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  • Overcoat OCR: THEN--THIS IS THE SPY-RING! WHY ARE YOU KEEPING NARDA A PRISONER HERE? WHO ARE YOU ? MANDRAKE A SHOAT TIME AGOYOU ALMOST UNCOVERED OUR ORGANIZATION! THE CLOSEST SHAVE WE EVER HAD! I DECIDED THAT YOU WERE TOO DANGEROUS TO WORK AGAINST US. YOU'D BE SO THAT'S IT! WHEN CAN I SEE HER ? NEVER. YOU'RE TOO TRICKYMANDRAKE. BUT IF YOU TRY TO TRICK ME--OR DISOBEY MY ORDERS -- SHE WILL DIE AT ONCE/ T DON'T CROSS THAT BLACK LINE--OA L DIE WITH YOUR UNUSUAL POWERS IS HARD TO CONTROL! NARDA WILL I INSTANTLY. Cupe. 1940Wald men tomurrour= WHO ARE YOU ? THEN--THIS IS THE SPY-RING! WHY ARE YOU KEEPING NARDA A PRISONER HERE? WHO ARE YOU ? MANDRAKE A SHOAT TIME AGOYOU ALMOST UNCOVERED OUR ORGANIZATION! THE CLOSEST SHAVE WE EVER HAD! I DECIDED THAT YOU WERE TOO DANGEROUS TO WORK AGAINST US. YOU'D BE SO THAT'S IT! WHEN CAN I SEE HER ? NEVER. YOU'RE TOO TRICKYMANDRAKE. BUT IF YOU TRY TO TRICK ME--OR DISOBEY MY ORDERS -- SHE WILL DIE AT ONCE/ T DON'T CROSS THAT BLACK LINE--OA L DIE WITH YOUR UNUSUAL POWERS IS HARD TO CONTROL! NARDA WILL I INSTANTLY. Cupe. 1940King Pas SplateWald men tomurrour= WHO ARE YOU ?

    Mon, July 15, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Font OCR: YOU'RE NOT BELIEVING THAT MOLLY DID THISCHIEF ? CHIEFI DID IT !...MOLY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.. SHE'S TRYING TO SHIELD ME S ALL RIGHT... WE'LL GET YOUR CONFESSION DOWN IN BLACK AND WHITE. YOU MAY GOMOLLY. I DIDN'T BELIEVE YOUANYWAY BUT HE DIDN'T DO IT -I KNOW IT PAT SUSPECTS THAT MOLLY MAY BE TELLING THE TRUTH WHY NOT ? SHE SAID IT WAS SELF- DEFENSE WELLI HOPE YOU TWO HAVE MADE UP YOUR MINDS AND So- 7-15 Ceer. 194 EsTotum Endrate. World righ ed YOU'RE NOT BELIEVING THAT MOLLY DID THISARE YOUCHIEF ? CHIEFI DID IT !...MOLY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.. SHE'S TRYING TO SHIELD ME S ALL RIGHT... WE'LL GET YOUR CONFESSION DOWN IN BLACK AND WHITE. YOU MAY GOMOLLY. I DIDN'T BELIEVE YOUANYWAY BUT HE DIDN'T DO IT -I KNOW IT PAT SUSPECTS THAT MOLLY MAY BE TELLING THE TRUTH WHY NOT ? SHE SAID IT WAS SELF- DEFENSE WELLI HOPE YOU TWO HAVE MADE UP YOUR MINDS AND So- 7-15 Ceer. 194 EsTotum Endrate. World righ ed

    Mon, July 15, 1940

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Line OCR: Two OF THE SUMMER PUPILS AT MISS GRACE'S FIRESIDE SCHOOL HAVE JUST MADE AN ALARMING DISCOVERY... IF ANY VAGRANT THINKS HE CAN MOE INTO OUR GROUNDS JUST LIKE THAT-! REMAIN BEHIND MEGIRLS! I'VE GOT TO THUMB MY WAY OUT OF THIS DISTRICT BEFORE THAT OVER-GROWN GIRL SCOUT CALLS OUT THE NATIONAL GUARD - OOHLOOK! A NURSE MISS GRACE! OH-H! SOMEONE'S IN ONE OF THE SEED BAGS! WE'RE SCARED. MY GOODNESS WHERE ARE ALL THE CARS? 1940Inc. World righes reered Two OF THE SUMMER PUPILS AT MISS GRACE'S FIRESIDE SCHOOL HAVE JUST MADE AN ALARMING DISCOVERY... IF ANY VAGRANT THINKS HE CAN MOE INTO OUR GROUNDS JUST LIKE THAT-! REMAIN BEHIND MEGIRLS! I'VE GOT TO THUMB MY WAY OUT OF THIS DISTRICT BEFORE THAT OVER-GROWN GIRL SCOUT CALLS OUT THE NATIONAL GUARD - OOHLOOK! A NURSE MISS GRACE! OH-H! SOMEONE'S IN ONE OF THE SEED BAGS! WE'RE SCARED. MY GOODNESS WHERE ARE ALL THE CARS? 1940King Patnure SyndieInc. World righes reered

