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IT’S PAPA WHO n PAYS! jimmAhy Hegisteteff U S Paten* Office YES, WE'VE 40T A ^REAT BUNCH OF FELLOWS AT THE OFFICE,MAMA! WE HAVE A LOT OF FUN KIDDING EACH OTHER! SURE! YOU HAVE YOUR WORK—YOU MEET LOTS OF PEOPLE AT YOUR OFFICE, BUT ALL l DO IS SIT IN HERE AND LOOK AT FOUR. / WALLS! YOU NEVER PLAN AN EVENING \ prAD MP AD TAMtr UAK/icr \A/rru / 1 ARRANGE WHAT FEW ENGAGEMENTS ^ WE DO MAKE-IF IT WASN'T FOR ME WE'D NEVER SEE ANYBODY I LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE AND GO PLACES LIKE OTHER WOMEN! DON’T YOU SUPPOSE I EVER GET l nWF<tf»MF 1 HAVE DEVOTED TOO MUCH TIME TO BUSINESS AND TOO LITTLE TO MAMA .BUT I DID IT FOR HER SAKE* I WANTED TO MAKE 400D SOMEDAY AND PROVIDE HER WTH LUXURIES . ~ BUT I'LL TURN OVER A NEW LEAF RI6HT NOW— HELLO, JERRY! can you \ AND YOUR WIFE HAVE DINNER ) WITH US TONIGHT? FINE! \ k I'LL CALL FOR YOU AT ) V SIX-THIRTY SHARP* / -V —* MAMA IS CALLING ME! I'LL BET SHE WANTS TO THANK ME FOR ARRAN^IN6r THIS LITTLE EVENIN^— C0MIN6. MmmMMMMMMMH — —mi . (.YOU KNOW BETTER THAN to BRIN4 ~\5TRAN4ER5 HERE WITHOUT ^IVIN6r \l l"V/>\ME A UTTLE NOTICE! THE HOUSE - *>—\IS ALL UPSET, AND I'M A ‘ /T^S\ >Isi4ht— OH,YOU UHESE CLOTHES AND HATS j ARE FOR TOUR “MABEL (SHTere'IS DOLL OF SOPHIE HOOFER! ! LAST WEEK! HER CLOTHES Oo WILL BE PRINTED Q (T>, b/ v<, NEXT WEEK! ToSwKml ||T0or*»*«sRlil COMIC STAMP COMIC STAMP || : h _ _ ' R06ER SL UNCLE **> BMK ON DOTTED L.NE. KAILERTON EVERETT \ U L- [11.qimmY iiurph^ Toots and Casper ReaiMtrrd L' 5 Potr»r Officr JL r » COULDN'T \/ IT'S CAUGHT EVERY- \ / BOXIN^ IS THE HOBBY Y HOOFER AND CASPER » LOOK KEEP MY MIND f BODY'S FANCY BECAUSE ) ( OF THE MEMBERS AT THE V maY NOT BE THE FOR ON BRIDGE THIS IT'S NOT AN ORDINARY / 600D-FELL0WS' CLUB,/^ T*,n RFU- onvepe AFTERNOON FkjHT— IT'LL BE A \ DOCTOR! TO THEM IT'S ( m twp fiiiR biit DAN WITH ALL THE UNIQUE ATHLETIC CONTEST) <SOOD CLEAN FUN ) l^Jv/T-coT-AtkT.J HOOFER ^IRLS TALKING V BETWEEN TWO PROMINENT /1 JUST LIKE <^OLF-OR / THITO WIN ABOUT THE ] MEN FOR A WORTHY / ^XTENNIS">^ ' ARE THE IfOlOT! EASILY1 i BOXING CONTEST! VCAUSE! /^V-7 IT'LL BE A come^nstead THE PURPOSE OF THE BOUT IS TO RAISE / HE'S BI6AER FUNDS FOR A WORTHY CAUSE, CASPER! THAN 1 AM, THAT'S WHY I CONSENTED TOOTS, BUT TO LET YOU BE DON'T WORRY! COLONEL HOOFER'S I'Ll DEFEAT OPPONENT, BUT ^ ^ 7 HIM! NOW I WISH - ' sjA I HADN'T— C' I rl NEVER DREAMT THAT THIS BOUT WOULD CREATE SO MUCH INTEREST—EVERYBODY IS ALL SMOKED UP ABOUT IT— THE STADIUM WILL BE JAMMED TO CAPACITY— IT'LL BE BROADCAST OVER HAVE NO FEARS,SOPHIE! I'LL WIN! ▼ » WISH YOU WERE ^OIN^ I'VE ^OTTA WIN! THIS IS MY Bl^r ] TO BOX SOMEONE ELSE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MYSELF A / INSTEAD OF CASPER! NATIONAL HERO! I'LL BET I ^ET ( HE'S OUR BEST FRIEND A Bl£r MOVIE OFFER J AND I'M FOND OF HIM # WHEN IT'S OVER! XL- BUT I WANT YOU TO win,dan! I WANT to be proud of WELL,BOYS! HERF 1 AM FOR MY FINAL WORK-OUT! LOOK AT MY LITTLE V ^AZE ON THIS OPPONENT TRAINING ) LITTLE OLD RI^HT HARD FOR HIS BATTLE / ARM OF MINE, ^- WITH ME \ COLONEL, BECAUSE X NEXT WEEK!/ IT'S this arm HELLO, THAT'S 60NNA m flatten you IN "THE FIRST \ lwXV r°und! IT'S ODD THAT YOU AND I WILL BE THAT'S THE OPPONENTS IN THE BIG BOUT, CASPER, SPIRIT,COLONEL* AND YOU'RE MY PAL—MY BEST FRIEND WHEN ITS ALL I'M GOING TO TRY TO WIN— AND SO OVER WELL BE ARE YOU, BUT NO MATTER WHO WINS THE THERE'LL BE NO HARD FEELINGS*. SANE OLD PALS REGARDLESS OF WHO Wlfos* IT'S A LUCKY " / THIN6 I'M IN ,_w "’ -4 CjOOD SHAPE! /X — \ THAT SHRIMP | COLONEL HOOFER . ) LOOKS MIGHTY i MeANS BUSINESS / / *ApETERMINED! \ THIS TIME,BUT [ ft HE WON'T CATCH ) ' X \MENAPPIN^! y A __^Jj933;J<m£_Fcjriiftj; Syndicate, i;u.. Great Britain rights rcM-rvftl I IMINN ILL WIN(DUl WHMI IY~ COLONEL HOOFER SHOULO ACCIDENTLY NAIL ME WITH A LUCKY PUNCH ? I'D NEVER LIVE IT DOWN IF HE. SHOULD BEAT ME—I ALMOST WISH I WASN'T 40lN£r TO BOX HIM— , _ _ ^ _ _ I I'M SURE I'LL BEAT CASPER,BUT ANYTHIN^ IS POSSIBLE IN THE RINCrl ONE WILD PUNCH CAN CHANGE THE STORY WHAT IF THE NEWSPAPER HEADLINES SHOULD READ* CASPER KAYOS HOOFER!" BR-R-R*. I'D DIE OF NEXT WEEK THE GREAT BATTLE WILL TAKE PLACE! CASPER versuTcOL. HOOFER FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE 600D- FELLOW5' CLUB! So Oo Of/ Cp\ Of/ Oq J^OTTH MEW HAVE FINISHED TRAINING AND ARE READY FOR THE 40N4‘ WHO WILL WM?