CONVERSION BY

wnutwramn
 Dedicated to

WILL JUNGKUNTZ

1955-1985
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au whcwg. z kvow nfws seccwos 70 shue eh/s mess 7he eo/ap wm me. ehe paypep to ypavaic op
CPM/A/G. PCW/V AA/P E0E/EE/7 TEE FINISH UNE AS CCOSE, 7T 77S OWN, I (POSH />7/T
PACE. PCAPS. TOO Close. AHP PEEP 7HE S7EEE/A/6

7NEA/OSEP/GSPEA0HPPK - - TEEM STHA/6Ar /A/T0 7HE 7M/S WPPiPEEA GOOD

PE MACEPEPI I iOOEAT/7-. EYE OE 7EE SPA/. PEA7/7.

. . . BP7NO7G0OP ENOUGH. . . SPECTACULAR. E/A//SH 70

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.me imor hideous

. . and rooeypolice i 'ye eor four weeds
oe which ws ro as ADUNP A DEATH THREAT GORDON , FACING to mi- mass
me brutal siey/m nailed ro me poor RETIREMENT OH HIS bastards, /f m/s
oe three /ve/vs last of the office ce seventieth &RTHRRy means mey'RE
week 8y me sws rxice conm/ss/oner next/month, store WILLING TO TARE ME
known As me JAMBS <30RP0H. 70 A NEWS TWO ON, I'M DEL/GH7EP.
MUTANTS. REPORTER..

LRONICALLY, TOPAVALSO Oi/R yoDNSER VIEWERS 8DTREAL HE WAS. EVEN THIS REPORTER
MARRsme m/vm WILL NOT REMEMBER TODAy, DEBATE WOULD LIRE TO W/NR
ANNIVERSARy OF IRE THE BATMAN. A RECENT CONTINUES ON THE THAT HE'S AC/VE AND
CAST RECORDED SIGHTING SDRVEy SHOWS 7HAT RIGHT AND WRONG OF WELL, ENJOYING A
CF IRE BATMAN. DEAD /hosthigh schoolers H/S ONE-MAN WAR ON CELEBRATOR/ DR/NR
OR RETIRED, HIS FATE CONSIDER HIMA MYTH. CRIME. IN THE COMPANY OF
REMAINS UNKNOWN. FRIENDS...
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I LEALEMYCAP TN
the lot. icany
stand tcee tnstpe
ANYTHING P/6HT NOW.
i walk the sippets
opthis ary i'm
leaan/ns rehate, the
CITY THAT'S, gfl/EN UP,
UKE THE WHOLE
WORLD SEEMS TO
HAVE.

I'M A ZOMBIE. A
PLYING DUTCHMAN.
A DEAD NAN,
TEN YEARS DEAD..
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I'LL FEEL BETTER IN THE IT'S THE N/6HT-- WHEN The ... WHEN A PXLCE S/REN BUT8ATMAN WAS A YOUNG
MO/W/NG. AT LEAST, I'LL CITY'S EMEUS CALL OUT TO WAKES HIE, AHP, FOR A MAN. TE /T WAS REVENGE
EEEL IT LESS... A/M, THOUGH I L/E 8ETWEEN MOMENT, I EOR6ET THAT LT/S HE WAS AFTER, RES TAKEN
AU OYER.,. IT. ITS BEEN FORTY YEARS

SO RIANTEOYELY WAYS
TO PUNISH HIM. .
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NOTH/M.HEfiCTNCHB)WHENHE AU HE VYANTEP WAS MONEY. THESE - THESE ARE H/S . . . ANP TH/S WORLD /5 THB/RS.

. . . BUTOHERY OF EVERY ...SOVHETH/N6 UNDER ABSOLUTELY, BILL.

