Top-Notch Comics 16 (1941)

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FRAN AMD HAL COME ON THE SCENE JUST THEN.-

I-.I'M A BRITISH SECRET SERVICE
AGENT/ GESTAPO STABBED ME/
I FOUND OUT, GERMANS ARE
GOING TO SINK ENGLISH WHEAT;
CARGO TO SPAIN /WARN .
ENCUSH rMSASSY... (Soof

BUT THE STRANGE SHIP PROVES TO
BE A DISGUISED RAIDER AND AS

SOON AS IT COMES CLOSE TO THE

FREIGHTER....

POWERLESS TO CO ANYTHING MOCEl
bmH THAN TAKE PICTURES

1 FRAN CIRCLES OVE£. 1
1 A TRAGIC SCENE...

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UGH! IT TURNS Mr
STOMACH/ THE NAZIS
AREN'T LIFTING A
HAND TO SAVE
THOSE DROWN-
ING SAILORS/

ANTI-AIRCRAFT SHELLS WHIZZ-
ING PERILOUSLY CLOSE
FORCE FRAN TO RUN
FOR "

nW,.T'.3A
SHIP/ THCftt
SEEN US/
HOORAY/

KEITH KORNELL

YVESTPO INTER

INSIDE ONE OF THE TANKS?

AS KEITH HELPS ONE OF THE PI-
LOTS OUT, THE LA TTER SUDDE
LY PULLS A GUN/ ~

/K*V...AM)IFY0U WANTA
BE ALL RIGHT, TOO, JUST
DO AS YOU'RE TOLD
GET BACK INTO

THAT TANK.'

S£

WE RE GONNA FINISH UP OUR
GETAWAY, SP/X£- IN THIS
SOLDIEJ4 B0V5 TANK .^e

^TSWELL.'.

TAKE THAT/

STINKING ,
MURDERER.'

.tiM

KEITH SENDS THE MURDERING PlUDT INTO
THE ALLIGAT OR INFESTED SWAMP
WATERS/

AND 15 DRAGGED DOWN TO
A HORRIBLE DEATH/

JHSStfr...lT WAS A TOUGH HAUL
BACK ONTO THIS TANK/... . Z

HOT OTHER CROOKJ HOW'RE WE]
IS STILL OUT 4GONNA GET.
COLD. (..THAT'S \OUTOF_
GOM.'HE'U. BE. A. HERECJ
LESS TROUBLE.^

WE SURE DO MANAGE TO STIR UP
TROUBLE BETWEEN US.LOOEY.ER
^.LIEUTEMNT.'WT I STILL
DON T KNOW WHAT IT
VAS ALL ABOUT '

JUST A COUPLE OF BANDITS WHO'D
ROBBED A BANK. AND WERE MAK-
ING A GETAWAY IN THEIR OWN
PLANE /..ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH
\1JO0.' BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT IS
WITH CRIMINALS/ THEY ALWAYS

GETAWAY.

BUT

NEVER

T OROER OFTH6
COMMANDER -IN -
CH\EF OP THE
U.S. ARMY, NICK
ZURAW HAS BEEN
CALLED TO THE
COLORS, AND 15
NOW SERVING HIS
COUNTRY IN EX-
ACTLY THE SAME
WAY AS HIS CHAR-
ACTER,KEITH
KORNEU. .

THE WEST
POINTER WILL
THEREFORE BE
PRAWN BY AN-
OTHBR ARTIST
UNTIL HIS
RETURN / IPYOU
WANT TO WISH tUCJC
LUCK.WaTETOWM
CARE OP- ROOM 315
60 HUDSON ST.,

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JIM JENNINGS THE 5T.
IOUI5 KID HAS MADE
50 SENSATIONAL AN
UPSURGE. TOWARD A
SHOT AT THE HEAVY-
WEIGHT TITLE AS TO
LEAVE THE FISTIC
WORLD GASPING.
NOW. HE IS POLISH-
ING Of F THE LAST
OPPONENT TO STAND
IN HIS WAY...

NEXT DAY IN THE TRAINING QUARTERS OF BOMBER BENSON. A R.VAL
&5PIRANT OF- THE ST. LOUIS KID TOR T HE SHOT AT THE TITLE..

