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  • Art OCR: WHEW! WE'RE LUCKY THE WATER SPOILED THAT BOMB. IT DOESN'T ÁLWAYS DO IT. MANDRAKEHOw DIO THE OCTOPUS ESCAPE FROM THIS HOUSE ? EVERY 00OR IS GUARDED BY POLICE. THE OCTOPUS WAS IN THIS SECRET ROOM. WE HAD TO CHOP THRU THE WALL TO ENTER. THERE MUST BE AN ENTRANCE SOMEWHERE-- THERE AREN'T ANY DOORS! NO WINDOWS! NOTHING BUT SOLIO WALLS! HOW DID HE GET IN HERE--AND A HOW DID HE LEAVE? I THOUGHT THIS LITTLE ROOM LOOKED PECULIAR- MANORAKE IMMERSES THE ?????US TIME BOMB IN WATER... 9-30 Copr. 1940World righes rKred tOMorrows THE ANSWER WHEW! WE'RE LUCKY THE WATER SPOILED THAT BOMB. IT DOESN'T ÁLWAYS DO IT. MANDRAKEHOw DIO THE OCTOPUS ESCAPE FROM THIS HOUSE ? EVERY 00OR IS GUARDED BY POLICE. THE OCTOPUS WAS IN THIS SECRET ROOM. WE HAD TO CHOP THRU THE WALL TO ENTER. THERE MUST BE AN ENTRANCE SOMEWHERE-- THERE AREN'T ANY DOORS! NO WINDOWS! NOTHING BUT SOLIO WALLS! HOW DID HE GET IN HERE--AND A HOW DID HE LEAVE? I THOUGHT THIS LITTLE ROOM LOOKED PECULIAR- MANORAKE IMMERSES THE ?????US TIME BOMB IN WATER... 9-30 Copr. 1940King Features SyndicateWorld righes rKred tOMorrows THE ANSWER

    Mon, September 30, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Drawing OCR: THAT'S IT! ALL OF THEM IN THE TRUCK MORONYOU TAKE THE TRUCK-TO THE MOUNTAINS / WE'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU IN THE SEDAN "ROUGH RIDER AND HIS PRISONERS EMERGE IROM THE CHUTE INTO A HUGE BASEMENT GARAGEWHILE PAT AND SAM SEEK TO ENTER THE HOUSE ... 9-30 THAT'S IT! ALL OF THEM IN THE TRUCK MORONYOU TAKE THE TRUCK-TO THE MOUNTAINS / WE'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU IN THE SEDAN "ROUGH RIDER AND HIS PRISONERS EMERGE IROM THE CHUTE INTO A HUGE BASEMENT GARAGEWHILE PAT AND SAM SEEK TO ENTER THE HOUSE ... 9-30

    Mon, September 30, 1940

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Fictional character OCR: AT THE CHEMIE & CO. LABORATORY... HE'S IN OUR CONFIDENTIAL " GROUP. WE'RE MAKING A SYNTHETIC BLOOD PLASMA FOR TRANSFUSIONS-A SECRET ARMY FORMULAOF COURSE! I WANT TO ASK JASPER VONN A FEW QUESTIONS... IF WE'RE MISTAKENSO MUCH THE BETTERHE YOU MEAN TO SAY JASPER VvONNIS YES- WHAT'S THE NATURE OF HIS WORK HERE ? THIS IS NO TIME TO TAKE CHANCESGREAT SCOTT! WAS IN THE LAB! AN ESPIONAGE HE'S IN THE LAB. AGENT? pe. 1940World rights reaervel. GRAS C-30 AT THE CHEMIE & CO. LABORATORY... HE'S IN OUR CONFIDENTIAL " GROUP. WE'RE MAKING A SYNTHETIC BLOOD PLASMA FOR TRANSFUSIONS-A SECRET ARMY FORMULAOF COURSE! I WANT TO ASK JASPER VONN A FEW QUESTIONS... IF WE'RE MISTAKEN) THIS WAYSO MUCH THE BETTERHE YOU MEAN TO SAY JASPER VvONNOUR CHEMISTIS YES- WHAT'S THE NATURE OF HIS WORK HERE ? THIS IS NO TIME TO TAKE CHANCESGREAT SCOTT! WAS IN THE LAB! AN ESPIONAGE HE'S IN THE LAB. AGENT? pe. 1940King Feater yndkaeWorld rights reaervel. GRAS C-30

