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  • Hat OCR: I'VE GOT A LOT TO SETTLE STAND UP AND FACE IT. YOU'RE SLICKEDOC TOPUS! WITH YOU! WE START SETTLING RIGHT NOW! WELL-- i'LL BE A--! MANORAKE STRIDES TO THE FORBIDOEN CHAIR OF THE OCTOPUS -- Cepr 1940Wurld rights rexrved BUT THERE IS NO ANSWER FROM THE CHAIRA AND FOR THE FIRST TIMESEES -- WHAT? CONTINUED- I'VE GOT A LOT TO SETTLE STAND UP AND FACE IT. YOU'RE SLICKEDOC TOPUS! WITH YOU! WE START SETTLING RIGHT NOW! WELL-- i'LL BE A--! MANORAKE STRIDES TO THE FORBIDOEN CHAIR OF THE OCTOPUS -- Cepr 1940King Featurea SyndicateWurld rights rexrved BUT THERE IS NO ANSWER FROM THE CHAIRA AND FOR THE FIRST TIMESEES -- WHAT? CONTINUED-

    Sat, September 21, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Comic book OCR: PEOPLE OUTSIDE... NICE PLAY- MATE RIDER SO DUMB HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT DISLOYALTY MEANS - AND THAT'S THE WAY TO HAVE 'EM DISCOVERING BRING THEM IN... TAKE THE SPIES AT THE WINDOW"ROUGH RIDER SUMMONS " THE MORON UH... A GUN ... UNDERSTAND ? 9-21 Cepr 1940PEOPLE OUTSIDE... NICE PLAY- MATE RIDER SO DUMB HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT DISLOYALTY MEANS - AND THAT'S THE WAY TO HAVE 'EM DISCOVERING BRING THEM IN... TAKE THE SPIES AT THE WINDOW"ROUGH RIDER SUMMONS " THE MORON UH... A GUN ... UNDERSTAND ? 9-21 Cepr 1940King Feature Serdete

    Sat, September 21, 1940

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Fictional character OCR: SET IN A GLASS CASE AND SUBJECTED TO IODINE FUMESTHE PRINTS SHOW UP BRIEFLY WITHIN TEN MINUTESTHE LATENT PRINTS ARE DEVELOPED.. THE GUY THAT HANDED LUCILLE THE TIMETABLE-I TAGGED HIM TO A FACTORY BUILDING. HE WORKS FOR CHEMIE & CO.MANUFACTURING DRUGGISTS' I GRABBED THIS NEWSPAPER HE THREW IN AN ASH-CAN ! GOOD! WE'LL TRY IT FOR LATENT FINGERPRINTS! THUMB- RIGHT HAND.. IF THIS MAN HAS A RECORDWE'LL HAVE A CARD ON HIM IN OUR FILES! HERE THEY COME.. GOT YOUR PICTURE JEFF ? RIGHT! SEE Wurid nght d 9-RI Ber 19In SET IN A GLASS CASE AND SUBJECTED TO IODINE FUMESTHE PRINTS SHOW UP BRIEFLY WITHIN TEN MINUTESTHE LATENT PRINTS ARE DEVELOPED.. THE GUY THAT HANDED LUCILLE THE TIMETABLE-I TAGGED HIM TO A FACTORY BUILDING. HE WORKS FOR CHEMIE & CO.MANUFACTURING DRUGGISTS' I GRABBED THIS NEWSPAPER HE THREW IN AN ASH-CAN ! GOOD! WE'LL TRY IT FOR LATENT FINGERPRINTS! THUMB- RIGHT HAND.. IF THIS MAN HAS A RECORDWE'LL HAVE A CARD ON HIM IN OUR FILES! HERE THEY COME.. GOT YOUR PICTURE JEFF ? RIGHT! SEE Wurid nght d 9-RI Ber 19Karu Festuns Snhats

    Sat, September 21, 1940

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Humour OCR: GET THAT LUNATIC OUTTA MY ROOM! HELLOMR.GOOGLE- THIS IS TH' LANDLADY WHERE SNUFFY USTA LIVE-QUICK ! HE'S UPSTAIRS WRECKIN' TH' PLACE- HURRY OR I CALL THE POLICE THAT GUY GETS ME (NTO MORE TROUBLE ! THE TICKETS) SHOR !!! RIGHT HERE IN TH' DURN MATTRESS WHAR I HID 'EM Bully DFECA Capr 1940King eotures Syndicate. ALVE GET THAT LUNATIC OUTTA MY ROOM! HELLOMR.GOOGLE- THIS IS TH' LANDLADY WHERE SNUFFY USTA LIVE-QUICK ! HE'S UPSTAIRS WRECKIN' TH' PLACE- HURRY OR I CALL THE POLICE THAT GUY GETS ME (NTO MORE TROUBLE ! THE TICKETS) SHOR !!! RIGHT HERE IN TH' DURN MATTRESS WHAR I HID 'EM Bully DFECA Capr 1940King eotures Syndicate. ALVE

