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  • Art Faces (1) OCR: THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. POPEYE THE KING ISILL! THE KING IS ILL! EVERYBODY BRING A PILL! LONG LIVE BIG NEW THE KING!)DRAMA COMING UP! WHAT WILL BE THE FATE OF NAZILIATHE LAND OF SAPS NAZILIAN NITWITS DOING THEIR STUFF WHO KNOWS WHO WILL TAKE THE KING'S PLACE DURING HIS ILLNESS? EVERY FLYBRAINED SON OF THE ADDYNOID ISLANDS WILL THINK THAT HE SHOULD BE THE TEMPORARY RULER YESTHE KING IS LAID UP WITH A BREAKDOWN (So: OHWHY NOT ME? IM THE MAN (ME!) GENERAL BUNZO WILL PROBABLY HORN IN- AND MAKE MATTERS WORSE WILL POPEYE BE ABLE TO HOLD THE NATION TOGETHER WITH HIS IRON FISTS ? HE'LL HAVE TO USE 'EM PLENTY IF HE OOES HUMPH THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. POPEYE THE KING ISILL! THE KING IS ILL! EVERYBODY BRING A PILL! LONG LIVE BIG NEW THE KING!)DRAMA COMING UP! WHAT WILL BE THE FATE OF NAZILIATHE LAND OF SAPS NAZILIAN NITWITS DOING THEIR STUFF WHO KNOWS WHO WILL TAKE THE KING'S PLACE DURING HIS ILLNESS? EVERY FLYBRAINED SON OF THE ADDYNOID ISLANDS WILL THINK THAT HE SHOULD BE THE TEMPORARY RULER YESTHE KING IS LAID UP WITH A BREAKDOWN (So: OHWHY NOT ME? IM THE MAN (ME!) GENERAL BUNZO WILL PROBABLY HORN IN- AND MAKE MATTERS WORSE WILL POPEYE BE ABLE TO HOLD THE NATION TOGETHER WITH HIS IRON FISTS ? HE'LL HAVE TO USE 'EM PLENTY IF HE OOES HUMPH

    Sat, November 21, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Organism OCR: THIMBLE -THEATRE Starring Reg. U. S. Pat. Ott. POPEYE HOW'S THE TERRIBLE: KING'S FEVER) BURNING UP! WE MUST Do SOMETHING WHY NOT PUT HIM IN THE ICE-BOX? I'LL TRY ANYTHING ONCE DOC THERE NOWTHIS'LL COOL YA OFF ROYAL ICE Box HOW'S OUR PATIENT GETTING ALONG IN THE ICE-BOX? 1S HE STILL I SAYS HE IS-) WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE HIM OUT-/6 HE'S SPOILIN' THE FISH: ??? PLOP THIMBLE -THEATRE Starring Reg. U. S. Pat. Ott. POPEYE HOW'S THE TERRIBLE: KING'S FEVER) BURNING UP! WE MUST Do SOMETHING WHY NOT PUT HIM IN THE ICE-BOX? I'LL TRY ANYTHING ONCE DOC THERE NOWOL' BOYTHIS'LL COOL YA OFF ROYAL ICE Box HOW'S OUR PATIENT GETTING ALONG IN THE ICE-BOX? 1S HE STILL I SAYS HE IS-) WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE HIM OUT-/6 HE'S SPOILIN' THE FISH: ??? PLOP

