Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities external link and the Library of Congress. Learn more
Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Newspaper Page Text
MUTT AND JEFF -It Looks as if Mutt Is Stuck for the Drinks- By BUD FISHER (Copyright. 1939—by- H. C. Fisher. Trade Mark Reg. U. 8. Pat. Off. __ Ore at Britain Rights Reserved f WHAT CHA ) S DOIN’, / ^poys? j j A/6R6 GONNA PLAY^ (follow the LEADER, Jr——» t?^d » _^ ( DID CUA ) EVER i PLAY IX MR. MUTT? v—- - ,—■ a5 I EVER PLAY IT? SAY, I > THE CHAMP AT THAT STUFF-' rTCHA you can't stick me. on anything.' --- —\ BETC-HA W7 XT WAS A SORRY PAY THEN THE FIRST THING MY MOTHER ALWAYS TOLP W^j ^ HtrRE I AM , ALONE IN THE ^^^B W WHEN I MET THE PROFESSOR- I KNEW I WAS IN THE. WE THAT THE ROAP OF CRIME y j » WCRLP WITH EVERYONE AGAINST WE— M HE WITH HIS PROMISES OF v SMUGGLING RACKET ANP THERE WAS A ROUGH ONE, LEAPING Y - | ANP FACING A LONG, TAIL SENTENCE-■ i WEALTH ANP TRAVEL--! THOUGHT f^1 WAS ONLY ONE THING LEFT ONLY TO PlSGRACE ANP RUIN- \A -|l-MONEY 7THATS A LAUGH »/ % IT WAS AN HONEST JO& FOR ME TO PO—KEEP ON ANP THAT IS TUST WHERE ' •-^ ME BEING A CRIMINAL-— IT HAS TAKEN ME f|y WHY ! I HAVEN'T ENOUGH MONEY ANP T BELlEVEP HIM BUT THEN THERE IS §T TO HIRE A LAWYER TO PEFENP BUT EVEN HE WAS # FOOLING--ANP NO U5E CRYING—I'VE JUST 1-1 ME—ANP THEN THIS PAN PUNN— I SORT OF WENT SOFT ON HIM— GOT Tq keep MY CHIN UP *= PROMISED THAT IF I'P HELP HIM X KNOW NOW THAT WAS FOOLISH— ANP MAKE THE BEST OF FINP THE PROFESSOR THAT HE HE WOULP NEVER CARE FOR ONE THINGS NO MATTER HOW , V—_— WOULP HELP ME— WHO HAS HAP ABA.P THEY MAY SEEM/ , _ - ^ PAST LIKE MINE* ^ ^ ^ ^ _ Pr,s it-- KEEP MY 'lBBH Y SHE IS REALLY \AND SHE- ¥ GOOD AFTERNOON, ( I WANT VOU IIP -rev ~rn / A HARDENED CRIMINAL, PUTTING ON AlRS I MATRON--I CALLED TO UNDERSTAND/ AMENDS FOR THE MATRON, AND TM GOING LIKE A LADY— I AT THE HOSPITAL— PAN DUNN, 1M W t WMF- TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE AND SAYING I THEY SAID MONA GOING TO PROSECUTE iOT A DEBT TO UPfflU OF HER TO OTHERS THAT DAN DUNN I HAD BEEN BROUGHT HER TO THE KID li GOING TO mmmI \ WHO MIGHT WANT TO / PROMISED TO ■ HERE—I WANT TO FULLEST EXTENT 7 it--gladly »• V become criminals? J help her-why 1 see her-shes my- /-^ pF the *' VpWM p^-y-. ^ ^_HE WOULDN'T EVEN ^PRISONER, YOU KNOW?/LAW " jg &A ... f ■ **y