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I think the thing to do with Mungo is send him to spend all next winter in Havana so he can get it all out of his system. Maybe he and Hemingway can do the town together....
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I think the thing to do with Mungo is send him to spend all next winter in Havana so he can get it all out of his system. Maybe he and Hemingway can do the town together....
I'm not just saying it, I had the exact same thought. Caniff has them in a haystack, it's now or never.
First panel tomorrow: The danger passes and they both look at each other relieved, but meaningfully.
Second panel: They embrace.
Third panel: (haystack is tossed around a bit, some time has clearly passed) They look a bit disheveled but content and in repose with Burma smoking a cigarette.
No words get said in any of the three panels.
That will do it and get it past the censors..
...In Bath, Maine, 34-year-old Dr. Merrill E. Joss yesterday swore his innocence as he was led away to begin a 10 to 20 year sentence at hard labor at the State Prison in Thomaston. The baldish physician was found guilty of manslaughter in the bludgeoning death of his physician wife, Dr. Luverne Harris Joss, in the basement of their Richmond home. The prosecution alleged that Dr. Joss killed his wife so that he might be free to marry "the so-called other woman in the case," 35-year-old Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman Mayo. Dr. Joss claimed that the couple had already agreed to divorce, and that Mrs. Joss was slain by a mysterious "bearded man" who had accosted him earlier outside the home demanding narcotics. Dr. Joss faces further legal action from relatives of his late wife, seeking her share of the couple's property....
...In Atlantic City, N.J, men may now bathe shirtless, with the "relaxation" of the long-standing law requiring men to wear top-pieces while swimming. Police Chief Earle W. Butcher emphasized that the law has not been "repealed," and while police will look the other way when gents display their hairy chests in the surf, men will still be required to cover their upper halves while walking to and from the beach....
... View attachment 345240 WELL BLESS BESS! Looks like Burma will have some fun after all!... .
Nice to have the follow up. He seemed guilty as hell. Do they sentence prisoners to "hard labor" anymore or has that been done away with?
Note the flash of Burma's thigh above the bandage - Caniff knows what he is doing.
Hopefully, Dude's showered after Raven, for Burma's sake.
I'm sorry, I hadn't noticed, are you saying there are women other than Burma in comicstrip land right now?
Tarzan is drawn by Mr. Burne Hogarth, who will also create a very popular series of anatomy-reference books for artists -- and all that aside from having the best of all possible names for a man who draws an adventure comic for a living. Here's a look at one of his originals:
View attachment 345263 I don't like to see Tarzan beating up lions, so hopefully they'll team up in the next strip to take down the hunters.....
T...Kay's name is Fields, as in "Kay Fields, Secret Operative 49." That'd look pretty snazzy up there at the top of the strip.....
...Dude has let his hair grow since we saw him last. I bet the DL still calls him "Bald One" just for spite.
Mr. Dude Hennick, for those tuning in late, is an old college crony of Pat Ryan's who works as a freelance pilot. He has some shady connections who get him into places where he's not supposed to be, and he seems to think he can get away with just about anything anytime he wants to. Miss Raven Sherman, American heiress turned relief worker, with whom he had a passionate tryst after entering her bedroom from a window ledge one night in Hong Kong, would no doubt agree. When Hu Shee showed up at that hotel with a message from the DL, it was Dude who agreed to fly everyone into Invader territory to break the DL out of prison, after which Terry and Hu Shee became separated from the rest of the group. We haven't seen Dude since, but I assume he's not allowed the grass to grow beneath his feet.
Has anyone slept with the DL? I think I'd be too scared to...
And here as a bonus is the original art for the moment when Pat and the DL got as closest as they have gotten. September 29, 1939. This was the start of the storyline where Pat and April got separated from the group and ended up being rescued by Cap'n Blaze. April, fortunately, is not in the next room just now.
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Can you tell Pat's a writer?
Not knowing what came before or after, hence, taken on its own, I'd say the message in these four panels is they did it.
...An actress in the Italian theatre, furious that her husband's affections had strayed, stabbed her rival today on the steps of Coney Island Magistrate's Court. 45-year-old Mrs. Grace Rocco of 8129 17th Avenue slashed 46-year-old Mrs. Josephine Ventrella with a kitchen knife after the two women testified in court concerning an assault charge against Vincent Rocco, a playwright, of 105 Avenue U, Mrs. Rocco's estranged husband. Mr. Rocco left his wife some time ago to take up residence with Mrs. Ventrella, and Mrs. Rocco had gone to that residence to plead with her husband to return home. A quarrel developed, and according to Mrs. Rocco, he struck her. Rocco denied striking his wife, and declared that he has no intention of returning to her. Magistrate Charles Solomon admonished Mrs. Rocco, asking "why do you want this man? You're an attractive woman! Don't be foolish about this matter!" "I love him, Judge," replied Mrs. Rocco. After some discussion, Magistrate Solomon dismissed the complaint and sent the parties on their way. As they were leaving the building, Mrs. Rocco produced a kitchen knife, screamed "I'll get you!" and slashed at Mrs. Ventrella. Mr. Rocco's attorney, Frank DiGiovanna of 66 Court Street saw the knife and, acting quickly, diverted the blow so that Mrs. Ventrella suffered only minor injury. Police arrested Mrs. Rocco and upon seeing her returning to the courtroom, Magistrate Solomon admonished her again. "I told you you were foolish!" thundered the Magsitrate, but Mrs. Rocco merely replied "I love him."...
...A 17 year old Coney Island youth will face a ruling tomorrow on a charge that he created an obstruction on the beach by sticking a flagpole bearing an American flag into the sand. Peter Dominnani of 653 Classon Avenue was brought in on a similar charge last week, but Magistrate Nicholas Pinto dismissed the charge and directed the Parks Department not to bring in any more such cases. The youth was brought before Magistrate Charles Solomon today on the same charge, but explained that he thought he had been acquitted on the previous charge and that "it was all right to fly the American flag on the beach." Magistrate Solomon criticized Parks Department supervisor Emile Mardarin for bringing the charge, but Madarin requested that this time a clear ruling be given to settle the matter once and for all. The Magistrate agreed to review the case with a representative of the District Attorney's office before announcing a decision tomorrow....
... View attachment 345391 And Jinx Falkenburg says "whew, I'm glad that's finally over with."....