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  • Line art OCR: SHUXSNUFFY- THERE'S NO USE GETTIN' ON VOUR EAR BECAUSE A HANDFUL O PEOPLE KNOW YOUR "EVE-BALL TRICK" C'MON --IT'LL TE DO YOU GOOD TO GET OUT TO THE BALL GAME- LISSENYOKEY - DRAG THAT LID OF YOURS DOWN TO TH PARKIN LOT BEFORE I UPS AN GIVES YA TH EVE-BALL- AFTER ALL--WE GOT 130000 PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY... NOWTSK.TSK-- WAAL- IFF'N I CAIN'T BE THE HEAD HOG AT TH TROTHAR'LL BE TROUBLE PLAY BAL Bill THERE'S A LAPSE OF APPROKIMATELY 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE NEXT SCENE - Copr 1939Ins. World tighes reserved. 8.29 SHUXSNUFFY- THERE'S NO USE GETTIN' ON VOUR EAR BECAUSE A HANDFUL O PEOPLE KNOW YOUR "EVE-BALL TRICK" C'MON --IT'LL TE DO YOU GOOD TO GET OUT TO THE BALL GAME- LISSENYOKEY - DRAG THAT LID OF YOURS DOWN TO TH PARKIN LOT BEFORE I UPS AN GIVES YA TH EVE-BALL- AFTER ALL--WE GOT 130000 PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY... NOWTSK.TSK-- WAAL- IFF'N I CAIN'T BE THE HEAD HOG AT TH TROI SWOWTHAR'LL BE TROUBLE PLAY BAL Bill THERE'S A LAPSE OF APPROKIMATELY 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE NEXT SCENE - Copr 1939King Teature SyndicateIns. World tighes reserved. 8.29

    Tue, August 29, 1939

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Mammal OCR: TODAY YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO REVIEW YOUR TROOPSYOUR MAJESTY Copr. 1939World rights reserved. Registered U. S. Patent Office MAA A A A THOSE ARE SOUP STAINS YOUR MAJESTY ? ? SNIFF IT WAS EXCELLENT SOUP YOUR MAJESTY HAM BEANS 15$ CORNED BEEF HASH 20 0 0 0 ?????? H 8-29 TODAY YOU ARE SCHEDULED TO REVIEW YOUR TROOPSYOUR MAJESTY Copr . 1939King Features Syndicate . Inc.World rights reserved . Registered U. S. Patent Office MAA A A A THOSE ARE SOUP STAINS YOUR MAJESTY ? ? SNIFF IT WAS EXCELLENT SOUP YOUR MAJESTY HAM BEANS 15 $ CORNED BEEF HASH 20 0 0 0 ?????? H 8-29

    Tue, August 29, 1939

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Drawing OCR: IN My MINE'S BYE" WHAT FOR INSTÁNCE DOES YOUR MIND'S BYE ENVISAGE A'MICE A L'IL MICE A MOUSE" DUNT YOUA NOBUT MY FAH.. MINE'S EYE MIND'S NOSE SMELLS SOMETHING YA-A-AS- A "MOUSE NOT A SBE A PRIDDY *PITCHA "MOUSE SBB SOME- HOW UNCOUTH THIN ? SNIFF ME MAYHAP ? Crpr 199World nglas resemed IN My MINE'S BYE" WHAT FOR INSTÁNCE DOES YOUR MIND'S BYE ENVISAGE A'MICE A L'IL MICE A MOUSE" DUNT YOUA NOBUT MY FAH.. MINE'S EYE MIND'S NOSE SMELLS SOMETHING YA-A-AS- A "MOUSE NOT A SBE A PRIDDY *PITCHA "MOUSE SBB SOME- HOW UNCOUTH THIN ? SNIFF ME MAYHAP ? Crpr 199Kng Fratures Syndica. leeWorld nglas resemed

    Tue, August 29, 1939

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Style OCR: YOU MEAN HIs ARDBNT FRAILTY FOR THAT MAWTISH MOUSE EH ? YBSI DO -AH-H- THE SAD PITY OF IT (FAT MOUSE IS HIS "IDOL"- AND IT SOUNDS ZIKE THE IDOL IS BUSY THE IDOL IS IDLE. I CANT UNDERSTAND: THAT DEAR KATS TASTE Pow 8R8 *uipe. 1919. Kirg Fenu Spndyatr Inc YOU MEAN HIs ARDBNT FRAILTY FOR THAT MAWTISH MOUSE EH ? YBSI DO -AH-H- THE SAD PITY OF IT (FAT MOUSE IS HIS "IDOL"- AND IT SOUNDS ZIKE THE IDOL IS BUSY THE IDOL IS IDLE. I CANT UNDERSTAND: THAT DEAR KATS TASTE Pow 8R8 *uipe. 1919. Kirg Fenu Spndyatr Inc