MEMBER OF 7HE FAM/LY. THE TWELVE POUARS TH/S 7S
. ROUSH MONTH /N 7HE ...ANP/T LOOPS
HIUTAHT OPGAN/ZAT/ON /S CONSIDERED A PRC/6 - 8/6 TOWN. R/GHT NOW C/PE/TS SO/NS
BEL/EVEP 70 HAVE cVMNUTTEP RELATED CA/ME AT PRESENT, THE A1ERCURY 7S TO GET WORSE
TH/S ATROC/TY EOF MONEY BUT SURELY TH/S HEAT 0L//YIBIN6 TO AN BEFORE IT
THE FAM/LY HAP.. WAVE S A FACTOR. R/6HT, UHSEASONAL ONE EETS BETTER...
poc? HUNDRED ANP 7HAEE. .
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WATER'S OUT IN /MY

BUIUW6,TOO. COULDNT

H EYEN TAKE A SHOWER

THIS /M0RNIN6.

TREATMENT ' XDU KNOW

WHAT X HATE
WARD /HOST ABOUT
v THE HEAT?,

NINETY-NINE
PBSREES- AND
THE AIR
OTWfi?
gLOWS...^,

nuf

t7R.
NONSENSE. WILLING
SORCONS ISN'T
JUSTSONE (JUAUEED !

SENILE. TO JUDGE ,

THAT-',

— BUT I
CONCUR.
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PENT, A FORMER P/S7R/CT PENT BEUEVEP H/S

. . thank you, ran. ATFORNEY, 8ECAME PISFIGURAT/CM REZEALEP
a mew l/ee OBSESSED W/TH THE A H/RPEN, EWl A/PE TP
BEG/MS TODAY HUMBER TWO WHEN H/S NATURE. HE APORTEP
HALF HIS EACE WAS AS H/S PERSONAL SYMBOL
HARVEY DENT. SCARRED BY AC/P. A DOLLAR COIN...

... OWE S/PE OF WHICH PENT'S CRIMES WERE R/PNAPF/N6 AND

WAS DEFACED, TO REPRESENT
THE WARR/N& S/PES OF
H/S SPLIT-PERSONALITY.
A FL/P OF THE CO/H
- - THE HE WAS APPREHENPEP
BR/LL/ANTLY PATHOLOGICAL, RANSOMING OFSIAMESE IN THE ACT BY GOTHAM 'S
THE MOST HORRENDOUS TW/NS, ONE OE WHOM FAMOUS Z/GUANTE, THE
OF WHICH WAS H/S HE ATTEMETEP TO MURDER BATMAN, ANP
LAST-- EZENAETER THE CPMM TTEP TO
'/

COL/LP MEAN L/FE OR RANSOM WAS FA/P. ARRHAM ASYLUM

DEATH FOR H/S Z/CT/MS. TWELVE YEARS AGO.

FOR THE PAST THREE WHILE NOBEL PR/ZE- HARVEY'S READY

YEARS PENTHAS BEEN W/NN/N6 PLAST/C SURGEON SFEAR/NG TO LOOK AT THE
TREATEP BY PR. HERBERT WILLING TODAY, BOTA WORLD ANP SAY,
PR. BARTHOLOMEW WOLPER PEP/CATEP H/MSELF DOCTORS WERE "HEY- -I'M OKAY."
FOR H/S PSYCHOSIS. , TO RFS7DR/N6 TNE JUBILANT.
FACE OF HARVEY
PENT.

IDO NOT ASK FORME, TH/S/STHE

AND HE PENT REAP A GOTHAM C/TY TO END OF A LONG NIGHT-
LOOKS GREAT. BRIEF STATEMENT FORGIVE MY CRIMES. I MARE.. AND THEF/RST
.

TO 7HE MED/A... MUST EARN THAT, 8Y STEP ON THE LONG ROAD

DEDICATING MYSELF TO ABSOLUTION,
TO PUBLIC SERZ/CE.
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next, rent drew but mice conim/ss/oner NO, l AN NOT

fond applause by /TWOS, JAMES GORDON'S SATISFIED, DR. WOLPER'S
PRODUCING A OF COURSE/ REACTION TO RENT'S RETORT SEEMS Ot/ERLY
NEWLV-M/NTER UNMARRED. RELEASE NAS NOF OPTIMISTIC-' NOT TO
DOLLAR COIN. RNTHUSIAST7C... MENTION SLOPPY.

