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  • Fictional character OCR: MANDRAKEMAGICIAN A MANDRAKE AND COLONEL SEA-BOTTOM... by LEE FALK and PHIL DAVIS Rn EPe Oie A MONSTROUS PACIFIC OCTOPUS RISES OUT OF THE ROCKS! WHAT'S THAT DOWN THERE ? CAN YOU MAKE IT OUT ? LOOKS LIKE --AN OCTOPUS! MASTER L GOT SPEARHIM NO AFRAID |????PUSES. AND AS SIMS WORKS THE LIFE-GIVING AIR-PUMPCAPTAIN BEEKER ISSUES A WHISPERED ORDER --- 2 NOW-- OKAY-- Cope.King Fata todte. Inc. World AND UNNOTICEDSIMS QUICKLY KNOTS MANDRAKES AIR-LINE! As MANDRAKE FACES THE MONSTERHE SUODENLY CHOKES FOR AIR! BARTON TRYING TO REACH HIMSLIPS INTO A TIGHT WEDGE IN THE TREACHEROUS SEA BOTTOM A GREAT TENTACLE WHIPS OUT.... CONTINUED 5-12 MANDRAKEMAGICIAN A MANDRAKE AND COLONEL SEA-BOTTOM... by LEE FALK and PHIL DAVIS Rn EPe Oie A MONSTROUS PACIFIC OCTOPUS RISES OUT OF THE ROCKS! WHAT'S THAT DOWN THERE ? CAN YOU MAKE IT OUT ? LOOKS LIKE --AN OCTOPUS! MASTER L GOT SPEARHIM NO AFRAID |????PUSES. AND AS SIMS WORKS THE LIFE-GIVING AIR-PUMPCAPTAIN BEEKER ISSUES A WHISPERED ORDER --- 2 NOW-- OKAY-- Cope.King Fata todte. Inc. World AND UNNOTICEDSIMS QUICKLY KNOTS MANDRAKES AIR-LINE! As MANDRAKE FACES THE MONSTERHE SUODENLY CHOKES FOR AIR! BARTON TRYING TO REACH HIMSLIPS INTO A TIGHT WEDGE IN THE TREACHEROUS SEA BOTTOM A GREAT TENTACLE WHIPS OUT.... CONTINUED 5-12

    Sun, May 12, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage Sundays

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  • Fictional character OCR: SAVE THIS STAMP JUNGLE JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND SAVE THIG STAMP PLANTER PLANTER WOUNDED AND EXHAUSTEDKOLU STAGGERe s INTO LOWRY'S HUT WITH JIM'S MESSAGE AND COLLAPSES- LIL IMMEDIATELY PLACES KOLU UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE-"HOW IS HEDOCTOR ?" SHE ASKS- "WILL HE--- " "YES" ANSWERS THE DOCTOR- "HE'LL LIVE- BARRING INFECTIONOF COURSE. HE HAD A NARROW SQUEAK- NASTY GUNSHOT WOUND IN THE SIDE -BUT HE'S TOLGH!" " WE HAVE JUNGLE JIM TO THANK FOR THIS! HERE'S OLIR CHANCE TO CRACK 7THE UP- RISING WIDE OPEN! CALL ALL YOUR NATIVES TOGETHER- WE MARCH AT NOON!" A ROAR OF APPROVAL GREETS LOWRY' s WORDS - MEANWHILEJIM STAGGERS ON THROUGH THE SWELTERING JUNGLE WITH KITTY BABBLING DELIRIOUSLY IN HIS ARMS- THE SHOUTS OF THE PURSUING NATIVE S SEEM TO BE DRAWING EVER LOWRY OCALLS THE LEADING PLANTERS AROUND HIM- "GENTLEMEN." HE SHOUTS" PETER STONE I S DEAD! HIS POWER IS BROKEN-HIS MEN LEADERLESS!" CLOSER/ (CONTINUED.) 5-12-40. Copr. 1940World rights reserved. SAVE THIS STAMP JUNGLE JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND SAVE THIG STAMP PLANTER PLANTER WOUNDED AND EXHAUSTEDKOLU STAGGERe s INTO LOWRY'S HUT WITH JIM'S MESSAGE AND COLLAPSES- LIL IMMEDIATELY PLACES KOLU UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE-"HOW IS HEDOCTOR ?" SHE ASKS- "WILL HE--- " "YES" ANSWERS THE DOCTOR- "HE'LL LIVE- BARRING INFECTIONOF COURSE. HE HAD A NARROW SQUEAK- NASTY GUNSHOT WOUND IN THE SIDE -BUT HE'S TOLGH!" " WE HAVE JUNGLE JIM TO THANK FOR THIS! HERE'S OLIR CHANCE TO CRACK 7THE UP- RISING WIDE OPEN! CALL ALL YOUR NATIVES TOGETHER- WE MARCH AT NOON!" A ROAR OF APPROVAL GREETS LOWRY' s WORDS - MEANWHILEJIM STAGGERS ON THROUGH THE SWELTERING JUNGLE WITH KITTY BABBLING DELIRIOUSLY IN HIS ARMS- THE SHOUTS OF THE PURSUING NATIVE S SEEM TO BE DRAWING EVER LOWRY OCALLS THE LEADING PLANTERS AROUND HIM- "GENTLEMEN." HE SHOUTS" PETER STONE I S DEAD! HIS POWER IS BROKEN-HIS MEN LEADERLESS!" CLOSER/ (CONTINUED.) 5-12-40. Copr. 1940King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved.