    Mon, August 28, 1939

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Cartoon OCR: BACK UP. WE GOTTA GET THE TRUCK OUT BROADCAST THE NUMBER OF THAT CARAND TELL PAT I WANT HIMWILL YOU ? MEANWHILETHE KIDNAP" CAR ARRIVES AT THE COITAGE HANGOU.. OPEN THOSE DOORS- QUICK! CONVINCED SAFE AT LAST / THAT THE THUGS HAVE SUCCEEDED IN KIDNAPING "RED". PINKY CALLS THE RADIO ROOM AT HERDQUARTERS 8-28 BACK UP. WE GOTTA GET THE TRUCK OUT BROADCAST THE NUMBER OF THAT CARAND TELL PAT I WANT HIMWILL YOU ? MEANWHILETHE KIDNAP" CAR ARRIVES AT THE COITAGE HANGOU.. OPEN THOSE DOORS- QUICK! CONVINCED SAFE AT LAST / THAT THE THUGS HAVE SUCCEEDED IN KIDNAPING "RED". PINKY CALLS THE RADIO ROOM AT HERDQUARTERS 8-28

    Mon, August 28, 1939

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Illustration OCR: THE STUFFS SAFE IN MY GARAGE- EVERYBODY KNOWS HONEST PEPPER JACK-TAKE YER TIME A MOMENT LATER IN PEPPER JACKS CARRYINA LOAD OF HELIUM CYLINDERS IN YER TRUCK THATS RIGHT! HONEST PEPPER JACKEH?" ILLICIT GARAGE NEXT DOOR ....... TRAFFIC FER NAVY AIRSHIPSSTEP ON IT-THERES HALFA MILLION BUCKS IN HELIUM AND.HEYWHAT'S THAT MOVIN IN: THERE? AIN'T CHABUD? IN HELIUM GAS FOR FOREIGN DIRIGIBLES HAS AROOSED THE NATION SURE! WHERE. BOSS? X-9 HAS LAIO A TRAP FOR THE RACKETEERS BR8 epr 1939World rights THE STUFFS SAFE IN MY GARAGE- EVERYBODY KNOWS HONEST PEPPER JACK-TAKE YER TIME A MOMENT LATER IN PEPPER JACKS CARRYINA LOAD OF HELIUM CYLINDERS IN YER TRUCK THATS RIGHT! HONEST PEPPER JACKEH?" ILLICIT GARAGE NEXT DOOR ....... TRAFFIC FER NAVY AIRSHIPSSTEP ON IT-THERES HALFA MILLION BUCKS IN HELIUM AND.HEYWHAT'S THAT MOVIN IN: THERE? AIN'T CHABUD? IN HELIUM GAS FOR FOREIGN DIRIGIBLES HAS AROOSED THE NATION SURE! WHERE. BOSS? X-9 HAS LAIO A TRAP FOR THE RACKETEERS BR8 epr 1939King Fotu oeervedrea SynchcateWorld rights

    Mon, August 28, 1939

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Line OCR: psst--THE RING--THE RING-- HERE'S YOUR RING! WHAT THE --ARE YOU MAD ? 00 Y?? TA?? ?HIS WOMAN TO BE YOUR LAWFUL WEDDED WIFE ? The OHTHE'RING. 1 00. ROYAL MÀRRIAGE OF PRINCESS NAR DA AND THE DUKE OF ?????RES CONTINUES. AND COUNT BRUMPHSUODENLY SLAPS A HANDCUFF ON THE DUKE'Ss WRIST! BR8 psst--THE RING--THE RING-- HERE'S YOUR RING! WHAT THE --ARE YOU MAD ? 00 Y?? TA?? ?HIS WOMAN TO BE YOUR LAWFUL WEDDED WIFE ? The OHTHE'RING. 1 00. ROYAL MÀRRIAGE OF PRINCESS NAR DA AND THE DUKE OF ?????RES CONTINUES. AND COUNT BRUMPHTHE BEST MANSUODENLY SLAPS A HANDCUFF ON THE DUKE'Ss WRIST! BR8

