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  • Line art OCR: By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY BUT WHAT DOES THE BOSS WANT WITH A SILLY OLD RAG DOLL? BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll I'VE GOT IT! THERE GOOD WORKSLICK - AND HERE'S YOUR IT I ! THAT'S HIS BUSINESS- YOU'VE GOT YOUR DOUGH - NOW SCRAM ! WELL? WHILE BRICK AND PROF. SALISBURY PONDER THE DISAPPEARAKE OF THE DOLLA FURTIVE FIGURE ENTERS A DOWNTOWN HOTEL HALF-A-GRAND ! 3-26 By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY BUT WHAT DOES THE BOSS WANT WITH A SILLY OLD RAG DOLL? BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll I'VE GOT IT! THERE GOOD WORKSLICK - AND HERE'S YOUR IT I ! THAT'S HIS BUSINESS- YOU'VE GOT YOUR DOUGH - NOW SCRAM ! WELL? WHILE BRICK AND PROF. SALISBURY PONDER THE DISAPPEARAKE OF THE DOLLA FURTIVE FIGURE ENTERS A DOWNTOWN HOTEL HALF-A-GRAND ! 3-26

    Tue, March 26, 1940

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Drawing OCR: TOSS THAT PACKAGE THROW IT DOWNALL RIGHTDON'T GET IN THAT CAR... COME HERE ! AND AS THE "BROTHER" APPROACHES TOSS AWAY A THOUSAND DOLLARS? SHOULD SAY NOT ! THE CONSIGNMENIl| OVER THERE OF DOPE IS STOWED IN THE AUTO TRUNKBUT SONIA STILL HOLDS THE SMALL PACKAGE IN HER HAND... I SAY ! 3-25 Cpr 1NWeld nghy reserved TOSS THAT PACKAGE THROW IT DOWNALL RIGHT-|- AND YOUALL RIGHTDON'T GET IN THAT CAR... COME HERE ! AND AS THE "BROTHER" APPROACHES TOSS AWAY A THOUSAND DOLLARS? SHOULD SAY NOT ! THE CONSIGNMENIl| OVER THERE OF DOPE IS STOWED IN THE AUTO TRUNKBUT SONIA STILL HOLDS THE SMALL PACKAGE IN HER HAND... I SAY ! 3-25 Cpr 1NKing Feature SyntateWeld nghy reserved

    Mon, March 25, 1940

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Hat OCR: WE SAW HIM GO IN -- WE CLOSED THE LID -- WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED --? DAD --THE MUMMY THAT HE TOOK OUT OF THE CASE AND PUT ON THE A FLOOR HERE -- IT'S GONETOO! HE PUT IT RIGHT THERE-- I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS. I'M GOING TO MY OFFICE AND CALL SOME OF THE GUARDS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MUSEUM? --AS THEREIN THE SOFT LIGHT OF THE MUSEUM. | SHE SEESFOR THE FIRST TIME-- THE WALKING MUMMY! OH- TV MANORAKE HAS DISAPPEARED FROM THE CLOSED MUMMY CASE.... LEFT ALONESONNY BRO0DS OVER THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCES -- THEN SUDDENLY STARES.... 3RB Cepe 134Ine. righa rea WE SAW HIM GO IN -- WE CLOSED THE LID -- WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED --? DAD --THE MUMMY THAT HE TOOK OUT OF THE CASE AND PUT ON THE A FLOOR HERE -- IT'S GONETOO! HE PUT IT RIGHT THERE-- I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS. I'M GOING TO MY OFFICE AND CALL SOME OF THE GUARDS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MUSEUM? --AS THEREIN THE SOFT LIGHT OF THE MUSEUM. | SHE SEESFOR THE FIRST TIME-- THE WALKING MUMMY! OH- TV MANORAKE HAS DISAPPEARED FROM THE CLOSED MUMMY CASE.... LEFT ALONESONNY BRO0DS OVER THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCES -- THEN SUDDENLY STARES.... 3RB Cepe 134King Peat SpdicateIne. righa rea