    Fri, November 20, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Font OCR: THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. S. Pat. Of. ??PEYE TAKE HIS TEMPERATUREWHILE I WRITE A PRESCRIPTION HE WONT OPEN HIS MOUTH- BE NICELET POPE YE TAKE TEMPY TER - HE WONT OPEN UP! HEYYOU- GIN" THATES TO FOOL 'IMBUT THEY'S TIMES WHEN YA JUS' GOT TO RESORK TO STRAGEDY IPOKED THE THER MONIKER TOO FAR DOWN DON'T TELL ME THAT:: DON'T SWALLERED IT) TELL ME THAT!! HOLD THE SENSITIZED PLATE CLOSE TO HIS BACK - I'LL HAVE TO TAKE AN XRAY PHOTO HOW HOT IS HE ? MY GOSH! THE THERMOMETER ISN'T LONG ENOUGH THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. S. Pat. Of. ??PEYE TAKE HIS TEMPERATUREWHILE I WRITE A PRESCRIPTION HE WONT OPEN HIS MOUTH- BE NICELET POPE YE TAKE TEMPY TER - HE WONT OPEN UP! HEYYOU- GIN" THATES TO FOOL 'IMBUT THEY'S TIMES WHEN YA JUS' GOT TO RESORK TO STRAGEDY IPOKED THE THER MONIKER TOO FAR DOWN DON'T TELL ME THAT:: DON'T SWALLERED IT) TELL ME THAT!! HOLD THE SENSITIZED PLATE CLOSE TO HIS BACK - I'LL HAVE TO TAKE AN XRAY PHOTO HOW HOT IS HE ? MY GOSH! THE THERMOMETER ISN'T LONG ENOUGH

    Thu, November 19, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Human OCR: THE ATRE Starring THIMB Reg. U. S. PatOt. POPEYE POPEYEHAVEN'T YOU FOUND THE KINGS PAJAMAS YET? WE'VE GOT TO GET HIM TO BED-HE'S GOING TO BE LAID UP WITH A BREAK- DOWN! I CAN'T FIND NO PEJAMEES !! PHODEY PST-IT'S BEEN RUMORED THAT THE KING ONLY HAS AIN'T IT ONE PAIR DISGUSTIVE) OF PAJAMAS AHOYKING-IF YA AIN'T GOT ONLY ONE PEJAMEE WHAT DO YA DO WHEN 7IT'S IN THE WASH 1. SIT UP ALL NIGHT STOP FOOLING AROUND AND PUT ME TO BED IN MY UNDERWEAR- I CAN WORRY JUST AS WELL IN MY UNDERWEAR AS I CAN IN MY PAJAMAS THE ATRE Starring THIMB Reg. U. S. PatOt. POPEYE POPEYEHAVEN'T YOU FOUND THE KINGS PAJAMAS YET? WE'VE GOT TO GET HIM TO BED-HE'S GOING TO BE LAID UP WITH A BREAK- DOWN! I CAN'T FIND NO PEJAMEES !! PHODEY PST-IT'S BEEN RUMORED THAT THE KING ONLY HAS AIN'T IT ONE PAIR DISGUSTIVE) OF PAJAMAS AHOYKING-IF YA AIN'T GOT ONLY ONE PEJAMEE WHAT DO YA DO WHEN 7IT'S IN THE WASH 1. SIT UP ALL NIGHT STOP FOOLING AROUND AND PUT ME TO BED IN MY UNDERWEAR- I CAN WORRY JUST AS WELL IN MY UNDERWEAR AS I CAN IN MY PAJAMAS

    Wed, November 18, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Human OCR: THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. S. Pat. Oft. POPEYE YEAHWE GOT TO GET HIS PEJAMEES ON-HE'S GONER BE LAID UP WITH A BREAKDOWN 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17- 18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-2621-28-2430-31- 32-33-34-35-36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43-44- 45-46-47-48-44-50-51-52-53-54-55-56- 57-58-59-60-61-62-63-64-65-b6-67-68- 6470-71-72-73-74-75-76-77-78-79-80- 781-82-83-84-85-86-87-88- 89-90-91-92-93-99-45-%- 9798-99-100-101-102- 103-104-105- 106-107- 108-109- l10-I- 112-13 113% WHERE'S THE KING'S) S PEJAMEES (THEY RE WHAT! HIM A KING AN' ONLY GOT ONE PAIR OF PEJAMEES! WHYI KNOW'D A CLAM- DIGGER WHICH HAD TWO: THE WASH. YESBUT HE ISN'T A CLAM-DGGER! TELL HIM NOT TO JEST LIKE THAT AT A TIME LIKE THIS! HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW- HAW. PHOOEY HAW THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. S. Pat. Oft. POPEYE YEAHWE GOT TO GET HIS PEJAMEES ON-HE'S GONER BE LAID UP WITH A BREAKDOWN 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17- 18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-2621-28-2430-31- 32-33-34-35-36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43-44- 45-46-47-48-44-50-51-52-53-54-55-56- 57-58-59-60-61-62-63-64-65-b6-67-68- 6470-71-72-73-74-75-76-77-78-79-80- 781-82-83-84-85-86-87-88- 89-90-91-92-93-99-45-%- 9798-99-100-101-102- 103-104-105- 106-107- 108-109- l10-I- 112-13 113% WHERE'S THE KING'S) S PEJAMEES (THEY RE WHAT! HIM A KING AN' ONLY GOT ONE PAIR OF PEJAMEES! WHYI KNOW'D A CLAM- DIGGER WHICH HAD TWO: THE WASH. YESBUT HE ISN'T A CLAM-DGGER! TELL HIM NOT TO JEST LIKE THAT AT A TIME LIKE THIS! HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW- HAW. PHOOEY HAW

