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  • Fictional character OCR: -SO THE STICK-LUP WAS ONLY THE PRINCESS' GAG TO SEARCH NOD FOR PAPERS? RGHTBUD WILSON IS G-MANISNT HE? OH-YOU'RE HURTING ME! YES-YES! SHE WILL BE SAFER WITH ME-MUCH SAFER-NOWLET THAT G-MAN FIND HER PRINCESS IRINA! DROPPED IN TO WHAT DOES THIS HAVE A LITTLE CHAT WITH YOULOLA DEAR MEAN ON A MOTOR TRIP WITH THE MYS- TERIOUS PRINCESS IRINAX-9 HAS "BEEN ATTACKED BY A HOLD-UP GANG --- BUT HER SPY GANG FOUND NOTHING-IM STILLE WILSONTHE AVATOD ANSWER HER! 6-19 THAT NIGHT AT EBI. HEAD-QUARTERS- Copr. 1W -SO THE STICK-LUP WAS ONLY THE PRINCESS' GAG TO SEARCH NOD FOR PAPERS? RGHTBUD WILSON IS G-MANISNT HE? OH-YOU'RE HURTING ME! YES-YES! SHE WILL BE SAFER WITH ME-MUCH SAFER-NOWLET THAT G-MAN FIND HER PRINCESS IRINA! DROPPED IN TO WHAT DOES THIS HAVE A LITTLE CHAT WITH YOULOLA DEAR MEAN ON A MOTOR TRIP WITH THE MYS- TERIOUS PRINCESS IRINAX-9 HAS "BEEN ATTACKED BY A HOLD-UP GANG --- BUT HER SPY GANG FOUND NOTHING-IM STILLE WILSONTHE AVATOD ANSWER HER! 6-19 THAT NIGHT AT EBI. HEAD-QUARTERS- Copr. 1King F S

    Mon, June 19, 1939

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Parallel OCR: YESMRS "KWAKK WAtrk". I Am GOING SOME PLACE SECRETIVE SINNERI OHHOH HE'S MORE LIKELY GOING No PLACE DUMP IY ANDA WHERE HBH- H-- THATS WHAT I THOUGHT GOING SOME PLACE "MOUSE" ? I THOUGHT SO- No PLACE Go. Capr 9. King Teatures Synde. Ine. Werld nghs resred 6-19 YESMRS "KWAKK WAtrk". I Am GOING SOME PLACE SECRETIVE SINNERI OHHOH HE'S MORE LIKELY GOING No PLACE DUMP IY ANDA WHERE HBH- H-- THATS WHAT I THOUGHT GOING SOME PLACE "MOUSE" ? I THOUGHT SO- No PLACE Go. Capr 9. King Teatures Synde. Ine. Werld nghs resred 6-19

    Mon, June 19, 1939

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • History OCR: SERGEANT YOu BEWEOU COULD YOUR DREAMS JE YO WOULD SERVE ME INSTEAD ORTING ?? SERGEANT YOu BEWEOU COULD YOUR DREAMS JE YO WOULD SERVE ME INSTEAD ORTING ? ?