    Mon, March 25, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Parallel OCR: So! IT EES OT TO'S GIRL! GRAB ZEE WIRE WITH YOUR HAND- WE GET YOU DOWN! HELP! HELP! IM CAUGHT! THAT'S THE GIRL FUR THIEF'S ) I'LL GO VOICE-- SEE WHAT'S WRONG- I'LL HAVE TO TIE BLAZE. HE'D TEAR HER TO PIECES! WITH YOULAROUX NO! NO! LEAVE ME ALONE! LET ATTEMPTING TO ROB DUPREE'S CACHETHE GIRL FUR THIEF IS SNARED IN A TRAP AND PULLED BODILY INTO THE AIR! KEED! CLIMB UP AND HELP ME CUT HER LOOSE 3-25 So! IT EES OT TO'S GIRL! GRAB ZEE WIRE WITH YOUR HAND- WE GET YOU DOWN! HELP! HELP! IM CAUGHT! THAT'S THE GIRL FUR THIEF'S ) I'LL GO VOICE-- SEE WHAT'S WRONG- I'LL HAVE TO TIE BLAZE. HE'D TEAR HER TO PIECES! WITH YOULAROUX NO! NO! LEAVE ME ALONE! LET ATTEMPTING TO ROB DUPREE'S CACHETHE GIRL FUR THIEF IS SNARED IN A TRAP AND PULLED BODILY INTO THE AIR! KEED! CLIMB UP AND HELP ME CUT HER LOOSE 3-25

    Mon, March 25, 1940

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Drawing OCR: HERE !- LIGHT IN THERECHIEF.. WHATS ALL THE NOISE ABOUT? JUST SAW A FLICKERING WE JUST SAW A KID IN THE PAWN-SHOPPAT AW-ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THIS |--PRETTY STRANGE AT NEIGHBORHOOD- KIDS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE- 'LL WATCH IT PAT'S RIGHTx-9 - THERE'S NOTHING TO IT- OH- IT'S YOU. X-9! WHATS UP? WELL I DON'T KNOW- SUSPICIONS ARE AROUSED AFTER HAVING GLIMPSED A MVSTERIOUS LITTLE GIRL IN "UNCLE'S" PAWNSHOP AT NIGHT-- OPEN THE DOOR! THREE A.M. HERE !- LIGHT IN THERECHIEF.. WHATS ALL THE NOISE ABOUT? JUST SAW A FLICKERING WE JUST SAW A KID IN THE PAWN-SHOPPAT AW-ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THIS |--PRETTY STRANGE AT NEIGHBORHOOD- KIDS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE- 'LL WATCH IT PAT'S RIGHTx-9 - THERE'S NOTHING TO IT- OH- IT'S YOU. X-9! WHATS UP? WELL I DON'T KNOW- SUSPICIONS ARE AROUSED AFTER HAVING GLIMPSED A MVSTERIOUS LITTLE GIRL IN "UNCLE'S" PAWNSHOP AT NIGHT-- OPEN THE DOOR! THREE A.M.

    Mon, March 25, 1940

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Comic book OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll THE DIAMOND DOLL ! IT'S BEEN STOLEN ! By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY BUT WHY WOULD ANYONE ITS DIAMOND WANT AN OLDRAGGED INDIAN DOLL ? THEY WERE QUITE SMALL - OF LITTLE VALUECOMMERCIALLY! PERHAPS THE DOLLOF COURSE! iS BUT THE KEY TO SOME THING OF FAR GREATER VALUE ! EYES ? I HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT! 3-25 BRICK BRADFORD-Seeks the Diamond Doll THE DIAMOND DOLL ! IT'S BEEN STOLEN ! By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY BUT WHY WOULD ANYONE ITS DIAMOND WANT AN OLDRAGGED INDIAN DOLL ? THEY WERE QUITE SMALL - OF LITTLE VALUECOMMERCIALLY! PERHAPS THE DOLLOF COURSE! iS BUT THE KEY TO SOME THING OF FAR GREATER VALUE ! EYES ? I HADN'T THOUGHT OF THAT! 3-25