    Tue, November 17, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Style OCR: T.HEATRE Starring THIMBLE Res. U. S. Pat. Off. POPEYE HURRYDOC THE KING'S NERVES ARE SNAPPIN RIGHT AN' LEF'- BLOW ME DOWN: BLOW ME DOWN! HE'S FLOPPIN' AROUN' THE STREETS LIKE A CHICKING WITH HER HEAD CUT OFF- IT AIN'T DIGMAFIED BLOW YOU DOWN M.D. CONTROL YOUR NERVES:) YOU MUST STOP DOING IT! OH: I WISH I WAS A PAPERHANGER -I WISH I WAS ANYTHING BUT A KING! SAAP HOLD HIM GOOD M.D. LONG LIVE THE KING!! HES DELIRIMUS! HURRY! WE MUST GET HIM TÖ BED HIS NERVES ARE ALL SHOT FROM WORRY: GLOP SAP INAZILIANS 11-16 111. fes T.HEATRE Starring THIMBLE Res. U. S. Pat. Off. POPEYE HURRYDOC THE KING'S NERVES ARE SNAPPIN RIGHT AN' LEF'- BLOW ME DOWN: BLOW ME DOWN! HE'S FLOPPIN' AROUN' THE STREETS LIKE A CHICKING WITH HER HEAD CUT OFF- IT AIN'T DIGMAFIED BLOW YOU DOWN M.D. CONTROL YOUR NERVES:) YOU MUST STOP DOING IT! OH: I WISH I WAS A PAPERHANGER -I WISH I WAS ANYTHING BUT A KING! SAAP HOLD HIM GOOD M.D. LONG LIVE THE KING!! HES DELIRIMUS! HURRY! WE MUST GET HIM TÖ BED HIS NERVES ARE ALL SHOT FROM WORRY: GLOP SAP INAZILIANS 11-16 111. fes

    Mon, November 16, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Fiction OCR: THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. 9. Pat. Ott. POPEYE OUW: MY NERVES: STOP DOIN ITKING: THINK OF YER COUNTRY: CRACK POP YOW: ANOTHER NERVE SNAPPED! AHOYY THE KING IS ILL- AIN'T THEY SUMPIN I KIN DO FOR YOU? THE KING IS ILL EVERYBODY BRING A PILL BLOW ME DOWN! EVER BODY BRING DOCTORS: BLOW ME DOWN WHY NOT GET A DOCTOR THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. 9. Pat. Ott. POPEYE OUW: MY NERVES: STOP DOIN ITKING: THINK OF YER COUNTRY: CRACK POP YOW: ANOTHER NERVE SNAPPED! AHOYY THE KING IS ILL- AIN'T THEY SUMPIN I KIN DO FOR YOU? THE KING IS ILL EVERYBODY BRING A PILL BLOW ME DOWN! EVER BODY BRING DOCTORS: BLOW ME DOWN WHY NOT GET A DOCTOR

