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HOUSe^STEWsfEOCOM^-F^CH^^NS^} AU.'aAY MONEY^^My 1
UTURE. MV VEEV HAPPINESS 1
DEPENDS ON IT. fVE |
.FOUND THE OIEL 09 1
MY OBEAW^— 6EB A

'! IVE SPENT MEARUV iSCOCl

—
eNTBRTAIMERS WILL ARRIVE 4
jo 5T aoiwe outJ
TotAoaaow. .... »
,

FOR A FIMAL CHECICUP.

WISTA
SI
Tuws? 06 ROAD'S RLOCKtbi

^^
^
HeViL00KAHEREil/:.^g^?g«J£^'^.^6 .V!>^. 7 bwt.HOLV ^ ifh Ofiur Twd
COWTRAtTOR.
..^SA 6K> IDEA? ^
1

sn^oke; IWSTEK.
,

S’M
HEV, SEE Wiz< CASRViMGOOT,
rw ABOUT TO LOeoggfe-
RE-0P6N TH'
^
TOPSVTORW
CLUB, youae ,
BLOCKIN' TH’
HCHWAV' ^ i

T 'l' H^i'e a months HM/E VOO AW [ TO MECX WITH / HsyiUSSEN MER&..- inv about to
SPENT -mausANCs of dollars: APPOWTfAEMty (yAH APPOINTMENT^ eE-OPEW TM' TOPSV TURLV CLUB.
-vlUSe BANKRUPTeO*' THESES OHLV ONE ROAD LEADIN'
TO IT, AW yOLTCE

y
— M-WW1M1JJ-'
 .

Btfr you CAHT DO IT5 ivt .soofT) fir Lt you

CROOK! you) U&SEN.YOU! WkMtciy
THOUSANDS 4V
TUMKAurtc Of Ml AM* I'LL nr
DOUAM!
I
BC
T'l I /<ME cxmlEAVe
/WE C/kM
A SPACE
LEAVE y w>lu BE
^EXCBEOlHM) SWINDLERI
CAREFUL WHO VOl )ceupn.e,
CALLS A CROOK,
RMMCO } TH' coSTOwfies cawt get >/AL0M6THE ROUdHAHO 010 mis OM
) I SEE?
WITHOUTA ROAD.* /A^lOe.MBOV.y V wuooy. s.
-1 PUttPOSEf

OH, A LftSEN.KlO, JUST SUPPOSIM 1 OlD HAPPEN ^ TWe A HtKT, you \ OR/AAVBE,

cra-wwiscBM*! VOUO LIKE

WERE GUUIA RE-
PAVE TH' ROAO
PAST TK TOPSy TUWV
CLue.'iOEIAAUO
^
yEAHryTOKMOiU Tl^V WERE CLOSIH' "mAT ROAD. SEE?
you StOHEO A 60KAF10S LEASE. I 60T THE
'v.jAOLEy. WOTTA VOU GONNA 00 ABOUT
)
fTo ecrtCAWi
S-1 r
MywoNeyBACK!

JUST WHEN A FELLA FALfiS IN LOVE, HAW, HAW, ,

' TUBBS Y FRANKiE,''
WHOLE WORLD / IM SO iHAW! THERES IKAWTEO 'rW'SE
MAN'TH SEB.'AS BClfiHT, ' \
A
1

CHEERFUL, AW FILLED WITH SCXJ6- ' BERN BLUE, STILL OWE HIS Mousy I CHAMP.
I-.1 COULD eo«U EVERY j BACK.
BLOOEY/ BUMPIN’ ft BUST our AW V" MINUTE. / THATS /
i

HAPPENS! ^1 RICH! J

yt AMT LOSlWS MONEY ON ^ WISHT

>v~m, CLuf’ BUTE'S HORRID TO LEAVE.' NOT ANOTHER WOEO,
V

GUST WHEN WASH I CAROL. VOURE GOING

1
AT D 1 TELL you?
FRANKIE SLAUCHTEROy OOZY,
, Y PLEASE,
(jUST BECAUSE A ROADS BEING RE-PAWED,
i

see: so I HOOK A SUCKER ON A *&.CW

Ilea^. hell go and after thi
PAOiS'.

—
HAS LOST HIS MONEY ^ ,
TO VISIT YOUR AUNTAWO
FORGET THIS Silly ^
UJ —— f WASH FEEL*
PERFECTLS
Iroato Finished, we taW over the clue
y*- AGAIN. TKATS WHAT I CALL SLICK.
POOR KID ! HE
INFATUATION. ^ /"L
4
I
TERRIBLE
ABOUT IT,
l®V7
 — ^

UrC rvE UAHTEO TO COME LIKS CARO- OW A JCNBR-THATW WBW^8ia

XU EE A SUCCESS,
[HOWIE 'WWKV SALARY Of »1Z VkpOLB TOOSL,-—
ive DBEAMED Cf FlUOlN' A WEEK, «Zy. ANY- TWn CAMOV^iOWTWW
—
A Oiau LIKE CAROL. iVf- . W*y. HER OLD MAU f «USTW, HA I
OH.WOTS TW USE?^ V KtCKtO ME OUT, / I svoeswK
^CviJUSTA — A
(
I OUNMA njfr
FAILURE . M \ IT IN! j

TWlS MOT MV STYLE, LADOIE, OEE, WORE A ^LL Ory! BUT ' HCrmiN' KM 'MAKE ME FEEL
If THsars AvjvmiHS i WHATS TH- use PUMCWtf PEOPLEEi HTTER. I OUST WAMTA CO M TO CHINA.
M —
CAM DO If VOUD LIKE IT WOUUWJT 8MN6 BACK
'
v»f SOM PLACE AV 01? 'THERnASMU
TO FUWCH THOSE *9/000 OR MV oet. rrMWHT. INAROW.AHOI
BLA6T10, THIEWHA TWO-SV- CAucrr us
fOUR OfMOSTSItS OH THE ,
COMWSSONS
IM.TX Att
^JUSTSWTWWOnX k
^ CORPS.
J
,

/mOTTOI POHT FROIAVDUR WOHSV LKE A fOOL.ANO I HWE

'WW-R.
I

she's HOT UNDER* HO USE POR POOLS AND FAILURES. IVE FOIt
STAND. BU»EH CAROL TO SEE VOU A6AIH. 6000 0

su5Erw5rorf"2A?[E?vStr3o"ToTH]oAT!r
JOW Hr AtROORPS— ILL BESHOT OOWM IN
W«0LD»/t^ AUSTIOOK PLAMiS.THEVLL BESOCSey THEN.I BETCHA.
r BESOBAD IF 1
SHTDCOMS
Wat THAT
OULY FLASWrCAB.
TO THE VHIMDA BEHOLD THE
L jusroNCC, i PROUD TILT
^^AH‘ WAVE^ OF THE .
CHAUFreties
HEAD. TO
SEE THEM.
yarn nrer
OEEWATHAT
OLOHMSHIS
IMA5
BROKE. :

WOULBTOUi
 — J n '

imil
&l.iMOUT,MaTATueB$.l
.Y I STILL r oH.weu.! '"ANO N01W.R3LKS. BBFOCE WE AUCTION OFF TME FERftlS

UAST TO CAilFOEmA. J —J
PESe on TOES KtONT NBWA /'60T *11. SO.
A\AYBE 1
KIN euv .
IT WONrcOST
AHYTMN& TO
LISTEN. .
.
VJMSEl., I HAVE A KIWJIE TCAIN. THE HIT OF THE AWUSE-
^»>.ENT FARK, FOl-KS. IT gQ NS. IT WHISTLES. ITS

^VESECOHC MIASH
. HAWC ONES. "VUANOEUS
INTO AW
AUCTION,
OINCLES
HIS 66-
MAIN1M6
CAPITAL OF
*11.30,
AUO TBiES
TO LOOK
IWPOBTAMT.

TWO-FIFTY'S 8®. THREE'S 8>0.' solOTOthI

WHO'LL BID THetE? •'IjMLY THEET
t
BUCKS -WHV VOUNO MAN WITH CUCLV.HAIS
,
TKATS A Fot THREE HUMORED
- BAeCAtNl
DOLLARS.*™-^

lyW^WWSLY
/vcu B0U6HT
IKOOlE TRAIN-
A
PLEASE, \
"SuT.OEE W12< \ MAYBE wt ,WHAT5\LeT
:,1AF. luikA
'\ EACUSE ME, MISTA \TOWlll
T-IiODK.VAl' TAUAirAul Vn
TOWUCAH
,
THE fLLTMdBSPir
DEADBEATS oar A
PAY «500. jfv 1
TUBBS. 1
FORK CNEt the/ FELLAS.ITHOUGHTI HONEST, -T 1 I AVI WAlTINO Ftf 2. 'CHAUFFEUR! HE$
IV* 300.
— I WAS BlOOIW CAMTJ h -V YOU SAW.
> u
I

ONLY *3 -not/ OROKE! \

rHA
s WCH» r
' I THR6E ALL TK MONEY \
/'"^Vhumnerd.V# I GOT M TH'
WORLD, FEllAS.
issii.so y

BUT WW THE 1 WELL- fR- HE DIOMT EOSZACKLY sffn*T 5SKr55 wAS3$riijr TJonbeC
I

)SCU.IT.SAH, MtSTATO»SArTeM| )VM .TSK6

HVAXSPBtLr unu
l.r.'.TrVIVlUMA JE MCNOeRtVr H«J lU fM BROKE.
'AAl AUCTION. AM' HE SOBTER ^EMGIHEi '06 IMJL IT VAJZ EVAHGC OH,WOTTA
aWE »T AWAY FO'
—06 STEAFA^ TO 6Cr US OUT TO /o FOOLI AMJ
BNGINB.
ENGIM! vCALIFOBNlA./ ^ L
WOTTA
FOOLI y
 VOWVEOOf^ WHY ? WHATS 1 MIETA TLlBW HAE ^ WHAT THE BLINKING 'BLUE BLAIK
TELL'EA.^Y. HAPPEMED? J DISPOSE OF DE CAH. rw^oucs SACK A SWELL CAR FOR THIS oaiy PILE o' JUWKP KAVE
^g_^^^SAH,AM' rlOfWe SAlO ABOUT I STARK, BAVIWfl WAD’ CTTr
1
LUCIFER. WE IS J 1

I— 1 HAVEHY ) wiPOUT. ME IS TRUE. TAL { .