WHILE MILLIONAIRE GORDONS REMARKS THE COMMISSIONER IS AN WE MUST0EL/EVE

BRUCE WAYNE, WHO SEEM OVERLY EXCELLENT COP- BUT, Z 7HAT OUR PRIVATE
SPONSORED RENT'S PESSIMISTIC " TH/NR, A POOR JUDGE DEMONS CAN
TREATMENT, HAR NOT ID MENTION OF CHARACTER, WE BE REPEATER..
THIS TO SAY.. RUDE. MUST 8EL/EIYE TN
HARVEY RENT.
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6UP/N6 w/thaho/entgrace. . c/hwilling to retreat as eyes gleaming, untouched BREAM HOT WITH THE TASTE OF
FALLEN FOES... THE STENCH OF
DEAD THINGS, DAMNED THINGS...

SURELY THE FIERCEST GLARING, HATING.. CLAIMING ME AS H/S OWN.

SURF!FOR— THE PUREST
WARRIOR...

DREAM/N6-.

I WAS ONLY SIX

YEARS OLO WHEN
THAT HAPPENEO.
WHEN T FIRST
SAW THE CAFE...

...HUGE, EMPTY,
SILENT AS A CHURCH,
WAITING, AS THE
BAT WAS WAITING.

AND NOW THE

COBWEBS GROWAND
THE OUST THICKENS
INHERE AS ZEROES
m ME-
-AND he LAUGHS AT
ME, CURSES ME.
CALLS ME A FOOL.
HE FILLS MYSLEEP,
HETRKHSME.
BRINGS ME HERB
WHEN THE NIGHT
IS LONGAND MY
WILLIS WEAR. HE
STRUGGLES
RELENTLESSLY,
HATEFULLY, 70 BE
PREE

I WILL NOT
LETH/M. I GAFE
MY WORD.
AOR JASON.

NEFER.
NEVER AGAIN.
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forme, ms/sme TMOSE WERE THE LAST

., inh/le fol/ce cem/rtrss/oNER ...mpraF
ENP OF A LONS N/GAT- WORPS SPOKEN /N GOPPON TSSOEP AN pp. BARTHOLOMEW
NIARE.. . ANP 7MEF/PST PPgL/C BY HARVEY ALL FO/NTS BULLEPN FOP WOLPER, pENT's
STEP ON 7HE CONG POAP PENT BEFORE H/S PENT, ONE l/O/CE WAS PSYCH/ATR/SF.
.

TO ABSOLUT/ON, P/SPPPEAPPNCE PA/SEP LN PROTEST..

TH/S MOPN/NG
£7 IS THAT
WHO I-
 YOC/
THE H/vav
r/me /TfN
YOUR TORI
HRS R/Y! YOUR
come. SOUL.
SOUL...
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but, oeerib -Noeopy CHILL PVT, ANP r FIGURE

CO/tfES //££!£, NOT . NWOtieUE. T POH/'f
anymore. IT'S ONLyA mini? my
BCOCK- s NOTES
8RAP SMS HE GETTING.
SAW THE ALL WET... i

/rv/mrvrs here
' JUST LIKE I
FIGURE r P/P
VO CVC/BLE
STUVY HALL
. FOR EUNf .

COM t<W, - WE LL
mCMEUE- CUT THROUGH
THE /lEPEPE..

SO YOU E/P/VAY THE^ANP BUT EVEN

CHEAT TEST. SO iSW? /V)C/mA/rs‘P
WlW? TOUR SAH7- - KNOW TO 60
cokei/ter scopssli) 1 HOME IN THE
BRING- YOUR GRAPE J mC/YEUE. .wa; anp
POINT AV BACK UFA---. _^I

won’t so All
afyA mcHEuE.
s ITS JUST
) THE STORM. J
LIGHTS LL CCWIE

AT —
BACK ON...

