anaheim-gazette 1945-10-18

STEM, KILLING THE COP SURE PUT THE FINGER ON US! NONSENSE, TWO LIPS, I TOLD YOU I HAD A PLAN TO BEAT THE RAP! SPILL IT, BIG SHOT! WHILE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE COP KILLER, I'LL PULL A FAST ONE AND TAKE THE MINDS OFF THE KILLING HOW? IN A NICE BULLET-PROOF MOVING VAN! FIRST, YOU KILL SQUID--THEN A COP-- NOW YOU PLAN TO STEAL DIAMONDS TO GET THEM OFF THEIR TRAIL! WHAT A MAN! HOW? IN A NICE BULLET-PROOF MOVING VAN! FIRST YOU KILL SQUID...THEN A COP... NOW YOU PLAN TO STEAL DIAMONDS TO GET THEM OFF THEIR TRAIL! WHAT A MAN! LET US VISIT DEVIL'S QUICKSAND MARSH-DON'S IDEA TO LIFT THE CEMENT BLOCK OUT OF THE SINKING TRUCK WITH A CRANE WAS GOOD. HOWEVER, IT SLIPPED FROM THE METAL FINGERS AND CRASHED TO THE GROUND. WE'RE IN LUCK THAT IT DIDN'T FALL INTO THE QUICKSAND! NOTHING, EXCEPT SOMEONE'S FOOT'S INSIDE...HOLY, MACKEREL--LET ME SEE... GREAT CAESAR! WHERE'VE I SEEN THIS STRANGE RUBBER HEEL DESIGN? The image contains a series of comic-style panels depicting various scenes related to maritime activities. In the first panel, there is a close-up of a person holding a telescope, looking out at a large ship with a wheel visible in the background. The second panel shows another character, also wearing a cap, pointing towards the same ship. In the third panel, the ship is shown sailing on a body of water, and the fourth panel features a naval officer observing the ship from a distance. The overall theme suggests a narrative about maritime exploration or surveillance. IT, HOT! WHILE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE COP KILLER, I'LL PULL A FAST ONE AND TAKE THEIR MINDS OFF THE KILLING! FIRST I'LL KIDNAP THE COURIER CARRYING THE LARGEST SHIPMENT OF DIAMONDS EVER SMUGGLED INTO THIS COUNTRY! IF WE SUCCEED... YOU'LL GET THE FLAMING RUBY! HE'S DEAD! TAKE IT EASY, HONEY! ... VON TIGRON MUDDIED UP THE LIVES OF EVERYBODY HE HAD CONTACT WITH HIS VICTIOUS LITTLE GIRL-FRIEND; MARINA, ADORNS A MEXICAN JAIL NOW, BECAUSE OF HIM! AND HE TRICKED YOU INTO MARRIAGE! THEN A COP. TEAL DIAMONDS. EIR TRAIL WHAT A MAN! IF WE SUCCEED YOU LL GET THE FLAMING RUBY! YOU SAID IT SKIPPER! WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS SHOE? MEANWHILE OUR RENDEZVOUS WITH DUSTYS AT TEN... WE'VE GOT FIFTEEN MINUTES! As Cairo emerges from the Mexican cave... YOU'LL FIND HIM INSIDE, GENTLEMEN! SENORITA! QUE HA PASADO? SABER VON TIGRON ... WHERE EES HE? ... HE WAS AN EVIL MAN! HIS FINANCIAL SKILL HELPED MAKE HITLERISM POSSIBLE - AND BROUGHT DEATH AND MISERY TO MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE! ... BUT IT WAS HORRIBLE TO SEE HIM! SWINGING... MINUTES! By Bob Oksner and Jerry Albert Back in town, at the hotel... CA/RO! WHAT HAPPENED? I CORNERED SABER IN HIS CAVE, STEVE! RATHER THAN FACE TRIAL AS A WAR CRIMINAL HE... HE DID HIDDEN MILLI GOLD AND JEWELS SHANGRI-LA -- FOR WHEN HE EXPECT COME-BACK! ... CHAUGHING... TAKE IT EASY, HONEY! ... VON TIGRON MUDDIED UP THE LIVES OF EVERYBODY HE HAD CONTACT WITH: HIS VICTIOUS LITTLE GIRL-FRIEND, MARINA, ADORNS A MEXICAN JAIL NOW BECAUSE OF HIM! AND HE TRICKED YOU INTO MARRIAGE... WHEN SHE COMES IN, I GO UP AND GIVE 'ER THE WOIKS! SHE'LL HOLLER AND -- THAT IS WHERE I COME IN: SURE... SURE! I GOT IT STRAIGHT, BOSS! HEID HIDDEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GOLD AND JEWELS IN THAT CAVE -- HIS SHANGRI-LA -- FOR THE MOMENT WHEN HE EXPECTED TO MAKE A COME-BACK! ... ONLY SHANGRI-LA TURNED OUT TO BE WATERLOO! HEID HIDDEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GOLD AND JEWELS IN THAT CAVE -- HIS SHANGRI-LA -- FOR THE MOMENT WHEN HE EXPECTED TO MAKE A COME-BACK! ... ONLY SHANGRI-LA TURNED OUT TO BE WATERLOO! ... HE WAS AN EVIL MAN! HIS FINANCIAL SKILL HELPED MAKE NITLERISM POSSIBLE -- AND BROUGHT DEATH AND MISERY TO MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE! ... BUT IT WAS HORRIBLE TO SEE HIM SWINGING... A short time later... YOU'RE DUE FOR A GOOD REST, CAIRO -- AND I'M THE GUY WHO'S GOING TO ANCHOR YOU ON THE MIAMI SAND AND TAKE A WHIP TO YOU IF YOU LIFT A FINGER! STEVE... NOTHING COULD SOUND SWEETER THAN THAT! But at that moment, plans are being laid that may make Cairo's vacation more exciting than she expects! In a Florida hotel! NO SLIP-UPS, SAMMY! THIS GIRLS A BEAUTIFUL BLONDE WITH A BRAID, AND SHELL-Be WEARING A POLKA DOT DRESS! SURE -- SURE! I GOT IT STRAIGHT, BOSS! Back in town, at the hotel... CAIRO! WHAT HAPPENED? I CORNERED SABER IN HIS CAVE, STEVE! RATHER THAN FACE TRIAL AS A WAR CRIMINAL, HE--HE HANGED HIMSELF! ... SO THAT HE COULD USE YOUR AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP TO HELP HIM ESCAPE AFTER GERMANY FEELL! IT'S A BIT OF CLASSIC GREEK JUSTICE THAT YOU TURNED OUT TO BE HIS NEMESIS!