    Mon, July 15, 1940

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Fiction OCR: HEY ! HEY! THEM SHIF'LESS SKONKS OWE ME TWO HUNNERT DULLERS "BACK WAGES- VM GONNA GIT WHAT'S COMIN' TO ME OR I'LL CLINCH WIF TH VARMINTS- TIME'S A-WASTIN' ! BALLS O' FIRE ! CREEPIN' JEEPERS ! WILL YOU LISSEN TO THIS ? BUMBLE BEE STUDIOS GO INTO BANKRUPTCY ! HUNDREDS OF FRANTIC CREDITORS STORM THE STUDIO - GET BACK (N THAT BED ! YOU'RE A SICK MAN! YOU E STUDIOS Billy Copr. 1940World nghes reserved. 7-15 HEY ! HEY! THEM SHIF'LESS SKONKS OWE ME TWO HUNNERT DULLERS "BACK WAGES- VM GONNA GIT WHAT'S COMIN' TO ME OR I'LL CLINCH WIF TH VARMINTS- TIME'S A-WASTIN' ! BALLS O' FIRE ! CREEPIN' JEEPERS ! WILL YOU LISSEN TO THIS ? BUMBLE BEE STUDIOS GO INTO BANKRUPTCY ! HUNDREDS OF FRANTIC CREDITORS STORM THE STUDIO - GET BACK (N THAT BED ! YOU'RE A SICK MAN! YOU E STUDIOS Billy Copr. 1940Kang Features SyndicateWorld nghes reserved. 7-15

    Mon, July 15, 1940

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Art OCR: NONNON NON LON SSnu IT'S BITHERMIMI'S GRBAT CHARM OR THAT SCHOOL- BEL's E MAGIC AH-H-BUT OPPBE SAIR E POPPS: OW You FLATTER AVE NO CHARN | AVE NO GLAMOR POOR MIMI I AM SO PLAIN .GLANG 715 NONNON NON LON SSnu IT'S BITHERMIMI'S GRBAT CHARM OR THAT SCHOOL- BEL's E MAGIC AH-H-BUT OPPBE SAIR E POPPS: OW You FLATTER AVE NO CHARN | AVE NO GLAMOR POOR MIMI I AM SO PLAIN .GLANG 715

    Mon, July 15, 1940

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Monochrome OCR: SILL NTHANE RELETS HOPEFLOODED P PROFESSOR SILL NTHANE RELETS HOPEFLOODED P PROFESSOR

    Mon, July 15, 1940

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Line art OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll I AM BEGINNING TO RISE AGAIN! IF I CAN HEAR ME ? ONLY HOLD MY BREATH A BIT LONGER BUT MY LUNGS FEEL AS THOUGH THEY 7 WILL BURST ! By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY KEEP TREADING WATERSIR-AND I'LL THROW YOU A LINE! THE SURFACE -AT LAST ! OHTHIS BLESSED AIR- BRICK ! BRICK! HERE I AM ! CAN YOU SALISBURY HAS FALLEN HEY! HEY! THROUGH A HIDDEN TRAPDOOR IN THE CAVERN FLOOR DOWN INTO A POOL BELOW BRICK CRIES DOWN TO HIM 7-15 BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll I AM BEGINNING TO RISE AGAIN! IF I CAN HEAR ME ? ONLY HOLD MY BREATH A BIT LONGER BUT MY LUNGS FEEL AS THOUGH THEY 7 WILL BURST ! By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY KEEP TREADING WATERSIR-AND I'LL THROW YOU A LINE! THE SURFACE -AT LAST ! OHTHIS BLESSED AIR- BRICK ! BRICK! HERE I AM ! CAN YOU SALISBURY HAS FALLEN HEY! HEY! THROUGH A HIDDEN TRAPDOOR IN THE CAVERN FLOOR DOWN INTO A POOL BELOW BRICK CRIES DOWN TO HIM 7-15

