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  • Fictional character OCR: MANDRAKE MAGICIAN MARSHA DALE AND HER GUIDE HAVE NOT YET RETURNEDMANDRAKE. HOW DO YOU GET ALL THESE FRESH VEGETABLES ON THIS PEAK ? WE'RE FIFTEEN THOUSAND FEET UPSURROUNDED BY SNOW AND ICE. a TH E BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS Regi dU A Pt Ge 9N GLASS INNMANDRAKE SPEAKS TO GRATZTHE PROPRIETOR. I GROW ALL MY OWN VEGETABLES HEREWITHOUT SOIL. VERY RAPID GROWTH. WE USE MELTED SNOW FOR DRINKING WATER. NOW-- SHALL WE STEP OUTSIDE FOR A MOMENT? YES. I HEARD SOMETHING! IT SOUNDED LIKE AN ANIMAL A LARGE ANIMAL --GROWLING! WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT GLASS GLACIER. THE GLACIAL ICE IS FORMED FROM THAT VAST SNOW FIELD S OUT THERE. WHAT YOU HEARD WAS THE GLACIER ICE SHIFTING. THIS PIPE IS MY OWN IDEA.IT LEADS INTO THE SNOW-FIELDÄ HUNDRED FEET UNDER THE SNOW. I USE IT TO DISPOSE OF GARBAGE. FOR GARBAGE ? SEEMS RATHER LARGE-- THEN FROM ANOTHER PART OF GLASS INN-- GAG SLIPPED DOWN-- HELP-- HELP-- LATERAS MANDRAKE SLEEPSSTEEL POINTS POP OUT ON THE UNDER- SIDE OF THE BED CANOPY -"AND THE HEAVY METAL CANOPY LOWERS SLOWLY AND SILENTLY ON THE SLEEPER.... NOAGAIN. IT MAKES MANY QUEER SOUNDS. PEOPLE WHO AREN'T USED PEOPLEIMAGINE THEY HEAR ALL SORTS OF THINGS. BUT I SEE YOU'RE S SLEEPY. GOODNIGHTSIR. I HOPE. YOU'LL FIND THE BED COMFORT- ABLE! THAT WAS A WOMAN- SCREAMING! 1022 Continued= .Cipr 19Wld ostre MANDRAKE MAGICIAN MARSHA DALE AND HER GUIDE HAVE NOT YET RETURNEDMANDRAKE. HOW DO YOU GET ALL THESE FRESH VEGETABLES ON THIS PEAK ? WE'RE FIFTEEN THOUSAND FEET UPSURROUNDED BY SNOW AND ICE. a TH E BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS Regi dU A Pt Ge 9N GLASS INNON GLASS MOUNTAINMANDRAKE SPEAKS TO GRATZTHE PROPRIETOR. I GROW ALL MY OWN VEGETABLES HEREIN CHEMICAL SÓLUTIONSWITHOUT SOIL. VERY RAPID GROWTH. WE USE MELTED SNOW FOR DRINKING WATER. NOW-- SHALL WE STEP OUTSIDE FOR A MOMENT? YES. I HEARD SOMETHING! IT SOUNDED LIKE AN ANIMAL A LARGE ANIMAL --GROWLING! WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT GLASS GLACIER. THE GLACIAL ICE IS FORMED FROM THAT VAST SNOW FIELD S OUT THERE. WHAT YOU HEARD WAS THE GLACIER ICE SHIFTING. THIS PIPE IS MY OWN IDEA.IT LEADS INTO THE SNOW-FIELDÄ HUNDRED FEET UNDER THE SNOW. I USE IT TO DISPOSE OF GARBAGE. FOR GARBAGE ? SEEMS RATHER LARGE-- THEN FROM ANOTHER PART OF GLASS INN-- GAG SLIPPED DOWN-- HELP-- HELP-- LATERAS MANDRAKE SLEEPSSTEEL POINTS POP OUT ON THE UNDER- SIDE OF THE BED CANOPY -"AND THE HEAVY METAL CANOPY LOWERS SLOWLY AND SILENTLY ON THE SLEEPER.... NONO. THE ICEAGAIN. IT MAKES MANY QUEER SOUNDS. PEOPLE WHO AREN'T USED PEOPLEIMAGINE THEY HEAR ALL SORTS OF THINGS. BUT I SEE YOU'RE S SLEEPY. GOODNIGHTSIR. I HOPE. YOU'LL FIND THE BED COMFORT- ABLE! THAT WAS A WOMAN- SCREAMING! 1022 Continued= .Cipr 19King baturess NedateWld ostre

