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  • Line OCR: A WIRELESS MESSAGEYOUR MAJESTY ROYAL SUPPLY ROOM ROYAL SUPPLY ROOM 0 Copr. 1939World rights reserved. 0 H IN3170410pts WE ARE STARVING ARE COOKING AND EATING OUR SHOES ROYAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION X X ?????? ? 4.23 O. SOGLOW A WIRELESS MESSAGEYOUR MAJESTY ROYAL SUPPLY ROOM ROYAL SUPPLY ROOM 0 Copr . 1939King Features SyndicateWorld rights reserved . 0 H IN3170410pts WE ARE STARVING ARE COOKING AND EATING OUR SHOES ROYAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION X X ?????? ? 4.23 O. SOGLOW

    Sun, April 23, 1939

    The Little King

    By Otto Soglow
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  • Line OCR: VAS DER OLD GOAT SLEEPING VEN YOU LOOKED LAST ? NOWBY GOLLY CHUST LET ME SEE ANY PIE - SVIPING SVABS GET AVAY MIT IT! so SOUND LIKE A LIDDLE DOOR. MOUSE ! STOP! COMÉ BACK OR IT GIFS MOIDER! TA-TAIN- SPECTOR! STICK TO DER SHIP UND DONT FIDGET!. COME SVEETHEART! VE SHOULDN T KEEP DER MINCERS HAH!I SHOW DER LIDDLE HYENAS DEY CANT DO DOT TO ME !CHUŠT VAIT! CHIFFY ORUNKSO SOÓN AS I TI? DER LOVERS KNOT! VOT DER DUMB-DOODLE PHOOEY! NOBODY HOME! I GOTTA FIND SOME BODY TO GET ME LOOSE FROM DISS DUM-BUNGLED DOOR! BLAST DER LUCK! HM! VOT KIND UF DING-BOGGLED MONKEY- BIZNESS GIFS HERE? WHO ISS DER DOOR ROBBER ? OUITCH! MY FOOT! SO! IT'S YOU ? VOT'S DER DOD ROTTED IDEA ? DON'T STAND DERE LIKE A LOOMP! MAKE ME LOOSES DO SOMETING! OKAYSHRIMPER! GO TO IT: FOUND THEM EATING PIE IN A BARRELGENTLEMEN! DELIVERED TÓ YOUC.O.D. FOR THE SMALL CONSIDERAION OF FOUR BITS! VOT GOES ON ? (CUT!) for Copr 1939Ine. World ghts reerved nerr 37 4-23 --- -- VAS DER OLD GOAT SLEEPING VEN YOU LOOKED LAST ? NOWBY GOLLY CHUST LET ME SEE ANY PIE - SVIPING SVABS GET AVAY MIT IT! so SOUND LIKE A LIDDLE DOOR. MOUSE ! STOP! COMÉ BACK OR IT GIFS MOIDER! TA-TAIN- SPECTOR! STICK TO DER SHIP UND DONT FIDGET!. COME SVEETHEART! VE SHOULDN T KEEP DER MINCERS HAH!I SHOW DER LIDDLE HYENAS DEY CANT DO DOT TO ME !CHUŠT VAIT! CHIFFY ORUNKSO SOÓN AS I TI? DER LOVERS KNOT! VOT DER DUMB-DOODLE PHOOEY! NOBODY HOME! I GOTTA FIND SOME BODY TO GET ME LOOSE FROM DISS DUM-BUNGLED DOOR! BLAST DER LUCK! HM! VOT KIND UF DING-BOGGLED MONKEY- BIZNESS GIFS HERE? WHO ISS DER DOOR ROBBER ? OUITCH! MY FOOT! SO! IT'S YOU ? VOT'S DER DOD ROTTED IDEA ? DON'T STAND DERE LIKE A LOOMP! MAKE ME LOOSES DO SOMETING! OKAYSHRIMPER! GO TO IT: FOUND THEM EATING PIE IN A BARRELGENTLEMEN! DELIVERED TÓ YOUC.O.D. FOR THE SMALL CONSIDERAION OF FOUR BITS! VOT GOES ON ? (CUT!) for Copr 1939Kung Fratures SyndicateIne. World ghts reerved nerr 37 4-23 --- --