    Sun, May 12, 1940

    Jungle Jim Sundays

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  • Product OCR: MAGGIN! KING! LET GO THAT BAG OR - SERGEANT PAT of WHILE MAGGIN SLEEPSBABE LEAVES THE APART- MENI WITH THE BAG CONTAINING RACE TRACK IOOT- ONLY TO STEP INTO THE ARM F THE THUGS WHO ARE BENT ON TAKING THE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THEMSELVES... Radio PATROL by EDDIE SULLIVAN and CHARIIE SCHMIDT MAGGIN'S SLUMBER: 15 SUDDENLY INTERRUPTED BY BABE'S PIERCING SHRIEK GOT YOU ANYWAY HE GOT BINGO! BEAT IT - I'LL SEE YOU LATER! HE STICKS LIKE A LEECH. I'LL HAVE TO GiT RID OF THIS BAG.- IF HE SEES I HAVEN'T GOT IT HE VION'T SHOOT I'LL COME BACK FOR. IT LATER PINKYCOME BACK ! SOMEBODY THREW A BAG THROUGH OUR WINDOW. I'M AFRAID TO OPEN IT C MONEYRED !-OODLES Of IT! WHOEVER THREW IT IN HERE WILL BE BACK FOR IT. WE'D BETTER GET IT OUT OF HERE WE'LL TAK: IT RIGHT OVER TO PAT IT'S- MAGGIN! I'LL TAKE THAT BAG ! 5-12 Copr. 194Ine. Warld righits eened. MAGGIN! KING! LET GO THAT BAG OR - SERGEANT PAT of WHILE MAGGIN SLEEPSBABE LEAVES THE APART- MENI WITH THE BAG CONTAINING RACE TRACK IOOT- ONLY TO STEP INTO THE ARM F THE THUGS WHO ARE BENT ON TAKING THE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THEMSELVES... Radio PATROL by EDDIE SULLIVAN and CHARIIE SCHMIDT MAGGIN'S SLUMBER: 15 SUDDENLY INTERRUPTED BY BABE'S PIERCING SHRIEK GOT YOU ANYWAY HE GOT BINGO! BEAT IT - I'LL SEE YOU LATER! HE STICKS LIKE A LEECH. I'LL HAVE TO GiT RID OF THIS BAG.- IF HE SEES I HAVEN'T GOT IT HE VION'T SHOOT I'LL COME BACK FOR. IT LATER PINKYCOME BACK ! SOMEBODY THREW A BAG THROUGH OUR WINDOW. I'M AFRAID TO OPEN IT C MONEYRED !-OODLES Of IT! WHOEVER THREW IT IN HERE WILL BE BACK FOR IT. WE'D BETTER GET IT OUT OF HERE WE'LL TAK: IT RIGHT OVER TO PAT IT'S- MAGGIN! I'LL TAKE THAT BAG ! 5-12 Copr. 194King Features SyndseateIne. Warld righits eened.

