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Bob Dale AW C‟MON,

STU!!

Car coming to a

screeching halt at a red

light. Skyline in the

background.

14” x 8 1/2” N.D. [San Antonio

Express-News]

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Bob Dale None

Drawing of 2 men that

look like Mark Twain

and Alfred Hitchcock

14” X 10 7/8” N.D. N/A

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Bob Dale

WE DON‟T

NEED HIS HELP!

SA FIRE

LOSSES

While a fireman is

putting out a blaze, he is

being “helped” by a

man (FIREBUG) who

is holding the hose and

flicking a match. Two

gas cans litter the

ground – one with

ARSON written on it

and the JUVENILE

PRANKS. No signature

14 3/16” X 11

7/8” N.D.

San Antonio

Express-News

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Bob Dale None Drawing of man sliding

backwards down a hill

22 1/16” X 15

1/16” N.D. N/A

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Bob Dale

HAVE YOU

TRIED U.P.S.,

MA‟AM?

Woman at an outdoor

customer window

holding the tusk of an

elephant The sign by

the window reads,

“Mail Xmas Packages

NOW.” She seems

surprised by the

attendant‟s suggestion.

18 1/8” X 22

5/8” N.D.

[San Antonio

Express-News]

6

Bob Dale

TH‟ BUY OF A

LIFETIME,

FOLKS…

WHUT WILL YA

GIVE FER 2,953

PURPLE

PLASTIC

FORKS??

Auctioneer in plaid suit

holding out a cane

behind a podium with a

sign that says,

“Everything Sold As

Is.” Behind the man is

a sign, “Auction

Tonite.”

14” x 8 1/2” April 2,

1979

San Antonio

Express-News

7

Bob Dale

SETTLE

DOWN…

…AND WE WILL

BEAT THIS GAS

CRUNCH!!

Man in suit is running

around in circles

thinking, “Gasoline

Shortage,” “Rationing,”

“No Gas!” and “Long

Lines.” He loses his

head while another man

tries to reason with him.

14” x 8 1/2” May 28,

1979

San Antonio

Express-News

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Bob Dale

DO WE JUST

LEARN TO LIVE

WITH IT??

Man is sitting in

second-story window of

torn up building with

the words, “Violence”

and “Crime” written in

the door and window.

Over the door is a

“Home Sweet Home”

sign and two legs are

hanging out the door

from under the debris.

14” x 8 1/2” August 1,

1979

San Antonio

Express-News

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Bob Dale

GADZOOKS

AND

FORSTOOTH,

T.M., T‟WAS

NAUGHT!!

Jouster is sitting on

horseback in full regalia

smoking a cigarette and

holding a shield with

A/E as the insignia. In

the distance is a castle

with the address, “AVE.

E THIRD.”

14” x 8 1/2” August 4,

1979

San Antonio

Express-News

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Bob Dale

FIFTY BIG

ONES IN CASH,

MAN, OR

SPLITSVILLE!

Man bringing a woman

slung over his shoulder

into the Emergency

Room. The Admitting

nurse looks like a man

and the signs at the desk

read, “Admitting – If

you got the bread” and

“Money Talks.”

14” x 8 1/2” August 11,

1979

San Antonio

Express-News

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Bob Dale

YOU CAN‟T PUT

ME OFF THIS

BUS!! A COP

CAN!!

A bus on an asphalt

road headed toward

downtown with

captions coming from

inside.

14” x 8 1/2”

August 13

and 23,

1979

San Antonio

Express-News

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Bob Dale

HOW MUCH?

EMPTY? NOTHIN‟!!

Two men – one of the

left in a tuxedo asks the

one in a suit the

question. Tuxedo man

holds a large bottle with

the words, “BLOCK

WINE” visible.

14” x 8 1/2” August 14,

1979

San Antonio

Express-News

13

Bob Dale

HAVE THE

BUREAUCRATS THOUGHT OF

USING THIS

STUFF?

Man standing in the surf

(seagulls in the

background) covered in

oil. More oil is in the

water.