    Mon, March 25, 1940

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Conversation OCR: GEESNUFFY-. VOU DON'T THINK I CAME ALL TH' WAY DOWN HERE TO THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS TO STIR UP TROUBLE --- GIMME A BREAK- ALL RIGHTFUZBUTTON-- BUT('M WARNIN' VE IFF'N YE GIT CUR'OUS JES' ONCET MORE ABOUT MY PUSSONAL AFFAIRS-- l'LL WHAP YE INTO TH MIDDLE O' NEx MONTH-- IF YOU'LL ONLY LEND ME A FEW BUCKS FOR A RAILROAD TICKET BACK HOME YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN -- I SWOWFUZBUTTON ! IF I WUZ AS ORN'RY AN' SHIF'LESS AS YOU- VE KNOW WHAT I'D DO ?? ??? CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK Cope. 1940Is GEESNUFFY-. VOU DON'T THINK I CAME ALL TH' WAY DOWN HERE TO THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS TO STIR UP TROUBLE --- GIMME A BREAK- ALL RIGHTFUZBUTTON-- BUT('M WARNIN' VE IFF'N YE GIT CUR'OUS JES' ONCET MORE ABOUT MY PUSSONAL AFFAIRS-- l'LL WHAP YE INTO TH MIDDLE O' NEx MONTH-- IF YOU'LL ONLY LEND ME A FEW BUCKS FOR A RAILROAD TICKET BACK HOME YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN -- I SWOWFUZBUTTON ! IF I WUZ AS ORN'RY AN' SHIF'LESS AS YOU- VE KNOW WHAT I'D DO ?? ??? CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK Cope. 1940Kung Features Syndicate

    Mon, March 25, 1940

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Humour OCR: ?5 DOSE Now -- FOR THE AN EYE FOR AN BYE'- THATS WHAT I SAY PAY EVIL WITH EVIL GIVE A RASCAL A DOSE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE THAT ALONE EFFECTS 4 CURE AH-H- YOU MBAN THE MEDICINE 7"CURE To BE SURE - HIS OWN- PANG ZANG ZANG 3-R5 Coar. 194King Traturca Syndicatr. Ire. World right spered ? 5 DOSE Now -- FOR THE AN EYE FOR AN BYE'- THATS WHAT I SAY PAY EVIL WITH EVIL GIVE A RASCAL A DOSE OF HIS OWN MEDICINE THAT ALONE EFFECTS 4 CURE AH-H- YOU MBAN THE MEDICINE 7"CURE To BE SURE - HIS OWN- PANG ZANG ZANG 3-R5 Coar. 194King Traturca Syndicatr. Ire. World right spered

    Mon, March 25, 1940

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Art OCR: VALRUS! YOU CALL ME A PRE- (WARICATOR ? CHASSYOU SHRIMPER! LOAFERS! HOW MANY TIMES MUST I SAID ITDON'T FIGHT? UND IN DER POGO-POGO ISLÁNDS HE ISS A DUM- BOOZLED PRE STOP IT! THESE FAMILY BRAWLS BORE ME ! I HAF SEEN FROGS WARICATORLENA! DOT VASDISS I HIGH! DON'T PAY NO ATTENTION TO SHIM! AREN'T YOU EX- AGGERATINGY A BITIN- SPECTOR ? OKAY! ???? UND MIT DER TAIL OUDT HE LOOKS LIKE HE VASA HALF A TADPOLE YET! LOOK! DIDN'T I SAID IT? ALREADY COMES VUN! OVICK! VE KETCH HIM FOR DER MOOSEUM! LOOKOUDT_VEN I KLOP DER HEAD ON! GIFS ANY MORE FIGHTING COMES DER ROLLER! DON'T FORGÉT IT! ?) VAIT!I HELP YOU! HOLD ON! lie. SO! FIGHTING AGAIN! AFTER ALL VOT I SAID! HELP IT? CHUST VAIT! OOPF! CLUMSY LOPPUS! LUNKER! YOU LET HIM GET ÄVAY! COULDI SUCH NON- SENSICAL TALK) ABOUT HUGE FROGS--- TSK ! TSK ! WHAT A FOOLISH FAMILY! sta SO HELP MEMAMA! IT VAS SO BIG! DID I SEE A FROG AS BIG AS A MAN ? OR AM I HAVING HALLUCINATIONS? GO VAY! DER BÉEF ISS FOR DER EYE ! NOT YOU! HELP! EE-EE EEK! VOT? yOU T00? SMELLING- SALTS MISS TWIDDLE? SNIFF? SNIFF? Copr. 1940World nghts rerved Tmerrto VALRUS! YOU CALL ME A PRE- (WARICATOR ? CHASSYOU SHRIMPER! LOAFERS! HOW MANY TIMES MUST I SAID ITDON'T FIGHT? UND IN DER POGO-POGO ISLÁNDS HE ISS A DUM- BOOZLED PRE STOP IT! THESE FAMILY BRAWLS BORE ME ! I HAF SEEN FROGS WARICATORLENA! DOT VASDISS I HIGH! DON'T PAY NO ATTENTION TO SHIM! AREN'T YOU EX- AGGERATINGY A BITIN- SPECTOR ? OKAY! ???? UND MIT DER TAIL OUDT HE LOOKS LIKE HE VASA HALF A TADPOLE YET! LOOK! DIDN'T I SAID IT? ALREADY COMES VUN! OVICK! VE KETCH HIM FOR DER MOOSEUM! LOOKOUDT_VEN I KLOP DER HEAD ON! GIFS ANY MORE FIGHTING COMES DER ROLLER! DON'T FORGÉT IT! ?) VAIT!I HELP YOU! HOLD ON! lie. SO! FIGHTING AGAIN! AFTER ALL VOT I SAID! HELP IT? CHUST VAIT! OOPF! CLUMSY LOPPUS! LUNKER! YOU LET HIM GET ÄVAY! COULDI SUCH NON- SENSICAL TALK) ABOUT HUGE FROGS--- TSK ! TSK ! WHAT A FOOLISH FAMILY! sta SO HELP MEMAMA! IT VAS SO BIG! DID I SEE A FROG AS BIG AS A MAN ? OR AM I HAVING HALLUCINATIONS? GO VAY! DER BÉEF ISS FOR DER EYE ! NOT YOU! HELP! EE-EE EEK! VOT? yOU T00? SMELLING- SALTS MISS TWIDDLE? SNIFF? SNIFF? Copr. 1940King Peatures SyndicateWorld nghts rerved Tmerrto