WE KIN \MDRK THE ST. LOUIS
KID INTO A BEAUTIFUL FRAME
THROUGH THAT CLUCK. POP
MOLLOY/ WITH THE KID
OUT OF THE PICTURE. MY
BOY THE BOMBER'LL GET
A SHOT AT THE TITLE L.
LETS GO TO MOLLOY RIGHT
AWAY/

DUW1Y HUNT5 DOWN POP.
NEARBY SALOON_/WE"

YEAH !.. I'M
POP MOLLOY.'
WHADDA

I'LL

GET

SIGN.'

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
WE'D RATHER HAVE J
YOU.' YOU'RE JUST tf HIM TO
OUR TYPE BUT WE
W&NT THE KID BE-
CAUSE OF HIS
REPUTATION- BUT
HIS NAME ON A
CONTRACTU DO
THE TRICK/

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POP PROCEEDS TO INTeODUCC
HlMSEtr....

ER..ER..YES.'
WE'VE A FIGHT-
SCHEDULED WITH)
A NEARBY COL-
LEGE roe to- /

WELL... THIS AIN'T MUCH
OF A COLLEGE, BUT 111
BUILD IT UP FER YOU/..
LET'S GET RIGHT DOWN
TO WORI(.'..WHERE'S THE

OH, JIM PERHAPS MDU
SHOULDN'T HAVE SIGNED
THAT CONTRACT/ YOU
KNOW HOW DADDY'S AL-
WAYS GETTING,
YOU INTO
TROUBLE/

SO FAR SO GOOD. EH. / YOU
DUMMY? NOW KEEP I BETCHA
OUTTA SIGHT WITH \CURLY.'
THAT CAMERA UNTIL TH'
KID GETS HERE/. .YOU

SENT HIM THAT
TELEGRAM.
" -DIDN'T.

^YA?

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THE GONG SOUNDS AND
THE RIVAL COLLEGE'S

FIGHTER COMES OUT
-GROGGILY..

BEFORE A BLOW 15 STRUCK. HE
COLLAPSES TO THE CANVAS ..

YOU DID THIS/ \DRUGGED.'.THEM)| THE WO AND POP CHASE MAD
111 REGISTER AN CAMERAS/ *-\ LY AFTERJHE_CAMEEMAN J BUT-
OFFICIAL PRO- / HOLY MACWfRAL/
TEST FOR THIS'

WE'RE COW EIGHT TO THE
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE ,
AND EXPLAIN EVERYTHING/

THIS PICTURE 1
SAYS DIFFERENT,

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WHAT WILL BE THE OUTCOME Of
THE ST.LOUIS WD5 PREDICA-
MENT? THE NEXT TOP-NOTCH
WILL SUPPLY THE ANSWER/

WIM6* TON MOM"™'

AIR PATROL

AFTER BEATING BACK TMCl /

NAZIS, HENRY AND WINGS/ /

RETURN TO THEIR BA5E.'jr/.<

YOU AND HIGGIN5 HAVE BEEN
HAVING A RATHER ''BUM GO"
OF IT LATELY SO I'VE AR-
RANGED TO HAVE YOU
TRANSFERRED TO A TRAIN-
ING SCHOOL/ YOU
BLIGHTERS SHOULD BE ABLE
TO TAKE THINGS EASY AND
HAVE SOME FUN FOR, YOUR-
SELVES/ NOW HERE ARE YOUR
CREDENTIALS / GOODBYE OL'
BOY5..AND &OOD LUCK/

JOHNSON AND H1GGIN5 ARIWC
AT THE TRAINING SCHOOL...

QUITE A
LAY-OUT
THEY HAVE
HERE, ISN'T
IT?

QUITE, WINGSIE, ^
Of TOP.' H' AND
H' EVERYTHING 15
SO OUIET AN'
PEACEFUL. TOO/.
OH/ HERE COMES
THE CO./

GLAD TO HAVE YOU (WITH
US, GENTLEMEN/ I REALIZE
ITS NOT QUITE THE 5AM E
A5 BEING IN THE THICK
OF THE FIGHTINS...BUT
PEEHAP5 THE CHANGE
WILL DO YOU BOTH
GOOD/

NOW WE'LL SEE HOW MUCH
>OUVE LEARNED ABOUT
FLYING/ CAN YOU DO AN
IMMELMAN* SIDE-SLIP?-

LOOP? barrb*. .

ROLL*

WELL. AH..YOU

SEE...AH..THAT

IS...NO/

WHILE IN THE REAR GUN TURRET.
HENRY DELVES INTO THE
SCIENCE OF MARKSMANSHIP...