.

MBr
THE KEART^ A fAORON. I'M {. .103:
•..
O'. ,.

r WELL, WELL! SO VOO HAVE A B81SHT'

IDEA. I RECKOH VOoVE FKjyEEO GOW TO
HOW WE’RE fiOlUe TO RIDE OUT TO A CAUFORWAfJ
^OLy SIAOKEl I
CALIFORNIA (H THIS CXNtC/ mr-^'
leOTAMIDEA? contraptiwjV^^

(^WERB GOW \ I THIS ISTH' EWY MV MlCIfT CLUES S'POSEO 'TH' OwSr^ESTlOU IS' HOW
-BACK HOM£ CAN CUSTOAKERS GET THERE
'

OPEN. I STILL OWM TH' LEASE. I PAID T>l'

M
'

\
OPEN -ne ORCHESTRA AH' ENTERTAINERS TWO WEEKSj WITHOUT A ROAD. ORTV
TOPwnnw 1 IN AtVANCE. EVEevTHIlEG'S A rPRICBB
HIGH-
,

^ ctwft.' 7 dSif, VJlEACfY. EASY. r»*w V AM ’ TRAm'S 7 H‘

ANSWER! ^ I

ENTERTAINEM
AND OWE OF
THE BEST
ORCHESTRAS
I
W THE LAND
WAIT INk-
I
fiATIBMTLV
AT THE
I
DESEKTEO i

TDPSy TURW I

CLUB.
I

^Y^WHEBrS TW '
I ’REAR HE WCHT T THE
ROD'S CLOSEP. TH' HECK lU. NEVER OPENl SHAKE A
OWNER OF THIS BROKE AND SKIPPED ) CUSTOMERS CANT GET VES.BOVS-. UNU5A0 THE TRUCKS.
PLACE? y ,^TOWN. HEBE WITHOUT A ROAO.
^
he^TneveS^
K
' »aa »IUAK./J rtpEMTHC I
 Wash's ambition to
SUCCEED AS THE NEW
OWNER OF THE TOPSY-TURW
NI6HT CLUB>RECEIVES A SET
BACK WHEN THE HIGHWAY IN :

FRONT OF THE CLUB IS TORN UP.

BUT HE BUYS A MINIATURE
RAILROAD TO TAKE CARE OF
THAT situation.
EASY RETURNS To THE SCENE
TO FIND WASH UP TO HIS
NECK IN LOVE AND TROUBLE.

^^ONEy TO PA.V THE FLtMTV. IT4 ONtY SOO

PtUVEeS.BASV. MUUV. AMO A. VAROS TO A f^VED CMD
40WTACT W FAtM£« MRKIM6
•ooser
LOI
SACK O* THE CLUB. tVE
MeAe.BY. .
6EEI AetAM^O FOSAPAtnuHO
AftttwJGe v LOTANP RySWrcWAV.
>
poft A,
RtSHT-
y
c-^
I HOPE
WE 60T EvBRYTHWffS SET.
J

^
OF-WAv (wAL' >" EVJ0U6H
TOSOW£ TRACK*.
OTHER,
ftOA.0.

^ HA‘ ILL MOW

PEOPLE TWS
IN

L
TOWN IF Ite A
OUHWV OR NOI^
tvSe^ r SAY,
THOUfiHT

I
BROKE .y
j*i^K8N^4WCrSTER& ARE «.'MNA GVPME.' NO DETOOR. St<5N ^^6SA,. WSTA TOSB5. VAS
SUM.' OH.MAM.J’ESLISSEN
OAT WHISTLE.'

Lusic ey PAUL €ooc»aau's

* HOT-CHA SWIN6 BAND.

lUT SKT OF ALL IS TWF FCEE TRAIN RIOB TOANC

•NCLUOiWG A Mvy OF FAST FRQtA THE CLUB IN WASH'S tOODlE TttAIM.
'
SYePPlWG BEAUTIES.
TOO cuTe
FOR wOtOV

FO«TV rc
IHE 6ALA,UNBXPeCTeO
wi^cArn.. cv OPEMiMG OF mB'TOPsy
'•/rcisiiNs? vr
I
tnc iw
lENTEOTAmeRSlI TOKW CLUB IS- A MUSE SUCCESS,
THE Kro be^ERVESl YOO t\T'5 WONDERFUL, WAWIE ;
AM' SPEAKIWOF MONEy,/ SAIWTS ABOVE!
iHB A LOT O' CKWX / BET OH, I 00 HOPE youLL
,

fNIGHT
SECOMO ijjEH.eOIYTV HE
\
1^«AKE
|
HEBE’S TH' HOWNERD / HAVE YOO aEANEO
BUCKS I BOBBOWEO I UP FlOO ALRE^DV?
IS '
^'^^Trrr^ mnJ ^lE. I
FROM 60ZV (W OROEEV
EVEN A V ’’o opEw.
BPSOER
SUCCESS
THAMTHE
FIRST.
rPHANKS
*-*
LARGELY
TO IWASH'S
TRAIM.THE
lOPSYTURW
CLUB IS
CROWDED
TO CAP-
ACITY.

DEY’S ABOUT TO-WUK ^YOU'RE SITTING PRETTY, OLD TOP. LOOX.l BOUGHT YOUR
MET© DEATH, MiSTA ,BACK. THE CASH REGiSTEeS STILL FULL O’ BEAUTIFUL
ftUBBS- OH, MAN, HOW ^IILS, AND TOMl&HT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER SELLOUT.
DEW folks'loves to
RIDE Dl6 LIL TRAIN! J woto?'
IT'? .
 WtUkTOF n! WMV. V(X) CEMENTED ,
T
TV' OWLV CEASO^
I CAME PACk,
OCOC\.E-BU6, 'lOU EE tETTlNG WW!
I j
^EA^v. WA& B-ECAUSE
1
WOT 7 H'
WVE GOT A gold WINE#^1OPH»/ev)'T
CAROt HECK'S TH‘ use OF
HEARD } &ru'A SUCCESS FOR
A WORD FROM jA SOMEBODY WHEW THEY
HEB- V OOVfTCARE? Jl

CAROL! wwoM f^CAse, oAooy i coucdmt ttWiW! MX/VC HCA«0 THAT HOUR
EARTH' ARE you '
STAUD Vismuo AUWT ARMEPC WHimRSUAFFCR, .WMH TuHBS, KA%
. AV^HCR MJFWTt. IT WAS t-«f
eeruRMEP a«o opcnep the fopsy
OKASTtyl TURVy CUUS -THArS
ww youvE

SIjri THOUGHT THE nWRE ? I TOAD you so! mains mv

RCIAO wSbC^KEO./^. he sought SOME TOLD YOU HBD BE
\
'-^PT FOOT.*.' WAS CAROL MCKEE ON TW PHOWE.
- ... OF A. TCAJN, HE I
A H'RAV!
^/7 HAULS PEOPLE -THCCE success! AMD NOW /
WXILL HAVE TO AOMItV /
WELL,
BETTER
SHE'S back!
r—
J FBOM AWOTHJTB ROAD.
THAT Ht HAS aRAlMS*A»JTACK,CAROL.
SHE’S SACK! J
I MEN RATHSH-AH-
HE'S
V SUCCESSFUL, HEAR. ^ I
.

- s
/PERHAPS THE LAD
ISNT AS DUMB
— I AS I THOUGHT.

YOU DONT HAVE TO TEAR THE) 6UT SUE STILL CABtS WHERE'S MY BEST SHIRT ? WHERE'S MY WEW SUIT?
yUOWSE DOWN ABOUT IT, YOU / ABOUT MB. OONT STAW THERE VA DUMMY* HELP ME GET KESSEO'
,

V.. -^i.F-w^SHE STiLLCfcKS! LUCtfER'LUCIFeR! OERVJ THAT CHAUFFEUR! >

— U 050V, I AINT MAO . ^d MY SHOES ARE A MESS! I'LL
>niH
/f
NOBOOyl r-^
NEED CAUDV AN' FLOWERS!
1 HOLY SMOKE. I'M AS NERNUUS '
K
TO M>«S M«KEE'S HOUSEJ DON'T VOORE THE VOU'ee A DEAR, WASH,
’
BE AfCMO TO STEP (^TH’ OAE.' fAOST WONDERFUL I THINK IT WAS AWFLV CLGveR
HURRV iStEPONlT! 060V, 6tRL I EUER , THE WAV VOU OUTSMARTED THAT
WHO 0AM5U THINK OWNS THIS .
k MET. J J^HORRiD THAWKIE SLAUGH'^E^
•-7 OL' WORVO, AMVWAV? r—

rp'S SPRING
“WAUTlFU.
SPRING. THE
BlRDlES AND
BEASTlSSAND
WEE WASHIE
ASE ALL
A-TWfTTEe.