    Sat, November 14, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Line OCR: THIMBLE THEATRE Starring POPEYE Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. LOOK: LOOK: THE KING'S GONE BATS! LONG LIVE THE KING! POP POOEY PODEY: THERE WENT ANOTHER NERVE: LOMP NO: NO! YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS: DON'T BE LIKE- THAT AT A TIME LIKE THIS HAIL: HAIL: THE KING'S GONE BATS: WHAT THE HECK DO WE CAREJWHAT THE HECK DO WUE CARE 2.2. 2. SHUT UP- YA IJOTS! AIN'TCHER GOT NO RESPECK FOR ROYALKY? SMALK OEGAR. THIMBLE THEATRE Starring POPEYE Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. LOOK: LOOK: THE KING'S GONE BATS! LONG LIVE THE KING! POP POOEY PODEY: THERE WENT ANOTHER NERVE: LOMP NO: NO! YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS: DON'T BE LIKE- THAT AT A TIME LIKE THIS HAIL: HAIL: THE KING'S GONE BATS: WHAT THE HECK DO WE CAREJWHAT THE HECK DO WUE CARE 2.2. 2. SHUT UP- YA IJOTS! AIN'TCHER GOT NO RESPECK FOR ROYALKY? SMALK OEGAR.

    Fri, November 13, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Organism OCR: THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. 9. Pat. Oft. POPEYE AHOYKING: WHAT'S) EATIN YA? AHOY: AHOY: MY NERVES: MY NERVES HAVE CRACKED UP-I CAN'T STAND THE STRAIN! OUWMY NERVES! POP • LIFE IS A FIZZLE! POOEY: POOEY! STOP DOIN IT! STOP DOIN' 1T: THE KING IS BATTY- LONG LIVE THE KING ? PHO THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. 9. Pat. Oft. POPEYE AHOYKING: WHAT'S) EATIN YA? AHOY: AHOY: MY NERVES: MY NERVES HAVE CRACKED UP-I CAN'T STAND THE STRAIN! OUWMY NERVES! POP • LIFE IS A FIZZLE! POOEY: POOEY! STOP DOIN IT! STOP DOIN' 1T: THE KING IS BATTY- LONG LIVE THE KING ? PHO

    Thu, November 12, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Interaction OCR: THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. POPEYE 1 HAD TO PAY THE KING OF ZUKILANIA THE TWO BILLION PEZOZEES I BORROWED TEN YEARS AGO: POOIE !! THOUGHT HE'D FORGOTTEN IT S KING-IM NOT GONER INSISK ON YA PAYIN' THE FIVE MILLING YA OWES ME ON ACCOUNT OF IHATES TO SEE YA WORRY- SO YA STILL HAVE 3PEZOZEES TO PUT IN YER TREASURY YES. THANK HEAVEN I STIL HAVE THE THREE BILLION WHERE'S THE KING HEY! HEY: HEY! THE NAZILIAN GOVERNMENTY THIS WORRY WOULD BiiowES ME FIFTY MILLION CRACK A MAN OF I WANT HALF A BILLION: STEELAND I AM BUT A MÁN OF FLESH- PHODEY! ECAR THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. POPEYE 1 HAD TO PAY THE KING OF ZUKILANIA THE TWO BILLION PEZOZEES I BORROWED TEN YEARS AGO: POOIE !! THOUGHT HE'D FORGOTTEN IT S KING-IM NOT GONER INSISK ON YA PAYIN' THE FIVE MILLING YA OWES ME ON ACCOUNT OF IHATES TO SEE YA WORRY- SO YA STILL HAVE 3PEZOZEES TO PUT IN YER TREASURY YES. THANK HEAVEN I STIL HAVE THE THREE BILLION WHERE'S THE KING HEY! HEY: HEY! THE NAZILIAN GOVERNMENTY THIS WORRY WOULD BiiowES ME FIFTY MILLION CRACK A MAN OF I WANT HALF A BILLION: STEELAND I AM BUT A MÁN OF FLESH- PHODEY! ECAR