    Sun, April 23, 1939

    Katzenjammer Kids Vintage Sundays

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  • Fiction OCR: JUNGLE JIM RILLA SAVE THIS STAMP BY ALEX RAYMOND SAVE THIS STAME Reped JIM'S NEVER-ENDING VIGILANCE SUSTAINS HIS FRIENDS WHEN ALL HOPE SEEMS LOST-- FINALLYAFTER TWO WEEKS OF UNBELIEVABLE HARDSHIPTHEY CROSS THE MOUNTAINOUS BOUNDARY OF THE SAVAGE HEADHUNTER COUNTRY AND SILENTLY GAZE ON THE ROLLING VALLEY S BELOW THEM- CIVILIZATION AT LAST! HIS CRUEL SELF- PUNISHMENT TAKES ITS TOLLHOW- EVER. HIS TATTERED BY GOING WITHOUT FOOD FOR DAYS ON END-- BY MARCHING DAY AND NIGHTSNATCHING A PRECIOUS HOUR OF SLEEP HERE AND THEREJUDITH AND KOLU STAY JUST BEYOND REACH OF THE PURSUING HEADHUNTERS. CLOTHING CLINGS To EMACIATED LIMBS--BUT HIS SLEEPLESS EYESBURNING WITHIN THEIR SWWOLLEN SOCKETSCONTINUE TO REFLECT HIS RELENTLESSDRIVING WILL. To BE CONTINUED~ 4-23-39. Cr. 1. Kin Ta Syadicate. IneWield vida ed JUNGLE JIM RILLA SAVE THIS STAMP BY ALEX RAYMOND SAVE THIS STAME Reped JIM'S NEVER-ENDING VIGILANCE SUSTAINS HIS FRIENDS WHEN ALL HOPE SEEMS LOST-- FINALLYAFTER TWO WEEKS OF UNBELIEVABLE HARDSHIPTHEY CROSS THE MOUNTAINOUS BOUNDARY OF THE SAVAGE HEADHUNTER COUNTRY AND SILENTLY GAZE ON THE ROLLING VALLEY S BELOW THEM- CIVILIZATION AT LAST! HIS CRUEL SELF- PUNISHMENT TAKES ITS TOLLHOW- EVER. HIS TATTERED BY GOING WITHOUT FOOD FOR DAYS ON END-- BY MARCHING DAY AND NIGHTSNATCHING A PRECIOUS HOUR OF SLEEP HERE AND THEREJUDITH AND KOLU STAY JUST BEYOND REACH OF THE PURSUING HEADHUNTERS. CLOTHING CLINGS To EMACIATED LIMBS--BUT HIS SLEEPLESS EYESBURNING WITHIN THEIR SWWOLLEN SOCKETSCONTINUE TO REFLECT HIS RELENTLESSDRIVING WILL. To BE CONTINUED~ 4-23-39. Cr. 1. Kin Ta Syadicate. IneWield vida ed

