY! NOW SLACK OFF MIT YOUR LINE! OKAYCHISELER! YOU VIN ! THEY SAID TO HOLD THE LINES TAUT..! WONDER IF THEY WERE ÇATCHING SOMETHING? VE GOT TO VORK FAST! COMES MISS TVIDDLE! GOODNESS! THE LINES HAVE GONE SLACK AND THE GETINAINTHE GETTING SQUIRTED. OHDARLING! I CAN HARDLY BRING MYSELF TO SPANK YOU! IT WILL HURT ME MORE THAN IT WILL YOU! WELLGO THROUGH THE MOTIONS ANYWAY MISS TWIDDLE 'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T THE CAPIAIN WILL! I WONDER--? Copr. 1940World rights reserved. |10.27 AH-H-H ! AT LAST GIFS IT BEE-OOTIFUL GALORIOUŠbop-ROTTED PEACE! VOT DER--? HA! ??! IT VORKS! (SEE! I SEE YOU ARE ) UP TO SOMETHING! -- SILENCE ON MY PART WILL COST YÖU SIX LOLLYPOPS! MIT PLEASUREDARLING! CHUST HOLD DER LINES TILL VE COME BACK UND VE BRING YOU A DÖZEN LOLLYPOPS! WHO DONE DOT ? SAY--! OKAY! NOW SLACK OFF MIT YOUR LINE! OKAYCHISELER! YOU VIN ! THEY SAID TO HOLD THE LINES TAUT..! WONDER IF THEY WERE ÇATCHING SOMETHING? VE GOT TO VORK FAST! COMES MISS TVIDDLE! GOODNESS! THE LINES HAVE GONE SLACK AND THE GETINAINTHE GETTING SQUIRTED. OHDARLING! I CAN HARDLY BRING MYSELF TO SPANK YOU! IT WILL HURT ME MORE THAN IT WILL YOU! WELLGO THROUGH THE MOTIONS ANYWAY MISS TWIDDLE 'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T THE CAPIAIN WILL! I WONDER--? Copr. 1940King Features-SyndicateWorld rights reserved. |10.27

    Sun, October 27, 1940

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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  • Yellow OCR: MANDRAKE POOR BARTON SQUIRMSBUT HE IS HELPLESS IN THE HANDS OF THE AMAZONSUNTIL MANDRAKE COMES TO HIS AID... TH E a MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS MANDRAKE AND COL.BARTON ARE CAPTURED BY THE ISLAND AMAZONS! THE QUEEN DECLARES BARTON IS TOO OLD AND FATAND ORDERS HIM THROWN TO THE SHARKS! THE MAGICIAN GESTURES HYPNOTICALLY--AND BARTON SEEMS TO FLY TO SAFETY -- UP TO A TREE BOUGH! RECOVERING FROM THEIR SURPRISEENRAGED! HE GESTURES --AND THOUGH THEY TUGTHEY ARE UNABLE TO PULL THEIR SWORDS FROM THEIR SHEATHS! THE QUEEN LOOKS AT MANDRAKE WITH NEW INTEREST. WHAT KIND OF MAN IS THIS SHE ASKS HERSELF. HE SEEMS TO HAVE STRANGE POWERS--AND HE IS UNDENIABLY HANDSOME... "FOR THE PRESENTYOU NEED NOT MARRY OUR SISTER" SHE TELLS MANDRAKE."YOU WILL REMAIN AT MY SIDEWHILE I DECIDE YOUR FATE." ROBA STRIDES TO THE DAIS. I CAPTURED HIM. BY OUR LAWS" DECLARES ROBA HEATEDLY--"YOU DARE QUESTION MY ORDERS ? SNAPS THE QUEEN... AND THE AMAZON QUEEN. LEAPS FROM HER THRONE WITH DRAWN SWORD! HER RULE HAS BEEN CHALLENGED. IT MEANS A FIGHT TO THE DEATH! 10-17 CONTINUED - Gie 340King yedio. Woeld g Iad MANDRAKE POOR BARTON SQUIRMSBUT HE IS HELPLESS IN THE HANDS OF THE AMAZONSUNTIL MANDRAKE COMES TO HIS AID... TH E a MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS MANDRAKE AND COL.BARTON ARE CAPTURED BY THE ISLAND AMAZONS! THE QUEEN DECLARES BARTON IS TOO OLD AND FATAND ORDERS HIM THROWN TO THE SHARKS! THE MAGICIAN GESTURES HYPNOTICALLY--AND BARTON SEEMS TO FLY TO SAFETY -- UP TO A TREE BOUGH! RECOVERING FROM THEIR SURPRISETHE GUARDS TURN UPON MANDRAKEENRAGED! HE GESTURES --AND THOUGH THEY TUGTHEY ARE UNABLE TO PULL THEIR SWORDS FROM THEIR SHEATHS! THE QUEEN LOOKS AT MANDRAKE WITH NEW INTEREST. WHAT KIND OF MAN IS THIS SHE ASKS HERSELF. HE SEEMS TO HAVE STRANGE POWERS--AND HE IS UNDENIABLY HANDSOME... "FOR THE PRESENTYOU NEED NOT MARRY OUR SISTER" SHE TELLS MANDRAKE."YOU WILL REMAIN AT MY SIDEWHILE I DECIDE YOUR FATE." ROBA STRIDES TO THE DAIS. I CAPTURED HIM. BY OUR LAWSHE IS MINE" DECLARES ROBA HEATEDLY--"YOU DARE QUESTION MY ORDERS ? SNAPS THE QUEEN... AND THE AMAZON QUEEN. LEAPS FROM HER THRONE WITH DRAWN SWORD! HER RULE HAS BEEN CHALLENGED. IT MEANS A FIGHT TO THE DEATH! 10-17 CONTINUED - Gie 340King yedio. Woeld g Iad

    Sun, October 27, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage Sundays

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