    Mon, September 30, 1940

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Illustration OCR: YOU LANDED A JOB 2? WHERE ?? WHO WITH-? WHAT KIND OF A JOB 3? STOP AXIN' A LOT O' NONSENSICAL QUESTIONSGOOGLE - THAR AINT NO LAW THAT SAYS A FELLAR CAN'T TARN OVER A NEW LEAF- NAOWHESH UP ! IT SEEMS TO ME YOU'RE ACTING MIGHTY MYSTERIOUS- DIDNT THEY ASK YOU FOR REFERENCES ? NOPE ! THEY TOOK TO ME LIKE A PIG TO CARROTS NAOW-SET TH ALARM CLOCK FOR 7OCLOCK AFORE I CLINCH WIF YE SNUFFY ! GET BACK IN BED IT AINT SEVEN OCLOCK YET I CANT SLEEP- I FERGIT IFI GIVE TH' VARMINTS MY RIGHT NAME Blh Capr. 19409-30 YOU LANDED A JOB 2? WHERE ?? WHO WITH-? WHAT KIND OF A JOB 3? STOP AXIN' A LOT O' NONSENSICAL QUESTIONSGOOGLE - THAR AINT NO LAW THAT SAYS A FELLAR CAN'T TARN OVER A NEW LEAF- NAOWHESH UP ! IT SEEMS TO ME YOU'RE ACTING MIGHTY MYSTERIOUS- DIDNT THEY ASK YOU FOR REFERENCES ? NOPE ! THEY TOOK TO ME LIKE A PIG TO CARROTS NAOW-SET TH ALARM CLOCK FOR 7OCLOCK AFORE I CLINCH WIF YE SNUFFY ! GET BACK IN BED IT AINT SEVEN OCLOCK YET I CANT SLEEP- I FERGIT IFI GIVE TH' VARMINTS MY RIGHT NAME Blh Capr. 1940King Featuren Syndicate

    Mon, September 30, 1940

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Illustration OCR: JUNGLE JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND JIM HAS AGREED TO WORK WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVE STIGATION TO THWARTA PLAN TO SABOTAGE THE PANAMA CANAL. JIM SHAKES OFF THIS MOOD AND IS SOON HARD AT WORK WITH THE DYNAMIC MR. CHANNING ON HIS NEW " HOW MANY MEN WILL CASE. YOU NEED?" ASKS CHANNING- AS HER PLANE FADES INTO THE DISTANCEA STRANGE SADNESS OVERWHELMS JIM-A FEELING THAT HE WILL NEVER SEE HER AGAIN. THAT NIGHT JIM STOPS FOR A SNACK BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS HOTEL. A PRETTY BLONDE WAITRESS BREEZES BY-JIM BLINKSTHEN LEAPS TO HIS FEET- "KITTY!" HE GASPS . NOW THAT SHE IS BACK IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARSLIL HAS DECIDED TO FLY EAST TO VISIT HER PARENTS. JIM TAKES LEAVE OF HER AT THE AIRPORT. "ONE" ANSWERS JIM"HE'S ON HIS WAY HERE FROM SINGAPORE- NAME / S KOLU." 9-29-4o. Cere 1940Inc World uhts reered. (CONTINUEO.) JUNGLE JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND JIM HAS AGREED TO WORK WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVE STIGATION TO THWARTA PLAN TO SABOTAGE THE PANAMA CANAL. JIM SHAKES OFF THIS MOOD AND IS SOON HARD AT WORK WITH THE DYNAMIC MR. CHANNING ON HIS NEW " HOW MANY MEN WILL CASE. YOU NEED?" ASKS CHANNING- AS HER PLANE FADES INTO THE DISTANCEA STRANGE SADNESS OVERWHELMS JIM-A FEELING THAT HE WILL NEVER SEE HER AGAIN. THAT NIGHT JIM STOPS FOR A SNACK BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS HOTEL. A PRETTY BLONDE WAITRESS BREEZES BY-JIM BLINKSTHEN LEAPS TO HIS FEET- "KITTY!" HE GASPS . NOW THAT SHE IS BACK IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARSLIL HAS DECIDED TO FLY EAST TO VISIT HER PARENTS. JIM TAKES LEAVE OF HER AT THE AIRPORT. "ONE" ANSWERS JIM"HE'S ON HIS WAY HERE FROM SINGAPORE- NAME / S KOLU." 9-29-4o. Cere 1940King Features RysoeInc World uhts reered. (CONTINUEO.)