BVERVTHIMG AMO THEN.... WELL, TH’

luE DOMe.cAeoi, Wly trou ble ISTHAT
HAS SEEN FOR
VOU. 1 JUST lOOESMT VSbf/T WORR^
CODUDWT FA\L, Like me.jf HOW. HE JUST
TM GUNNA ooESNT rem.i:e
BE EVEN A WHAT A 6V5
SUCCKi.
^^B'GGER L ^AAN VOUASe.

VJHt6\ I GOTTA 'EXCUSE ME, BOSS. THERE'S

SWR-LEAF CLOVE « MERRY TROUBLE. FOUR GENTLEMEN
WE CXD,61R, BUT THEY GOT
VERY U6LV. SIR.
FOB.
AW A
MV PILLOW,
PAINSOW
evening; (
yMSIST ON G ^NG A TABLE. /throw
kFORMV BED. TELL ’EM THE' f / OUT, WHO
RESERVATIONS (
DO THBY
ASIE TAKEM, TWkJiCS
X TwvjWPE. y I RUNkHM'
Vthss.clubV

sjrriMS
fORTUHATE
AND. LUCKY
m
IN
BWfittSSr'

Wg:,C»JLP A MAM ASK^

THE NERVE OF THOSE ]( HOLD MV COAT, WO, NO.' FOR PETE'S

TRYING ToTclEAR OUT, YOUX _ __ _ ( YEAH,
^ ME AND SOW MEN,S£lZIN6^,'-''en73^VSTeR,AN0 SAKE. EASY. —
GET TOUGH,) PUNKS. WBRS OF THE BOYS puC TA8 LE!Tns 0LENCE!L I'l-L— DON'T START )
swr^TAKiN \
DROPPED IN TO
HOW BUSINESS
ANY TROUBLE?/

^^«7!ir^AU6HTER«
 BIG-HEARTED. HERE'S MAYftg VOU DONT CATCH ON.
VOOR ORIGINAL S6,000 PLUS AM BUT THIS TAKE JT.OR^ SONNY. WS60T A MONOPOLY
EXTRA TWO GRAND FOR 'YOLIR PUACg ISA LEAVE n. ON THE tOISHT CLUB RACKET
TRAIN, DISHES AMO INCIDENTALS. 601.D WIME.
.
STUPID! we lU THIS TOWN, AND YOU'RE
WlODftA yASAY. PAL?
''
CLEAC
1 K.IN
, THAT MUCH ainYthbus., QUIN\Nd OUR BUSINESS!
MONEY ItJ 'v W.\MT. _/
NO TIME.

TIIAE TVlUGS SW. T VJOaWJT ' OQHTB6A /thAT.\ /

BEGiVJ TO UOOK ROSY
WAT ON EASTH LETAMV TWO-BY- SARSISTER.I GUVS.,
IP THE COPS \T0U€Hv \'
P<V
BLOpEY.* FOUR. CWSELEft
,V /
WIU VOO DO. TEU. ME WHAT > CAWT SET \
SUMPltJ AUWAvS
A\
iUlO<v 0
DARLVNG?
<.^PPENS^ S. TO DO.-^/ BEST OF FRMJKIE j^e
TOUGH,
'

rao-lp”'
a WAMTAjI

TRAJJKe SLAUGHTER’S 6NEM ^

DON'T RUNl CAN KUROi WE e HOURS TO OECIDE WETHER
r

1
ANY RISK, P ^
DARLiNSr: GESWIZX CASE 11a WITH
FIGHT. IN EITHER lU T®
AT
SSa MV W6HT CtUB TO HIM
A LOSS. OR WHETHER Zfk TO
L PLEASE.V EASY? 1 YOU. BUT IT'S RlStC HAVIN' HIM PUT Mg OUTA j
wotll j I Your club, ..BUSINESS.
DO? /LAOOIE.AND
^
m^tk
VOUR MOWEVAT
'^take-the
DECISION tSNT
FOR ME TO
 m ^

am‘ 6 E 0R6 E wash a

I'W A MAN,’ ’ATS WST J
A>.M rvt AM AMERICAN meroN TUBBS
CmZEM. 1 fiOT PRIWCIPLES. 6UKHA, KEEP OP Wi J
,

OEORiSe WA'SHIMCTON PIGHT. VOO HEAB "mAT!

FOUGHT TO NVAKE- THIS IMNOTGUNNABE >
A UAMD OF
Wn
. -

tlBERTy. y
RULED By BACKETKKSl,

GOOD 80/, POOMER ! 1 KMEW THE PROFITS THIS UJEEK. KT/S, HAVE
VOO WOUtDMT LET THOSE SLASTED
*ACtCETBBtS eUPFALO VOO. VfE’LL
.

DROPPED TO LESS'M A THOUSAUO SUCKS. wrRE GOM'TD PUT HUh OUTA m\m%
UNNER^AND!
UNHERSTAMD! sucK,
SUCK, yoOLt
yoUiL be the first
PISHT’EM! LISSEH HeCE,FeAHKIE! CALLER. WElL USE THE SAME TACTICS THAT
BET WE will! ITS ALL ON ACCOUUTA l£USE& OH BEEZyS HAMBURGER PALACE AMD
IVE OUTSMARTED TH' TOPSV TUftW CLUSI THOSE CTHEB JOIMTS. THEy MEVfR FAlLj/j;;^
‘EM WCE. AM' ^ "
'do n AGA'M. (fRAWKIE!

iFAUTIFUL GBOUMDS fOi HAVE. MR- TOBBS OK VES INDEED. MOW, I REPReSEMT THE PARIMUTUAl
MOST AMAZIMG. BEIMG SO ocmenTw ASSOClAnON/M^
4AVE VOU HAD MUCH TROUBLE PROW FAR OUT OF TOWU, WHV;
&UD fUSLumrev PEOTECTWE
LMUU AMDSBRUBBESy
LAWM
•lOODLUMS STEAUM6 AMD MUTILATIMG VOUB TUBBS. FOR THE SMALL SUM OF 01RVS5 A ^EK
TM SURPRISED VOU HAVE A
, SIR, WEIL GOARAUTEE 'VOOR GROUNDS AGAINST

^
‘

‘'Wt-mzr:Txei'’'iaB7 sw®'J®berv ? >HRUB LEFT. FRIGHTFUL

AMOUNT OF V/«JOALISM’S VANDALISM.^>>-:-77^
SEEM GOING ON. VKNOW.
^ SOUNDS LIKE
A .GOOD lOEA.y1
Jr V
 THE TOPSV TURVy NiGHT CLUB
OPEMS WITH A BANG AND
BECOMES A SUCCESS! HOAA
EVER, FRANKIE SLAUGHTER
BY ROY CRANE TRIES TO f?UIN WASH BY MAK-
ING HIM PAY property PRO-
TECTKDN INSURANCE, AND
EVEN GOING SO FAR AS TO
BREAK ALU THE WINDOWS
IN' WASH'S CLUB-

COST
,

ME YOU
TUT TUT. W DEAR
JOiWED THE VlSlUANTS
fLU HAVE VOO KWOW, 5tR. THATX IZZAT «0? '
^
/fate, AyS.TOBBS. A STBAMOE
THE VI6IUWTE WINDOW PMTeCToes ) THEN HOW COME /^tWClDEMCE, PROVING THAT IT
$850//WINDOW PROTECTORS A^SOCiA
TlON, I WOULD HAVE SWE
^ YOU^eSO. AND DON'T CALL
——
A«60CU(riON 1$ AM OeOAWZAnON / all Wi wmOOWS PAYS TO CAWev WiMOOW PeOTECTIOM.
r BEYOND BEPfiOACH. 7 60T BoBTED L

V
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN HE UABIE
A'6 A CROOK. AGAIN, OR ^|FA -X BVOHT AFTEB I TO HAPPEN AGAIN. SEE? J
\ REFUSED TD
.lU BUST TOUR (10SE x:«
’

?9K V JO'N? y
 ,

WASH TUBBS
HEBE'S WHAT WE'EE UP ASAIWST, ME.TUgsS. DUfoktunatelv.
FBANKiE SLAUGHTER'S A RMOWN eACKETEEB,, YOU'tL CATCH THOUGH. VO LfRE
BUT WE PROVE JT.‘ people are
CANT i
HtW IM 9LBNTV BEWNOTHE Ctry
AF8A^D TO TESTlFy, WE'VE «OT TQ CATCH J OF ACTS AT LIWJTSAMO OUT
HIM> IN A CE>W>(MAL- ACT. , AW ®LACE. OF OUR JUHlS-
V OlCTlON.

GOT OULY 3 DEPUTIES, WELL.SOMHV, I'LL DO THE BEST

fAY STARS! I'VE
AMO YOU'RE THE TWENTIETH PERSON
ICAM. BUT HOWTHESAfAWO-
tW GOlUG TO PSOTECT T\HEMTy
. BEGSIM' FOR PROTECTIOKl.
PLACES AT THE SAW£ TIASE
ISA MYSTEBy TO L\eS yWHTEp ^
)

^ THVS IS FLO, THE CIOARET GlRl WELL.