CO/ME
HERE COfflE
HERE CCW£
HERE,
CHICKEN
LESS "Li

CHICK
CHICK

,*** W I

l 1
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. 8REAHTHROUGH !N
. . I've just seen IT /S SA/P TO
HAIR REPLACEMENT HAMPER THTS BULLETIN -- HAVE ATTACHEP AHP
TECHNIQUES, AND A LAPSE, BAT-UKE SERIOUSLY INJUPEP you
THE—
THAT'S CREATURE HAS BEAM THREE CAT-BURGLARS DON'T
excuse ME... S/SHTEP OH GOTHAM '& WHO HAVE PLA6UEP SUPPOSE,,
SOUTH SIPS. THATHEI6HBORHOOP

THIS OUST IN— AN ANOWyiYIOUS T/P ALL SIT ARE SUEFER/NG THE CH/LPREN
TWO YOUNG CHILDREN UP POLICE TO THE FROM MULTIPLE CUTS, PESOR/BEP AN ATTACK
hho pisappearep mis WAREHOUSE, WHERE THEY CONTUSIONS , ANP ON ME GANG MEMBERS
MORN/N6 HAVE BEEN FOUHP THE CHILDREN BROKEN BONES. THEY BY A HU6E MAN
FOUHP UNHARMED III WITH S/T MEMBERS WERE RUSHEP TO PRESSED UKE
A RIVERSIDE OE THE MC/TANT 60THAM GENERAL PRACULA...
WAREHOUSE. GANG. HOSPITAL.
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... COMMISSIONER JAMES

TW./CE RHONE LINES ALTHOUGH SEVERAL 60RPON HAS DECLINED
ARE JAMMED WITH ...0y THE RESCUER VICTIMS -TO-BE TO COMMENT ON WHETHER
citizens describingwhat BATMAN. HAVE DESCRIBED THE OR NOT THIS MI6HT MEAN
SEEMS TCP BE A STE6E VIGILANTE 7D NEWS THE RETURN OE THE
ON GOTHAM'S TWELVE REfKRTERS.. BATMAN...
UNDERWORLD...
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ters see what I /HGW IT, •

YOU'VE GOT. . rnm-Ger

.FROM HIM-
mmV
CIGARETTES DON'T /5PK IT,
NO WONDER KIP. He'S
BEING PATIENT
tOU'RE
SLOW... ^
SO
.

fcL
WITH >OU AS a
ins.^^
r NICE
TO HAVE
/OU BACK
. BATS. .

GO TO THEIR &¥?, IT ISN'T IN THE CAR. VKNOW, BATS— I SAW IT WAS A

IT'S NOWHEREAROUNP >OU ONCE -BACK WHEN /JCW© TIME
KID. FETCH THE
F&y/KX-L /
.

HERE, j
C
— ^
Z WAS WORKING THE AGO. V
W— —
ty PIUS. NO ENP aasrevp.
l( ToyoURBAP
LV HABITS.. A , —r /
:
a* I WAS A
poopyp- like
HERE. ^

car? yeAH.
AN OLD
W
'
ANyWAV,
WAS A
I /MEAN, I WAS
IT JUST A A®?
> jpiopx PP/YVy NIGHT, BACK THEN...
DIDN'T JUST LIKE
PM THINK- . THIS. Z WAS
k WALKIN'/Viy
8£pr~

— AND I >
SAW THIS
you
WEREN'T
^ GUY DRAW
A (SS'/V .

SUPPOSED

SURE THING,
BATS. BUT
HOWS HE „
SPOS6PTO
GET IN TOUCH
WITH—
OH, y&tfff
/VOW I
REMEMBER..
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PAOPALLI BANKRUPT?*^
POLITICALLY //BZARPOUS, to e/epy 1f
/HgRWE-
R£Acr/av/>#y - CITIZEN OF / V
^ THE
g/miflN
/jjcwNea?-
. 005 ...
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BUTHE'S HARDLYAS
. . .
THAT'S CUTE.LANA,
DANGEROUS AS H/s WAS, LANA. WAS. TP HARVEY
BUT HARDLY APROPOS. HE CERTAINLY IS DEHT /S RETURNING TO
ev&n/es,As»e? take AND HARDLY FAIR TO TROUBLE FOR CR/AAE - AND PLEASE NOTE
HARVEY DENT, JUST AS TROUBLED A SOUL h/s v/ct/ms. THAT I SAID /p— IT GOES
TO PICK A NAME... AS HARVEY DENTS. WITHOUT SAYING THAT HE'S
NOT IN CONTROL OF
HTNISELP.