    Sun, March 24, 1940

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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  • Fiction OCR: MANDRAKE THE LARGE ORCHESTRA AND THE THEATRE STAFF WATCH CURIOUSLY AS MANDRAKE MAKES MEASUREMENTS ON THE STAGE... THE MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK& PHIL DAVIS Repn US P O ANDRAKE BELIEVES THAT THE POISON DART MURDERERALREADY RESPONSIBLE FOR THREE DEATHS. IS A MEMBER OF THE ORCHESTRA ! HOW COULD IT BE ONE OF THE MUSICIANS--WHEN THEY WERE COLD-BLOODED KILLER WITH A ALL PLAYING? ANY UNUSUAL ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN SEEN! WHAT'S HE DOING NOW ? I DON'T KNOW. TRYING TO FIND A MEASURING TAPE!I GIVE UP THIS THING 'S GOT ME DAFFY! HOW YOU DOINGGENIUS ? NOT BADLY. WELL--I THINK I KNOW WHERE THE KILLER IS! WHAT? BY DRAWING A FEW LINESWE GET THE ORIGIN OF THE DARTS --IN OTHER WORDS -- THE KILLER!" DARTS TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINEAND SUCH SMALL DARTS CAN'T TRAVEL FAR. NOW--WE KNOW THE POSITIONS OF FARAVELLI AND THE POLICE GUARD WHEN THEY WERE HIT! AND WE KNOW WHERE THEY WERE HIT. I'VE MADE A DIAGRAM. Conductors Staud Police Guard FaravrlliStage Origiu * Darts. THERE IS A SUDDEN COMMOTION IN THE PIT-- STOP HIM! THAT'S OUR MAN! NEXT WEEK= HOW WAS IT DONE ? Cope. 1940World MANDRAKE THE LARGE ORCHESTRA AND THE THEATRE STAFF WATCH CURIOUSLY AS MANDRAKE MAKES MEASUREMENTS ON THE STAGE... THE MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK& PHIL DAVIS Repn US P O ANDRAKE BELIEVES THAT THE POISON DART MURDERERALREADY RESPONSIBLE FOR THREE DEATHS. IS A MEMBER OF THE ORCHESTRA ! HOW COULD IT BE ONE OF THE MUSICIANS--WHEN THEY WERE COLD-BLOODED KILLER WITH A ALL PLAYING? ANY UNUSUAL ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN SEEN! WHAT'S HE DOING NOW ? I DON'T KNOW. TRYING TO FIND A MEASURING TAPE!I GIVE UP THIS THING 'S GOT ME DAFFY! HOW YOU DOINGGENIUS ? NOT BADLY. WELL--I THINK I KNOW WHERE THE KILLER IS! WHAT? BY DRAWING A FEW LINESWE GET THE ORIGIN OF THE DARTS --IN OTHER WORDS -- THE KILLER!" DARTS TRAVEL IN A STRAIGHT LINEAND SUCH SMALL DARTS CAN'T TRAVEL FAR. NOW--WE KNOW THE POSITIONS OF FARAVELLI AND THE POLICE GUARD WHEN THEY WERE HIT! AND WE KNOW WHERE THEY WERE HIT. I'VE MADE A DIAGRAM. Conductors Staud Police Guard FaravrlliStage Origiu * Darts. THERE IS A SUDDEN COMMOTION IN THE PIT-- STOP HIM! THAT'S OUR MAN! NEXT WEEK= HOW WAS IT DONE ? Cope. 1940King Festurca Symdicate