WHOS THAT COY HAMOlNG ) A DEPUTY AT THE TOPSY TURW. USSEN
AROUWO OUTSIDE ? •'SHERIFF, OBOY. HERE
PRAMWE, IM AFRA'O,.--- , " '’=r GOES.
AT CAST WE CAN ruEV GOT A COP' rTs ^ /
BREATHE EASIER^ STATWNED AT TVE/ALL BIGHT,
tSOOR. V ''•'0. OUST

^WHAT^SO/AEBODT —
(AY EVENING'S ,

SIAAPLY RUINED.' 7 WITH THIS

TO HECK ,
COVAE ON. \ OH.NW \ THEY AREN'T fWWG
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HAPPEHEO] threw K LET'S60 TO, «osh! \tmeir checks

STEMCH
I

PLACE.' THE HOT }f] irSQUMMA EITHER, MR.

»e\* VsTIMKBOUB . spoT.y ^
^s'mwaf»uwAi
RUIN
OUT?
bomb; / TUBBS!

200 PATRONS
DRIVEN FROM
Topsy TUftvy
CLUB!
EVEN WTH A
CEPUTV SHERIFF
ON GUARD.
FRANKIE
SLAUGHTER
JlUSESTROUBie.
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is37urBuji7TH'"'Y'^W6r04D^T^ '
>HER\FF SA.VS WE WELP VOO, SWEET, he's
SPa.RE ANOTHER IMAD LOTS OF EXPERIENCE
DEPUTY— \T U50HS VWtTH RLCKETEERS. .
I

JNE I GOTTi. FIGHT ,

FRANKIE SLAUSHTER A
, ALONE. y\

'
"wyova-Y AWWE.YoyNfi man, &(JT.SEE'W\Z,> YWV DON'T VOli PAV TWE RACKETEERS,
TH\4: ITS CHEAPER ID PW WR. SltKES, BOOST 'rtJUR PWCeS, AND LET YOOR
PROTECTION THAN TO PAY THOSE OERN , CySTOMERS FOOT TH£ B(LL?
OAHkASES.. (iWlSSTERS

Hofflw
Of TriiMftSTO/
yPRQTEtT.

BUT tf I ^ THEN I HAVE

eA\SE PRicesA nothiho more JyjT ANY HMD OF A ; T»A HAVIM'A
HOLY SUOKE TO SAY. B'.GsIr
, W&, MR.TUBSS'.PUA^E/ UJTTATfiOl»lE
1 WONT WElj than YOU
I YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT rr's/'"'^*' FRANKIE
HAVE AMY /mvSOV MAvr' LIKE TO BE OUT
CySTOWRS// LEARNED THAT ~— » FtND
. y WEY CANT WHIP h PVWE FOR VA.
V EUODE. SURE
y
'
C THE UNDERWORLD J
V. I WiuL.
V^SlNGLE-HAHOED.

TROUBLE 'NlTH SLAUGHTER? that's what I SAID TOO, BUT YOU CASi'T
WHY. HE'S THE DIRTY, THIEVING. BEAT HlhA, t-KNOWl .t TRIED! WELL,
y A THANKS FOR THE JOB, PAL., BUT : GUESS
BlANkETV-BLANKEO so AND SO
^HO TOOK MV CLUB!
J
^ WELL
HE’S NOT
GUNNATAKE.
JHIS'N/
' IT VNOULON'T last LONS ENOUOH TO BE
s. WORTHWHILE. — '
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7
a's cowiw' TO
A>IAEft\CAM CmZEM
*, peeTTv pass, 8v 60tLv. when au
CAlj'T BuN A tlOSlNESS WITHOUT
I’tA TIB.6D Of PAYlW PRO-
TECTION AM DAMAOES FOR I
,71^
Just \uATiNS foe A
[COUPLE 0' FR\EVlOS TO
^
All his PROFITS 60lW TO A 6 AN(S OP — TWIS'N THAT'. I WOMT Duuuv: WHY oeop
USED TO Ruk
0v.
1 CKOOKS! [- Dorr! niBEDERNED DON'T YOU A VACHlWE SUN IN THE
-OPlWtUJ DO SU»APlM?i< >AM>e OUTFIT DOWN IN
Cuateiaala
I

ARE ! COfAE Ik. aOYS, AVID WEET fioioo TO WOEK FOR YOU, SOW
—
^TrvqsER
^
•HE'S HWNO A LITT
—LE NVSUNOKSTAMD-
-^iKiA WITH 50KSB
lAURtHy AMD HALLELUJAH 80BIWS0W, THE
CHAMfiOM tAACHlWS (SUMMERS OF 6UATEIAAIA.

'
\/ LEAVE CT TO am; EXCEPTIH' for boiled /• I
JERRY N
Yso YOU
/ HE S JUST \THEGaiM
' I
WAWTA
JUST \ US. BUD.
LFISHT FIRE
we I

I
TURNIPS, THERE'S NUTTik'OW
EARTH VJE DESPISES LIKE
OFF THE ROCK.X SAYS YOUJ/KNEW JERRy
(ON ALCATRAB
FRANKIE. SHAME
PROTECT WITH FIRE. RACKETEERS, y tAlSHT
WHUpWELL!
>Ay WIGHT k!._
CLU®. y
— L
WITH SWILES / ijEe.0 A
TORTONI. /TRiSSES SIT OOWW.
PAL, AWY,
PMEWD OF
,
JERRY IS
Uksht with
V US.

4f CCUISE WE'LL BE GLAD TO VW OUT, WT AS FOtt fiUESS HU BUM OUT TO A AMD I HEAR THEVeS
TA1!;IM6YOU IMTO THE GAMS. PLACE LED THE TOPS'! U00KIH5 FOR MORE.
MVS HAVE THIS TOWN IN THE .nEY'VE JUST
/-r^T^ALIA OF OUR HANDS. IWPORTtO A COUPLE OF HEY, wait! SIT DOWN
ITOUGH fAUSCLE SOYS . .
AND HAVE A DRINK,
S pal. THATS A /—
Different^
\
story. /Sk
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ToeB) K vuam a MoyguARDj
KWOtK^, YOU ANO OOe tETTEe
rvEAH. we'u i^e.
TUBB6’ NEW
^ BEAOV, WiUCKS.
.fSMiWE SAVS TO SEE
60 OUT AMO «e HOW,
-
^E’UU
80CIY6UA8C./ 5 UP THEVRE TOUGH.
\TOyGH TH6y Ase,/ \SOFT£H
t»A UR

HMIAAA! I GUESS WE CAN USE A MEW

6AM6-MiEMBEe AFTER ALL. T06T0M1. HERES
THE NEW TR\66eR fiUY. BOYS. TU6
«. tuAft'e Akit _ '
WAR'S 0H\

D© SOM>E WIRE-TAPPVMG. BETTER SET BUT 1-1 JOBT HAVEMT THE ONCE A D0UBLE-CR05SER, YOU SAP, ALWAYS A
R© O FuO, YOUR C16ARET &IR\„ PODHER, HEART TO FIRE HER, EASY. SHE >OUBLE-CBOSSER‘. OH SEC0M5 THOUGHT THO, VOOO
7 SHE’S A SPY 0’ SLAUGHTE R’S. MEEDS TH' MONE’/, POOR KID. SETTER LET 'ER STAY. WE CAN USE A TRAITOR TD
HER tAOTHER’S IN A HOSPITAL, ,
Pass ALONG false iMFORfAATlOM./'^ ^
I'LL TALK TO HER, EASY-I'AL '
i- -H- WONT *; 1

AOAIKi

»eM~Hll^. OERN HIS H\OE, HE SAID (FX PLAVBO'\'UHAT‘D, WELL, NATURALLY I TOLD
easy! FRAMKIC SLAUGHTER TOMlfiHT, EASY, HE'D IvoO SAY?, HHA THAT I WAS UNDER.
CAN'T BE SATISFIED WITH- BEAT *AE UP. COMTRACT AMDHAO TO PLAY
I
BUSTIN' WINDOWS AN' DRIVIN BUT I'W PRETTY WORRIED.
AWAY CUSTOWBRS — WOW I-tVE NEVER BEEN «4 A

^
. HE'S TR’iTN'
MY BAND!
TO TERRORIZE FlSHT, EASY. I WOULDN’T
KNOW HOW TO ACT. ,-.4
i
 -SVNOPSIS-
FRANKIE SLAU6HTER,THE
TOWNiS BI6 RACKETEER ISTRY-
IN6 TO PUT WA5H TUBBS'
TOPSV TORVY CLUB OUTOF
BUSINESS. WASH DECIDES TO
FIGHT, AND HE HAS HIRED
TRIGGER MURPHY AND HAL-
LELUJAH R0BIN50N,CHAM-
WON MACHINE GUNNERS FOS
HIS bodyguard.

WeM I START HOME fHOLV SWOKEf ITS A,vyiR€ -TAPPlNfi

TUthSHT, THtyLL 86 W6’u] ISWT I HOOKEC OR. WAMT TO R.0'.
UVINO FOR ViE DOWU OP tV) iFLftT ‘'I-Bjl—- USTtN? / SHE'S CALUM
IV TX8 PARKIM6 FRAMiiLve
LOT— CLUB. slaushteb!