HE KNOWS £MCT(.y
CERTA/HLY. THEH WHY DO YOU CALL HUM YOU DON 'T CALL EKCESSIVE
WHAT HE'S DOING. H/S PSYCHOTfC? BECAUSE YOU
BATMAN FORCE A CRHME ? HOW
KINDOf SOCIAL FASCIST L/KE TO USE THAT WORO A80UT ASSAULT, FAT LADY?
/S? ALWAYS COES. FOR AHY /HOWE THATS OR BREAKING AND
TOO B/& EUR YOUR LITTLE ENTER/N6? HUH?
WIND? BECAUSE HE TRYRECKLESS EN c .

FIGHTS CR/ME /HSTEAO

OF PERPETRATING it?

SORRY, NtORR/E, BUT WE'RE WAS COWCERWED WITH

OUT OF TIME THOUGH
.
ALSO Of CONCERN /S TH/S /N LAST NIGHT'S
-
LAST NIGHTS ATTACH /MOWING'S ANNOUNCEMENT
...

I'm SURE 7HLS DEBATE TS OH DOZENS of IHPIV/DUALS PAYROLL ROBBERY

FAR FROM OVER. FOR BY police /media relations THOSE WHO REMEMBER
WHO WIRY HAVE BEEN DIRECTOR LOUIS GALLAGHER
Those of you who came CR/m/NALS BY A PARTY THE CRIMES OF
!H LATE, TODAY'S THAT A DEFACED DOLLAR HARVEYDENT WILL
OR PARTIES WHO AMY COM/ WAS FOUND ON ONE
POINT VERSUS POINT,. HAVE BEEN THE BATMAN. RECOGNIZE TH/S AS
OF THE SUSPECTS... H/S TRADEWtARK.
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WE WILL KTCC THE OLD I MYSELF WILL KIU THE DON'T CALL USA GANG. VYtTH THAT VIDEOTAPED
MAN GORDON. MS WOMEN FOOL BATMAN. I WILL VON T CALL US CRIMINALS. MESSA6E, THE MUTANT
WIU WEEP FOR MM- WE R/P THE MEAT FROM HIS WE ARE THE CAW. WE ARE LEADER- WHOSE NAME AND
WIU CHOP HIM. WE WIU BONES AND BUCK THEM TNE FUTURE GOTHAM C/TY
. FACE REMAIN A SECRET-
6RINP HIM. WE W/LL PRY. I WILL EATH/S BELONGS ID THE MUTANTS. HAS DECLARED WAR ON
BATHE IN HIS BLOOD. HEART and PPA6 HIS SOON THE WORLD WIU THE C/TY OF GOTHAM..
BODY THROUGH THE BE OURS. AND ON ITS MOST FAMOUS
STREEP CNAMP/ON...
8AY/rm? yeah, i think he-s MAKES ME S/CK. WE /MUST
A -OKAY. HE'S K/CK/N6 OUST TREAT THE SOC/AU Y M/S -
7»E r/ght butts- Burrs OR/EHTEP W/M REHABILITATIVE
THE COBS AIN'T KICKING, METHPPS. WEMUST EAT/ENT-
THAT'SFOR SURE. HOPE LY REALIGN THOR- EXCUSE
HE EOES BEYER THE ME-? NO, I'P NEVER LIVE
homos next. /N the crry...
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-SO IT'S THE PAYROLL TWO HELICOPTERS WERE

just a robber/ was srocew Tocwy one, a
MATTER OF COMMITTEP TO
I state-of-the-art MIUTAPY
FIGURING I SPONSOR IT. fYGHre/R- - THE OTHER, AN
OUT WHAT/ OLD ARYYTY SURPLUS JOB.
|

HE'S
AFTER. J
/ &&YSa?TT?
THAT DOESN'T
THAT'S GOTTO 06 DENTS
WORK.
MAKE SEMSe.

WITH THAT
T myrvu HE
COULD HAVE
BOUGHT
THEM. .

THEN IT'S GOING TO BE IHOPE NOT. HARVEY

A crwe ey /?//?- WRESTLED LONS AND
USING SOMETHING HARD WITH HIS OTHER
ezse more costly.^ sic*, to have rr
DEVOUR HI/M NOW..

