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The Era -- Day By Day
October 6, 1941 -- Burma's last appearance before the current story. Judas has just thrown Raven Sherman off the back of the truck as Terry and Dude Hennick race in pursuit. In the ensuing struggle, Judas clubs Burma over the head, while Dude gets off a lucky shot into the truck ahead and hits...- LizzieMaine
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Era -- Day By Day
If Burms can survive a final showdown with Captain Judas, while wounded, in the back of a speeding truck on a mountain road, she can survive this. (And I bet Judas didn't.)- LizzieMaine
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The Era -- Day By Day
And in the Daily News... Miss Grosvenor and Mr. Sullivan are already negotiating how they'll split the Pulitzer money. "Your Loving Mate?" Clearly not an English major. Lt. Grogan and Uncle Frank are old pals. STEP ON IT CABBIE THIS IS AN EMERGENCY Awwwww. "AND THEN I'LL *NEVER* GET...- LizzieMaine
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The Era -- Day By Day
("What a louse!" snorts Alice. "'Magine a supeh cheat'n'a tenants outta money like t'at." "T'ey oughta t'row t;'book attim," agrees Sally. "Someday t'tenants innis city is gonna do sump'n 'bout t'at, put awlese crooked lanloehds an' doity supehs inneh place." "Siddy neveh done nut'n like t'at,"...- LizzieMaine
- Post #9,776
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The Era -- Day By Day
And in the Daily News... "Dr. Shekel and Mr. Hyde-the-Ceiling-Prices." All right, that's funny. From out of the past... The Chief FINALLY GETS HIS REVENGE. If there is anyone here now who knows of any reason... Some old lady really ticked off Mr. Gray. "Oh, hell, I'll just put Shadow...- LizzieMaine
- Post #9,774
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The Era -- Day By Day
("So, ah..." begins Sally, pushing aside her empty Coke glass, "I wawn'ed t'tell yeh, um, me'n Joe tawked it oveh bef'oeh he lef', an' stawrt'n nex' week, Leonoreh's gonna spend Mondays an' Wednesdays wit' -- um -- t' Ginsboigs, 'steada me bringin'eh oveh heeh." "Ah," ahs Ma. She gazes carefully...- LizzieMaine
- Post #9,773
- Forum: The Golden Era
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The Era -- Day By Day
And in the Daily News... "Here ye go, Nora," chortles Uncle Frank, tossing the News across the breakfast table. "Ye fav'rite actarr!" "HAH!" exults Ma. "Eggs aaaahlways DID goo well with ham!" All in a night's work. It pays to have connections. At the offices of the News Syndicate Co...- LizzieMaine
- Post #9,771
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The Era -- Day By Day
("Yeh," sighs Sally, "Leonoreh's gonna stawrt goin' t't'is clinic nex' week. Misteh Ginsboig is gonna take'eh up'na mawrnin' an' bring 'eh home inna aftehnoon, an' she'll stay wit' him an' Mame G until I get home at night." "Does ya ma..." begins Alice. "NO!" snaps Sally. "An' don' YOU let nut'n...- LizzieMaine
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
I can remember when "hookup" meant a network of radio stations, and that's still the first thing I think of when I hear it.- LizzieMaine
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Era -- Day By Day
Meanwhile, an acquaintance passes along this double-page spread from a 1943 issue of Look magazine showing an assortment of prominent comic-strip personalities doing their bit on the homefront. Most of the heavy hitters are absent -- after all, Terry, Pat, Skeezix, and even Daddy Warbucks are...- LizzieMaine
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The Era -- Day By Day
And in the Daily News... They're missing a trick if they don't make her the poster girl for the Stop Measles! campaign. If Flip Corkin knows what's good for him he'll stay FAR AWAY from Burma. "Hey!" snorts Hops Gaffney. "Whattabout ME?" "Not even a radio?? I MUST MISS STELLA DALLAS?"...- LizzieMaine
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The Era -- Day By Day
("Mrs. Petrauskas," begins Dr. Minkoff, "Permit me to introduce Dr. Harvey Zorbaugh." "Howyado," nods Sally, suspiciously eyeing the lean, balding newcomer. "Dr. Zorbaugh," continues Dr. Minkoff, "is the founder and director of the Clinic for Gifted Children at NYU, and he's taken a personal...- LizzieMaine
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The Era -- Day By Day
"Coffee!" snorts Mildred Kelly, as Miss Kaplan and Mozelewski wonder if they could find other seats without looking too conspicuous. "Such a waste of time! If you just take one of these wonderful little tablets, you'll never need coffee again!" Kids Today. Pssst, she knew you when you were...- LizzieMaine
- Post #9,761
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The Era -- Day By Day
("Mmm," sighs Joe, gazing up at the bedroom ceiling. "T'at was some dinneh t' Ginsboigs give us, huh? Cawrn beef n' kugel. T'at Mame G is some cook." "Alice cooked t'at," chuckles Sally. "She tol' me she's been plannin' it awl week. Mame G taught 'eh t' recipe f' t' kugel, but she made it awl by...- LizzieMaine
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The Era -- Day By Day
Caniff did a Terry "spin off" strip for the Army's Camp Newspaper Service, starring Burma in person, in which a certain license could be taken. The News-Tribune syndicate withdrew permission for this, however, leading Caniff to do a new strip for Army papers called "Male Call," featuring a new...- LizzieMaine
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The Era -- Day By Day
And incidentally... Ursula Parrott should write a "Kay and Mae" novel.- LizzieMaine
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The Era -- Day By Day
And in the Daily News... Miss Tennyson is not untalented, but her radio program is nothing special. I mean, she's no Mary Martin. Family Values. For a guy recently shot in the neck, Mr. Top certainly displays remarkable recuperative powers. Annie never used to be THIS snarky. Her...- LizzieMaine
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The Era -- Day By Day
("WELL LOOK WHO'S HEEH!" bellows Hilda Chester, spotting Joe, Leonora, and Willie two rows behind her in Section 37. "An' in UNIFAWRM yet! Whatcha say, Gen'rl?" "Aw, I ain'na gen'rl," flushes Joe. "Howya been, Hilda? Have a good winteh?" "Ahhh, lousy," frowns Hilda. "T'em Rangehs, y'know? Hey, I...- LizzieMaine
- Post #9,753
- Forum: The Golden Era
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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
My cable company has just phased out the little digital adapter boxes it issued when analog cable went away allowing owners of "legacy TVs" to continue using them, in favor of big, obnoxious set-top gadgets with all sorts of obnoxious internet garbage incorporated. I have no plans to own a...- LizzieMaine
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- Forum: The Observation Bar
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The Era -- Day By Day
And in the Daily News... BEST DIAGRAM EVER Ah, Russian Winter Icing. I'm sure he'll be glad to hear it. Sandy refused to appear in today's strip, because he's in the middle of negotiating a new contract. Best solution ever. Hey, go with it. "Just hold my hand so I don't punch Wilmer...- LizzieMaine
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