    Sun, October 22, 1939

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage Sundays

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  • Product OCR: IS THIS THE ACTORS' EMPLOYMENT AGENCY? SEND OVER------ Registered U. S. Patent Office YOUR MAJESTYWE LEARNED THAT AN ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO ASSASSINATE YOU IN THE PARADE TODAY 10.22 O. SOGLOW 88 Copr. 1939Inc.. World rights reserved. MO ° IS THIS THE ACTORS ' EMPLOYMENT AGENCY ? SEND OVER ------ Registered U. S. Patent Office YOUR MAJESTYWE LEARNED THAT AN ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO ASSASSINATE YOU IN THE PARADE TODAY 10.22 O. SOGLOW 88 Copr . 1939King Features SyndicateInc .. World rights reserved . MO °

    Sun, October 22, 1939

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Sharing OCR: Belly DEBECA AS FAR AS I KNOWHERE'S EVERY LETTER MRS. DE LEON WROTE TO YOu -- I SWOW. GOOGLE W THAT GALS MORE TROUBLE THAN A SIK- MULE TEAM IN A MUD HOLE - LET'S HEV 'EM - WAAL-- I FLUNG 'EM ALL IN TH' ASH-CAN AN I DON'T WANNA HEAR NO MORE ABAAT 'EM - BY GOLLYSNUFFY.. YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF CHARACCTER- A LOTTA GUYS WOULDA BLACKMAILED THE POOR GIRL AN GOT A COUPLA THOUSAND DOLLARS- Belly DEBECA AS FAR AS I KNOWHERE'S EVERY LETTER MRS. DE LEON WROTE TO YOu -- I SWOW. GOOGLE W THAT GALS MORE TROUBLE THAN A SIK- MULE TEAM IN A MUD HOLE - LET'S HEV 'EM - WAAL-- I FLUNG 'EM ALL IN TH' ASH-CAN AN I DON'T WANNA HEAR NO MORE ABAAT 'EM - BY GOLLYSNUFFY.. YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF CHARACCTER- A LOTTA GUYS WOULDA BLACKMAILED THE POOR GIRL AN GOT A COUPLA THOUSAND DOLLARS-

    Sat, October 21, 1939

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Parallel OCR: YOU DROPPED THAT"PEACE PIPE AND SMASHED IT - AND You'D 2IKE TO CALL IT A PIECE PIPE WoULD AT YOU ? WELTHATS WOTIT IS. IS NT IT ? "PEACE PIPE "PIECE PIPE * TOH-HOH-So. THE OLD PEACE PIPE" IS CRACKBD WUNDA IP HE DUNT ZIKE PUNGSNEEDA NOW. A 'PIECE BUT A PUN I DISLIKTE PUNG AINT A PIPE DOLLIN OR IS I PIPE HAW HAW-HAW-PUNS .. GAF un... Copr. 1939World sights reserved. HERRNAL YOU DROPPED THAT"PEACE PIPE AND SMASHED IT - AND You'D 2IKE TO CALL IT A PIECE PIPE WoULD AT YOU ? WELTHATS WOTIT IS. IS NT IT ? "PEACE PIPE "PIECE PIPE * TOH-HOH-So. THE OLD PEACE PIPE" IS CRACKBD WUNDA IP HE DUNT ZIKE PUNGSNEEDA NOW. A 'PIECE BUT A PUN I DISLIKTE PUNG AINT A PIPE DOLLIN OR IS I PIPE HAW HAW-HAW-PUNS .. GAF un... Copr. 1939King Features SyndicateWorld sights reserved. HERRNAL