YOU TAKE THE CONTROLS...
I'M GOING BACK TO SEE
HENRY/

SUDDENLY, THE PLANE GOC5
INTO A BARREL COLL-.

HOLY SMOKES/. I THOUGHT
THE KID SAID HE COULDN'T
DO A BARREL ROLL/

JUST A MINUTE.BUDDY/ WE
MAY AS WELL Stf \OJ STRAIGHT
ON ONE THIN&=WHEN A SUPERI-
OR GIVES VOU AN ORDER^iOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO USTEN ASlD
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS/
WONT STAND FOR ANY
BACK TALK/

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
FLYING CORPS ARE COMING
TO, WITH THESE FRESH KIDS

" SASSING THEIR

.uc-

WINGS BATTLES THE STUDENT PILOT.
WHO GRASPSTHE WHE EL AS IF
WERE CLUED TO IT/ P "

I HATE TO DO THIS, KID/ BUT WHEN A
STUDENT "FREEZES'' TO THE WhEELjTS
THE ONLY WAY TO GET

HIM
AWAY.'

WINGS PULLS THE SHIP OUT
OF A DIVE JUST IN TIME TO
AVOID A DEADLY BLAST OF
SLUGS FROM THE GERMAN
PLANE / .

THERE'S A PLANE OUT THERE
WITH PECULIAR MARKINGS

ON IT/..I THINK ITS AN
V^ENEMY SHIP/ _•

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MANEUVERS TME NAZI /

DIVE, PRIJZ/ WE'LL COME V
UP UNDER THEM WHERE } .
THEY CAN'T SEE US/ J

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MEANWHILE, THE STUDENT
PILOT COMES TO HIS SENSED

A5 HE TRIES TO REGAIN HIS FEET
HE USES TME BOM5-RELEASE
LEVERS TO HELP HIMSELF UP...'

BOY/ WERE LUCKY TO BE
GETTING BACK ALIVE/
HOW COME YOU FROZE
AT THE CONTROLS
LIKE THAT?

THAT5 WHAT I TRIED TO
TELL YOU, BUT lOU WOULD
N'T LET K/IE TALK/ I'M
"THE GUNNERY STUDENT/
THE OTHER FELLOW
WlTr1_MF.HlGGINS IS
"OT7

WING5IE/ RESCUE
ME QUICK/..
HELLLP/

WHAT'S UP PLEASE, SIR/ HENRY
JOHNSON V AND I HAVE A RE-
QUEST TO MAKE/
CAN YOU ARRANGE
TO SEND US BACK TO OUR.
OLD OUTFIT. WHERE WE
CAN ENJOY A NICE
QUIET FIGHT ONCE IN A
WHILE? IT'S A LOT LE55
DANGEROUS THW
IT IS HERE/

,.EXT MONTH, WINGS ANDHCN-
RY FLY INTO A HEAP OF Tl&Uff
LE AS. THEY ELY A SKELETON
DONT MISS THIS

ALICE AGATE. WORLDS
CHAMPION WOMAN TENNIS
PLAYER, 15 IN NEW YORK
FOR HER FIRST APPEARANCE
IN THE GARDCN...THE AFTER-
NOON BEFORE HER DEBUT.
TWO GUNMEN STEP INTO
HER HOTEL ROOM....

SCOURGE OF THE UNDERWORLD

THAT'5 BETTER...NOW YOU LOOK GOOD ENOUGHl
TO BE THE SECRETARY OF BROADWAY'S GREAT-!
iVHAT SAY.. WE DROP IN AUDI
ALICE: J
AGATE. NOW?

AS THE

GANGSTERS
CONTINUE
THEIR
THREATS. ■
THE GIRL
TENNIS STAR
RETREATS
SLOWLY
TOWARDS
THE TELE-
PHONE
5TAND..AND
WORKS
THE
PHONE OFF
ITS .
CRADLE /

,N THE LOBBY, WALT AND JINX ASK
TO BE ANNOUNCED TO MISS AGATE.'

TELL MISS AGATE HER OLD
FRIEND. JINX. IS HERE TO SEE
HER /..AND SHE'S WITH WA LT,
WHITNEY:

OH / GOOD HEAVENS/

MISS AGATES IN TROUBLE.'
HER PHONE 15 OFF THE
HOOK AND I JUST

HEARD MEN'S VOICES.

THREATENING TO
KILL HER ?