    Sun, April 23, 1939

    Jungle Jim Sundays

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  • Comics OCR: MANDRAKE A MINUTE AG0IT WAS ALL GOLD! NOW IT'S NOTHIN' BUT WOODAND CLAY AND A W PEBBLES! WE BEEN TRICKED! COME ON ! AFTER MANDRAKEBEFORE HE GETS ÁWAY! e THE ra MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK &-PHIL DAVIS Keni S Pare SEARCHING FOR THE LEGENDARY CITY OF GOLDMANDRAKE AND DR.COLE ARE OVERTAKEN BY THE GUNMEN 'S PLANE ON THE UPPER AMAZON. HOW DO WE KNOW HE SHOWED THEM ANY GOLD? MAYBE THE BOYS ARE TRYIN' TO DOUBLE CROSS US --AND NOT GIVE US OURSHARE! STOP THEM! STOP THEM! THEY WOULDN'T HAVE LET HIM COME BACK ALONEIF THEY HADN'T FOUND THE GOLD! COME ON! LET'S GET GOING! GIVE US THAT RAFTŠILK-HAT! LOOK--HERETHEY COME! YOU'RE WELCOME S TO IT. MANDRAKE RETURNS TO THE RIVER WHERE THE OTHER GUNMEN ARE WAITING. WHICH THE NATIVE KING HAD STOLEN FROM THE CLIFF-DWELLERS. NOW--IF WE CAN LEARN WHERE THE CLIFF-OWELLERS GOT THE VASE-- WE'LL BE ON THE TRAIL OF THE CITY OF GOLD! TOO LATE! WHEN YOU SAID YOU'D SHOW THEM THE GOLDI COULDN'T IMAGINE WHAT'D HAPPEN NEXT! ALL WE FOUND IN THAT VILLAGE WAS ONE GOLD VASE. THEY TRICKED US! WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP THEM ?S FINE TIME TÔ TELL US! AND MANDRAKE'S PLANE SWOOPS OVER THEIR HEADS! GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILS IN THE CLIFF CITYAS THE WARRIORS FIRE HUGE ARROWS AT THIS STRANGEENORMOUS BIRD THAT ROARS LIKE AN AVALANCHE! THERE'S THE CLIFF- DWELLERS'CITY DOWN THERE! AFTER A FEW HOURS OF FLYINGTHEY REACH THE REMOTE MOUNTAIN RANGES! 4-23 SCir 193King Beatures Sydicstel World riehti feervd CONTINUED = MANDRAKE A MINUTE AG0IT WAS ALL GOLD! NOW IT'S NOTHIN' BUT WOODAND CLAY AND A W PEBBLES! WE BEEN TRICKED! COME ON ! AFTER MANDRAKEBEFORE HE GETS ÁWAY! e THE ra MAGICIAN BY LEE FALK &-PHIL DAVIS Keni S Pare SEARCHING FOR THE LEGENDARY CITY OF GOLDMANDRAKE AND DR.COLE ARE OVERTAKEN BY THE GUNMEN 'S PLANE ON THE UPPER AMAZON. HOW DO WE KNOW HE SHOWED THEM ANY GOLD? MAYBE THE BOYS ARE TRYIN' TO DOUBLE CROSS US --AND NOT GIVE US OURSHARE! STOP THEM! STOP THEM! THEY WOULDN'T HAVE LET HIM COME BACK ALONEIF THEY HADN'T FOUND THE GOLD! COME ON! LET'S GET GOING! GIVE US THAT RAFTŠILK-HAT! LOOK--HERETHEY COME! YOU'RE WELCOME S TO IT. MANDRAKE RETURNS TO THE RIVER WHERE THE OTHER GUNMEN ARE WAITING. WHICH THE NATIVE KING HAD STOLEN FROM THE CLIFF-DWELLERS. NOW--IF WE CAN LEARN WHERE THE CLIFF-OWELLERS GOT THE VASE-- WE'LL BE ON THE TRAIL OF THE CITY OF GOLD! TOO LATE! WHEN YOU SAID YOU'D SHOW THEM THE GOLDI COULDN'T IMAGINE WHAT'D HAPPEN NEXT! ALL WE FOUND IN THAT VILLAGE WAS ONE GOLD VASE. THEY TRICKED US! WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP THEM ?S FINE TIME TÔ TELL US! AND MANDRAKE'S PLANE SWOOPS OVER THEIR HEADS! GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILS IN THE CLIFF CITYAS THE WARRIORS FIRE HUGE ARROWS AT THIS STRANGEENORMOUS BIRD THAT ROARS LIKE AN AVALANCHE! THERE'S THE CLIFF- DWELLERS'CITY DOWN THERE! AFTER A FEW HOURS OF FLYINGTHEY REACH THE REMOTE MOUNTAIN RANGES! 4-23 SCir 193King Beatures Sydicstel World riehti feervd CONTINUED =

    Sun, April 23, 1939

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage Sundays

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  • Rectangle OCR: WHAT HAVE YOU TWo AZOONIS) OTHER GOT ON YOUR MINDS ? AND WHAY HAVE YOU GOr ON YOUR MIND MRS. KWAtr WAKK EACH You TWO. Car. 1a98Weld rigtts reered 4 Cpr 199Warld ra tewed 4RR WHAT HAVE YOU TWo AZOONIS) OTHER GOT ON YOUR MINDS ? AND WHAY HAVE YOU GOr ON YOUR MIND MRS. KWAtr WAKK EACH You TWO. Car. 1a98Koe Feitures SyndicaeWeld rigtts reered 4 Cpr 199King Feus SdteWarld ra tewed 4RR

    Sat, April 22, 1939

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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  • Art OCR: EVERYTHING'S READYY-9! LATITUDE 20 NORTH- WE CAN MAKE PORTO RICO BY TOMORROW NIGHT WITH STEADY ROWING GET THAT DOOR OPEN QUICK! CALL JOANNA! CRAG! WE'LL GET THE GIRL SAFELY ON SHORE-THEN ILL RETURN AND SETTLE WITHTHIS GANG! X-9 DISPOSES OF JOANNA'S GUARD 4RE Pept. EVERYTHING'S READYY-9! LATITUDE 20 NORTH- WE CAN MAKE PORTO RICO BY TOMORROW NIGHT WITH STEADY ROWING GET THAT DOOR OPEN QUICK! CALL JOANNA! CRAG! WE'LL GET THE GIRL SAFELY ON SHORE-THEN ILL RETURN AND SETTLE WITHTHIS GANG! X-9 DISPOSES OF JOANNA'S GUARD 4RE PeptKig Fara Syndic

