NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS STAYING WITH MR. AND MRS. SPUTTER ( FRIEND’S OF FRITZI) WHILE HER AUNT FRITZI IS OUT OF TOWN MR. SPUTTER IS IN HIS EASY CHAIR, NANCY HAS BEEN DOING HOUSE CLEANING MR. SPUTTER : DID YOU FINISH YOUR HOUSEWORK? NANCY HOLDS UP HER ARMS AND SAYS ALL FINISHED P2- MR. GETS UP AND RUNS HIS INDEX FINGER ACROSS A TABLE MR. SPUTTER: HMM P3- MR. SPUTTER HOLDS UP HIS FINGER MR. SPUTTER: HEY, NANCY- -LOOK AT THIS DUST P4- TO MR. SPUTTER’S SURPRISE NANCY DOESN’T DUST THE TABLE, INSTEAD SHE BRUSHED THE DUST OFF OF MR.SPUTTER’S FINGER

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 12,1948

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY HAS SHOVELED THE SNOW OFF OF THE PATH TO MRS. JONES HOUSE NANCY:I JUST CLEANED THE SNOW OFF YOUR PATH, MRS. JONES MRS. JONES: OH, THANKS--I MUST GIVE YOU SOMETHING P2- NANCY: OH---PLEASE --- I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING ---I WOULDN'T THINK OF IT --- FORGET IT - - PLEASE P3- MRS. JONES LOOKS IN HER PURSE… OH, DEAR -- I'VE NOTHING LESS THAN A DOLLAR BILL P4- NANCY: I CAN GIVE YOU CHANGE MRS. JONES WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT NANCY WAS WEARING A COIN CHANGER ON A BELT AROUND HER WAIST CLICK CLICK NANCY MAKES CHANGE FOR A DOLLAR

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 12,1947

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- FRITZI: NANCY - - DO YOU WANT THESE OLD EARRINGS OF MINE? NANCY: OH, BOY! P2- NANCY IS WALKING DOWNTOWN, PROUDLY WEARING HER EARRINGS NANCY: THESE ARE NICE EARRINGS BUT NOBODY CAN SEE THEM ON ME NANCY’S HAIR IS COVERING HER EARS P3- NANCY SEES A LADY WALKING OVER A CITY DRAINAGE GRATE, WHEN THE LADY WAS WALKING OVER THE GRATE HER DRESS BLEW UPWARDS, THAT GAVE NANCY AN IDEA P4-NANCY IS SMILING AS SHE IS STANDING OVER THE DRAINAGE GRATE THE UPDRAFT IS BLOWING HER HAIR UP, NOW PEOPLE CAN SEE HER EARRINGS

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 12,1945

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY AND JANIE ARE STILL MAD AT EACH OTHER FRITZI: NANCY... I WANT YOU TO PATCH UP YOUR QUARREL WITH JANIE! NANCY: BUT I DON'T LIKE HER P2- NANCY: I CAN'T EVEN STAND TO LOOK AT HER ANY MORE! P3- FRITZI: WELL- - I INSIST THAT YOU ASK HER IN TO PLAY! P4- NANCY IS TALKING TO JANIE FROM HER WINDOW… NANCY: JANIE - - MY AUNT FRITZI INSISTS THAT YOU COME IN AND PLAY GAMES WITH ME! P5- FRITZI GOES IN TO SEE HOW NANCY AND JANIE ARE GETTING ALONG , AND WAS SHOCKED BY WHAT SHE SAW NANCY AND JANIE ARE PLAYING CHECKERS, BUT NANCY HAS RUN A CLOTHESLINE ACROSS THE ROOM AND HUNG TOWELS TO FORM A CURTAIN BETWEEN HER AND JANIE

