Old newspaper comics

tjuo · Post by **tjuo** » July 2nd, 2023, 2:51 pm

Here is a small selection of scenes from old newspaper comics. I will also post some from The Phantom and The Lone Ranger later.

Flash Gordon - d2-001 - Space Prison

Colour reprint (in spanish):

Mandrake - d037 - The Sleeping Beauty

Mandrake - d235 - Return of the Clay Camel

Wash Tubbs 1934-12-13

Dan Dunn 1941-06-18

Davy Jones 1968-08-07 to 09

Hawkshaw the Detective 1914-01-25

The Cisco Kid 1953-04-21 to 05-15

The Cisco Kid 1954-02-01 to 03

The Cisco Kid 1954-03-05 to 17

The Cisco Kid 1955-12-16 to 1956-01-14

Myra North 1936-03-31 to 04-07

Myra North 1936-08-06 to 17

Captain Easy 1952-11-02 to 16

disguiseartist1 · Post by **disguiseartist1** » July 2nd, 2023, 3:04 pm

Thank you so much. I love this trope!

tjuo · Post by **tjuo** » July 15th, 2023, 3:58 pm

Strangerinthecorner · Post by **Strangerinthecorner** » July 18th, 2023, 8:02 am

Wow, didn't expect the Phantom to use OTN gags this frequently. A pleasant surprise!

tjuo · Post by **tjuo** » August 4th, 2023, 4:17 pm

Strangerinthecorner · August 5th, 2023, 3:20 am

Oh yeah these are great! Many thanks!

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tjuo · Post by **tjuo** » September 13th, 2025, 4:55 pm

Hairbreadth Harry 1917-02-25

Hairbreadth Harry 1928-04-29

Hairbreadth Harry 1928-09-02

Hairbreadth Harry 1929-12-15

Hairbreadth Harry 1930-04-20

Hairbreadth Harry 1931-05-10

Hairbreadth Harry 1931-11-29

Freckles and his Friends 1933-06-28 to 07-03

The Boomers 1933-09-26 to 10-05

Looy Dot Dope 1934-06-05 to 06

Etta Kett 1934-12-05 to 06

Pam 1935-11-04 to 05

Pam 1942-05-12 to 14

Terry and the Pirates 1940-11-07

Right Around Home 1941-06-15

Dinky Dinkerton d021 - The Strange Case of Danny Droopysocks (1941-12-13 to 31)

Dinky Dinkerton d035 - The Lost Letter (1943-05-06 to 17)

Nancy 1943-09-13

Batman and Robin 1945-11-06 to 06

Wash Tubbs / Captain Easy 1950-09-07 to 08

Vic Flint 1950-09-20 to 10-07

The Saint 028 - Goggles (1956)

The Saint - 034 - Escoria (1957)

Romeo Brown T189 to T191 and T226 (The Baffling Ballerina) (1960)

Kerry Drake 1965-12-26 to 27

The Born Loser 1975-01-30

Strangerinthecorner · September 15th, 2025, 7:35 pm

Appreciate you sharing another batch!

-S-

tjuo · Post by **tjuo** » June 7th, 2026, 6:06 pm

Not much audience for GID here, but seems like a waste to just hoard these to myself so here’s another update.

Mr. Dubb 1920-01-04

Mr. Dubb 1920-05-23

Mr. Dubb 1921-01-30

Down on the Farm 1922-05-27

Down on the Farm 1923-03-04

Finney of the Force (sequence from 1927) (undated and no story numbers)

Bill 1929-04-07

Hairbreadth Harry 1931-11-15

Tim Tyler's Luck 1932-03-13

Salesman Sam 1934-04-28 to 30

Secret Agent X-9 1935-03-21 to 25 (004 - The Torch Car Case)

Buck Ryan (03 - The Dope Gang) (1937)

Mandrake the Magician 1939-02-12_19 (s011 - City of Gold)

Rocky Mason 1942-03-01 to 15

Rocky Mason 1942-09-06

Ruggles 1944-01-06 to 12 (Daily Mirror c5 to c10)

The Gumps 1946-10-07 to 15

Tillie the Toiler 1946-10-06

Dickie Dare 1948-10-17 to 24 (reprint in Famous Funnies #201)

Modest Maidens 1952-01-31

Gene Autry 1953-09-05 to 07

Flash Gordon d2-019 - Kag the Conqueror (1956)

Jeff Cobb 1962-05-14 to 06-09

Eek & Meek 1976-10-24

Strangerinthecorner · Post by **Strangerinthecorner** » July 4th, 2026, 12:28 am

Well I always appreciate your drops. Found a few panels in this current one that I'll add to my collection. So thank you!

-S-

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