    Mon, June 19, 1939

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Parallel OCR: YOU LIKE DOUGHNUTS) TOWSEROLD BOY? ATTA BOY! SPEAK FOR ITTOWSER! ldd (WUF! WUF! GOODNESS! WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW ? TAXES! TAXES! EFEN IN DER CHUNGLE IT GIFS DUM-BOGGLED TAXES! AIN'T HE SMART ? I'M GETTING INTO THIS HIPPO HEADNOSEY! AND IF YOU DON'T BEATY IT I'LL GOBBLE YOU ALIVE! PLOTCH! PHOOEY ON SUCH A LIFE! DID DEV DONE SOMET'ING ? NOW BE GOOD LIDDLE ANCHELS UND VASH DER FACE UND HANDS! SUPPER ISS OHNo! DEY ISS INNO CENT LIKE A COUPLA SNAKERS IN-DER-GRASS! IF YOU BEHAFED YOURSELFS IT VOULDNT HAPPEN! SOON READY! WUFF! WUFF! SH-H VAIT! OUF! OUF! BUT VE DIDN'T DO NUDDING ! HALP! (SAY! HIMMEL! HOW COULD VOT'S DER BIG IDEA? GET AWAY FROM HA TIŠKET THEREYOU BIG NA TASKET! MUTTBEFORE HOW MANYI CROWN YOU! ECKS IN MY BESKET? E DER HIPPER SVALLER HIM SO HIGH UP ? EEK! THAT'S ROLLO IN THEREMISS TWIDDLE! STEP RIGHT UPGENTS! EFERY TIME YOU SOCK DER DUMMY YOU GETA CIGARY SO! OHHE BROUGH IT ON HIM- OH-H H! MY! SUCH TALK FROM A GREAT BIG HIPPO TO A POOR LIDDLE DOGGIE ! AIN'T YOU ASHAMED? SELF!YAA! OUF! OUF! (WUFF! 6-18 merrgg ist 1Inc. Wiel nghes Twd YOU LIKE DOUGHNUTS) TOWSEROLD BOY? ATTA BOY! SPEAK FOR ITTOWSER! ldd (WUF! WUF! GOODNESS! WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW ? TAXES! TAXES! EFEN IN DER CHUNGLE IT GIFS DUM-BOGGLED TAXES! AIN'T HE SMART ? I'M GETTING INTO THIS HIPPO HEADNOSEY! AND IF YOU DON'T BEATY IT I'LL GOBBLE YOU ALIVE! PLOTCH! PHOOEY ON SUCH A LIFE! DID DEV DONE SOMET'ING ? NOW BE GOOD LIDDLE ANCHELS UND VASH DER FACE UND HANDS! SUPPER ISS OHNo! DEY ISS INNO CENT LIKE A COUPLA SNAKERS IN-DER-GRASS! IF YOU BEHAFED YOURSELFS IT VOULDNT HAPPEN! SOON READY! WUFF! WUFF! SH-H VAIT! OUF! OUF! BUT VE DIDN'T DO NUDDING ! HALP! (SAY! HIMMEL! HOW COULD VOT'S DER BIG IDEA? GET AWAY FROM HA TIŠKET THEREYOU BIG NA TASKET! MUTTBEFORE HOW MANYI CROWN YOU! ECKS IN MY BESKET? E DER HIPPER SVALLER HIM SO HIGH UP ? EEK! THAT'S ROLLO IN THEREMISS TWIDDLE! STEP RIGHT UPGENTS! EFERY TIME YOU SOCK DER DUMMY YOU GETA CIGARY SO! OHHE BROUGH IT ON HIM- OH-H H! MY! SUCH TALK FROM A GREAT BIG HIPPO TO A POOR LIDDLE DOGGIE ! AIN'T YOU ASHAMED? SELF!YAA! OUF! OUF! (WUFF! 6-18 merrgg ist 1Kimg Fatat S teInc. Wiel nghes Twd

    Sun, June 18, 1939

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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  • Rectangle OCR: THIS IS CLEAN- UP WEEK THIS IS CLEAN UP WEEK THE CLEAN-UP WEEK. INSPECTORS ARE HEREYOUR MAJESTY Registered U. 8. Patent Office 6.18 Copr. 1939World rights reserved. O. SOGLOW THIS IS CLEAN- UP WEEK THIS IS CLEAN UP WEEK THE CLEAN - UP WEEK . INSPECTORS ARE HEREYOUR MAJESTY Registered U. 8. Patent Office 6.18 Copr . 1939King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . O. SOGLOW