14” x 8 1/2” August 17,

1979

San Antonio

Express-News

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Bob Dale

PAY D‟SALES

TAX „R I‟LL

CRUNCH UP

YER FACE,

MAC!

Caption said by large,

rough-looking liquor

store clerk to a man in a

suit buying a bottle of

Perrier.

14” x 8 1/2” August 21,

1979

San Antonio

Express-News

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Bob Dale

I‟M SURPRISED

THAT YOU

COLLECT THEM!!

I‟M SURPRISED

THAT YOU‟RE

SURPRISED

Two ladies in a Button

Shop addressing each

other

14” x 8 1/2” August 19,

1979

San Antonio

Express-News

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Bob Dale

OH, !*@3!#,

NOW THEY‟LL

CANCEL MY

INSURANCE!

A car is in the air

having been driven off a

cliff.

14” x 8 1/2” August 24,

1979

San Antonio

Express-News

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R.F. Darden

What‟s the sound

of one chestnut

roasting, Fat Boy?

Whoops! Hold it a

minute Santa!

Here‟s one last

request! It‟s from

some folks in

Waco who want

something called a

Cotton Bowl for

Christmas!

Santa is about to head

out the door with his

Christmas toys when

the elf interrupts him

with the message. Santa

seems distressed by the

request.

12” X 17 5/8” N.D. Waco Tribune-

Herald

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R.F. Darden

After hibernating

through much of

the spring and

summer…

…The Baylor

Bears will be in

their best duds

Saturday night at

the Convention

Center!

Bear on the left is just

waking with a “yawn.”

The same bear again on

the right dressed in a

suit about to shake a

hand and saying,

“Pleased T‟ Meetcha!”

Sign reads, “Meet the

Bears.”

10 13/16” X 11

½”” 1979

Waco Tribune-

Herald

19

James Dobbins

Bless us, O‟ Lord,

and these Thy

Gifts…

Large hands pray over

“the world‟s greatest

nation.”

14.25‟ X 13.5” Nov. 23,

1972

Boston Herald

American

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Rudy

Dreadholy None

Pen and ink drawing of

a young man sitting in a

car with his right elbow

on the open window

frame. Over his right

arm there are 2 people

standing on the

sidewalk.

12 13/16” X

18” N.D. N/A

21

Herc Ficklen Out of Orbit

Astronaut on the moon

sees as sand castle

already there.

6” X 10.5” N.D. [Dallas News]

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Jack Hamm

Cornerstone of

Matchless Value –

“Unto you

therefore which

believe He is

precious” – I Pet.

2:7

Two people look out

from a hill to a large

complex of tall

buildings in front of a

large glass “gem” with

the three crosses inside.

9” X 11” Dec. 9-11,

1955 N/A

23

Jack Hamm

Signs of the Times

– “Him that

cometh to me I

will in no wise cast

out” John 6:37

“God is no

respecter of

persons” Acts

10:34

Man reading banner on

the wall. A large axe

and signs are on the

floor.

9” X 10.75” N.D. N/A

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Woodi

Ishmael

Palacios Street

Mission

Bro. Bill Harrod

A drawing of Bro. Bill

Harrod with his church,

Palacios Street Mission,

to his right. Pairs of

shoes are raining down

on the sign. Plus, a copy

of Woodi Ishmael‟s The

Power of Faith

featuring this drawing.

10 5 16” X 12

15/16” [1964]

[AP News

features]

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Woodi

Ishmael None

Group of Spanish

missionaries or

conquistadors in a

village setting

10 3/16” X 12

7/8” N.D. N/A

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Frank Lanning

Happy Holidays –

With the economic

crisis

extinguishing

garish neon lights

throughout the

world…it may be

easier for us to see

the stars

A couple on a hill

looking out over a city.

A bright star and Star of

David are in the night

sky.

8” X 11” N.D.

