INSISTS A. MILLION WILL* 1
BE NECESSARY TO SAVE JL*,& ^JL
THm FROM THE JOSTKPm^^ir^
DAT GUT, SLIME?
IS JUST SHAKIN*
US DOWN, AND
MAKIN* SUCKERS
OUT OF US-V*
'(EAH- WHAT'S TH* USE O' ^
WORK1N' HARO, JUST TO HANO
ALL WE MAKES TO SOME
TWO-TIMIN' MOUTHPIECE? J
HUH'. ANt> THET CALLS |
US RACKETEERS ANO
"Public enemies! ^
SURE 1 SO FAR WERE
ONLi RISKIN’ OUR LIVES
TO MAKE HIM MILLIONS!
AND HIM LAUGHIN’ AT US
AND SITTIN’ SAFE — THET
PONT BURN LAWYERS! J
I'VE OFTEN |
WONDERED
WH'I NOT-I
BUT UUST TH* SAME-I’D
RATHER BE BROKE, BUT
SlTTlK HERE, NICE AND COOL
THAN TD HAVE MILLIONS V
HID WHERE THEY COULDN’T
HELP ME, AND BE S1TTIN
WHERE IT S A LOT HOTTER -
s__/
TEAH! SITTIN DAT
THUNDERBOLT AIN'T
I NO JOT RIDE - ^
f CHEESE IT. WILL ^
TUH7WHTTALK I
1 ABOUT SUCH TINGS?)
TD'wim t 'ii n »rrm '
f RIGHT NOW AIN'T NO
TIME TO ARGUE-WE GOT
TO GET TH' DOUGH-*
WELL, I KNOW WHERE /
THERE’S ENOUGH TO 1
SQUARE SLIME—AND |
TEN TIMES AS MUCH, )
V* BESIDES- V
NEfcH?
CNEE !
1
/WHERE \
IS IT ? /
1 TEN MILLION
BUCKS! ARE
yVUH KlfrMN ?
AT LEAST TEN MILLION - MAT6E
TEN TIMES THAT MUCH- MILLION
in cash-tvTTest IN emeralds,
RUBIES. DIAMONDS- BETTER'N
CASH, THESE DATS- ANt> ITlL
BE LIKE TAKIN* CANON
. FROM A KID -
r AN OLD GEEZER'S GOT
IT- HE'S SCARED O’
BANKS AND KEEPS IT
ALL \N HIS HOUSE
-NOT MORE N TWO
BLOCKS FROM HERE -
V >
MEAN? BUT =“
burglar <—
AUARmsl 1jp=
OR armed
V (£u&Rt>s
TH’ BURGLAR ALARM i
ISN’T PUT ON TILL
MIDNIGHT- A FEW
GUARDS- BUT WE GET
TWERE JUST AT j
SUPPER TIME — AND j
WALK IN- A
r BUT WHAT ARE ^
7H’ GUARDS GOIN* I
TO BE DOIN' ? J
NEAH-WHAT
ABOUT THEM?
HOW MANN
ARE THERE?
Y FORGET TH* GUARDS-WELL ^
BE ASKED IN - THIS OLD FOOL
AIN'T BEEN IN THIS COUNTRY
LONG- SEE? ALL HIS HELP IS
FUNNM-LOOKIN’ FOREIGNERS.
^ AND- STUPID-* • ^
THIS OLD PARTY IS A SAP ABOUT
BEGGARS, ESPECIALLY KIDS1. IF
BEGGARS WITH A KID COME
ALONG, ITS TH DINING ROOM
AND DINNER WITH HIM.
. FOR TH' WHOLE CROWD*
iGETOLfTj
lHEE'. TH'
OlP CHUMP
SURE MUST
BE GOOFED !
h. _—A
NOW, HERE'S WHAT »VE BEEN SAVIN TH *
KID FOR-SHE’LL BE OUR TICKET IN, SEE?
WE ALL DRESSES LIKE BUMS-STREET
FIDDLERS-ONCE INSIDE. WE OFFERS TO
OWE ’EM A TUNE AND OPENS THEM
iFIDRLE CASES— OUT COMES TH* TOMMT
GUNS-HIM AND HIS HELP AGNNST- ,
^ A WALL— 8-R-R-R—SlMPLE, EH? A
rCHEE! I BET W
ST. VW-ENTNE'S ■
t>pf\ Mfct>E 'iUH ■§
THINK OF IT
CHEE! TOU BEEN
SfWlN- TH* 6R&T
FER OUST P\S i
JOB- 'gjk
SHALL WE OWE HER M
Th* work0 ? M
[SURE-WE WON'T
NEED HER NO MORE -
AND WILL THAT BE
ONE FOR TH* SMART
COPS TO CHEW ON 8 J
mmmM
Ninry
H1STORV
NERO
NERO DIDNT
FIDDLE... HE
FRETTED
AWAV BACK IN
54 AD. NERO,
BESIDES BEING
EMPEROR,
WAS ALSO THE
HEAD OF THE
VOLUNTEER
FIRE BRIGADE.
WHATS TROUBLING OH-THERES
EMPEROR. A THREE
NERO ? ALARM BLAZE
BY THE OPERV
HOUSE, AN'HE
AIN’T GOT PEP
ENUFF TO CHASE
THE ENGINES/
GIVE HIM THIS BA6
OF PLANTERS
"DOUBLE-ROASTED'
PEANUTS. HE'LL
BE THE UFE OF
aTHE PARTY/ j
WELL* WOW GREAT/SAY
D!D THOSE I'VE
FRESH ENOUGH
PEANUTS NOW
STRIKE YOU TO PUT OUT
NERO, OL' THAT BLAZE
THING? JUST BY
BLOWING
ON IT/ K
HBOV/ARE THOSE
EANUT5 SUMPM
"LL BE LOTS OF
JN RUNNING
IIS VOLUNTEER
^E DEPARTMENT
SW THAT I'VE
_ENTY OF PEP/
2A flOURS
EXTRA PEP/
PLANTERS PEANUTS,
EATEN BETWEEN MEALS,
GIVE YOU 2Vx HOURS'
EXTRA PEP DAILY,
RESEARCH SHOWS.
THEY ARE * DOUBLE
ROASTED?THE
FRESHEST
PEANUTS
GET A