    Sun, June 18, 1939

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Parallel OCR: MANDRAKE AMAZING! MANDRAKEREMEMBER THE OLD CLIFF-DWELLER'S STORY--ABOUT GOLD AND ROCK AND ASH RAINING FROM THE SKY? L IMAGINEDR.COLE! AFTER ALL OUR SEARÇHINGWE FELL INTO IT! THE MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS Megistered U.S P Ofcr THE TWO PLANESMANDRAKE'S AND THE PURSUING GANGSTERS: CRASH IN THE CLOUDS... AND FALL INTO A HUGE VOLCANO CRATER THAT IS APPARENTLY EXTINCT... AND THEREFIND THE LEGENDARY CITY OF GOLD! THE GANGSTERS HACK AT THE GOLD IN A FRENZY! GOLD! REAL STUFF! A WHOLE CITY OF IT! 'GOLD FROM THE SKY! OF COURSE! THIS VOLCANO MUST HAVE BEEN ACTIVE ONCE! DURING AN ANCIENT ERUPTIONIT MUST HAVE TAKEN PART OF THE GOLD CITY WITH IT!" HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN L THAT YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS CRATER? S THERE'S NO WAY OUT --AND YOUR PLANE'S CRASHED. NO SIGN OF INHABITANTS. THE RACE MUST HAVE DIED OUT. BUTTON YOUR LIP. DOC. WE'LL HAUL THIS STUFF OUT IN FREIGHT CARS! MANDRAKESTOP THEM! THE INSCRIPTIONS AND CARVINGS ON THOSE ANCIENT WALLS ARE PRICELESS! LET US WORRY ABOUT GETTING OUT--AND NO MONKEY BUSINESS 4 FROM YOU! NIGHT COMES AND THEY SLEEP--- THE GANGSTERS DREAMING OF THEIR GOLD- MANDRAKE WONDERING HOW TO ESCAPE FROM THE DESERTED CRATER.... E C-18 BUT IS IT DESERTED? NARROW SLIT-EYES WATCH AS THE TWO CAMPFIRES GROW LOWER--AND LOWER--- CONT'D. O Kine Fetteea I Weeld righes recrel MANDRAKE AMAZING! MANDRAKEREMEMBER THE OLD CLIFF-DWELLER'S STORY--ABOUT GOLD AND ROCK AND ASH RAINING FROM THE SKY? L IMAGINEDR.COLE! AFTER ALL OUR SEARÇHINGWE FELL INTO IT! THE MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK & PHIL DAVIS Megistered U.S P Ofcr THE TWO PLANESMANDRAKE'S AND THE PURSUING GANGSTERS: CRASH IN THE CLOUDS... AND FALL INTO A HUGE VOLCANO CRATER THAT IS APPARENTLY EXTINCT... AND THEREFIND THE LEGENDARY CITY OF GOLD! THE GANGSTERS HACK AT THE GOLD IN A FRENZY! GOLD! REAL STUFF! A WHOLE CITY OF IT! 'GOLD FROM THE SKY! OF COURSE! THIS VOLCANO MUST HAVE BEEN ACTIVE ONCE! DURING AN ANCIENT ERUPTIONIT MUST HAVE TAKEN PART OF THE GOLD CITY WITH IT!" HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN L THAT YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS CRATER? S THERE'S NO WAY OUT --AND YOUR PLANE'S CRASHED. NO SIGN OF INHABITANTS. THE RACE MUST HAVE DIED OUT. BUTTON YOUR LIP. DOC. WE'LL HAUL THIS STUFF OUT IN FREIGHT CARS! MANDRAKESTOP THEM! THE INSCRIPTIONS AND CARVINGS ON THOSE ANCIENT WALLS ARE PRICELESS! LET US WORRY ABOUT GETTING OUT--AND NO MONKEY BUSINESS 4 FROM YOU! NIGHT COMES AND THEY SLEEP--- THE GANGSTERS DREAMING OF THEIR GOLD- MANDRAKE WONDERING HOW TO ESCAPE FROM THE DESERTED CRATER.... E C-18 BUT IS IT DESERTED? NARROW SLIT-EYES WATCH AS THE TWO CAMPFIRES GROW LOWER--AND LOWER--- CONT'D. O Kine Fetteea I Weeld righes recrel