    Mon, August 28, 1939

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Parallel OCR: GEEBLACKIE. I GUESS MARIE CARRY HER INTOFAINTED WHE OV W THAT BIG JORDAN/-STOP PLAYING THAT INFERNAL PIANO AND 60 FOR A DOCTOR AND. H.-.I'M 60ING AFTER THAT BAT! WARNED THAT HE IS TO BE SHOT ON SIGHTKING ACCEPI THE BACK ROOM? (BLACK BAT SUREMOUNTIE! BAT'S CHALLENGE AND ENTERS THE RED STAR -DANCONAND HIS PARTNER RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS GARY ri kag Faturcs SyndeateInc World rights eerved GEEKING!-LETME THÁNKSBLACKIE. I GUESS MARIE CARRY HER INTOFAINTED WHE OV W THAT BIG JORDAN/-STOP PLAYING THAT INFERNAL PIANO AND 60 FOR A DOCTOR AND. H.-.I'M 60ING AFTER THAT BAT! WARNED THAT HE IS TO BE SHOT ON SIGHTKING ACCEPI THE BACK ROOM? (BLACK BAT SUREMOUNTIE! BAT'S CHALLENGE AND ENTERS THE RED STAR -DANCONAND HIS PARTNER RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS GARY ri kag Faturcs SyndeateInc World rights eerved

    Mon, August 28, 1939

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Comic book OCR: By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY BRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster BUCKOBRICK - HERE FIGURE A WAY TO RECOVER THAT ROBOT AND THE PLANS FROM AVIL BLUE ! GIT YER RIGSLADS WE'RE AGOIN AFTER THAT BOSS WOLF E TONIGHT ! REMEMBER THIS - DON'T GIT SEPERATED: THAT WOLF'LL BE MORE 'N A MATCH FER ONE MAN ! BRING ON YOUR OLD WOLF - I'M READY ! COMES YUMA JOE M 7 NOW dreamsti AT THAT MOMENT -FROM A DISTANT MOUNTAIN CAVE EMERGES A HUGE SHAGGY CREATURE - THE BOSS WOLF OFF ON HIS NIGHTLY RAID ! COPI KE HATUS SDICATE woD ICHS yED By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY BRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster BUCKOI WISH I COULD HEYBRICK - HERE FIGURE A WAY TO RECOVER THAT ROBOT AND THE PLANS FROM AVIL BLUE ! GIT YER RIGSLADS WE'RE AGOIN AFTER THAT BOSS WOLF E TONIGHT ! REMEMBER THIS - DON'T GIT SEPERATED: THAT WOLF'LL BE MORE 'N A MATCH FER ONE MAN ! BRING ON YOUR OLD WOLF - I'M READY ! COMES YUMA JOE M 7 NOW dreamsti AT THAT MOMENT -FROM A DISTANT MOUNTAIN CAVE EMERGES A HUGE SHAGGY CREATURE - THE BOSS WOLF OFF ON HIS NIGHTLY RAID ! COPI KE HATUS SDICATE woD ICHS yED

    Mon, August 28, 1939

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Rectangle OCR: BOYBOY . EVERYBODV'S DOIN' THE "EYE-BALL" FIRST THING YOU KNOWYOU'LL BE TH EX-CHAMP - I SWOW ! YE MEAN TER (NSINNERATE I AIN'T GONNA BE HEAD HOG Chicago - Horse thief giyes Judge the Eye Ball and gets suspended sentence-- Rochester - Wife's alimony doubled Gives ex-husband the Eye Ball HEY SNUFFY -- IS SUMP'N WRONG 3 I JES TRIED OUT A DOUBLE EVE BALL -- ('M DIZZY AS A JAYBIRD - Philadelphia Bellhop gives guest Eye Ball" and receives $10000 tip - IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR GOOSE IS COOKED- AT TH' TROFF NO MORE 3? 8-28 Copr 1939King Peatures Syate Int. World raghts reserved BOYBOY . EVERYBODV'S DOIN' THE "EYE-BALL" FIRST THING YOU KNOWYOU'LL BE TH EX-CHAMP - I SWOW ! YE MEAN TER (NSINNERATE I AIN'T GONNA BE HEAD HOG Chicago - Horse thief giyes Judge the Eye Ball and gets suspended sentence-- Rochester - Wife's alimony doubled Gives ex-husband the Eye Ball HEY SNUFFY -- IS SUMP'N WRONG 3 I JES TRIED OUT A DOUBLE EVE BALL -- ('M DIZZY AS A JAYBIRD - Philadelphia Bellhop gives guest Eye Ball" and receives $10000 tip - IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR GOOSE IS COOKED- AT TH' TROFF NO MORE 3? 8-28 Copr 1939King Peatures Syate Int. World raghts reserved