    Sat, September 21, 1940

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Gesture OCR: By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY WHY - WHY- EUREKA! I HAVE IT! IT'S-IT'S THE PROSTRATE GIANT! THE CAVERN BRICK FOUND ! A JEWEL HOARD HIDDEN THERE ! BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll HMM-A TRIPLE CIRCLE - THAT'S TIK-MA-LU-CHA - "JEWELS"! AND NOW THIS RECUMBENT FIGURE - LEFT ARM FLUNG UPWARD - HMM- UNMINDFUL OF THE PASSING HOURSPROFESSOR SALISBURY CONTINUES TO LABORIOUSLY DECIPHER THE ANCIENT WRITING ON THE DOLL 9-21 By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY WHY - WHY- EUREKA! I HAVE IT! IT'S-IT'S THE PROSTRATE GIANT! THE CAVERN BRICK FOUND ! A JEWEL HOARD HIDDEN THERE ! BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll HMM-A TRIPLE CIRCLE - THAT'S TIK-MA-LU-CHA - "JEWELS"! AND NOW THIS RECUMBENT FIGURE - LEFT ARM FLUNG UPWARD - HMM- UNMINDFUL OF THE PASSING HOURSPROFESSOR SALISBURY CONTINUES TO LABORIOUSLY DECIPHER THE ANCIENT WRITING ON THE DOLL 9-21

    Sat, September 21, 1940

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Motor vehicle OCR: 1 UNDERSTAND A MAN NAMED CRANE/ YOU CANT PROVE IT HAS REODENED THE OLD SILVER MINE IN THE HILLS? WE'RE ON THE RIGHT)CRANE MUST TRAILKID. THE STOREKEEPER IS AFRAR K! HAVE EVERY- BODY SCARED OF HIM. GET ON YOUR HORSEKID WE'LL GO UP TO THAT SILVER MINE AND PAY THIS INDIAN SLAVER AN ST UNEXPECTED VISIT! UST BY MESERGEANT KING! JAKRS Wrg rghis eserved 9-20 1 UNDERSTAND A MAN NAMED CRANE/ YOU CANT PROVE IT HAS REODENED THE OLD SILVER MINE IN THE HILLS? WE'RE ON THE RIGHT)CRANE MUST TRAILKID. THE STOREKEEPER IS AFRAR K! HAVE EVERY- BODY SCARED OF HIM. GET ON YOUR HORSEKID WE'LL GO UP TO THAT SILVER MINE AND PAY THIS INDIAN SLAVER AN ST UNEXPECTED VISIT! UST BY MESERGEANT KING! JAKRS Wrg rghis eserved 9-20

    Fri, September 20, 1940

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Art OCR: GIT- *BUM"- WHAT DO YOU MEANTHROWING A"PARTY WHO IS THROWING A* PARTY ARCUND HERE ? YOU FOLHS THROWING A PARTY HBRE NOT NOW"KOP WE AINT- WE DONE THÓ WED HIM (OH OVER THERE SRO Cope 19Kng ate yndee. Ine. Werld nghas reed GIT- *BUM"- WHAT DO YOU MEANTHROWING A"PARTY WHO IS THROWING A* PARTY ARCUND HERE ? YOU FOLHS THROWING A PARTY HBRE NOT NOW"KOP WE AINT- WE DONE THÓ WED HIM (OH OVER THERE SRO Cope 19Kng ate yndee. Ine. Werld nghas reed

    Fri, September 20, 1940

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Elbow OCR: HELD BY THE POWERFUL ELECTRIC SHOCKSLOTHAR SINKS TO THE FLOOR--HIS GREAT HEART PUMPS SLOWER ANO SLOWER-- HERE IT IS! MANDRAKE HURRIEDLY KNEELS BESIDE LOTHAR -- THE GREAT HEAAT STILL BEATS -- AND FAOM THE CHAIR COMES THE MOCKING VOICE OF THE OCTOPUS! YOU'LL NEVER GET MEPOLICE IN THE CELLAR FIND THE POWER LINE AND SLASH IT-- THROWING THE ENTIRE HOUSE INTO DARKNESS... 9RO 199. Kins Fatura FmdstsIns. We ridae HELD BY THE POWERFUL ELECTRIC SHOCKSLOTHAR SINKS TO THE FLOOR--HIS GREAT HEART PUMPS SLOWER ANO SLOWER-- HERE IT IS! MANDRAKE HURRIEDLY KNEELS BESIDE LOTHAR -- THE GREAT HEAAT STILL BEATS -- AND FAOM THE CHAIR COMES THE MOCKING VOICE OF THE OCTOPUS! YOU'LL NEVER GET MEAT THAT MOMENTPOLICE IN THE CELLAR FIND THE POWER LINE AND SLASH IT-- THROWING THE ENTIRE HOUSE INTO DARKNESS... 9RO 199. Kins Fatura FmdstsIns. We ridae