    Mon, July 15, 1940

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Line art OCR: JUNGLE JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND WASHED OVERBOARD IN A STORMJIM AND KITTY DRIFT ALL NIGHTCLINGING T O A BROKEN SPAR. AT DAWN. KITTY LOSES CONSCIOUSNESS AND SINKS BENEATH THE WAVES JUST AS JIM SIGHTS LAND- JIM DIVES AFTER KITTY AND FIGHTS BACK TO THE SURFACE- THEIR SPAR HAS BECOME LOST AMONG THE WAVES-THE TASK OF RECOVERING IT IMPOSSI- BLEAS IT TAKES ALL OF JIM'S SKILL AND EFFORT TO KEEP KITTY'S FACE ALTERNATELY SWIMMING AND FLOATINGJIM STRUGGLES TOWARD THE ISLAND. FINALLYIN THE LATE AFTER- NOONHE FIGHTS THROUGH THE BREAKERS TO THE SHORE- JIM'S FIRST ACT IS TO BREAK OPEN COCOANUTS AND FEED KITTY THEIR RICH MILK. ABOVE WATER- (CONTINUED) Capr. 190Wetd righta reserved. ??14-40? JUNGLE JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND WASHED OVERBOARD IN A STORMJIM AND KITTY DRIFT ALL NIGHTCLINGING T O A BROKEN SPAR. AT DAWN. KITTY LOSES CONSCIOUSNESS AND SINKS BENEATH THE WAVES JUST AS JIM SIGHTS LAND- JIM DIVES AFTER KITTY AND FIGHTS BACK TO THE SURFACE- THEIR SPAR HAS BECOME LOST AMONG THE WAVES-THE TASK OF RECOVERING IT IMPOSSI- BLEAS IT TAKES ALL OF JIM'S SKILL AND EFFORT TO KEEP KITTY'S FACE ALTERNATELY SWIMMING AND FLOATINGJIM STRUGGLES TOWARD THE ISLAND. FINALLYIN THE LATE AFTER- NOONHE FIGHTS THROUGH THE BREAKERS TO THE SHORE- JIM'S FIRST ACT IS TO BREAK OPEN COCOANUTS AND FEED KITTY THEIR RICH MILK. ABOVE WATER- (CONTINUED) Capr. 190King Pesteres SyndicateWetd righta reserved. ?? 14-40 ?

    Sun, July 14, 1940

    Jungle Jim Sundays

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  • Style OCR: STAY QUIETAN' IT WON'T HAFTA BE "GOODNIGHTNURSE: I'M ONLY AFTER THE DOPE SUPPLY. THATS THE THIRD HOSPITAL -WHERE THE STAFF THAT'S BEEN ROBBED AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SMALLPRIVATE INSTITUTION SERGEANT PAT of Radio PATROL IS SMALL AF TER MIDNIGHT 1 HAVE A PLAN by EDDIE SULLIVAN and CHARLIE SCHMIDT I'LL BE INSIDE -AS A NURSE. PINKY CAN' BE OUTSIDE N THE CAR AND PAT CAN HIDE DOWN THE STREET. IF ANYTHING HAPPENSI'L SIGNAL PINKT AND HE CAN MOLLY'S PLAN IS PUT INTO OPERATION. NIGHT AFTER NIGHT THE TRIO "COVER" ONE OF THE MANY PRIVATE HOSPITALS THERE HE ISNOW ! FLASH THE PUTO WELLIT'S LIGHTS FOR PAT PETUER THAN SITTING IDLE AND THEN- FOLLOWIN' MEARE YUH ? MOLLY'S SIGNAL! THIS BIRD CAN'T BE THE ONE THEN.. OKAYIM COMING STOP! IS DEES PLACE CRAZE 9I AM TOL' ON TELEPHONE I AM NEW POPPA OF PROUD BABY AN' WHEN I COME HERE EV'RYWAN SHE RUN AWAY HUH ? ON ! I CONKED A MAN OUTSIDEMOLLY.. RUN OUT AND FLASH THE LIGHTS FOR PAT. WHILE 1 SEE IF THE MANS STILL THERE. GET IT... I JUST CAME ALONG TO DO AWPAT..I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T THINK TO FLASH THE. LIGHTS WHEN I SAW HIM... IT WOULD HAVE SCARED HIM OFFANYWAY THE LIFTING Copr. 1940Weeld tigta resered. Inh 7-14 STAY QUIETAN' IT WON'T HAFTA BE "GOODNIGHTNURSE: I'M ONLY AFTER THE DOPE SUPPLY. THATS THE THIRD HOSPITAL -WHERE THE STAFF THAT'S BEEN ROBBED AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SMALLPRIVATE INSTITUTION SERGEANT PAT of Radio PATROL IS SMALL AF TER MIDNIGHT 1 HAVE A PLAN by EDDIE SULLIVAN and CHARLIE SCHMIDT I'LL BE INSIDE -AS A NURSE. PINKY CAN' BE OUTSIDE N THE CAR AND PAT CAN HIDE DOWN THE STREET. IF ANYTHING HAPPENSI'L SIGNAL PINKT AND HE CAN MOLLY'S PLAN IS PUT INTO OPERATION. NIGHT AFTER NIGHT THE TRIO "COVER" ONE OF THE MANY PRIVATE HOSPITALS THERE HE ISNOW ! FLASH THE PUTO WELLIT'S LIGHTS FOR PAT PETUER THAN SITTING IDLE AND THEN- FOLLOWIN' MEARE YUH ? MOLLY'S SIGNAL! THIS BIRD CAN'T BE THE ONE THEN.. OKAYIM COMING STOP! IS DEES PLACE CRAZE 9I AM TOL' ON TELEPHONE I AM NEW POPPA OF PROUD BABY AN' WHEN I COME HERE EV'RYWAN SHE RUN AWAY HUH ? ON ! I CONKED A MAN OUTSIDEMOLLY.. RUN OUT AND FLASH THE LIGHTS FOR PAT. WHILE 1 SEE IF THE MANS STILL THERE. GET IT... I JUST CAME ALONG TO DO AWPAT..I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T THINK TO FLASH THE. LIGHTS WHEN I SAW HIM... IT WOULD HAVE SCARED HIM OFFANYWAY THE LIFTING Copr. 1940King Peatures SyndicateWeeld tigta resered. Inh 7-14