    Sat, October 21, 1939

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Font OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster LOOK HERECAN'T WALK ON THAT BAD ANKLE-I'LL CARRY YOU TO YOUR PEOPLE By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY FOR DIS BRAVE DEEDSENOR -I AM YOUR FIANCEE ! YOU ARE SAVED BY d SERVANT-I TOMAZO JUAN LUPO Y MAZANA! FOR SAVING MY M LIFE ! HERE COMES OLD BLOW-HARD THE MAYOR ! HEY!WHAT'S AH! PAPEET - MY SWEET! MY XTHE IDEA? THE BRAVE STRANGER ! T BRICK SMILESNOT REALIZING HOW VERY SOON HE WILL NEED AND GET TOMAZO'S HELP! 10-21 coICtBRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster LOOK HEREYOUNG LADY – YOU THANK YOUCAN'T WALK ON THAT BAD ANKLE-I'LL CARRY YOU TO YOUR PEOPLE By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY FOR DIS BRAVE DEEDSENOR -I AM YOUR FIANCEE ! YOU ARE SAVED BY d SERVANT-I TOMAZO JUAN LUPO Y MAZANA! FOR SAVING MY M LIFE ! HERE COMES OLD BLOW-HARD THE MAYOR ! HEY!WHAT'S AH! PAPEET - MY SWEET! MY XTHE IDEA? THE BRAVE STRANGER ! T BRICK SMILESNOT REALIZING HOW VERY SOON HE WILL NEED AND GET TOMAZO'S HELP! 10-21 coICtKNG ATUAES SOCATE

    Sat, October 21, 1939

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Classic car OCR: .YES.. YESHEADQUARTERS -I WAS TALKING TO PAT.I THINK HIS PLANE WAS STRUCK. SAMMY AND I ARE LEAVING NOWS I JUST HAD THE GOI TO GET IN ON SILY NOTION THAT IT MIGHT B'BBEA GOOD IDEA TO KNOW WHERE TO GO...GO BACK IN THERE AND GET SOME WEATHERD-D DOPE. FIND OUT HOW THAT STORM WAS HEADED.. WEVE GOI OFIGURE ON WIND B-BLOWIN' PAT AROUND COME ONWE'VE THISTOO. THIS Is) NO TIME TOS STUDY GEOGRAPHY PD7 IN A FEW MINUTES SEARCHING PARTIES START FOR THE STORM AREA TO THE NORTH.. Crpr 1In 10-21 .YES.. YESHEADQUARTERS -I WAS TALKING TO PAT.I THINK HIS PLANE WAS STRUCK. SAMMY AND I ARE LEAVING NOWS I JUST HAD THE GOI TO GET IN ON SILY NOTION THAT IT MIGHT B'BBEA GOOD IDEA TO KNOW WHERE TO GO...GO BACK IN THERE AND GET SOME WEATHERD-D DOPE. FIND OUT HOW THAT STORM WAS HEADED.. WEVE GOI OFIGURE ON WIND B-BLOWIN' PAT AROUND COME ONWE'VE THISTOO. THIS Is) NO TIME TOS STUDY GEOGRAPHY PD7 IN A FEW MINUTES SEARCHING PARTIES START FOR THE STORM AREA TO THE NORTH.. Crpr 1Knc Fet.n nhateIn 10-21