    Sun, May 12, 1940

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Art OCR: ? BBB AS OOKLE THE DICTATOR FORMERLY JUNKMANI SAY THAT WE GO TO THE BASEBALL GAME U Registered U. S Patent Office Copi 1940World nights reserved 5.12 $ ESCORT HIS MAJESTY TO HIS PRIVATE BOX SOAP SOAP O. SOGLOW ? BBB AS OOKLE THE DICTATOR FORMERLY JUNKMANI SAY THAT WE GO TO THE BASEBALL GAME U Registered U. S Patent Office Copi 1940King Features SyndicateWorld nights reserved 5.12 $ ESCORT HIS MAJESTY TO HIS PRIVATE BOX SOAP SOAP O. SOGLOW

    Sun, May 12, 1940

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Monochrome OCR: HOW DARE YOU DOUBT MY VERACITY? YOU LITTLE BRATS! LAY ONPROF. UND TÉACH DER LIDDLE SVABS RESPECK FOR DEIR ELDERS! YOU LIKE TO HAF) YOUR BACK GET A VIGGLE ON MIT DER CHOB! YESSOME TURTLES LIVE TO BE SEVÉRAL HUNDRED YEARS OLD! THERE WA S ONE FOUND RECENTLY WITH THE DATE 1640 CARVEC AON ITS BACK A AND--- HDH ? WITH THE DATE OND RECENTLY FIBBER PREVARA SCRATCHEDDON'TVE AIN'T GIFFING YOUBABY ? ATTA BOYPROFESSOR! TURTLE PARKING SPACE A BACK-SCRATCH- rANM ING BENEFIT FOR TURTLES! CATOR HAW! HAW! "1776! OHLOOK! DER PRÓFESSOR MUST HAF KETCHED SOME MORE TURTLES!LOOK ! DISS VUN HAS A DATE ON DER BACK ! IT SAYS MISS TWIDDLE A.D. 1776! THAT'S AN DID YOU KNOW INSULT! GEORGE VASHINGTUM HAR! HAR VAS YOU DER CABIN BOY MIT CHRISTrOPHER COLUMBUS? UND DISS VUN SAYS !--"DER CAPTAINA.D. 1492! VOT DER POISONALLYHO! Ho! VAS YOU IN DER BATTLE UF BUNKER HILLMISS TVIDDLE ? MISS TVIDDLE? % HAW! HAW! VAS YOU DER VEASEL-KÉEPER ON NOAH'S ARK 2 SOMEBODY EL OE WILL SUFFER FOR THIS INSULT!) THE VERY IDEA! THOSE DATES ARE ALL DISS VUN SAYS: INSPECTOR B.C. 890! (HOW COULD IT BE ? FOR DOT INSULT I VOULDN'T STAND WHY THE DISGUISE SMARTY VOT? YOU ADMIT IT? FOR TWO CENTS I GIF YOU A SOCK ON DOT FOOLISH BEEZER ! VAIT TILL I KETCH WHO AUTHENTIC FOLKS! I CARVED THEMMY- SELF! DONE IT! YOU'LL SEE IN A MINUTEMISS QUESTION MARK! COME OUT UND FIGHT! CHUST A MINUTE PROFESSOR ! HERE ISS DER ANSWER! LOAFER!) APOLOGIZE THIS OLD L BUZZARD! IT'S ALL RIGHT. PROFESSOR! VE APOLOCHIZE.! GUESS 1 BETTER GET OUT OF HERE! HM! INSTANT OR ELSE--- HELP! MY WORD? YAA! MISS (TWIDDLE ! 