    Sun, September 29, 1940

    Jungle Jim Sundays

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  • Organism OCR: COME RIGHT OVERPAT- I'VE GOT YOUR ONE-MAN MOB SERGEANT PAT ofTHE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS SET UP SAM IN BUSINESS TO TRAP OMMTHE ONE-MAN MOB.'BY HIS FEATS OF STRENGTH THE GNOME-LIKE E XTOR- TIONIST HAS FORCED THE LOCAL MERCHANTS TO SUBMIT TO HIS "PROTECTION". SAM MEETS AND QUICKLY OVERCOMES THIS GROTESQUE RACKETEER. Radio PATROL. EDDIE SULLIVAN and CHARLIE SCHMIDT HE'S NOI'M NOT ! WHAT THE -? GONE YOU CAN TAKE A LOTCAN'T YOU ? HOW DID YOu LIKE THAT ONE ? --- - HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE ? SAMMY STAGGERS AND CRASHES UPON THE PROSIRATE OMM OHH - EVERY BONE IN MY BODY MUST BE SHATTERED WE'LLHAVE HIM OFF IN A JIFFY BROTHER I CAME IN JUST AS HE FLUNG HIMSELF ON YOU. WHILE HE WAS PHONING I ROLLED YOU BEHIND THE COUNTER - THEN I POPPED OUT TO MEET HIM THANKSBROTHER. NOW YOU KNOW n HCW I FELT WHEN HE LANDED ON ME 9-29 COME RIGHT OVERPAT- I'VE GOT YOUR ONE-MAN MOB SERGEANT PAT ofTHE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS SET UP SAM IN BUSINESS TO TRAP OMMTHE ONE-MAN MOB.'BY HIS FEATS OF STRENGTH THE GNOME-LIKE E XTOR- TIONIST HAS FORCED THE LOCAL MERCHANTS TO SUBMIT TO HIS "PROTECTION". SAM MEETS AND QUICKLY OVERCOMES THIS GROTESQUE RACKETEER. Radio PATROL. EDDIE SULLIVAN and CHARLIE SCHMIDT HE'S NOI'M NOT ! WHAT THE -? GONE YOU CAN TAKE A LOTCAN'T YOU ? HOW DID YOu LIKE THAT ONE ? --- - HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE ? SAMMY STAGGERS AND CRASHES UPON THE PROSIRATE OMM OHH - EVERY BONE IN MY BODY MUST BE SHATTERED WE'LLHAVE HIM OFF IN A JIFFY BROTHER I CAME IN JUST AS HE FLUNG HIMSELF ON YOU. WHILE HE WAS PHONING I ROLLED YOU BEHIND THE COUNTER - THEN I POPPED OUT TO MEET HIM THANKSBROTHER. NOW YOU KNOW n HCW I FELT WHEN HE LANDED ON ME 9-29