LISTEN, PKANKie, THEVRe ^ WO DUMlWiV!^ STRATesV. OLOlw iWlTH THE PROPER T/'BECAUSE IM OOIMlS TO BE
'

TRYING TO KEEP YOU FROIA
BEATING UP THAT BAND UEAOER
TONIGHT. RASH'S CAR WH-L PICK
HIIA UP IN FEONTA
JHE TOPSY
BUT WHV'D you eviDEHCe, Vrt CAN PUT SLAuSHTER 0EH1MM INSIDE WITH 'iJITNESSESJ
LET HER TELL THE BARS. { WANT «W, TO STOP >001!. J THE TVOE HAS TMHEaMCINB
A OUR PLAN?^ CAR, TO (SET TOUOH— jgl HlS GOOSE ISHT COOKER VET,

'EASY ANB THEIA tough''

B0DY6UAR&S WERE IN } IS THAT so?
THE R\R WITH )
^ WHAT'S 'THEN 9ABV-FAC6
T
TUBBS WUST BE
THE MATTER, IN HIS CLUB
SPIKE? /i THgy'RE I

ALOMe,
.

aAVIM' FOB I

US, FRAMVRj

MIONICHT. AS THE THREATENED BAND LEADE] .15 ESCORTED KOMEI

FKOkLTHE TOPSY TUWV.A K\AH STEPS OOT, WAWW! :a flashlight. I
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K COUPLE 0? you OUVS see' that easy SANSSTEes— P00>! JHE' THAMK HBAVEMS\ C HO HO) WH^S ^
BETORVI FOR HAIFAN HOUR — THE REST Oe DOVfr scare V.E AN>i. FOB THAT SIB! AFRAlOA FRAkl<\E
US WIUU PAV OUR RESPECTS TO MR.TUSBS. MORE, otfjyjiooy,
60T 'EM ON
we
TH' SPOT
' '
^ SIAUSHTEB? OPEN
TW CHAtARAfiMe.
' OWWlDCY, AW'—^

FRANKIE WHERE'S THAT BOW- IWS ME,\ THE COAST \S

l.E«:E0 DEPOTV SHERIFF) ‘
JgST W-WHATlITOOJCIEAR, BOVS.
isLAUSHTER!' WHO'S 9EEH HANSIM6 / 1 WAS C’MOM.IN —
V ABOWO lATEWjX^ W-WWOUDERlNl.|A6!.OCKTV4e EXITS

Tf;WHW::

WO BETTEE HOT START AMY VmE SEE, OWAT-FACEl I HEY, YOU KNOW MAYBE YOU AW ON^
VERY
TROUBLE. EASY ANS> MV J'rOO BOTHER ME^WHO I AM.POPEyi QUCVC TO CATCH
BODYOL'ARDIL BE BACK. vS— —
HBpwig^^BS
^
a SOON, AN'.... _4<C»~7

N-«Nd,SI^
"
SUPPOSIN' ME AMO yOuSTgp imto yooR
THE POLICE SHOULD \ j NEvi'a SPORT. STICK PRIVATE OFPiCB FOR A I'TTLE HEART TO-
ASK, BO you KNOWJsaw VOL) TO THAT STORY. ^EART YALK
AWO IT- LL SAVE
T WHO I AM? rf 2’!FOre IN
vou A REAL
i BEATtNS.'
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FIRST OP Aik J COWS^PERTTAN tHSUtl VnO WHAT'S IA«6, yoo STUPlD, B*JS-PAC60.1}N^^B_SEC0ND^PLA<E. J^ONTtli
FOR A OlMKEV. SAWED-OPF ORASS- MOM-ESSEUTIAL SLAB OF CEOW-EAIT, IM TfREt toSOOBAUkJ TO THE COPS. AW
^OOPEB UIKeyO^ TOTHIMK HE OFASKIMd YOU TO 6IVE OP VOUR LEASE AMO HIRIV;- SO»AE MUSCLE <3UVS TO M
^—V<v CAM OUTSfAABT FRANWC
I
SIAUSHTER? y
CLEAR OUT OP TOWN.' jg Ml 1

HAN» OVER THAT LEASE, YOO ©06-

YOU PONT SCARE ME, FRAN WE MIDOET. OR I'LL BREAK EVERY
SLAU6HTEC! I 60TTA BONA FIO^
LEASE. AND YOU AM” ^
—EVED BOME
I (M YOUR BODV.'
ALLTH' KINO’S HORSES YES’ft.
CAN'T
'<«—
L 6ET fT BACK /K h
1 AOAIM.'
AGAIN.'

YES'R.JUSTA MIUUTE, HM NOO -moHSHT \ VJAS OefTlN' TH’ LEASeJ^ 'blow AVIAT, YOO DUMB!
AND MMCE UP HOUR HANDS, PRAHWE SLAUGHTER,' funk'. I AlNT ftAlSiKI
w sNwry.' I'LL BlOVl MOOR BBA\NS OOTl n

WELUi WhV DON'T HOU SHOOT? HOU'SE you cant fool mb on TWcr THAT’S RIGHT, WPOO.
AfRA\D - THAT'S WW. HOO’RE 1
OLD 6A&, MISTBR SLAUGHTEE NEVER BE A SAW
HOy KNOy) MV MEN'P J 'yco want iae To torn
VELLA* AROUND SO HOU CAN JOWP
KILL "'OUiJSHSiii PAE/ BOT ThATOO DBEN v
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HUHPH*. (T ,TWEM LOAD IT'. I'Mi RUtN'VJG tM" (MOV. UEEEW, FKANKl^' 'NAFEtffl iVB BEAT THE Bl<kNK,ETy-B\.ANW15\
WASVIT EVEN kwuCKLES TRVlViG TO V.HOCX H>6 VOO DON'T WANTA BUWP^ CU»>*V!-I'0E TUBEATENEO
LOADED.
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TEETW OUT. TH' OotAB SCAT 'OFF >J WWTES, ^ j

in '''iOO DOPE, HlWj- ANU STILL HE
IT II . ~j
MOW -SUSPICIOUS.
'-OOK Tj EASE'LL SE
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back; •• UEASE.'

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SEE THIS PICTURE
THE *At<eE^
AH HAl WEVe TOUCHED A TENDER^ THA'S EASY- IF HE
SPOT, SMILES. HE'S IN LOVE Wmt WOtiT PLAY BALL,
HER. HE THINKS SHW SEAUTtfOL, RUIN THE GAL'S
you
wouldWt
^ WHAT’D ITELLTOt
,

KOP ClBL?
'

fOHAVE A
WEAKVJESS..
YOU THRSI aoeSSES-WHATS THE
SUREST WAY TO MAKE HlNk „
^
T OARE!!/
LEAVE
61VE OP THAT LEASE? J
THAT
alone!

'

FORTH' LOVE OF \ YOU HEARD ME, POHK, f UNLESS WO' 'BLIT LOCKED UP AT TH' MA.'wotta sjaart t
MtKf. FRANKIE, \ WANT AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN BANKt *OR HEAVEN'S SAKE. BUMCHA eODYOUACDS
6 VSL'S BEAUTY , FRA>« 1 Y^fiOTTA
LlSSEVi TO REASON.! THAT'LL SPOIL YOUR ^ yOOTuRNEO OUT T^
HAND «ER THAT IEA«!
MV OFFICE
10 MMores
AFTER THE
BANK
OPEM^.
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'WEUU. WOT- YAMSWERTHB'' OEBWiZt WOTUU I 00.
HOT BKACTW PHOUB— ITS EASY? IT'S A MAN WHO
mu HlHlA
VOUlU
ftIJT / PR0BA6UV SAYS HIS NAME'S VIMSOK- OSWE OUT
FftANKlt HE WANTS TO BUY TH' TO THE
''IJ
I
\SUAUSHTeR. T0P5Y TUSHY— BUT HVS
SOUWPEO ONE
CUUS AT
VOICE Ul>te 3 30
; .

oeFBMKIE SUU«HTEfi'j
6AN 5 J y .

HE PEUU FOR OF COOBSE HE OVO.THE SAP* 'CANT. 60T A PRIVATE

(T, FRANKIE. UOAO Uf>, BOVS, ANO WtlU
’
CiAME ON IN THE SACK
tSTABUlSH AM AUIBI.J-— “s BOOM. «g

LOCK THE DOOR. SMiLES N AN OBSCURE AULEY, FRANKVC SLAUGHTER \S WAITIMG FOR WAITLL HE BETS
AMD SUCK WILL STAY AND WASH TO PASS ON HIS WAY TO THE TOPSV TURW... BEYOND TWE CITY
CL\CK THE BALLS AROUND.
REST OF US WILL SNEAK OUT ke3EBCEIH|^S|. HE soESWTHATswIff^^^H
TMESKRET EXIT. BUMP -OFF
TUBBS. RETURN THE SAME
—
WAY -AMD 20 WITNESSES
WILL SWEAR THAT WE'VE
BEEN HERE ALL AFTERNOONl

MOW! trr 'iw wwE

T«*-K»aVB-»t.ofr..
 — SYNiOPSlS-^
GANGSTER FRANKIE'
SLAUGHTER AND HIS MEN
ARE AFTER THE LEASE
FOR THE TOPST TURS/Y
CLUS. WASH TU&eS OWN((
OF THE CLUB REFUSESTO
GIVE a Up SLAUGHTER AHD
H\S MEN RACE ALONG
SIDE OF vllASH 'S CAP.
AND SHOOT bullets INTO \X
SULLET.RlDDLgD 6iue ‘EB THE CA^, BEAWyJ LAVOST at THE SAJAE IMSTANt ONE OP FBANKlES
60E&JNT0A Pitch. IT'S A CLEAR GET -AW, i»AEN SySHEE AT CAROL McKEE, WASH'S 61RL OF
aiRLS, WITH A BOT-TLE OP ACID.

JHSEEH Sy FRANKIE 6LAU6HTSR BEFORE THE SHOOTING, DSPUTV SHERIFF APPEAR!