5'.12 Copr. 1940World rights reserved. HOW DARE YOU DOUBT MY VERACITY? YOU LITTLE BRATS! LAY ONPROF. UND TÉACH DER LIDDLE SVABS RESPECK FOR DEIR ELDERS! YOU LIKE TO HAF) YOUR BACK GET A VIGGLE ON MIT DER CHOB! YESSOME TURTLES LIVE TO BE SEVÉRAL HUNDRED YEARS OLD! THERE WA S ONE FOUND RECENTLY WITH THE DATE 1640 CARVEC AON ITS BACK A AND--- HDH ? WITH THE DATE OND RECENTLY FIBBER PREVARA SCRATCHEDDON'TVE AIN'T GIFFING YOUBABY ? ATTA BOYPROFESSOR! TURTLE PARKING SPACE A BACK-SCRATCH- rANM ING BENEFIT FOR TURTLES! CATOR HAW! HAW! "1776! OHLOOK! DER PRÓFESSOR MUST HAF KETCHED SOME MORE TURTLES!LOOK ! DISS VUN HAS A DATE ON DER BACK ! IT SAYS MISS TWIDDLE A.D. 1776! THAT'S AN DID YOU KNOW INSULT! GEORGE VASHINGTUM HAR! HAR VAS YOU DER CABIN BOY MIT CHRISTrOPHER COLUMBUS? UND DISS VUN SAYS !--"DER CAPTAINA.D. 1492! VOT DER POISONALLYHO! Ho! VAS YOU IN DER BATTLE UF BUNKER HILLMISS TVIDDLE ? MISS TVIDDLE? % HAW! HAW! VAS YOU DER VEASEL-KÉEPER ON NOAH'S ARK 2 SOMEBODY EL OE WILL SUFFER FOR THIS INSULT!) THE VERY IDEA! THOSE DATES ARE ALL DISS VUN SAYS: INSPECTOR B.C. 890! (HOW COULD IT BE ? FOR DOT INSULT I VOULDN'T STAND WHY THE DISGUISE SMARTY VOT? YOU ADMIT IT? FOR TWO CENTS I GIF YOU A SOCK ON DOT FOOLISH BEEZER ! VAIT TILL I KETCH WHO AUTHENTIC FOLKS! I CARVED THEMMY- SELF! DONE IT! YOU'LL SEE IN A MINUTEMISS QUESTION MARK! COME OUT UND FIGHT! CHUST A MINUTE PROFESSOR ! HERE ISS DER ANSWER! LOAFER!) APOLOGIZE THIS OLD L BUZZARD! IT'S ALL RIGHT. PROFESSOR! VE APOLOCHIZE.! GUESS 1 BETTER GET OUT OF HERE! HM! INSTANT OR ELSE--- HELP! MY WORD? YAA! MISS (TWIDDLE ! 5'.12 Copr. 1940King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved.

    Sun, May 12, 1940

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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  • Line art OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll CHIEF SALISBURY'S DOLLS ! YES? YES ! BUT HOW COME ? By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY LOOK AT 'EM GO ! EM GUYS MUST BE 'EM VANISHIN 'MERICANS I READS 7 ABOUT! WHATTAYA PROWLIN' 'ROUND HERE E FORPUNK? COMEPOPPA - QUICK! TAXI! TAXI! TAXI ! 5-11 corur BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll CHIEF SALISBURY'S DOLLS ! YES? YES ! BUT HOW COME ? By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY LOOK AT 'EM GO ! EM GUYS MUST BE 'EM VANISHIN 'MERICANS I READS 7 ABOUT! WHATTAYA PROWLIN' 'ROUND HERE E FORPUNK? COMEPOPPA - QUICK! TAXI! TAXI! TAXI ! 5-11 corur