    Sat, October 21, 1939

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Art OCR: YOU SEEBESA KNEW THAT YOU HAD SUPPER AT SUN-DOWN. HE FORCED NAROBTH? HOUSEBOYTO POISON THE SOUP. THEN HE SPREAD THE STORY THAT HE WOULD KILL TO0 BY BLACK MAGIC. EXACTLY AT SUN-DOWNBESA THREW HIS LITTLE IMAGE INTO THE FIRE AND MILES AWAYTOD WOULD DIE THE MOMENT HE TASTED THE SOUP. THAT WAS BESA'S BLACK MAGIC. YES. NOW WE HAVE TO FIND NARO8--AND MAKE HIM LEAD 1 US TO BESA--50 WE CAN END HIS EVIL CAREER FOR GO00! THEN-- THAT'S HOW FATHER DIED. NAROBFLEES FRANTICALLY THROUGH THE JUNGLE-- TRAILED BY THE EVILGRINNING BESA THE SORCERER! 1ORI V18las Wald nu seaned Continued- YOU SEEBESA KNEW THAT YOU HAD SUPPER AT SUN-DOWN. HE FORCED NAROBTH? HOUSEBOYTO POISON THE SOUP. THEN HE SPREAD THE STORY THAT HE WOULD KILL TO0 BY BLACK MAGIC. EXACTLY AT SUN-DOWNBESA THREW HIS LITTLE IMAGE INTO THE FIRE AND MILES AWAYTOD WOULD DIE THE MOMENT HE TASTED THE SOUP. THAT WAS BESA'S BLACK MAGIC. YES. NOW WE HAVE TO FIND NARO8--AND MAKE HIM LEAD 1 US TO BESA--50 WE CAN END HIS EVIL CAREER FOR GO00! THEN-- THAT'S HOW FATHER DIED. NAROBTHE RUNAWAY HOUSEBOYFLEES FRANTICALLY THROUGH THE JUNGLE-- TRAILED BY THE EVILGRINNING BESA THE SORCERER! 1ORI V18Kay Fa Spnairlas Wald nu seaned Continued-

    Sat, October 21, 1939

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Illustration OCR: WINDOWS LOCKED TIGHT- POSIBLY FATAL BRAIN CONCLUSSIONSIR MISS CHERIE MUST HAVE NMMEDIATE CARE WHAT GETS MEIS HOw HER ATTACKER GÓT IN AND OUT OF HERE-NOTHINGS FORCED QUICK ! INSPECTORGET READY TO TRACE THIS CALL BABE CHERIE IS NUMBER ONE- WATCH FOR NUMBER TWO! GOOD-BYE ! WHO IS THIS I'VE GOT AN IDEA ABOUT THATIT'S - K ING! 1ORI World rights reserved 9lac WINDOWS LOCKED TIGHT- POSIBLY FATAL BRAIN CONCLUSSIONSIR MISS CHERIE MUST HAVE NMMEDIATE CARE WHAT GETS MEIS HOw HER ATTACKER GÓT IN AND OUT OF HERE-NOTHINGS FORCED QUICK ! INSPECTORGET READY TO TRACE THIS CALL BABE CHERIE IS NUMBER ONE- WATCH FOR NUMBER TWO! GOOD-BYE ! WHO IS THIS I'VE GOT AN IDEA ABOUT THATIT'S - K ING! 1ORI World rights reserved 9Kang Batures 8yndicaoe

    Sat, October 21, 1939

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Parallel OCR: KING LOOK! ALL I CATCH is THE BLACK BAT'S COSTUME.-- IT'S EMPTY! THEN HE GOT AWASDISGUISE! SEE SORRYKING...I DIVE IN NEVER MINDLAROUX.THIS BIT OF TAPE IS ALL WE NEED/.. NOW I KNOW WHO THE BLACK BAT IS LET ME. HE LAND T0-21. Prodeced by Stophen SkungerIne. Copyright 1919 by King Feature SyndicateInc Wid richta ascd CONTINUED KING LOOK! ALL I CATCH is THE BLACK BAT'S COSTUME.-- IT'S EMPTY! THEN HE GOT AWASDISGUISE! SEE SORRYKING...I DIVE IN NEVER MINDLAROUX.THIS BIT OF TAPE IS ALL WE NEED/.. NOW I KNOW WHO THE BLACK BAT IS LET ME. HE LAND T0-21. Prodeced by Stophen SkungerIne. Copyright 1919 by King Feature SyndicateInc Wid richta ascd CONTINUED