    Sun, June 18, 1939

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage Sundays

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  • Line art OCR: JUNGLE JIM BUDIN SAVE THIS STAMP BY ALEX RAYMOND SAVE THIS STAMP Regied Pa Oe STACEY CONTINUES TO TELL JIM THE STORY OF HIS YOUNG WIFE'S-- --STRANGE MADNESS. "WHEN I FOUND MY WIFE AT THE JUNGLE'S EDGESWAYING T O THE RHYTHM OF THE DISTANT DRUMSI KNEW SHE HAD-- AS THEY SAY-"GONE NATIVE: I SPOKE TO HER GENTLY AND SHE CAME OUT OF THE TRANCE-- THEN SHE BROKE DOWN C OMPLETELY-" "WE BROUGHT HER BACK TO THE HOUSE AND PUT HER TO BED. THEN I MADE MY BIG MISTAKE !I TOLD NAURITO WATCH HER WHILE I WENT FOR THE DOCTOR--- " "WE TRACKED THEM DEEP INTO THE JUNGLE. THE TRAIL ENDED I A RIVEETO WHICH THEY HAD TAKEN TO THROw OFF PUESUIT. ACCORDING TO MY HEAD TRACHERTHEY USED A HIDDEN CANOE. AND HE TOLD ME WORSE-- AT NO TIME DID THE TRAIL SHOW SIGNS OF A STRUGGLE. MY WIFE WENT GLADLY--FOR OLD NAURI HAD DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING UP WITH HER!" "LATE THE FOLLOWING NIGHTWHEN I RETUENED WITH THE DOCTOEI GOT THE SHOCK OF MYLIFE--MY WIFE WAS GONE AND SO WAS OLD NAURI !---" 6-18-39. TO BE CONTINUED. Cepr 190 Ki ou rahte IecWold si rred JUNGLE JIM BUDIN SAVE THIS STAMP BY ALEX RAYMOND SAVE THIS STAMP Regied Pa Oe STACEY CONTINUES TO TELL JIM THE STORY OF HIS YOUNG WIFE'S-- --STRANGE MADNESS. "WHEN I FOUND MY WIFE AT THE JUNGLE'S EDGESWAYING T O THE RHYTHM OF THE DISTANT DRUMSI KNEW SHE HAD-- AS THEY SAY-"GONE NATIVE: I SPOKE TO HER GENTLY AND SHE CAME OUT OF THE TRANCE-- THEN SHE BROKE DOWN C OMPLETELY-" "WE BROUGHT HER BACK TO THE HOUSE AND PUT HER TO BED. THEN I MADE MY BIG MISTAKE !I TOLD NAURIOUR OLD HOUSEKEEPERTO WATCH HER WHILE I WENT FOR THE DOCTOR--- " "WE TRACKED THEM DEEP INTO THE JUNGLE. THE TRAIL ENDED I A RIVEETO WHICH THEY HAD TAKEN TO THROw OFF PUESUIT. ACCORDING TO MY HEAD TRACHERTHEY USED A HIDDEN CANOE. AND HE TOLD ME WORSE-- AT NO TIME DID THE TRAIL SHOW SIGNS OF A STRUGGLE. MY WIFE WENT GLADLY--FOR OLD NAURI HAD DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING UP WITH HER!" "LATE THE FOLLOWING NIGHTWHEN I RETUENED WITH THE DOCTOEI GOT THE SHOCK OF MYLIFE--MY WIFE WAS GONE AND SO WAS OLD NAURI !---" 6-18-39. TO BE CONTINUED. Cepr 190 Ki ou rahte IecWold si rred

    Sun, June 18, 1939

    Jungle Jim Sundays

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  • Gesture OCR: KING.KING! THEY GET AWAY! LAROUXWHERE ARE YOU HIT THOSE MEN CAN'T GO FAR ON THEESE ISLAND. THEY KILL YOU EASY WITH MACHINE GUN IF YOU GO ALONE.. WAIT FOR DESTROYER BUT THE DESTROYER'S LANDING PARTY WILL PROBABLY SECRETS I MUST TAKE HIM ALIVE/ ONLY IN ZEE FLESH OF ZEE ARMKING! "5gan Skengerbeg. ag (Kang Fratures SyndeateIn World.tics rd CONTINUED. KING.KING! THEY GET AWAY! LAROUXWHERE ARE YOU HIT THOSE MEN CAN'T GO FAR ON THEESE ISLAND. THEY KILL YOU EASY WITH MACHINE GUN IF YOU GO ALONE.. WAIT FOR DESTROYER BUT THE DESTROYER'S LANDING PARTY WILL PROBABLY SECRETS I MUST TAKE HIM ALIVE/ ONLY IN ZEE FLESH OF ZEE ARMKING! "5gan Skengerbeg. ag (Kang Fratures SyndeateIn World.tics rd CONTINUED.