    Sat, April 22, 1939

    Secret Agent X-9

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  • Slope OCR: HARBOR PATROL CALLING HEADQUARTERS... NOTIFY NAVY YARO AT ONCE.. SCHOONER FULL OF DY- NAMITE DRIFTING DOWN ON IT... WARN NAVY YARD HURRYYOU MEN ! HANG THOSE MATS OVER THE STERN. MATSANYTHING TO CUSHION A SHOCK ! STEP LIVELY EXCITEMENT PREYAILS ON THE POLICE BOAT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE DRIFTING FOUR-MASTER IS LADEN WITH DYNAMITE... IN A FEW MOMENTS THE NAVY YARD IS ALIVE WITH RUNNING MENAS OFFICERS BAWL OUT ORDERS 4:22 A 1999. Kng Feanures Syndicate. IncWirld tights reerve HARBOR PATROL CALLING HEADQUARTERS... NOTIFY NAVY YARO AT ONCE.. SCHOONER FULL OF DY- NAMITE DRIFTING DOWN ON IT... WARN NAVY YARD HURRYYOU MEN ! HANG THOSE MATS OVER THE STERN. MATSCOILS OF ROPEANYTHING TO CUSHION A SHOCK ! STEP LIVELY EXCITEMENT PREYAILS ON THE POLICE BOAT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE DRIFTING FOUR-MASTER IS LADEN WITH DYNAMITE... IN A FEW MOMENTS THE NAVY YARD IS ALIVE WITH RUNNING MENAS OFFICERS BAWL OUT ORDERS 4:22 A 1999. Kng Feanures Syndicate. IncWirld tights reerve

    Sat, April 22, 1939

    Radio Patrol

    By E. Sullivan & C. Schmidt
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  • Line OCR: BRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY GOOD BYLAD AND G00DLUCK! MY PLAN IS TO BLOW UP THOSE F0OTHILLS- THE FRESHWET EARTH MIGHT CHECK THE FIRE COMING THIS WAY! 1 WELLWISH ME LUCK ILL NEED IT! IF I FAIL YOU TWo'D BETTER START RUNNING THIS WHOLE PLACE WILL GO! THERE GOESIF THAT HORSE RISKING HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS! STUMBLES - WOW! N Qud RIGHT RESto BRICK BRADFORD-And the Metal Monster By WILLIAM RITT and CLARENCE GRAY GOOD BYLAD AND G00DLUCK! MY PLAN IS TO BLOW UP THOSE F0OTHILLS- THE FRESHWET EARTH MIGHT CHECK THE FIRE COMING THIS WAY! 1 WELLWISH ME LUCK ILL NEED IT! IF I FAIL YOU TWo'D BETTER START RUNNING THIS WHOLE PLACE WILL GO! THERE GOESBRICK-AS USUALIF THAT HORSE RISKING HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS! STUMBLES - WOW! N Qud RIGHT RESto

    Sat, April 22, 1939

    Brick Bradford

    By William Ritt & Clarence Gray
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  • Comic book OCR: HYDE'S THE KILLER OF MES.COLTONS HUSBANDAND SHOT TWO OF HIS OWN MEN TO COVER UP HIS CRIME. MRS.COLTÓN WILL TESTIFY AGAINST HIM! SUICK WORKHAVE LAROUX REFUEL HIS PLANE! COME INTO MY OFFICE . A SEA MONSTER OFF WOLF ISLAND --BUTYOU DONT BELIEVE SUCH A PEPORTINSPECTOR? NO! BUT THE WITNESSES ARE RELIABLE ANDI S WANT YOU TO FLY OUT THERE AND CHECK UP! (sO WE GO HUNT SEA MONSTERS BY GARMAKE JOKE! OPDERS ARE ORDERSLAROUX. LETS GO! BEGINNING NEXT WEEK"MONSTER OF THE DEEP" THE STRANGEST ASSIGNMENT IN KING'S CAREER4-22 K Peares bynck HYDE'S THE KILLER OF MES.COLTONS HUSBANDAND SHOT TWO OF HIS OWN MEN TO COVER UP HIS CRIME. MRS.COLTÓN WILL TESTIFY AGAINST HIM! SUICK WORKSERGEANT KING.HAVE LAROUX REFUEL HIS PLANE! COME INTO MY OFFICE . A SEA MONSTER OFF WOLF ISLAND --BUTYOU DONT BELIEVE SUCH A PEPORTINSPECTOR? NO! BUT THE WITNESSES ARE RELIABLE ANDI S WANT YOU TO FLY OUT THERE AND CHECK UP! (sO WE GO HUNT SEA MONSTERS BY GARMAKE JOKE! OPDERS ARE ORDERSLAROUX. LETS GO! BEGINNING NEXT WEEK"MONSTER OF THE DEEP" THE STRANGEST ASSIGNMENT IN KING'S CAREER4-22 K Peares bynck