    Sun, September 29, 1940

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Black-and-white OCR: OUICH! PFT! E HEY! SET ME HERE! DEKAY VEN DER COwS COME HOME! DOT'S DER ROLLO DERECASE HEN GORIOSITY TAKES HIM IN! INTO THE ???! ???! ???! THE LITTLE WERENT SMWITS WELLSMARTY WHY THE BABOON? HE WILL BE MY STAND-IN"FOR THE NEXT ACT! HEH! HEH ! LOWER DRAWER! WE ENOUGH TO UPPEOCK REPLACE THE UPPER ONE YOU PICKED AND THEN- A GOOD AWER? DORRSEL EOR ANYWAY! ÁBOUT HANSY! FRI SH-H -H-!- NOW GET READY MIT SHELLODER DRAWER QVICK! VATER! (OUCH! OOK! GOOD! COME LENA! LET'S GO FISHING!UND VE VILL LEAF DER BÖY TO SING EACH ODDER ŠLEEP VE. DOAT N DEREKNOW HOW VELHAR LIDDLE VELL! BUG IN HOW NOSEYBUT NOW YOU MIGHT SNAPPY AS VELL STAY VORKHANSY! IN HELP! LET ME OUT! '9.29 rerrn Cepr 1940King kealues S yndicteWM ihts reeed. OUICH! PFT! E HEY! SET ME HERE! DEKAY VEN DER COwS COME HOME! DOT'S DER ROLLO DERECASE HEN GORIOSITY TAKES HIM IN! INTO THE ???! ???! ???! THE LITTLE WERENT SMWITS WELLSMARTY WHY THE BABOON? HE WILL BE MY STAND-IN"FOR THE NEXT ACT! HEH! HEH ! LOWER DRAWER! WE ENOUGH TO UPPEOCK REPLACE THE UPPER ONE YOU PICKED AND THEN- A GOOD AWER? DORRSEL EOR ANYWAY! ÁBOUT HANSY! FRI SH-H -H-!- NOW GET READY MIT SHELLODER DRAWER QVICK! VATER! (OUCH! OOK! GOOD! COME LENA! LET'S GO FISHING!UND VE VILL LEAF DER BÖY TO SING EACH ODDER ŠLEEP VE. DOAT N DEREKNOW HOW VELHAR LIDDLE VELL! BUG IN HOW NOSEYBUT NOW YOU MIGHT SNAPPY AS VELL STAY VORKHANSY! IN HELP! LET ME OUT! '9.29 rerrn Cepr 1940King kealues S yndicteWM ihts reeed.

    Sun, September 29, 1940

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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  • Wheel OCR: MANDRAKE AS MANDRAKE LEAVES THE OLD CHIEFTHE INTERPRETER TELLS THEM THAT TO FIND AMOZ ISLANDTHEY MUST PADDLE FOR THREE MONTHS TOWARDS THE SETTING SUN... a THE MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS Raged US Parent O The OLD CHIEF TELLS HOW ARGOS HE GOT THE FLAME PEARLAS A MARRIAGE TOKENFROM THE QUEEN OF THE WOMEN WARRIORS OF AMOZ ISLAND. COL. BARTON'S DESIRE TO FIND THE FLAME PEARLS OVER-RULES HIS DISBELIEF IN THE CHIEF'S STORY. THUS THE ARGOS HEAOS DUE WEST OVER THE BROAD PACIFIC IN SEARCH OF THE MYSTERIOUS AMOZ ISLAND. THE CHIEF'S TALE IT'S THE ONLY CLUE WE HAVE TO THE ABOUT ISLAND AMAZONS FLAME PEARLSBARTON. AMOZ ISLAND MUST BE IN THIS GROUP. IF IT TOOK THE CANOES THREE MONTHS TO REACH ITWE CAN DO IT IN SEVERAL DAYS. IS RIDICULOUSMANDRAKE. AN ISLAND OF AMAZONS! MANDRAKETO0! A MOMENT AWAY FROM THE YACHT AND THEY ARE ALMOSTSWAMPED BY THE SUDDEN ATTACK OF A GIANT SWORDFISH! YOU'D BETTER WAITUNTIL WE. FIND WHAT'S AHEAD. THIS MAY NOT BE AMOZ ISLANDLAND IS SIGHTED! HERE HE COMES AGAIN! IF I ONLY HAD A HARPOON. LOTHAR-- ME GET! 9.29 ARMED ONLY WITH A SMALL KNIFELO THAR ATTACKS THE MARINE MONSTER! CONTINUED- MANDRAKE AS MANDRAKE LEAVES THE OLD CHIEFTHE INTERPRETER TELLS THEM THAT TO FIND AMOZ ISLANDTHEY MUST PADDLE FOR THREE MONTHS TOWARDS THE SETTING SUN... a THE MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS Raged US Parent O The OLD CHIEF TELLS HOW ARGOS HE GOT THE FLAME PEARLAS A MARRIAGE TOKENFROM THE QUEEN OF THE WOMEN WARRIORS OF AMOZ ISLAND. COL. BARTON'S DESIRE TO FIND THE FLAME PEARLS OVER-RULES HIS DISBELIEF IN THE CHIEF'S STORY. THUS THE ARGOS HEAOS DUE WEST OVER THE BROAD PACIFIC IN SEARCH OF THE MYSTERIOUS AMOZ ISLAND. THE CHIEF'S TALE IT'S THE ONLY CLUE WE HAVE TO THE ABOUT ISLAND AMAZONS FLAME PEARLSBARTON. AMOZ ISLAND MUST BE IN THIS GROUP. IF IT TOOK THE CANOES THREE MONTHS TO REACH ITWE CAN DO IT IN SEVERAL DAYS. IS RIDICULOUSMANDRAKE. AN ISLAND OF AMAZONS! MANDRAKEI WANT TO GOTO0! A MOMENT AWAY FROM THE YACHT AND THEY ARE ALMOSTSWAMPED BY THE SUDDEN ATTACK OF A GIANT SWORDFISH! YOU'D BETTER WAITUNTIL WE. FIND WHAT'S AHEAD. THIS MAY NOT BE AMOZ ISLANDAFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF SMOOTH SAILINGLAND IS SIGHTED! HERE HE COMES AGAIN! IF I ONLY HAD A HARPOON. LOTHAR-- ME GET! 9.29 ARMED ONLY WITH A SMALL KNIFELO THAR ATTACKS THE MARINE MONSTER! CONTINUED-