AS SOON AS
GET OUT OF
SIGHT I'LL BE

ABLE TO

WORK FASTER/

WALT RUSHES UP THE STAIRS AN L
IS ALONE FOR AN INSTANT/ THEN.
A SWISH OF WIND AND A FLASH
OF EERIE WHITE SMOKE..-.

~ BOB PHANTOM/-*

CALL THE POLICE IMMEDIATE-
LY OPERATOR /.. AND YOU.
JINX...WAIT MERE/ WHEN
THE COPS COME.. BRING
'EM UP TO ALICES
ROOM... BUT
QUIETLY /

HEY/ THE PHONES OFF THE HOOK.'
SHE TRIED TO TIP OFF SOMEBODY
WE WUZ HERE/..MAYBE SHE AL-
READY DID/ WE BETTER BUMP
HER OFF RIGHT NOW/

Wr HAD ORDERS NOT TO KILL YOU UNLESS YOU
REFU5ED TO WORK WITH US/ BUT WC AINT
TAKIN' NO MORE CHANCES WITH YOU?
HERE5 WHERE YOU BOW OUT/

JUST A COUPLE OF PROFESSIONAL KILLERS.
CAPTAIN/ WHEN I RUSHED IN. THEY GOT
CONFUSED AND SHOT EACM OTHER/
HOWEVER, THEY'RE JUST STOOGES... I
GUESS ITt5 UP TO YOU TO FIND OUT WHO
THE BIG SHOT 15/

THEY CAME IN WITH THEIR GUNS AND TOLD ME
TO BE SURE TO LOSE MY MATCH WITH MISS
SOFTWICK TONIGHT OR I'LL BE KILLED ON
THE SPOT.'

I DONT THINK SHE5 GOT TO
NOJ SHOULD /GO/ OTHERWISE
GO TO THE /SHELL ALWAYS
GARDEN. / WORRY ABOUT
ALICE/ ^(IBeiNG KILLED'

IF SHE GOES
WHITNEY..ANC
ANYTHING
HAPPENS....

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AT THAT MOMENT A BRICK WITH A NOTE
WRAPPED AROUND IT. CRASHES INTO
1 WALTS OFFICE /

GOOD EVENING BOYS-'
ANY OF YOU FELLOWS

EECEIVE

BRICK5 WITH

THREATENING

MOTES TIED
TO THEM "

BUT AT THAT INSTANT... 60S PHANTOM..

( NO YOU DON'T/..
A GET THAT GUN
fcfi OUT FROM
IV UNDER MDUR

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I THINK YOU'RE IN THE WRONG

PLACE/ THIS IS A TENNIS

WITCH, NOT A

=!5TOL

DUEL/

COME ON. YOU/ GET UP BEFORE
I KNOCK NOUR UGLY HEAD
OFF.*. SO YOU'RE JJiLTOUGH.
GUY WHO WAS j
GONNA EL' '
MISS

iknow anything about
tennis ?..this is known as a
[the overhand smash/^/

1

POLICE SWARM TO THE SCENE OF
THE BATTLE ...JUSL'
BOB PHANTOM \
VANISHES IN

WALT WHITNEY APPEARS A5 IF
FROM NOWHERE....

BOB PHANTOM SURE DID A
QUICK JOB ON HIM, DIDN'T
HE?.. BUT SINCE WHEN HAS
PHANTOM BEEN ON TH

POLICE FORCE? >*STUT UP
HITNEY/

OH.JINX/..YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW -HORRIBLE IT WAS
TO THINK I MIGHT BE
KILLED AT A NY MINUT ER

YOU WERE
EIGHTY BRAVE TO GO
ITH ROUGH WITH IT,

ALICE'

IT'S SIMPLE, JINX/ I HAD THE
SAME IDEA. ..ONLY PHANTOM
BEAT ME TO IT/ YOU SEE...
IT WAS LIKE THIS...

ALL I...I MEAN...ALL BOB
PHANTOM 01 D WAS LOOK
OVER THE CROWD /ONLY
ONE MAN IN THE WHOLE
PLACE DIDNT KEEP TURNING
HIS HEAD TO WATCH THE BALL
FLIGHT/ HE WAS KEEPING
HIS EYE ON ALICE. SO HE
COULD SHOOT HER/ THAT'S
HOW I...I MZhKJfiANTOM
KNEW WHO HE WAS/.. SIMPLE,
WASNT it *

BOB PHANTOM. SCOURGE OF
THE UNDERWORLD APPEARS
AGAIN NEXT MONTH IN
TOP-NOTCH COMICS.'