    Sat, October 21, 1939

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Mammal OCR: WAAL- I SWOW ! HURRY UP AN' RIDDLE IT OUTCOUSIN Billy JUST A TELEGRAM ! THAT'S ALL- IT'S FROM MRS. PONCEY DE LEON- SHE WANTS YOU TO RETURN THOSE SILLY LETTERS SHE WROTE FROM TH WAXWORKS 3? WAAL- PLUCK ME FER A JAYBIRD- BY JEEPERS ! THIS HAIN'T HER SCRAWLIN' ! AN IT HAIN'T HER NOTE PAPER- THAT FINE HAIRED SKONK SHE MARRIED PRINTED THIS HISSE'F ON CHEAP VALLER WROPPIN PAPER- . Copr. 1939Inc. 10-20 WAAL- I SWOW ! HURRY UP AN' RIDDLE IT OUTCOUSIN Billy JUST A TELEGRAM ! THAT'S ALL- IT'S FROM MRS. PONCEY DE LEON- SHE WANTS YOU TO RETURN THOSE SILLY LETTERS SHE WROTE FROM TH WAXWORKS 3? WAAL- PLUCK ME FER A JAYBIRD- BY JEEPERS ! THIS HAIN'T HER SCRAWLIN' ! AN IT HAIN'T HER NOTE PAPER- THAT FINE HAIRED SKONK SHE MARRIED PRINTED THIS HISSE'F ON CHEAP VALLER WROPPIN PAPER- . Copr. 1939King Peatures SyndicateInc. 10-20

    Fri, October 20, 1939

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Happy OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster WE'RE SAFE ! THE METAL MONSTER MISSED US! CANNOT BELIEVE IT WAS THE DEVILHIMSELF IT YET -I CANNOT BELIEVE IT! By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY A-IEE ! SATAN IT WAS-AND MAY THE DARK DEMON NEVER RETURN ! COME TO DO US DREADFUL HARM ! THE GIANT ROBOT HAS PASSED AFTER SMASHING THE LITTLE FISHING VILLAGE OF LOS AGOSTO 10-20 THE TERRIFIED VILLAGERS RETURN TO THEIR RUINED HOMES - LOS AGOSTO IS COMPLETELY A WRECK - BEYOND REPAIR CORICHT. KNC FLATUS soCATL woD RICHS R BRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster WE'RE SAFE ! THE METAL MONSTER MISSED US! CANNOT BELIEVE IT WAS THE DEVILHIMSELF IT YET -I CANNOT BELIEVE IT! By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY A-IEE ! SATAN IT WAS-AND MAY THE DARK DEMON NEVER RETURN ! COME TO DO US DREADFUL HARM ! THE GIANT ROBOT HAS PASSED AFTER SMASHING THE LITTLE FISHING VILLAGE OF LOS AGOSTO 10-20 THE TERRIFIED VILLAGERS RETURN TO THEIR RUINED HOMES - LOS AGOSTO IS COMPLETELY A WRECK - BEYOND REPAIR CORICHT. KNC FLATUS soCATL woD RICHS R

    Fri, October 20, 1939

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Style OCR: HE AND MOLLY ARE OUT H TAKE IT EASYKID. WEVE HAD THERE IN THE STORM...I WAS TALKING TO HIM ON THE POLICE RADIO AND I LOST CRACK WOWWHAT A STORM THAT IS SERGEANT PAT..SERGEANT PAT.... AIRPORT CALLING SERGEANT PAT....... HELLO... - OR HE'S BEEN HIT! I'M GETTING HEAD- QUARTERS RIGHT AWAY STORMS BEFORE. I'LL SEE IF I CAN CONTACT HIM EITHER HIS RADIO'S OUT OF COMMISSION OR....... HIM 199Kng FratN Sn . les. Wal HE AND MOLLY ARE OUT H TAKE IT EASYKID. WEVE HAD THERE IN THE STORM...I WAS TALKING TO HIM ON THE POLICE RADIO AND I LOST CRACK WOWWHAT A STORM THAT IS SERGEANT PAT..SERGEANT PAT.... AIRPORT CALLING SERGEANT PAT....... HELLO... - OR HE'S BEEN HIT! I'M GETTING HEAD- QUARTERS RIGHT AWAY STORMS BEFORE. I'LL SEE IF I CAN CONTACT HIM EITHER HIS RADIO'S OUT OF COMMISSION OR....... HIM 199Kng FratN Sn . les. Wal

    Fri, October 20, 1939

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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