    Sun, March 24, 1940

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage Sundays

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  • Conversation OCR: ROCKET SAVE THIS STAMP JUNGLE JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND SAVE THIS STAMP SHIP ROCKET SHIP JIM AND KOLU'S LUNCANNY WOODSM ANSHIP HAS BROUGHT THEM TO THE EDGE OF STONE'S WELL-GUARDED CAMP- BUT NOT UNTIL PRACTICALLY NAHIA ISLAND IS IN STONE'S RUTHLE SS GRASP- HE DROPS TO HI S KNEES AND FLINGS OPEN THE LID OF HIS CHEST- ALL "WHAT'S OUR NEXT MOVETUAN P" ASKS KOLU. "I'M NOT SURE" ANSWERS JIM-" WE'RE OUTNUMBERRED A HUNDRED TO ONE. I WISH I ANEW IF KITTY HAS REALLY FALLEN IN LOVE WITH 7THAT BUTCHERSTONE !" MEANWHILEABOUT TO LIGHT HIS BED- ROOM OIL LAMPBURNS HIS FINGERS ON ITS HOT CHIM- NEY-"S OME- ONE'S BEEN IN HERE I WONDER-" " THE PAPERS ARE GONE !" HE SNARLS-"IT MUST HAVE BEEN KITTY! I'LL TEACH THAT DAME TO MIND HERR OWN BUSINESS !" TO BE CONTINUED. AFTER BIDDING STONE A TENDER GOOD NIGHTKITTY RETURNS TO HER CABIN AND FURTIVELY SLIP S SOME PAPERS INTO THE HEM OF HER HEAVY WINDÓW DRAPES- 3-24 Cepe. 1940Warld rights resrved ROCKET SAVE THIS STAMP JUNGLE JIM BY ALEX RAYMOND SAVE THIS STAMP SHIP ROCKET SHIP JIM AND KOLU'S LUNCANNY WOODSM ANSHIP HAS BROUGHT THEM TO THE EDGE OF STONE'S WELL-GUARDED CAMP- BUT NOT UNTIL PRACTICALLY NAHIA ISLAND IS IN STONE'S RUTHLE SS GRASP- HE DROPS TO HI S KNEES AND FLINGS OPEN THE LID OF HIS CHEST- ALL "WHAT'S OUR NEXT MOVETUAN P" ASKS KOLU. "I'M NOT SURE" ANSWERS JIM-" WE'RE OUTNUMBERRED A HUNDRED TO ONE. I WISH I ANEW IF KITTY HAS REALLY FALLEN IN LOVE WITH 7THAT BUTCHERSTONE !" MEANWHILEABOUT TO LIGHT HIS BED- ROOM OIL LAMPBURNS HIS FINGERS ON ITS HOT CHIM- NEY-"S OME- ONE'S BEEN IN HERE I WONDER-" " THE PAPERS ARE GONE !" HE SNARLS-"IT MUST HAVE BEEN KITTY! I'LL TEACH THAT DAME TO MIND HERR OWN BUSINESS !" TO BE CONTINUED. AFTER BIDDING STONE A TENDER GOOD NIGHTKITTY RETURNS TO HER CABIN AND FURTIVELY SLIP S SOME PAPERS INTO THE HEM OF HER HEAVY WINDÓW DRAPES- 3-24 Cepe. 1940King Feutures SyndicateWarld rights resrved

    Sun, March 24, 1940

    Jungle Jim Sundays

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  • Gesture OCR: IT IS TIME FOR THE JOUSTINGYOUR MAJESTY Registered D. S. Patent Office ACHOO Copr. 1940World rights reserved. ?? ACHOO 3-24 ACHOO ACHOO OOKLES TOWING SERVICE O. SOGLOW IT IS TIME FOR THE JOUSTINGYOUR MAJESTY Registered D. S. Patent Office ACHOO Copr . 1940King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . ?? ACHOO 3-24 ACHOO ACHOO OOKLES TOWING SERVICE O. SOGLOW

    Sun, March 24, 1940

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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