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rue caesev

\SG6S OF 0£ATh '".'
man* werte rueeoaes

THE/ FOUND, DEAD.' AND
B£S/D£ EACH HAS A CRUSH-
ED ch/nese sKeeN eats.

4ND NOW DOZA CUMM/NGS
VAD One OP THOSE SYMBOLS
OF DOOM, WU/LE A SLANT-
EYED Kiuen STAiX£D HE*

TwousH rue srxESTS of

CHINATOWN .' '.' '.'

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"MASS PRODUCT/ON ZQMBieSf
why did rue waetrexs of all

TUe UNirSD STATES A*MA -
S/lSNT? PACTOP/ES DZOF OSAO
AT TU£//? JOBS, AND WHAT

nad caused rue/i? bodies
to disappear pfom their

GKAy-eSP?

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was an eveeYOA y

JOB TO THAT DEVIL-
AHAY-CAfE ACE OF

we se/r/cu a/?my,

SeFGEANT BOYLe -
BUT T»e WAR TOOK
ON A MUCH MOJX
se*/ous> COMPLEXION,
WUBN HIS OWN K/D Bgo-
TUER iANoeo /n rue

HANDS OF HITLER'S
W/#£L/MSS.'.'.'

OON'7 MtSS rU/S SMASH -
JNG /VSW AAAGAZ//VB,

% MCKP0T COM,cs

ON SALE OA/ ALL NEWSSTANDS /.'.'

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WHY DID JU JU WATSON
fACC THE ELECTRIC CHAIR.,

sufcN&NQy «HP THE
SHIELD s&yc HIM WITH-
kSMJ * LRST &RF AKIN& THE
HAD Urn ,o

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WAS THIS. A GHOST SHIP '
CAME QUTOPTHE MIST

"TYJUJU

TO

_ OUT _.
PLUN&C JOE, DUST...
UKp BETTY WARREN INTO

m^*//, >\<^ Wte\ — "

THE

WEIRDEST AOVt...
OF THEIR CAREt

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AT AIL
VISITORS '

WIZARD AND
ROY, THE SUPER
BOY DECIDED
TO INVESTIGATE.'

TERROR STRUCK AT ALL THOSE WHO TRIED
10 WORK IN THE VITAL MANGANESE MINES.
PUT THE SHIELD AND DUSTY WERE STILL
TO BE RECKONED WITH/....

7*

WAS THIS A PRE-HISTORlC BEAST
THAT STRUCK TERR6R INTO THE .,
HEARTS OF ALL HOLLYWOOD OR WAS
IT MURDER, HUMANLY AND flEND'SHLY
DESIGNED,' THAT ONLY THE

WIZ.
FRUST

JLO

V

THESE

STOfiiCSANrJ

MORE t APPCAR
IN THE SPRING IS-
SUE. NO. 3, OP SHieiD-
WIZARD COMICS.ON SALE
AT ALL NEWSSTANDS ON

MARCH 1st.
ORDCR YOUR. COPY TODAY.'

ALL RIGHT MR. BOPPO.'
I'M READY FOR
.YOU. NOW/

HEY BOPPO/ I'M &ETW
WORRIED / IT'S THE THiRD
POUND ALREADY. WE'RE
LIABLE TO HAVE TO PAY

WE'RE TAKIN' NO CHANCES..*
WtU GIVE HIM THE OLD
MALLET TOUCH. OKAY?

BALTHAR/.I'M READING THE SPIEL-
ER'S MIND... AND HE'S UP TO
NO GOOD/ I'LL KEEP AN

As** L /l

RIGHT/ STARHJM
DUN7IN&/^>

/ 60.70..80..90
J..IOO/TAKE IT-
f AND GET
I OUTTA HERE/

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OU ENOUGH.' THIS
MONEY IS A LIFE-SAVER/

"OIL WERE TSHUCKSM
LfftAR.'; balMr'

WHAT New _

FACE KARDAK _

THAR IN THE NEXT ISSUE

OF TOP-NOTCH COMICS!

BICYCLE _ MAIL

lorsi gius;

BIKE

GIVEN

Htodllghr • Hord
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GIVEN

NOTHING To BUYI

or FlnoGASH COMMISSION!