A POLICE CAR BUODgvJLV APPEARS FeOhA BEHINP. M FRONT.
' 6REAT Scim.M NO FLATFOOT'S GOING T
THEV'RE AFTER /sTOP US! STEP ON IT.
^sna. Ai BEANIE/

^
Another
UP The
of frankie's men blows
hit of The TOPsy-ToRyy,
WASH'S PiNT-StZED LOCOMOTIVE.

BULLETS ^ ATTAWAV.^
'

ausT A STtiL FAWTHCR AHEAP:^ 6eT reapv sarge.

TO vou, BEANIE! fiO,
HUNDREOii ||||||[||||||||^K HERE THEV
FLATFOOT.'J
THRU

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'fiSEAT SUNS!'
Al^iT AW OF
YOU 6UVS STIU
V A.UME?

'

WBLL.SARfiS.THATSOMEWAY iALL BUT SlAUSHTEP MLV $WlOKE.' X LUCKY YOU «E(tEH'T M IT, KID.
'

TO STOP A BUMCHA OANOSTERS.^ LOOK. WHAT They they $UtL£ FIU£S IT FULLA LEAS.
WHERE'S’

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]

- xws COT ’em! a SLW6WER?^ CAB.* I

THAT’S 'HHtRE WC OUT- IVE BEEN OUtA WORK. AMD I DOT A

^lAASTED SLALKSHTBR. FAMtY-AMO A home TO PAY FOB-
POOMCC. 'NE FVjUREO HE MV wiFES, miOhtv stuck OM that
WAS aewA TO TRY TO BUMP BOtft, uk. TUBBS. AND THEM’S A
VOO OFF, AND WE WANTED
OBT THE 600DS ON HUA.
-re
MiOaT<iA6B Doe
; : js-
<iOT
ON TH5 FIRST ^
S
HALLELUJAH VOLUNTEERED
TO DRNB YOUR CkH FOR
: A BONUS OF SIOO.
‘

woesE'u I CHEER Up lAODiE, THihOS ABE &0'N4>

THOUGHT, EASY. TO sE Different, four o' slaughters WE'UE GOT
THERE'S ONLY GANO ARE IM JAIL AND FRANKIE. H^MSELP HIM LICKED,
SR.S? CENTS WILL BE ARRSSTEC AT ANV MOMENT. SON. HE’S
(N TH TSEaSuRs THRU? ^
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euSWESS IS RUINEO.
UNLESS
m
BUSTED!
1 CAN BORROW 42,000 TO
Ort.WELL! THERE'S A LOTTA EXTRA
CHlCKEWS THAT WE SMGHT AS WEI.L
EAT. CALL A'L'L Wi .FRIENDS. MISS
FIFTY S\X EMRIOVEES! THEV StM ^
SO LOVAL AN' 6RAND ALL DUR\N'
TW TEOUSLE WITH TRANX'6 SLAUSHTeP
MEET Th' PAVROLL TONKjHT WHICH
CAN'T— TH' TOPSV TURVy WILL DEED. AN' INVITE 'EfA OUT FOR A That I--. To rather be shot ^
N.
1.
NEVER OPEN TOMORROW. .
FAREWELL PARTy. p -'
y . f < n than 6RSa«. th' news. )

Thanh. 1 JUST HAVEN'T THE NERVE TO TELL

TOMORROW'S JUST WAIT'LL HE SEES THE
! THEM. THEV OONT KNOW, YET THAT
PAY OAV.*V WF^V 6\Ke VM 00lN6„TO^ THERE'S NOT 6UMNA BE ANY PAY PAY
BUY HIM. ^
TOMORROW— OB EVEN ANY JOSS ^
aw. FOR THEM.

_AMD THERE'S CAROL. T04., OH. MkV

GOSH!! HOW'LL l.EVER BREAK TH-
NEWS TO CAROL THAT I'M A •
' ^ IF Ok'LV I
SOME MONEY.
IF ONLY
COULD BORROW
THe 60ESTS
ARE ARRIVINO
LOOK AT OLD
SOURPOSS; '
K^P? ^
.WHATSTHE MATTER
0H.N0TH1^
FAILURE —
THAT VLL NEVER. NEVER FOR YOUR
. BE able to boy that BONQALOW.' PARTY.SIR.

'ITH HEAVY HEART WASH REALIZES THAT TOMORROW

THE TOPSV TURW MUST CLOSE.
HAPPY EAVS
SLAUGHTER^fsoRE, KlODO,
/YOU PONT THWK
THEM YOU HER£/^ A FEW COPS ON
MY TRAIL ARE
COHVJA'SCARE
COrAES UE.OOYA?

THE
UH-
mVITED
GUEST
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APTEB Alt TH' PISTV WORit /OUVE •JOU TBlBtJ TO '
OONE, VOU CROOK, VOU CRIWIMAL,
YOU SOTTA CRUST COt-MM' HERE! / OH, ThEV'U \
lAURCES
WV Slftu'S
M RUIV
tOOSS.'
'' Suas,
auT M060PY
WWV. EVERY COP tN Tfi' STATE / PROBASLV
' > CAM PROVE
OUESTOM WE. AS
1 IS AFTER VOO. [——I USUAV, BUT THEY
SOT NOTHN' OM
'vME.SWEETHEAey

SPlKB TRIED TO THROW ACID OW WISS

MeKEE AND WAS CAOOHT IN THE ACT, EASY CA.vED
S«LCUSE we, BOSS. f OBQVlHOlOtW
f OFF S WHUTE5,
LIKE SOWE OF THE OTHERS. BUT THEY'D THE POUCE.AND THEY'RE READY
TO SRASr SLAu&HTER^ rwlS^ER. OWIV
NEWER DARE SCUEALONME/ YOU
!

5 WINUTES. I
BET THEY WOULDN'T/ BESlPES, 30 COTTA PLAN TO
witnesses will testify that I WAS
SET THIS BOZO
W A POOL HALL DURIMO THE TROUBLE. aOOD'N PROPSRI
I SOT AN iRON-CLAO AHm FOR j
.

EVERYTHING

EVERY eoDys
»S,TAKE ALOOt;
6Y 6 E 0 R0 E!!
THEY ARE
AT that:

CANT SHOT KU0WIM6 TWYT lAOST OF THE PATRONS WELL. WO, VWODPA VA SAV?
MtDSnu.THiy COME! I
>^ARE NON-PAYiVlC, GUESTS 'OF WASH'S, WAVJTA SELL YOUR LEASE/'
SlAUSHTER CONCIUPES THAT_BUSINE SS
<S 900M1N&.
^ FOR SS.OOO?/ ..
^FTER AL^
IVE CONE TO
RUIN HINV, TDO.
>TS A*AA?lNe.'

FOR YOUR LEASE

k^OPDA VA SAV?
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LEVENTHOUSAVJO! VOJt> NEVER TRV- TIFTEEH THOUSAND DOUARV fHERE'S. "MiOHiReTi
TttfPIUPM /TO euV LEASE
/except AS
WA LAST [for VOUE DANSEO VOl&HTCLUi
ANX> MOT A CENT kAOCEt « IT'S AA [lease.
VOUK FIFTEEN 6RANOJ
IN C^SH. 2
' RESORT. 1 B1>J ON TB'
I
BARGAIN! .

.4W SPOT long ENOUSH,

' FRAVJKie SLAUOBTER-
HOVJ TS VOoRTL'RN!
MOTHIW OOIN /

M WOBRED! OUST AS I'Vv I VOO RE

OBC,. IT ,
'CAPTAIN EAS^i MPUTY 5HER\FF.
FORCED TO CLOSE TH' TOPSV / UNDER
,
' A BOZEM MORE BEPOTIES ANO
ToRw. TH\5 Sucker pays /arrest THE SAVA POUCE ABB OUTSIDE. \F VOU
^AE *15,000 FOR IT. iad^^SLAUSHTERj^HECK ARE »AAVCB A FALSE MOVE WE HAVE
b lUSTBUCTlOMS TO PLUe^
VOO/aM
. wu?.

SO YOU'RE A DEPUTY. EH? L\SSEN.IHlSE 60Sl fO>K MWHT YOU BEATW 'THAT FOR WUR BRILLIANT EVIDEUCE,
YOU CANT PROVE NOTH!N>-^ ' WASH-THREATENED TO KILL s. VOO BOMSLtMG AMATEUR! .
HlkA AND RUIN HIS OIRL'S
. FOR fcVEKYTBINto. n
‘’''.S'|-eVe°«™n*s'V LOOKS. A DEPUTY SHERIFF
pufluOfiOAPH .TRANSCRIBED EVERY INORD
k YOU SAID OH RECORDS.

