Evening star. [volume], August 31, 1947, Image 87

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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1 ^Oh, TAKE ONE CONSIDERATION
gg IQ WITH ANOTHER
B A POLICEMAN'S LOT IS NOT A HAPPV ONE” ■
S HOW TRUE, MR. GILBERT"* HOW TRUE /
§ THE CHIEF, AL UPQO, IsT IT'D MAKE ANY MAN
| A HARD AND BITTER \ BITTER, l RECKON, TO
| MAN AND HEE RIGHT / GIT YER WIFE KILLED
1 UNDER THE THUMB OF l AND YER LITTLE BOY
Bl ~BOSS JERR^^MS.M^ CRIPPLED FOR LIFE
| THAT AUTO SMASH j HIS KID, JOEY,
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f AQO ">HE SHOULD IT'" HE NEVER |
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AS POR AL UPQO BEIN' UNDER
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I HIM A bill OF sale/ \ HIS POINT-'AND I
I HE'S ONE COP WHO / HE'LL FEEL 9
IjUST WON'T TAKE/j BETTER THg^AY- 1
COP'S KID, JOEY—DON'T
EVER FORGET THAT/ / I KNOW, DAD/
WE PAY FOR WHAT WE J BUT QEE/ ITS SUCH
, GET SAME AS OTHER ( A NICE WAGON »"
\ PEOPLE DO"* J AND ANNIE WANTED
W -rlH ME TO HAVE IT"
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[ YEAH f SURE f WELL, YOU GOT ,
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WITH TIL TIDDELY'" BUT DON'T (
WORRY THAT ANNIE WASNT O. K.'" J
SHE JUST DIDN'T REALIZE'" /
SHE'S AWFUL NICE''
SHE TOOK ME FOR
A LONG RIDE AGAIN
YESTERDAY-"
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W DID, EH? YEAh!^J OH, SHE HAD 1
I SHE'S A FINE KID" § TO DELIVER SOME V
I WHERE DID SHE A GROCERIES DOWN
( TAKE YOU FOR A / BY THE RIVER""
\ RIDE JOEY*? \ —TO A MAN NAMEC
J ^ JOE*CHRISTMAS-2
f WHAT’S THE
[ MATTER, DAD? DID I
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l WRONG AGAIN? (
MR. CHRISTMAS IS /
A FINE MAN "'DO )
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8-31-47 '
f and JERRY qAWS SAYS if I DON'T
■ RUN JOE CHRISTMAS OUT OF TOWN I'LL
1 BE FIRED OFF THE FORCE! DISGRACED *
1 WHAT CAN AN HONEST COP DO?
^OHNNYS JOB INTERVIEW TURNS ||
g IhTTO A MONOLOGUE BY LIS3ETH ■
I MANNING, ABOUT THE THREATS RE- ■
I CEIVEP BY SLIM' ROGERS, PRESIDENT 1|
I OF WORLP-WIPE AIRLINES/ A. I
I PISGRUNTLEP, FORMER EMPLOYEE, p
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1 FROM TESTING THE NEW AUTOMATIC ■
I RAPAR CONTROL DEVICE... g
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VEKY INTEKESTING^BUT
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\ f^APAI? PEVICE INTHE Al(?.» /
\ THAT'S WHEI?E YOU COME IN ! /
r YOU MEAN, l/ PRECISELY,
YOU WANT ME Y MR. HAZARP/
TO FLY COVER \ ANP YOU CAN
FOR R06ERS 1 NAME YOUR 1
IN THAf I OWN PRICE
PEASHOOTER? ) FOR TWEJ
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mr ' ■ —1 —_
r HMM..* THAT'S V FINE / THEN IT'S ^1
NOT EXACTLY MY T ALL SET/ I'LL MAKE
IPEA OF A BIS- l OUT THE NECESSAKY
TIME JOB WITH I PAPERS FOI? YOU TO
AN AIRLINE*.. BUT I SIGN^BUT KEMEMBEK,
X COULP USE J SLIM MUST KNOW
THE MONEY.*. NOTHING OF ALL
THIS/
Take-off time, the next pay,»
r WELL, HONEY, W KlbH l,UOJS/ X
HEKE'S HOPING THAT T WON'T LET ANY OF
E’APAE’EYEWOKKS / \ THOSE BY-LINE
IN THE MEANTIME/ 1 HAPPY LAPPIES
WILL YOU KEEP THOSE I NEAKYOU,.. BE
NOSY NEWSIES AWAY / CAREFUL, WILL
FKOMMYPOOK? YOU, SLIM
{ SEE YOU LATEK, "X
ANC? WE'LL SPLIT OKAY, SLIM... 1
A CASE OF BUT TAKE IT |
^CHAM PAS N ^SLOW / GCOV/.
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£ PLAYING WATCHPOGTO "
> A SEEING-EYE MAN / -
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BEEN A PRETTY PULL )Aa /*
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FOR THAT CLOUD f
BANK... I'LL HAVE
TO CIRCLE AND < /
WAIT FOR HIM TO J
COME OUT/
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rOLP MT WHITNEY YEAH... IT ^
GOT HEP NOGGIN Y BETTEP BE
STICKINGUPIN INTIME...I'P
THAT SOUP SOME- HATE TO ENP
WHEPE...LET'S SEE UP BEING A
IF THE EYE CAN WPEATH
SPOT HEP ANPTAI^E PPAPEP
OVEP IN TIME, EH, APOUNP
PISKO ? OLP
WHITNEY'S
HEAP/*
noth i ng to sweat, ^
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PLASHING LIKE ATILT ON
A PIN-BALL MACHINETHE <
MINUTE SHE SPOTS THE
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