Send No Moneyl — Mail Coupon!
Thla Bike. Cash or choice of other
MARVELOUS premiums given —
SIMPLY GIVE AWAY FRII beau-
tifully colored] Art Pictures
with well known White
CLOVERINE Brand SAIVE
used for chaps, mild burns,
and shallow cuts. Salve
easily sold to friends, at
25c * box (with picture'
FREE) Remit as per
Catalog. SPECIAL: —
Choice of 35 premiums
gives far returning only S3
collected. 46th year. Many
customers and friends
waiting to buy. Pictures
pep sales. Send no Money.
WE TRUST YOU Nothing
fa bay. We are fair and
square. ACT NOW Mall
cour>on.
WILSON CHEM. CO., INC.
DEPT. 87-DC, TYRONE, PA.

Combination Radlo-Phonograph

Cat the mwi or play records. Self
starting motor. Streamline. 4 tubes.
Good tone and volume. Or a Gen-
uine Remington-Rand prac-
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with Carrying Ce*e — Either
given or cash— SIMPLY GIVE
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with well known White CLO-
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chaps, shallow cuts and
surface burns. Salve easily
sold to friends at 25c o
box (with FREE pic-
tures). Remit aa per cat-
alog. SPECIAL:— Choice of
35 premiums given for re-
turning only the S3 collected
Nothing to buy. He first. fW*

BOTH
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OR CASH
Nothing to Buy
Send No Money
Moil Coupon

BOYS! GIRLS!
LADIES'.

Writ* ar

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CHINK CO..
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Ty runs'. •>».

Nothinrto

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Risk No Cash
CHOICE OF CASH COMMISSION

Boysl Clrlil Send No Moneyl Mail Couponl Choice of
22 Cal. Boll Action Rifle. Self cocking, pistol imp — patented
safety feature. Genuine Iver- Johnson make. Or. marvelous
Telescope with 5 big sections. Extends to over i feet in
length. See far away! New thrills' Great funl Rifle or Tele-
scope, or Cash Commission given.

W. furnish tested list of most likely customers.
Our plea has broKjht keppieess to tawseads.

SIMPLY GIVE AWAY Mil. colored pictures with well known
White CLOVERINE Brand SALVE used for chaps, aurface buma
and shallow cuts. Salve easily sold to friends at 25c a box

(With FREE picture). Remit an per catalog. 46lh year. We

are reliable! SPECIAL: — Cholc* of 35 premiums given for
rsturnlnq only the $3.00 collected. Nothing to buy! Many
customers waiting. New pictures pep sales. Testimonials
prove our plan fair and aquare. Be first. Write or mail coupon
now WILSON CHEM. CO.. INC.. Oept 87-DC. Tyrone. Pa.

IOrS/ GIRLS!

OR CASH COMMISSION
NOTHING TO BUYI

BEND NO MONEY — MAIL COUPON!
BOYS — GIRLS —
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feat urea, COM-
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GulUr. BIk Movie,
or Cash. or.
choice of other
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uitilo promlu
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bclotr.)

BOTH GIVEN

GIVEN

NOTHINO
TO IUY

NOTHINO TO BUYI OIRUI LADIKSI *end No Money
Lovely Little Watch, slxnit six* or dim*, or Cash Com*
mlealon. THIS Watch or your choice of ollir* charmlnc
Iin.mU.ma Riven. Simply C.ve Away FRCK beaut ijully
colored plcluree with whits CI-OVEWNE Brand Salve
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•1 Mail Coupon Now

WILSON CHEM. CO.. Dept. 87-DC Tyrone. Pa.

Date

Gentlemen: Please send roe 12 beautiful colored
Art Pictures with 12 boxes White CLOVERINE
Brand SALVE to sell at 25c a box (giving marvelous

fie: ure FREE) . I will remit within 30 days, select a
remium. or keep Cash Commission as explained In
premium plan catalog aent with order, postage paid.

B.D-

SIMM.Y CIVI AWAY F*EE beautifully

colored Art Pictures with well known , Nan*
White CLOVERINE Iroad SALVE used for
chaps, mild burns, and shallow cuts.
Salve easily sold to customers and
friends at 25c a box (with wonderful
picture FREE). Remit and select premium
as per catalog. SPECIAL: Choice of
35 aremiums tjivsn for returning only
S3 collected. Nothing to bay. Mr.il
coupon. WILSON CHEM, CO., INC.. I
Oept. 87-DC. mBM, -A.

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