^YOU STILL
THINK BUT IF
DON'T
IT'S. DENT ?_ IT IS...

'Ttr/ce asb/6
AS YOU CAN //HAS/NS
-THAT'S YK.L HE HAP IF IT'S HARVEY,
y. TO SAY? WE'LL CATCH WEYVX
HIM ... THE TRICK TALKING
WILL BE ID KEEP ABOUT
THAT'S Hl/M ALIVE. HE'S HARVEY
ALL HE P0S6&S£P,JIM. PENT...
mew, ouroFOwrxoc.
^LTlM. „
7" BUT TOMORROW r
THE SeOOYYO—
IS I THINK
AND A 7U£SPAY" HE WANTS
TO DIE.

ITSHOUPN'T
BE DIFFICULT
TOFINDHISTARSET.
ACCESSIBLE BY
HELICOPTER AND
TWICE AS BIS
AS...
...TWICE
AS BIG-
 yes, m&w z am I KNOW THAT SOL/NOS BATMAN'S PSYCHOTIC
CONVINCED OF CONFUSING. THESE THINGS subciwiadve / psycho - YOU MIGHT SAYBATMAN
haaveys innocence, OFTEN DO TO THE LAYMAN. EROT/C BEHAVIOR PATTERN COMMITS THE CRIMES...
absolutely. howevsr, z BUT I'LL TRYTOEFPLAtN fS UREA NET. WEAR- SGOEP USING HIS SO-CAUEP
WON'T 60 SO PARAS TO WITHOUT GETTIN6 OV&U.Y NEUROTICS, LIKE HARVEY, VILLAINS AS NARCISSIS-
say i'm sure he hasn't technical you see, rr
. ARE PRAWN INTO CORRESPOND- TICPROTIES...
RETURNED 70 CRIME. ALL GETS DOWN TO ING INTERSTICIN& PHTTERNS.
THIS BATMAN FELLOW.
 PAIN THAT'S
mpeenaxs
OiDC&WlS
Acxoss/tty
BACH. /
KKKTHE
pt/sTfm*
moo/fitrs
abocupb
trosep
TO BE
EASTEB.

<w

-AM? WC/SPE/VP
7WENT/ OP TH/fTTY THMUTES
0S/me you* i east
/

FAVOKTTE nightmare,
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apparently a VETcmmoR me ign/tipn process has PEOPLE OP GOTHAM- LET

JOB. that WOULP /HAKE alreapy started. /tcoulp ME AAX06/ZE H/6HTOPP
SENSE. A/yftON? blow any second . me BAT POP THE INTERAl/P-
ttoh op m/p viewing
PLEASURE. TH/S YS
HARVEY PEHTSPEAKING.

BR/LL/ANT PES/6N--WOR7HY I STAMP HERE ATOP SO Z FREEZE IT. ANP/F

OF THE JOKER. GOTHAM S 8EAUT7FUL TW/N 1 HAP THE TIME OR THE THEPR/CE/S HVE
TOWERS, WITH TWO RIGHT- MILLION POLLERS. I
I'M HOT OP Semes CAPABLE OP WOULP HAVE MAPE IT
ON THESE MAKING THEM RUBBLE SAY A TWO- BUT I VE 60T
P/6/TAL JOBS... YOU HAVE TWENTY M/NUTES PRAYER. BILLS 70 PAY...
TO SAVE THEM.

HE'S 7APPEP
INTO THE TV
ANTENNA-NO
POUBT
RANSCWHN6 THE
L/VES OP
THOUSANPS-
WHHE THE
T//HER HE
POESN'T KNOW
ABOUT IS
MOMENTS AWAY
FROM TARING
IT ALL OUT OP
HIS HANPS.
HARVEY, /FIT
IS YOU— YOU'VE
HAP EVERY
CHANCE
THERE IS.
he's &?r you* staje, C/tffORTUHATElY EOA H//H,
HARVEY, AHO YOUR GUTS- 60r/Y0/r)0R£ SEHSE
aav /hsp/aes me
. .
.

HE S SAME LEVEL OEUCHMY

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