    Sun, July 14, 1940

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Gesture OCR: AS OOKLETHE DICTATORI NEED A CIGAR 88 s EMPTY! 2 Registered U. S. Patent Office Copr. 1940World rights reserved. 7.141 * 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 SHOTS FOR 54 KNOCK DOWN 3 TEDDY BEARS WIN A CIGAR ??? O. SOGLOW AS OOKLETHE DICTATORI NEED A CIGAR 88 s EMPTY ! 2 Registered U. S. Patent Office Copr . 1940King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . 7.141 * 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 SHOTS FOR 54 KNOCK DOWN 3 TEDDY BEARS WIN A CIGAR ??? O. SOGLOW

    Sun, July 14, 1940

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Monochrome OCR: NOW IF CAN ONLY GET THE NOOSE OVER HIS FÖÖT THE RESULT WILL BE A RARE BIT OF COMEDY! VOT DER DOD- BOGGLE? GUESS DOT VILL HOLD DER OLD STUFFFRITZY ?S SNAPPY VORKHANSY! TEEHEE! SO FAR--- EXCELLENT! Z-z-z! withe ill.. in HM!A NOVEL HYENAS! CHUST VAIT! I'LL GET YOU FOR DISS! DING-BUST YOUR QVICKLENA! BE A GOOD LIDDLE SOVAB UND GIF ME VUN UF YOUR STILTS! WITH PLEASURE CAPTAIN! -- FOR HOW MANY LOLLIPOPS ? VE'LL GET BLAMED FOR DOT ANYVAY! COME ONI GOT ANUDDER SVELL IDEA! VARE ISS DER DOD-ROTTED HYENAS? TELL ME VARE! YOU'LL PROBABLY FIND THEM HIDING UNDER YON FOOT- BRIDGENO ? TERTAINMENTI MUST SAY! HIDES! DOUBT! why un HOODLUMS! (NOW GIFS IT DER VALLOPING UF A DUM- BOOZLED LIFE TIME! (BETTER VAIT TILL AFTER DER OX- PLOSIONCAPTAIN! WELLTHEY WENT ME ONE BETER. BUT IT'S A GOOD SHOWANYWAY! HOLD ITCAPTAIN ! VE'LL GIF YOU A PROP TO KEEP YOU STEADY! GUESS YOU WON'T BE NEEDING THIS ANYMORECAPTAIN VELL? DON'T STAND DERE LIKE A COUPLE (JEE: UF LOOMPS! DO S (SOMETING! HEE! MY WORD! WHAT A PREDIÇA- MENT! ali. Copr. 1940wld rights reerved. merrbro NOW IF CAN ONLY GET THE NOOSE OVER HIS FÖÖT THE RESULT WILL BE A RARE BIT OF COMEDY! VOT DER DOD- BOGGLE? GUESS DOT VILL HOLD DER OLD STUFFFRITZY ?S SNAPPY VORKHANSY! TEEHEE! SO FAR--- EXCELLENT! Z-z-z! withe ill.. in HM!A NOVEL HYENAS! CHUST VAIT! I'LL GET YOU FOR DISS! DING-BUST YOUR QVICKLENA! BE A GOOD LIDDLE SOVAB UND GIF ME VUN UF YOUR STILTS! WITH PLEASURE CAPTAIN! -- FOR HOW MANY LOLLIPOPS ? VE'LL GET BLAMED FOR DOT ANYVAY! COME ONI GOT ANUDDER SVELL IDEA! VARE ISS DER DOD-ROTTED HYENAS? TELL ME VARE! YOU'LL PROBABLY FIND THEM HIDING UNDER YON FOOT- BRIDGENO ? TERTAINMENTI MUST SAY! HIDES! DOUBT! why un HOODLUMS! (NOW GIFS IT DER VALLOPING UF A DUM- BOOZLED LIFE TIME! (BETTER VAIT TILL AFTER DER OX- PLOSIONCAPTAIN! WELLTHEY WENT ME ONE BETER. BUT IT'S A GOOD SHOWANYWAY! HOLD ITCAPTAIN ! VE'LL GIF YOU A PROP TO KEEP YOU STEADY! GUESS YOU WON'T BE NEEDING THIS ANYMORECAPTAIN VELL? DON'T STAND DERE LIKE A COUPLE (JEE: UF LOOMPS! DO S (SOMETING! HEE! MY WORD! WHAT A PREDIÇA- MENT! ali. Copr. 1940King Peatyges Syndseatewld rights reerved. merrbro