RECVCOM NOT QUITE AS BIO A. SAP AS

'

DO WE HAVE ISlDENCe IBAT YOU TBREATENEI

you THINK'. THOSE, SUH, WERE
DANCE RECORDS— THE REAU
bT RECORDS ARE M
^VUHU9 AKC ... THE
PC
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S
DISTRICT ATTORHEYiS
SAFE! .
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SYNOPSIS
WASH TUBBS HAS TRICKED
FRAHKIE SLAUSHTER IKTO
BUYIN& THE TofST TURVY
SY ROY CRANE
CUUB FOR 4 IS;C300.00.
imhediatelt aeter the
DEAL, EAST RUSHES IM
W\THTHE POLICE, WHO
HAVE BEEN HUHTIKte
FOR SLAUSHTER.
'
I HAPPEH TO ItKE PICTURES, AMO HERE'S OAMG YouemoeiBOT YOU ^THEN LOOK THIS OVER. ITS A'CLEVER SHOT'
fRAMXlE. HERE'S OWE THAT SHOvUS ANOTHER i5T\LL CAM'T PROVE THAT I THAT HALLELUJAH ROeiNSON, THE OEPUTV
VOO AMO PART OF VOOR SANG SHOWING ACTUALLY TOOR PART IM .WHO CROVE WASH’S CAR, TOOK. AT
\
LEAVlMS THE POOL HALL 8VA YOU SUEAK.- SHOOTING. the WOWEMT the shots WERE F
.SECRET EMT VS LMNUTES BEFORE
THE SHOOTING, t .
. .
IMG BACK,
ALONE, H-0
I

FIRED! —
W.IMUTES
k LATER / i

1VJ AOOl-nON TO ALL SORTS OF PHOTOGRAPHIC AND YOU THOUGHT SVMLES WAS A GANGSTER
PHONOGRAPHIC EVlOENCE, SLAUGHTER, WE ALSO JUST OUT OFALCATRA2. BUT HR
HAVE A LOT OF PRME WITNESSES AGAINST VOO HAPPENS TO BE A SWART 6 -MAM J
,

SU6H AS FLO, THE ClGARET GlRL„ INTEBBSTBP '‘J/^ouii-Voir'~<:

•T
> AND
SLMLE5 ^ TORTONI.
TOKTOW?
ANO THE LIKEIVJ'^^'V'^OT THE
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WASH TUBBS
WU SET 1 have! THAT'S THE ENPOf
,AUD I KMOUJ HOW SLAUSHTER.
LOOK OUT.' k TO USE »T. ^
\ SET VHFS OOT A GUM.

EBTAOOCTOR! DOMT MlUO ME, •

LEV1H6 SHAKE VOUR HAMO. EAST. BV 6E0g6E; B8EW Af Til
HALLELUJAH'S HURT. IeoVS. JUST A THOSE COVPOUMtlEO SANSSTEES FOR VEABS,^x*“
UlTTLE LEA^ M OOMT VIHOW WHAT WE WOULO HAVE OOWE / MOR 1 WITH*
THE LEG tS ALL. — WITHOUT YOUR ASSISTAWC6! rA OUT YOU«S
WHO'S GOTTA
I
V - - - V SHERWP.
I

J
\ G>AO<E ? .

/^AND A MILLION THAWS TO YOO, MR. IH SEUm' TH' TOPSY UlRW,

TUESS. THANK HEAVEHS.THERE ARE FOLKS, 6UT OHE
—HAVE
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1
MEN LIKE YOU WITH THE COURAGt REGRET 5S EMPLOYEES
V ANO 6RA\NS TO ’DEFY A GANG
V OF CRIMINALS ANO
.WILL a Thrown oota
^
WIN.' , WORK-y

^u-vE STOPS EM we Thro thick aw >itf)Oeii?f< SAT'. That was MtGHTV WELL, ONE GCIOO-
/
TrtJN, AH’ fM GONHA STAMP BY YOU. J THAT / TURN XteSERveS
lEVEPYEOOY’LL get AN EUTBA WONTHS/ WHATT YOo \<A)Y'‘ AHOTHEB. HERE'S
V '

-y ^ Salary, j—— *-< a bossiJ *'*'*£1 !

a A SLIGHT Token of
H» APPREC\ATtON,
EASY, FOR, ALL
V YOUME RONE. >
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WASH TUBBS
7 K\i HtCi'S SOMt eK.TR^
*\ONt'i. POOR HkUtUlJfWi
iHTw HOSPITAL, AS- TW6R£‘$
A M,0RT(jA,it Rot OVJ HlS
pmucii ON Top of TH^T,
,
HOMt . I iiSAHT -^OU TO H£ HAS SOUP HIS
L set That 6 'J6 CTThinCi‘S PI\(4WT CLUB FOR
TAVLtN CARS OP. $15,000.

WASH TvlBSS HAS JUST 9 ws msPieaiioNiTuE

SROAEN OP A fSANCi OF '•OIRU OF H\S PREAIAS,
RACKtTetRS, VilNNiNO IS CAROL Mtfcee. H£
,ThE HONt TOWN'S tftAT'TUC't. RlP iT ALL FOR HER.,

WHAT COHFOuSDSO Si>aPl£TON \i RiMOlHO ThE

M??1 86UL AT TwS hour Of THE V41GHT? Jt
AT LAST CAN I

?0P Tut QUESTION

><. TO HER.

4 at THMtj
nZ
-O'CLOCK m ; ut HERE'S CAROL'S CLP MAN,
wosiNmot': B FAST ASLEEP. HE NATES WB,
a'5 WE,
WcKEE-
TO BE AWAKENEO, and HE'S iNASH Tubes.
HOT NEARLY AS CEATf ABO'/

'
OBOY! J JUST SOLD WV WIGHT
CLUB FOR *15,000, AN I GOTTA
OH HOW
,

WONOEBfUU!
\ ...
. —
,VOO TELL THAT SCATTEB-BBAINEON R\0 VOU HEAR
JN'PPEB'SHAPPER TO JUMP
- . . . I
.
,^
CAROL.y5;;;7;^
WHAT
/''ICAMT
T
^
SAlO CAftOl f
^

WAIT
I'

jSEE carol iMMieOJATELV... tll be right r\ IN THE

LAKE.' ; ANOTHER WHJUTE,
OOWU, WIHOTE,
DAODv. HONEV, I (jOT TO
^ARLIHS. > V PLEASE
I

SAV I LOVE voy,

I ADORE VOU! I
\ WANT vOu TO
MV WIFE

OH, DARLING] WH/VT THE COMFOUNOE^

ANSEL ,'wOHD£SfOL,DADDy?
[wash mas asked
V ME TO BE HIS
WIFE —
WASH TUBBS
f / fTHATS STSXMSe! I WtVSB KNEVJ, THERE, W.OOv7^\ i'>A just AM OUO BAG Of
BSOKEN 61AS5. HELP
k DACOv TO FAIMT BEFOBE.n'C •So
y
VOU FEEL
BETTER?
j
_ WETOBEO.a
AS TO BEO

\^'T THW EWOUSHiCOWFOUNO

^OU? \SM*T TWkT BNOUGM?.

TthInK. YOU'D BETTER. <»0, DEAR. HE'LL BE MK' HE'E FEELma UUCHEETTES'
APT TO GIVE H\S CONSENT AFTER HE'S HAOTtWiV TOCA'* COWt m, HONEV;
TO TWNIAYT OVER. j~

Y.NtES A-TKE>ABUE, 'NASH \S SACK

W TO ASH. OLE) lAAN KUy.EE FOR WE
E)AUGVtTER'S HAMO IN lAAttRIAGe.

'HERE'S YAHE*A,VOUW4 li)lAM.VOyVe*aKEoVv -THE CHOOStNG OF A HUSBAt^'vs’THir

WASH, OAUGHTESS HtiHO N UARRVAGE. FVRST OF 'met HAPORTANT CBCrtlON in AML'S.
PATOY. /ALL, I WANT UV10EEST0C6 THAT I EEAR LIFE. CAROL \S >*^1 .0H\S y-rTTr^
'too MO ILL WILL OH THAT ACCOUNT, r CHiLO. HER HAPPWESS
tABANS MvORE TO AE. THAN/ ®f
\^0<NEVtR- . ANVTWWS OH EARTH? 1
WASH TUBBS
JU$T K WNUTI, 50M. e«»o«s Wl' P^RST OF A\.l. T«6 PEaSOvj PAUi5 HT£R (S TO )
'
HkPPvMT c 4 uPUt ao <kMV PURTHSR, I've (SOT *, AJk«BN lAUST ee 4. OF
y^^WEpSia, 16 ! TtVJ OuE^TlOMS TO r-*^ ( STEa-’.'Vjj C**^RXCT-EC, ow 'Ou vjeeotfT^
(
8 RvEa.SCcT * 45 H\£
^ 1 *5< you !
J
)

Twtat. CiOCv!