    Wed, November 11, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Human body OCR: THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. 9. Pat. Off. POPEYE YEAHOLIVE-I THINK ME FRENIS TRYIN' TO CHISEL ME OUT OF ME WAGES MISS OYLTELL ME- DO I LOOK LIKE A CHISELER! DO 1? DO I? DO 1?AF YA WONT GIMME IT THEN I'LL TAKE IT REALLY! TAKE NO PEZOZEES FROM THIS PILE!! MY COUNTRY IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION: THIS MONEY MUST GO INTO THE NAZILIAN TREASURY YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS. THE KING OF ZUKILANIA IS HERE To COLLECT THOSE TWO BLLION PE2OZEES You BORROWED TEN YEARS AGO HEAR YE. KING BLOZO - PAY THE TWO BILLION PEZOZEES OR IWILL WIPE YOU FROM THE ADDYNOID ISLANDS ! YOU SKUNK OF A CHEAT! I HAVE SPOKEN: WHO'S A SKUNK 11- 10 SGAR p1. THIMBLE THEATRE Starring Reg. U. 9. Pat. Off. POPEYE YEAHOLIVE-I THINK ME FRENTHE KINGIS TRYIN' TO CHISEL ME OUT OF ME WAGES MISS OYLTELL ME- DO I LOOK LIKE A CHISELER! DO 1? DO I? DO 1?AF YA WONT GIMME IT THEN I'LL TAKE IT REALLY! TAKE NO PEZOZEES FROM THIS PILE!! MY COUNTRY IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION: THIS MONEY MUST GO INTO THE NAZILIAN TREASURY YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS. THE KING OF ZUKILANIA IS HERE To COLLECT THOSE TWO BLLION PE2OZEES You BORROWED TEN YEARS AGO HEAR YE. KING BLOZO - PAY THE TWO BILLION PEZOZEES OR IKING OF ZUKILANIAWILL WIPE YOU FROM THE ADDYNOID ISLANDS ! YOU SKUNK OF A CHEAT! I HAVE SPOKEN: WHO'S A SKUNK 11- 10 SGAR p1.

    Tue, November 10, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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  • Gesture OCR: THIMBLE THEATRE Starring POPEYE Rog. U. S. Pat. Oft. THEN YER GONER USE THESE COUNTERFEIT PEZOZEES S WHICH WE TOOK FROM THAT CROOK IT'S THE ONLY WAY OUT MY PEOPLE ARE SO DUMB THEY WON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE- BESIDESIT's BETTER JOB OF PRINTING THAN OUR MINT DOES- LOOK AT THE PICTURE OF ME - WHY IT'S P HAND SOME!: I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT GOVER MENTS. BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT YA HAD TOT QUIT PUT GOLD OR SUMPIN INTO THE TREASURY WHEN YA PRINTED PAPER MONEY WELL. HOW Y WHYI WOULDNT ABOUT PAYING) THINK OF GIVING ME THE MILLINGS OF PEZOZEES To COUNTERFEIT THAT SYSTEM PE 20ZEES YEARS AGO. GOLD IS SO EXPENSIVE WE CAN'T AFFORD YOUPOPEYE YA PROMISED ME? KING I BELIEVES VER TRYIN TO CHISEL ME OUT OF IT WHAT! ME CHISEL YOU I'LL LEAVE IT TO OSCAR- SAY. DID I EVER CHISEL ANYONE? TELL THE MANOSCAR PST REFUSE TO NO ANSWER SAY THIMBLE THEATRE Starring POPEYE Rog. U. S. Pat. Oft. THEN YER GONER USE THESE COUNTERFEIT PEZOZEES S WHICH WE TOOK FROM THAT CROOK IT'S THE ONLY WAY OUT MY PEOPLE ARE SO DUMB THEY WON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE- BESIDESIT's BETTER JOB OF PRINTING THAN OUR MINT DOES- LOOK AT THE PICTURE OF ME - WHY IT'S P HAND SOME!: I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT GOVER MENTS. BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT YA HAD TOT QUIT PUT GOLD OR SUMPIN INTO THE TREASURY WHEN YA PRINTED PAPER MONEY WELL. HOW Y WHYI WOULDNT ABOUT PAYING) THINK OF GIVING ME THE MILLINGS OF PEZOZEES To COUNTERFEIT THAT SYSTEM PE 20ZEES YEARS AGO. GOLD IS SO EXPENSIVE WE CAN'T AFFORD YOUPOPEYE YA PROMISED ME? KING I BELIEVES VER TRYIN TO CHISEL ME OUT OF IT WHAT! ME CHISEL YOU I'LL LEAVE IT TO OSCAR- SAY. DID I EVER CHISEL ANYONE? TELL THE MANOSCAR PST REFUSE TO NO ANSWER SAY

    Mon, November 9, 1931

    Thimble Theater

    By Elzie Crisler Segar
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