[Providence

Journal

Company]

27

Sam Nash Stand-off

A large round bomb

with a face and beard

are on the left side with

the words SUICIDAL

TERRORISM on the

side. The wick is lit

with the word,

“ISLAM.” A small

building is between the

bomb and an American

soldier with “Military

Might,” with the words

WORLD EMBASSIES

on the side.

10 15/16” X 16

¼” N.D.

Tyler Courier-

Times

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Sam Nash Age of Terror

“Skylab,” Health

Hazards” and “Atomic

Power Fears” reign

down on “PO‟ LITTLE

US.”

14 7/8” x 10” N.D. Tyler Courier-

Times

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Sam Nash A Lesson Long

Overdue

Uncle Sam sits in a

chair with “Lewis” over

his knee spanking him.

The whipping board has

the words, “In this

country, nobody is

bigger than the people‟s

government.” Uncle

Sam‟s vest has, “Of,

By, And For the

People.” And the person

being spanked has “The

Lewis Ego” written on

their backside.

12 7/8” X 16

3/8” 1940‟s

Tyler Courier-

Times

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Sam Nash Federal Dilemma

President Jimmy Carter

holds a large scroll of

paper with the words,

“1979 Hang on to last

year‟s mistakes – or

make a whole set of

new ones?”

11 3/8” X 14” ca. 1979 Tyler Courier-

Times

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Sam Nash

Lord, protect me

from making

another one of my

fool MISTAKES!

A US voter looking at

posters of his options

for the 1980 election.

11.75” X 15” N.D. N/A

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Sam Nash

Sorry about your

“Illness” – This

should be a quick

permanent cure!

Doctor giving an “easy

murderer” a shot 9.5” X 12.5” N.D. N/A

33

Charles L.

Ramsay

No Salvation

without the

Saviour – neither

is there salvation

in any other: for

there is none other

name under heaven

given among men,

whereby we must

be saved. Acts

4:12

Jesus on the cross 8.25” X 10.75” N.D. N/A

34

John Riedell

Flotation Collar

and Pickup

Coming from a

helicopter – “We have

the Bacchus Capsule

and will attempt

recovery” One of the

two divers in the water

at the “Anti-Alcoholism

Aid” raft says, “What

he needs it solid fuel”

9 13/16” X 13

½” N.D.

Peoria Journal

Star

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John Riedell

Your Stay Didn‟t

Come Through,

huh, Kid?

A “reprieved criminal”

sits on his cot in a jail

cell holding a paper

with the headline,

“Liberalized Abortion.”

He is talking to a baby

on a blanket holding a

small banner that reads,

“Innocent Unborn.”

10 15/16” X 14

¼”

June 27,

1970

Peoria Journal

Star

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Vic Runtz

Pause a Moment

and Look Up -

“For God So

Loved the

World…”

Busy people walking

with their heads down

in front of the

crucifixion of Jesus

10” X 12.5” April 8,

1966

Bangor Daily

News

Bangor, ME

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Vaughn

Shoemaker

Just Sign of the

Dotted Line

Drawing of Jesus on the

cross in the background.

In the foreground is a

large piece of paper

with “HE DIED FOR _

_ _ _ _

John 6:47

A hand is holding an

ink pen over the paper

and the word YOU

appears on his sleeve

16” X 13 ¼” 1959

New York

Herald Tribune,

Inc.

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Vaughn

Shoemaker

Make Room This

Christmas

Drawing of a donkey

tethered outside of

“Your Heart‟s Inn.” The

words, “Joy - Peace

Through Christ the

Savior.”

16 7/8” X 13

3/8” N.D.

[New York

Herald Tribune,

Inc.]

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Bruce Stark

In Capable

Hands – Just

heave it up

there, high an‟

far, Woody,

Bay-bee – an

I‟ll do th‟ rest!

I ain‟t worried,

are you?

NY jets‟

quarterback Al

Woodall about to

throw a pass [with

Jets Hopes written

on it] to a young

kid with Jetsie on

his helmet.

11.75” X 9” ca. 1970 [NY Daily

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