    Fri, September 20, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Conversation OCR: FOR THE LAST TIME RIDERTHAT STOCK IS IN A SAFETY VAULT WHERE YOU CAN NEVER REACH IT ARE YOU GOING TO TURN OVER THAT STOCK TO ME ? I'M NOT CALLED "ROUGH" RIDER FOR NOTHING !- IM HAVE METHODS I KNOWCALL IN "THE MORON" AND GET IT OVER WITH SUDDENLY - IN THE MIRROR- RIDER SPIES THREE SETS OF EYES PEERING THROUGH THE WINDOW I WILL CALL "THE MORON" 9-20 CegeWorld rights eere FOR THE LAST TIME RIDERTHAT STOCK IS IN A SAFETY VAULT WHERE YOU CAN NEVER REACH IT ARE YOU GOING TO TURN OVER THAT STOCK TO ME ? I'M NOT CALLED "ROUGH" RIDER FOR NOTHING !- IM HAVE METHODS I KNOWCALL IN "THE MORON" AND GET IT OVER WITH SUDDENLY - IN THE MIRROR- RIDER SPIES THREE SETS OF EYES PEERING THROUGH THE WINDOW I WILL CALL "THE MORON" 9-20 CegeKing Features SyndiceneWorld rights eere

    Fri, September 20, 1940

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Font OCR: WHAT'S THATx-92 YOU WANT ME TO GIVE UP MY APARTMENT AND REGISTER AT THE MIDTON CLUB FOR WOMEN ? THAT'S ITBELINDA ! THE GIRL WE'RE AFTER - LUCILLE THE FBI HAS NO WOMEN AGENTS.. WE CAN USE ONE NOW- YOUR JOB IS TO GET PALSY WITH LUCILLE - THEN SEARCH HER ROOM.. THIS IS HER PICTURE - A TALL BLONDE! SHE WAS JUST GIVEN A TIMETABLE BY ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE ESPIONAGE RING.. WE MUST HAVE THAT TIMETABLE - IT PROBABLY CONTAINS A CODE MESSAGE AND TAKE THIS-I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO HIRE ANOTHER SECRETARY ... GULP LIVES THERE NOW! I'LL KNOW HER I SEE.. I-I FEEL POSITIVELY DANGEROUS! EL GRAFF 9-RO Cape. 1940Werld nghts rescred WHAT'S THATx-92 YOU WANT ME TO GIVE UP MY APARTMENT AND REGISTER AT THE MIDTON CLUB FOR WOMEN ? THAT'S ITBELINDA ! THE GIRL WE'RE AFTER - LUCILLE THE FBI HAS NO WOMEN AGENTS.. WE CAN USE ONE NOW- YOUR JOB IS TO GET PALSY WITH LUCILLE - THEN SEARCH HER ROOM.. THIS IS HER PICTURE - A TALL BLONDE! SHE WAS JUST GIVEN A TIMETABLE BY ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE ESPIONAGE RING.. WE MUST HAVE THAT TIMETABLE - IT PROBABLY CONTAINS A CODE MESSAGE AND TAKE THIS-I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO HIRE ANOTHER SECRETARY ... GULP LIVES THERE NOW! I'LL KNOW HER I SEE.. I-I FEEL POSITIVELY DANGEROUS! EL GRAFF 9-RO Cape. 1940KmE Fatures Syndice. InWerld nghts rescred

    Fri, September 20, 1940

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Gesture OCR: BALLS O' FIRE ! I JEST RECKYMEMBER WHAR I HID TH' TICKETS ! WH-WHAT DID-D-DID YOI SAY JUS' NOW TH' LITTLE !6#M HE'LL USE ANY EXCUSE TO GET OUT NIGHTS ! HUH- GO TO SLEEP ! THEM INFUNNEL TICKETS! Capr. 1940World nights reservrd. BALLS O' FIRE ! I JEST RECKYMEMBER WHAR I HID TH' TICKETS ! WH-WHAT DID-D-DID YOI SAY JUS' NOW TH' LITTLE !6#M HE'LL USE ANY EXCUSE TO GET OUT NIGHTS ! HUH- GO TO SLEEP ! THEM INFUNNEL TICKETS! Capr. 1940King Features SyndicateWorld nights reservrd.

    Fri, September 20, 1940

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Car OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll BOSSHE'LL MAKE NO MORE STUPÍD BLUNDERS! COME ON ! By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY STEP ON IT! WE'VE GOT TO FIND THOSE DIAMONDS AND SCRAM - HURRY ! HURRY ! WOW! A SHEER DROP OF HUNDREDS OF FEET - POOR GUY ! AREN'T WE GOING BACK TO THE RANCH HOUSE FOR THAT DOLL? TOO RISKY ! SALISBURY OR BRADFORD MAY HAVE FOUND IT BY NOW! BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll BOSSHE'S- QK! O.K! WELLHE'LL MAKE NO MORE STUPÍD BLUNDERS! COME ON ! By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY STEP ON IT! WE'VE GOT TO FIND THOSE DIAMONDS AND SCRAM - HURRY ! HURRY ! WOW! A SHEER DROP OF HUNDREDS OF FEET - POOR GUY ! AREN'T WE GOING BACK TO THE RANCH HOUSE FOR THAT DOLL? TOO RISKY ! SALISBURY OR BRADFORD MAY HAVE FOUND IT BY NOW!

    Fri, September 20, 1940

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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