    Sat, May 11, 1940

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Illustration OCR: WAKE UPBOZ-- THIS AIN'T NO SUMMER RESORT- 'M GIVIN' YOU EXACTLV TEN MINUTES TO GET OUTTA TOWN AN DON'T COME BACK ! TH' SHIF'LESS SKONK ! HE FERGOT TO AST ME IFEN I WANTED ANY BREKFUS ! I RECKON IT'S JES' AS WELL-- I'D A-FLUNG TH BACON AN TUST AN SCRAMBLY EGGS "RIGHT SMACK IN HIS FACE - ANYHOWA NIGHT'S LODGIN AIN'T TO BE SNEEZED AT-- Billy Copr. 1940World rights reserved. WAKE UPBOZ-- THIS AIN'T NO SUMMER RESORT- 'M GIVIN' YOU EXACTLV TEN MINUTES TO GET OUTTA TOWN AN DON'T COME BACK ! TH' SHIF'LESS SKONK ! HE FERGOT TO AST ME IFEN I WANTED ANY BREKFUS ! I RECKON IT'S JES' AS WELL-- I'D A-FLUNG TH BACON AN TUST AN SCRAMBLY EGGS "RIGHT SMACK IN HIS FACE - ANYHOWA NIGHT'S LODGIN AIN'T TO BE SNEEZED AT-- Billy Copr. 1940King Features SyndkateWorld rights reserved.

    Sat, May 11, 1940

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Rectangle OCR: 1L MAKE JUST ONE MORE TRYAT BEING "MIMI'S HERO WITH THIS HIGH HAT. I'U TRY ONCE MORE JUST ONCE NÀy BE Mo! ANTOINE My "ERO WHAT (HEPT YOU CASH CLO." IT THIS TIME LÖNG U.. Con 19 E Fesh tndi t 1L MAKE JUST ONE MORE TRYAT BEING "MIMI'S HERO WITH THIS HIGH HAT. I'U TRY ONCE MORE JUST ONCE NÀy BE Mo! ANTOINE My "ERO WHAT (HEPT YOU CASH CLO." IT THIS TIME LÖNG U.. Con 19 E Fesh tndi t

    Sat, May 11, 1940

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Art OCR: I HATE TO AMBUSH YOU) LIKE THISLAROUX/ -BUT BEFORE THIS NIGHT HAS PASSED SORRY TO TREAT YOU LIKE THIS I'M DÉLIVERING THE OLD FRIENDBUT NOTHING REAL MURDERER TO HEADQUARTERS WELLI TRIED TO ARREST KING-- BUT HE ALWAY5 WAS THE BETTER THANK GOODNESS ! MUST STOP ME FROM PROVING THAT ACTRESS BRENNER FRAMED ME FOR THAT MURDER SHE COMMITTED BY IMPERSON- ATING ME OH 5-11 Cemelt 190 by Kang falans SyndicatIne -CONTINUED- I HATE TO AMBUSH YOU) LIKE THISLAROUX/ -BUT BEFORE THIS NIGHT HAS PASSED SORRY TO TREAT YOU LIKE THIS I'M DÉLIVERING THE OLD FRIENDBUT NOTHING REAL MURDERER TO HEADQUARTERS WELLI TRIED TO ARREST KING-- BUT HE ALWAY5 WAS THE BETTER THANK GOODNESS ! MUST STOP ME FROM PROVING THAT ACTRESS BRENNER FRAMED ME FOR THAT MURDER SHE COMMITTED BY IMPERSON- ATING ME OH 5-11 Cemelt 190 by Kang falans SyndicatIne -CONTINUED-