OW THE CONTRAev. W
OEAB, Tf fTMA-T'S WOT FAIR. WASW W fmt-AWO CHA.exCTES SA.TEO M
SO-SO. NEITHER
FIMOTHAT V,ft.TU98S WAS SaCOlA BttAVC AMO TSUO! toOK o>4j he foooht >sOOO NOe EAO. AHO MOW.'-OUVJd IA«J,
WOftREO. HAS FtLlTTERtO AVjAV [Those 6A.N65Te®s. he whippeo them>,tooi . \*HA,T ABOOT AyO
vOvft f4.)*lLV
HlS LIFE GETTlwe IMTO 5CBAPES, ^ VOO SA'C.'OjeSEtF TU».T IT >»J4>S »« -- ^ -. BACWSROOWO? )
ttlDlMG FREIGHT TRAIVA ANO -F v.0M9Ee6UU Fu&tlC SERVICE .7
Tl -SUEPING (H BACK A\l.EvS, J

THE >A{i<.eErARt~A PBfluO FAWW. (AR.TvSBS. AnO JuSTuv SO. OOTSTAnBinG BOTH "N
SOCIAVLV AWO FlMAMClALLV. ARE DESCENDED FBCH SAXON XlNoS. CAROV'S ANCESTORS,
INCNUDB AOWIEANS. PRESIDENTS, GSWERAXS, RENO»(NiO SClEHTiSTS. SCH(3 \.ARS
— j.
— AND CAPTAINS OF inOoSTRn WITHOUT NU^A 8 ER. J

MATUftACNV, MV BOV, I SHAVV. EXPECT
THE MAN WHO MARRIES My DAUGHTER
TO 86 weXN BRED AWO
WELL EDUCATED. NOW.A
PAPA AND hNAJAA DlED WHEN 1 *AS,> W6LL*6R*AH-y
A UTTUE HID. 1 NEVER HAD HUCH, AhEM. PESlHAPS
EDUCATION OR A HOME, t JUST
J wED BETTE*
—^.WNOA
I

-—
grew UP ON THE f\
11 STREETS,
DvSCuSS -Ou*
RiNAnOA'.
'P-. \
\P 0 SSv8 iUTiES.
 SVNORSIS
FRANKIE SLAUSHTER,
EXPOSED BY EAST,
IS KILLED TRT INS
BY ROY CRANE
TO ESCAPE. WASH
STILL HAS THESiSiOOO
FRANKIE PAID FOR
THE TOPSV TURVYCLOB,
AFTER REWAROINGp
HIS FRIENDS, HE ASKS
COPR. BY NEA SERVICE. INC. CAROL TO MARR.V HIM-
9Cm6 KW 0W.V CHU-D, CABOU MY rttS AWHU! HIHV.Wt
AM ESTATE Of SEVERAL M\U(OV) COLLARS. 'WAT^ TOPSV TURW ^OR’*IB|000^^^'^
NATURAUY, UW WV. TD WISH HSB. TO JAABRY/ WASWS,
>AA» OP KtlH WJSmESS Aa'UTY. IHUtSTSD
.OAtlOy. OUW,
i0,500l

/ YW MCAM
WEMJTO TELLJAE^yW^ '
'SPLENDtD! FOBAQUKK /;YOO TO TtUL tAC, YOWNW
aWATS A REJAARVABUE PRO , V\.PROF'iT,>lOT' f YOU
*AAM.TVWr WOftWEfc TOR,
SEMiARKABVEl OU«S. 1 FA\0 OFF 'MEEKS, SV&K\M6 YOUR UOHEV
) SOVkE OBthSATtOUS kAWC 'WR UFt FOR A PROFIT OF
AVf SAUARY SOHOSES > N-, ONVY TWENTY CENTS? YOU
V TO THE TUNE OF / 1. CALLTHW BUS\HlSSt

fBOSlHESS fJIAM lAV WHO VoOTl J' BOT.DAOOY. WASH MOW. HWEV. THIS kS TV« WAV I
TH'S BOY RISKED HIS VIOHEV I HAD TROUBLE WITH SIZE THIHSS UP. AR.TUBBS <S A
AMD LIFE TO ROMA NIGHT CLUBAV. GAMGSTERS^^ REASONABW HVCE. BRAVE BOV.
Iamo ekded up with a profit HE HAS MO JOB. MO FAWLV, MO
rGOSHiYES^ EOUCATIOM, HO SOCIAL POSVtlOM,,
ijop TWEMXy CENTS BAJ^ !
1 FAS LUCKY
MOT TO LOSE T AMO PRECIOUS LITTLE y-'
BOSIMESS SUtAPTlOM.^
. )*.V SHIRT!^
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WASH TUBBS
I 'OOlfT W16W TO HURT THE VOOHO 'JjE LOvE iLl. NOT COvjiESiT
EACH other: TH«
Of couesE> JO
UA^S PEEViHCS, CAeOL, SUT UMCE^ S‘AO«(AOE.

^
.NO ClRCUtA%TAMCE%. CAM 1 •t—
GIVE US COMGEMT TO V«
TU\4 MAeRlAGE/,-^R
W6 TO. J

THERE, THERE, HOMEV, VOO >NT CftV I.IK6 THAT, HONEy-IT TEARS MV T’a NEVER Y'WEIL, UO^AJ, I OOM'T ttEA»i

WUSTN'T TAHE IT BO HARO.HE’E 4EART OUT. I KNOW- WE LL RUN OUT OETOySR/ TO BE UNREA'aONABlE,
^ NOT
^ the OMUY PRO©
, THE POMT5. j
\M ^ TO CALIFORNIA.MEBT PeOPi-6,MAVe A
swEUL Time, yoo'LL oet over this
IT. SEiiEB!,' CAROL. 6WE VOUREELP
TlAKB TOTHm.ffYOU
SlULV IN- J STlLU VJAMT TO lAARRV
^V y S^PATUATlON. '
\
\ VJAEH ATTSR WB. GST
\ BACYC tLV awE (AV
V ,

COMESMT. >

COUEB TNO.T)A8UUa',THAT'D Ofloey AKJP I WILL GO TO CALIFORNIA POr"

EREAN -CAMIV'S HEART^ THE SUMMER you AND I ARGN’T To CORRESPONO
^
.ELOPE, CAROL,(

R^RB^H^^^suggests.
LET'S TO AS HE
mm
r ,

AFTER THAT, IF WE'RE STILL CRAZ V ABOUT

lACH OTHER, ANB 1C YOU HAVEN’T OONC
SOMETHING FOOLISH WITH VOUR MONBV,
.H6 LL CONSeNT TO OUR MAR-
feaQ R‘AOe. HE'S FROMfseO.
,
^

EOT, GEE WIZ, HOMEV, VOO AMGHT ROR^ T

ABOUT ME, AMT) FAVt FOR ^siLLV boy:
^ ,SOME OTHER BOZO.^
YOU KMOW
J WOULtMTi^
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WASH TUBBS
'^MA f SOHCBOpyl ^VS' A. OOfi FOOD CAN TO COOT!
TieO CAAt NOW THAT'S K\NDA RUWW \T VN.

TO yoo.Too.i
-rUfVfA
SOtAE OVER-STUFFEO THOROUuHB^tt
ATE Trf fKv. 1W', ANO A\.t VOU OOT
I

WAS TH' CAM. j ^

auST WHEN HAPPlNeSE ^BI^D 50

V NEAR, ALAS, OcO MAN /A^KKE RUSH-
ES HIS OAUSHTER CALIFORNIA TO
TO

NOBOW CARET IF TT HURT. VOlTHE JUEI I'VE FE5 VOU 50<r WORTHA
A HOMELESS STRAV. YOU OOT NO 6LUE
RlBEONS.OS FANCY PE016BEE. TwE UL.ES^
HOT'DOaS, NOW 6-WAN.5T0P
ROLtEft'N' lAE. p——
OF VOU ANP ME, OLD TIMER, AREN'T
^1 aOOO ENOUSH FOBEOME FOLNS.^*

YOU OERNEO OLO FLEA*

'
OH, WHAT5 TH' T OKAY, N©. <IVO i'le« '
OFATOCAUFOR- CHARViE? (.HOT ©06S comivo U f,
BtTTEH SVELETON,
IMMitUSmit
TAKIN'CMiOL
NIATOFORCeT MS,l«3CfT
ENOUOH TROUBUBS. THERE'S
USE,
I HAUEtfT TH'
HEART TO
—
SUCH athiho as CARRVW' OftWE HIM
s-__ SYMPATHY _ ..A. L AWAY.
'V TOO PAR. p;SSBBW

"ftWAN, I iAY!
BWrff! StATf

so OLt) <AAN VitKEE TH\NM IM A POOR ifcLonwrpnirii 4.“

BUSINESS lAAN? HE THIWW I'M NOT AN' bcth' BiecEST success
SOOB ENOUSH TO MARRY HIS OAUSHTE; THIS TOWN eveo saw. when
CAROU RETURNS FROIA
w-ES l il WT Iff CALIFORNIA, SHE’S SONNf
J|£jOiaO^JQ PFME. j
CAROL'S FATHER HAS TAKEN
HER TO CALIFORNIA TO FOR-
|

GET WASH. EASY HAS DIS-

APPEARED ONCE MORE
WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION,
LEFT ALONE, WASH IS A-
dopteo by a mongrel,
AND TOGETHER ,THEV SET
OUT TO FIND A PLACE TO
LIVE.
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TUV rUVIK'i nHHSm Vin.

vows TBStASV'M ALL OVEB. TMEBE,
'
1 tHSaS. VOURE ALL ft\6HT. j-
riUsuEnMUtiNUCi
,
sows MILK. rot.
^HIU. WOTHEft.

.
oauntless takesI
-U6E in MCE. agEvs viabesT luw» gooi.<|

WY HE LOOKS X HE'S AWf'LV LICE AWO ’TreTsucHANicELtn^wfir^ WOtiTY VJO.fWAVlKSr.

•“•• ' Tlx LftfiKIVl'
HAvV-STAWEO(JeS>ENt)LS fiEE.IHOfS HE EM AFEAVO MV 'DAUGHTER WAV YOU ) EM
I
LOOKIVJ'
CELOHS TO AWOT TO ADOPT H'M. COME I FOB A BOOK*
N.
--p .
—COEStfT
HBl AVJVONe.rrfi

IT WAS A PPWATE BATH - AVID

HABO TO FWO \ MOTWEB WEt> JUST LODE HAVE » YOW/OBWN IVE BOUND A veuNO rAAN. YOueiT
OHS WHEtLE HAS A ..
1
-pcs. i THIS IS ,y HOKe 6ES, . RlAHT DOWN AND
WE’LL TAKE CAAB Of
.

you CAM WEEP/BOOMTO T {

BWELt/ I

- A DOO- X BEMT. , VOUR EYE. YOU cr.N

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