    Mon, August 28, 1939

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Illustration OCR: 8. a.M THIS OUGHT TO BE GOOD! WHOEVER STEALS THE PIE GETS THE BUCKET OF PAINT ! WELL? WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO ? AWGO AHEAD UND TELL! WHO CARES ? OHBOY! HEAVEN GE-SENT! PFOOEY ON DER LUCK ! LTHUH? JIGGERS NOW THE CAPTAIN! WHY INSPECTOR ! YOU WOULDN'T BE STEALING THAT PIE WOULD YOU ? HM-M-M ! VHY NOT ? ? ? VOT DER-? HERE ISS TWO BITS! CHUST FÖRGET D?T YOU EFER SAW ME! OKAYCAPTAIN! SHOULD! SHOULD I ? OR SHOULD I NOT ? WHYCAPTAIN! AREN'T YOU ASHAMED? WHYLENA! VOT ISS? I WELLI GUESS I BROUGHT IT ON MYSELF AT THAT ! WELL! IT'S NOW OR NEVER! 8-27 Cpr 199Werld rights reserved 8. a.M THIS OUGHT TO BE GOOD! WHOEVER STEALS THE PIE GETS THE BUCKET OF PAINT ! WELL? WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO ? AWGO AHEAD UND TELL! WHO CARES ? OHBOY! HEAVEN GE-SENT! PFOOEY ON DER LUCK ! LTHUH? JIGGERS NOW THE CAPTAIN! WHY INSPECTOR ! YOU WOULDN'T BE STEALING THAT PIE WOULD YOU ? HM-M-M ! VHY NOT ? ? ? VOT DER-? HERE ISS TWO BITS! CHUST FÖRGET D?T YOU EFER SAW ME! OKAYCAPTAIN! SHOULD! SHOULD I ? OR SHOULD I NOT ? WHYCAPTAIN! AREN'T YOU ASHAMED? WHYLENA! VOT ISS? I WELLI GUESS I BROUGHT IT ON MYSELF AT THAT ! WELL! IT'S NOW OR NEVER! 8-27 Cpr 199Kine Fratures SyndicateWerld rights reserved

    Sun, August 27, 1939

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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  • Drawing OCR: CAPTAIN LUPI SAVE THIS STAMP JUNGLE JIM SAVE THIS STAMP lQUEEN AZURA IN A HOSTILE COUNTRYWITH THEIR MEN WIPED OUT BY STACEY'S CAPTORS AND MOST OF THEIR EQUIPMENT LOSTJIM AND LIL ARE IN A SAD PLIGHT. WHILE LIL TOSSES AC LY IN JIM STANDS GUARDHIS MIND DESPERATELY SEEKING A PLAN OF ACTION. AS THE PROCESSION PASSES THROUGH THE GATEA SOLITARY FIGURE BREAKS FROM THE JUNGLES EDGE AND STEALS AFTER THEM. IT IS KOLUTHINKING THAT HIS MASTER'S BODY LIES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER FROM WHICH HE SO RECENTLY ESCAPED. MEANWHILESTACEY'S BRUTAL CAPTORS HALF-DRAGHALF-CARRY THEIR STUMBLING PRISONER TOWARD A STOCKADED VILLAGE. SLUMBERWorld nghe verved 8-27 TO BE CONTINUED~ CAPTAIN LUPI SAVE THIS STAMP JUNGLE JIM SAVE THIS STAMP lQUEEN AZURA IN A HOSTILE COUNTRYWITH THEIR MEN WIPED OUT BY STACEY'S CAPTORS AND MOST OF THEIR EQUIPMENT LOSTJIM AND LIL ARE IN A SAD PLIGHT. WHILE LIL TOSSES AC LY IN JIM STANDS GUARDHIS MIND DESPERATELY SEEKING A PLAN OF ACTION. AS THE PROCESSION PASSES THROUGH THE GATEA SOLITARY FIGURE BREAKS FROM THE JUNGLES EDGE AND STEALS AFTER THEM. IT IS KOLUBURNING WITH VENGEANCETHINKING THAT HIS MASTER'S BODY LIES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER FROM WHICH HE SO RECENTLY ESCAPED. MEANWHILESTACEY'S BRUTAL CAPTORS HALF-DRAGHALF-CARRY THEIR STUMBLING PRISONER TOWARD A STOCKADED VILLAGE. SLUMBERCapr. 19King Fanes SnaeWorld nghe verved 8-27 TO BE CONTINUED~

    Sun, August 27, 1939

    Jungle Jim Sundays

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