    Sat, May 11, 1940

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Publication OCR: NOW--SUPPOSE I HAD A GUN IN MY HAND. AND WAS ABOUT TO SHOOT YOU. WHAT WOULD YOU D0? WELL--AS LONG AS YOU HAVEN'T A GUNMR.ROARK- -ILL GIVE YOU ONE! NOW--I MIGHT DO A NUMBER OF THINGS--SUCH AS TURNING THE GUN INTO A BUNCH OF FLOWERS- OR MAKING IT VANISH ALTOGETHER! WELL-! AMAZING! Eape 194King Fei tyrdir NOW--SUPPOSE I HAD A GUN IN MY HAND. AND WAS ABOUT TO SHOOT YOU. WHAT WOULD YOU D0? WELL--AS LONG AS YOU HAVEN'T A GUNMR.ROARK- -ILL GIVE YOU ONE! NOW--I MIGHT DO A NUMBER OF THINGS--SUCH AS TURNING THE GUN INTO A BUNCH OF FLOWERS- OR MAKING IT VANISH ALTOGETHER! WELL-! AMAZING! Eape 194King Fei tyrdir

    Sat, May 11, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Parallel OCR: FYOU KNOWTHE STRANGEST PART ÁBOUT THIS KIDNAPING OF CURLY IS THAT I DON'T THINK ITS A SNATCH! WHAT DO YOU MEAN KIDNAPING IS THE BY THATX-9 2 THE ESSENCE OF YEAH--WE COULD TRACE AS YETX-9 HAS FOUND NO TRACE OF THE MISSING CHILDCURLÝ... DEMAND FOR RANSOM A KIDNAP- THAT'S LACKING IN S THIS CASE ING NOTE THE KID HAS JUST DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT! NOWWATCH THINGS START HAPPENING ! -AND POSTED A FEW MINUTES LATER BY THE WOMAN WHO MURDERED CURLY'S FATHER ! BUT X-9 DOESN'T REALIZE THAT A KIONAP NOTE IS NOW BEING WRITTEN MAL 5-11 Copr. 19World ngha reerved FYOU KNOWTHE STRANGEST PART ÁBOUT THIS KIDNAPING OF CURLY IS THAT I DON'T THINK ITS A SNATCH! WHAT DO YOU MEAN KIDNAPING IS THE BY THATX-9 2 THE ESSENCE OF YEAH--WE COULD TRACE AS YETX-9 HAS FOUND NO TRACE OF THE MISSING CHILDCURLÝ... DEMAND FOR RANSOM A KIDNAP- THAT'S LACKING IN S THIS CASE ING NOTE THE KID HAS JUST DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT! NOWWATCH THINGS START HAPPENING ! -AND POSTED A FEW MINUTES LATER BY THE WOMAN WHO MURDERED CURLY'S FATHER ! BUT X-9 DOESN'T REALIZE THAT A KIONAP NOTE IS NOW BEING WRITTEN MAL 5-11 Copr. 19King Featuren dyndicaneWorld ngha reerved

    Sat, May 11, 1940

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Line OCR: DO YOU KNOW WHERE PINKY ISJIMMY ? MAYBE I'M WRONG .... ANYWAYI'M WORRIED WHATA YOU CARE WHERE PINKY IS ? YOU KICKED HIM OUTA THE HOUSES AW. DIDN'T YOU ? SUREI DO - sO WHAT ? I WOULDN'T TELL YOU RED TOLD US WHAT YOU DID TO PINKY NOW LISTENFELLOWS- AND WELL HE MIGHT BE / Cape. 194World nights reerved 5-11 DO YOU KNOW WHERE PINKY ISJIMMY ? MAYBE I'M WRONG .... ANYWAYI'M WORRIED WHATA YOU CARE WHERE PINKY IS ? YOU KICKED HIM OUTA THE HOUSES AW. DIDN'T YOU ? SUREI DO - sO WHAT ? I WOULDN'T TELL YOU RED TOLD US WHAT YOU DID TO PINKY NOW LISTENFELLOWS- AND WELL HE MIGHT BE / Cape. 194King Features SyndicateWorld nights reerved 5-11

    Sat, May 11, 1940

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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