    Sun, July 14, 1940

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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  • Fictional character OCR: MANDRAKE WE NEED MORE HANDS IN THE VEGETABLE PATCHES. YOU START WORK AT ONCE. JASPERSHOW THEM THE WAY. WE DIDN'T COME TO WORK FOR YOUS KING CY! THE MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS Regered U.S Pae Oe ON MYSTERIOUSMAGNETIC ISLANDMANDRAKE MEETS ITS GIANT RULERAN ESCAPED MURDERER LEARN THIS RIGHT AWAY. ALL MEN OBEY ME HEREA IF THEY DON'TI BREAK THEM --LIKE THIS! VERY GOODBUT CAN YOU PUT IT TOGETHER AGAINS LIKE THIS? The MAGICIAN GESTURES HYPNOTICALLY AND.... I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE --BUT YOU'LL LEARN WHO I AM--RIGHT NOW. THE MAGICIAN GESTURES --AND THE WHIP SEEMS TO COIL. AROUND KING CY'S LEGS- WHAT THE-? PUZZLED AND ENRAGEDTHE GIANT LASHES AT MANDRAKE WITH HIS DEADLY WHIP.... AT THAT MOMENTGRINNING HENCHMANHURLS A ROCK AT MANDRAKE FROM BEHIND-- WHAT-- ARE YOU-- GOING TO DO--TO HIM? THE SAME AS ANYONE ELSE WHO DARES DISOBEY ME! HE'S TO - BE STONED TO DEATH! UH-- Copr. 194World righs m 7-14 CONTINUED- MANDRAKE WE NEED MORE HANDS IN THE VEGETABLE PATCHES. YOU START WORK AT ONCE. JASPERSHOW THEM THE WAY. WE DIDN'T COME TO WORK FOR YOUS KING CY! THE MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS Regered U.S Pae Oe ON MYSTERIOUSMAGNETIC ISLANDMANDRAKE MEETS ITS GIANT RULERKING CYAN ESCAPED MURDERER LEARN THIS RIGHT AWAY. ALL MEN OBEY ME HEREA IF THEY DON'TI BREAK THEM --LIKE THIS! VERY GOODBUT CAN YOU PUT IT TOGETHER AGAINS LIKE THIS? The MAGICIAN GESTURES HYPNOTICALLY AND.... I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE --BUT YOU'LL LEARN WHO I AM--RIGHT NOW. THE MAGICIAN GESTURES --AND THE WHIP SEEMS TO COIL. AROUND KING CY'S LEGS- WHAT THE-? PUZZLED AND ENRAGEDTHE GIANT LASHES AT MANDRAKE WITH HIS DEADLY WHIP.... AT THAT MOMENTKING CY'S EVILGRINNING HENCHMANHURLS A ROCK AT MANDRAKE FROM BEHIND-- WHAT-- ARE YOU-- GOING TO DO--TO HIM? THE SAME AS ANYONE ELSE WHO DARES DISOBEY ME! HE'S TO - BE STONED TO DEATH! UH-- Copr. 194King Featura SyndicateWorld righs m 7-14 CONTINUED-

    Sun, July 14, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage Sundays

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