    Sat, June 17, 1939

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Conversation OCR: HAVE YOU DECLARED ALL VALUABLES AND MONEY THAT YOU'RE BRINGING h IN? HERE'S AN ITEM YOU DION'T DECLARE A WALLET MONEY! IN YOUR COAT! I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE IN MY LIFE! ITS NOT MINE! THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY! SMUGGLING CURRENCY! THAT MEANS TEN YEARS IN THE PENITENTIARY FOR YOU! YOU'RE UNDER ARREST! 8zzz- YESI HAVE. Hmm- AT THE COCKAIGNE BORDER CUSTOMSMANDRAKE OOESN'T KNOW THAT A WALLET HÁS BEEN SLIPPED INTO HIS COAT.... Sunda t a Wi nt MONOAY = THE EVIDENCE HAVE YOU DECLARED ALL VALUABLES AND MONEY THAT YOU'RE BRINGING h IN? HERE'S AN ITEM YOU DION'T DECLARE A WALLET MONEY! IN YOUR COAT! I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE IN MY LIFE! ITS NOT MINE! THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL SAY! SMUGGLING CURRENCY! THAT MEANS TEN YEARS IN THE PENITENTIARY FOR YOU! YOU'RE UNDER ARREST! 8zzz- YESI HAVE. Hmm- AT THE COCKAIGNE BORDER CUSTOMSMANDRAKE OOESN'T KNOW THAT A WALLET HÁS BEEN SLIPPED INTO HIS COAT.... Sunda t a Wi nt MONOAY = THE EVIDENCE

    Sat, June 17, 1939

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Drawing OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY THE WATER FLOODING IT'S BATTERIESTHE ROBOT RELEASES ITS CAPTIVE AVIL REACHES THE RIVER BANKALL BUT EX- HAUSTED WHILESTARING WITH SIGHT LESS EYES FROM WHERE IT ÜES IN THE RIVER SANDIS THE METAL MAN AVIL BLUE KICKS HIS WAY TO THE SURFACE BRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY THE WATER FLOODING IT'S BATTERIESTHE ROBOT RELEASES ITS CAPTIVE AVIL REACHES THE RIVER BANKALL BUT EX- HAUSTED WHILEFAR BELOWSTARING WITH SIGHT LESS EYES FROM WHERE IT ÜES IN THE RIVER SANDIS THE METAL MAN AVIL BLUE KICKS HIS WAY TO THE SURFACE

    Sat, June 17, 1939

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Drawing OCR: I'VE GOT A PLANSNUFFY- READY Now- ONE - TWO- WE GO DOWN THE STREET AND I DROP TH' RING ON TH' SIDEWALK - WHAT ABOUT " FINDERS KEEPERS: YOU'RE RIGHT BEHIND ME AN' PICK IT UP AN' YELL OUT- 'OHLOOK WHAT I FOUND !' THEN YOU HAVE WITNESSES AND EVERYTHING IS OKAY - HAIN'T THAT MORE TO TH' P'INT ? Cepr. 1939Woeld rights reserve Billy 6-17 I'VE GOT A PLANSNUFFY- READY Now- ONE - TWO- WE GO DOWN THE STREET AND I DROP TH' RING ON TH' SIDEWALK - WHAT ABOUT " FINDERS KEEPERS: YOU'RE RIGHT BEHIND ME AN' PICK IT UP AN' YELL OUT- 'OHLOOK WHAT I FOUND !' THEN YOU HAVE WITNESSES AND EVERYTHING IS OKAY - HAIN'T THAT MORE TO TH' P'INT ? Cepr. 1939King Futures SyndicateWoeld rights reserve Billy 6-17

    Sat, June 17, 1939

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Illustration OCR: JAIL UNFAIR JAIL FA FAIR JÄIL. UNFAIR JAIL 6-17 JAIL UNFAIR JAIL FA FAIR JÄIL. UNFAIR JAIL 6-17

    Sat, June 17, 1939

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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