    Sun, September 29, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage Sundays

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  • Organism OCR: FOOTBALL SEASON TO START SOON Registered U. S. Patent Offee OUR FOOTBALL TEAM IS READY FOR PRACTICE NOW Copr. 1940World rights reserved. 9.29 O. SOGLOW FOOTBALL SEASON TO START SOON Registered U. S. Patent Offee OUR FOOTBALL TEAM IS READY FOR PRACTICE NOW Copr . 1940King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . 9.29 O. SOGLOW

    Sun, September 29, 1940

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Printmaking OCR: SHOULD BE A LAW ABOUTTHOSE DOOR MOUSES ... .... 9R8 CopeWield nghts resrved SHOULD BE A LAW ABOUTTHOSE DOOR MOUSES ... .... 9R8 CopeKing Fratures SyndhcateWield nghts resrved

    Sat, September 28, 1940

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Line art OCR: By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY MEANWHILEBRICK AND BUCKO ARE RAPIDLY NEARING THE CAVERN BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll MENACED BY THE GANG CHIEF'S GUN- THE HAPLESS GANGSTER DIVES INTO THE BLACK POOL IN SEARCH OF THE DIAMOND HORDE HEYBOSS THERE AIN'T NOTHIN DOWN HERE ! TRY AGAIN KEEP LOOKING UNTIL YOU FIND THOSE JEWELS--OR DROWN! 9-28 By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY MEANWHILEBRICK AND BUCKO ARE RAPIDLY NEARING THE CAVERN BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll MENACED BY THE GANG CHIEF'S GUN- THE HAPLESS GANGSTER DIVES INTO THE BLACK POOL IN SEARCH OF THE DIAMOND HORDE HEYBOSS THERE AIN'T NOTHIN DOWN HERE ! TRY AGAIN KEEP LOOKING UNTIL YOU FIND THOSE JEWELS--OR DROWN! 9-28

    Sat, September 28, 1940

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Illustration OCR: WE'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE/ WE'LL NEVER FIND TH?T TIME BOMB! --THE CHAIR! I CAN HEAR IT! AND MANORAKE RACES DOWN THE DARK CORRIDORCARAYING THE BOX OF TICKING DEATH IN HIS HANOS/ QUICKMANORAKE! HERE IT IS! EVERYWHERE ? a HOW ABOU-- DESPERATELYMANDRAKE SLASHES IN TO THE CHAIR OF THE OC TOPUS... Weld rights seerwed Cope. 1940in 9R8 CON TINUEO- WE'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE/ WE'LL NEVER FIND TH?T TIME BOMB! --THE CHAIR! I CAN HEAR IT! AND MANORAKE RACES DOWN THE DARK CORRIDORCARAYING THE BOX OF TICKING DEATH IN HIS HANOS/ QUICKMANORAKE! HERE IT IS! EVERYWHERE ? a HOW ABOU-- DESPERATELYMANDRAKE SLASHES IN TO THE CHAIR OF THE OC TOPUS... Weld rights seerwed Cope. 1940King Features Siicalein 9R8 CON TINUEO-

    Sat, September 28, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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