    Sat, April 22, 1939

    King of the Royal Mounted

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  • Illustration OCR: OHBOY! SOLID PIRATE G0 CRUNCH? THAT --puff--TAKES CARE OF THEM! HERE COME SOME MORE! ME --puff.- READY.- SUODENLYA SECTION OF THE WALL OPENS BEHIND THEM.... MANDRAKE AND LOTHAR WALK INTO A "0OGFIGHT" IN THE UNDERGROUND CORRIDOR! HEY- 4.32 Cepr 1939World nghts eeerved. MONDAY LAFITTE'S TREASURE! OHBOY! SOLID PIRATE G0 CRUNCH? THAT --puff--TAKES CARE OF THEM! HERE COME SOME MORE! ME --puff.- READY.- SUODENLYA SECTION OF THE WALL OPENS BEHIND THEM.... MANDRAKE AND LOTHAR WALK INTO A "0OGFIGHT" IN THE UNDERGROUND CORRIDOR! HEY- 4.32 Cepr 1939Kung Features SyralatrWorld nghts eeerved. MONDAY LAFITTE'S TREASURE!

    Sat, April 22, 1939

    Mandrake The Magician Vintage

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  • Monochrome OCR: MR. AND MIZ GOOGLE JES' WENT UP TH HILL FUSSIN' AN' FUMIN' LIKE A PAIR O' WILDCATS IT 'PEARS HE'S ALL RILED UP ABOUT SUNTHIN' I MOST CERTAINLY DID NOT ! I SWOWLOWIZIE ! VORE FACE IS ALL PUCKERED UP LIKE A RUNAWAY HOSS- WHAT AILS VE? IT WOULDNT SUSPRISE NME (F SHE FLUNG HIM BODACIOUSLY OFF'N TH' BLUFF FER HIS BACK-SASS - WAAL-I DON'T RECKON SHE'D HANKER FER ME AS A EYE-WITNESS- So rLL JES MOSEY ALONG- You moST CERTAINLY DID ! I DID NOT! You DID! SPEAK UP AFORE I SLAP SOME SENSE INTER YE- Billy Capr 190King Features Sy MR. AND MIZ GOOGLE JES' WENT UP TH HILL FUSSIN' AN' FUMIN' LIKE A PAIR O' WILDCATS IT 'PEARS HE'S ALL RILED UP ABOUT SUNTHIN' I MOST CERTAINLY DID NOT ! I SWOWLOWIZIE ! VORE FACE IS ALL PUCKERED UP LIKE A RUNAWAY HOSS- WHAT AILS VE? IT WOULDNT SUSPRISE NME (F SHE FLUNG HIM BODACIOUSLY OFF'N TH' BLUFF FER HIS BACK-SASS - WAAL-I DON'T RECKON SHE'D HANKER FER ME AS A EYE-WITNESS- So rLL JES MOSEY ALONG- You moST CERTAINLY DID ! I DID NOT! You DID! SPEAK UP AFORE I SLAP SOME SENSE INTER YE- Billy Capr 190King Features Sy

    Sat, April 22, 1939

    Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Vintage

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  • Illustration OCR: Is YOU THINKIN THINKS ABOUT *IGNATZ ICE YESIN A MANNER I AM.. AND I WONDER ARE WE THINITING THE SAME TAING? AN MEUS BOTH DOING THE THAT MAKES YES WUNDA SAME THING - METOo. 4RI Is YOU THINKIN THINKS ABOUT *IGNATZ ICE YESIN A MANNER I AM.. AND I WONDER ARE WE THINITING THE SAME TAING? AN MEUS BOTH DOING THE THAT MAKES YES WUNDA SAME THING - METOo. 4RI

    Fri, April 21, 1939

    Krazy Kat

    By George Herriman
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