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 12,1941

FRITZI RITZ BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- SLUGGO MEETS NANCY DOWNTOWN, HE IS WEARING A MILITARY UNIFORM SLUGGO : 'LO, NANCY -- - ME UNCLE HARRY LET ME JOIN DAT MILITARY SCHOOL ON ELM STREET! NANCY:OH, SLUGGO,YOU LOOK GRAND! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU! P2- SLUGGO: OF COURSE, NOW DAT I'M A SOLDIER--I MIGHT BE CALLED OFF TO WAR ANYTIME Y'KNOW NANCY IS SADDENED BY THE THOUGHT OF SLUGGO GOING OFF TO WAR P3- NANCY IS THINKING ABOUT WHAT SLUGGO SAID AS SHE WALKS HOME P4- WITH TEARS IN HER EYES, NANCY IS SEWING A GARMENT FOR HERSELF P5- NANCY IS STANDING IJ FRONT OF A MIRROR, SHE IS WEARING A NURSE UNIFORM THAT SHE MADE HERSELF NANCY:IF HE GOES - - I GO!

Fritzi Ritz By Ernie Bushmiller
February 15,1938

SLUGGO’S THURSDAY SPECIAL NANCY IS VISITING SLUGGO, AS HE WORKS HIS SHIFT AT A LOCAL BEANERY CUSTOMER: A DISH OF SPAGHETTI SLUGGO: A MILE OF ROPE

SLUGGO’S
THURSDAY
SPECIAL

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1-NANCY IS RUNNING FOR SCHOOL PRESIDENT, SHE HAS PUT POSTERS UP FIRST ONE SAYS …VOTE FOR NANCY SECOND ONE…FOR SCHOOL PRESIDENT ELECT NANCY NANCY: NOBODY EVEN NOTICES MY POSTERS--I'LL FIX THAT P2- NANCY HAS TURNED THE POSTERS UPSIDE DOWN NANCY: THAT DOES IT SEVERAL BOYS ARE TRYING TO READ NANCY’S POSTERS BY BENDING OVER AND LOOKING UP AT THEM

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 11,1965

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS PUTTING ON HER COAT, TO GO OUT AND PLAY… NANCY: MAY I GO OUT, AUNT FRITZI ? Fritzi: NO, NANCY--YOU'VE BEEN BAD TODAY P2- NANCY HAS TAKEN OFF HER COAT NANCY: WELL ---MAY I ASK SOMEONE IN TO PLAY WITH ? FRITZI:NO P3- NANCY IS ALONE, DOWN IN THE BASEMENT, SHE HAS PUSHED ON END OF HER PING PONG TABLE AGAINST THE WALL, AND SHE HAS A MIRROR AT THAT END OF THE TABLE,THAT WAY, SHE CAN PRETEND SHE IS PLAYING PING PONG WITH SOMEONE

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 11,1953

SLUGGO'S WEDNESDAY

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- SLUGGO IS VISITING NANCY, IT’S GETTING LATE, NANCY LOOKS AT THE CLOCK ON THE MANTLE AS SLUGGO SITS AND READS A BOOK, THE CLOCK JUST STRUCK 9 O’CLOCK P2- NANCY COVERS HER MOUTH AS SHE YAWNS, SLUGGO LOOKS AT HER P3- NANCY YAWNS AGAIN AND SLUGGO IS WONDERING WHAT IS GOING ON P4- NANCY HAS PUT ON A BATH ROBE AND HAS HER TOOTHBRUSH IN HER HAND , SLUGGO LOOKS ON CURIOUSLY P5- NANCY HAS GONE TO BED AND HAS HER EYES CLOSED,SLUGGO WALKS UP TO NANCY’S BEDSIDE SLUGGO IRRITATED: HEY! ARE YOU HINTING FOR ME TO LEAVE ?

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 11,1944

NANCY By Ernie Bushmiller February 11,1941 P1- NANCY AND IRMA HAVE BEEN FIGHTING, AUNT FRITZI HAS TAKEN NANCY OVER TO JANIE’S TO MAKE UP FRITZI: I BROUGHT NANCY OVER TO PATCH UP HER QUARREL WITH JANIE! JANIE’S MOTHER: OH: FINE P2- NANCY AND JANIE ARE STANDING CLOSE TOGETHER FRITZI: GO ON CHILDREN - KISS AND MAKE UP! P3- NANCY AND JANIE KISS… SMACK P4- NANCY AND FRITZI ARE WALKING BACK HOME… FRITZI: I’M PROUD OF YoU, NANCY- - BOTH OF YOU WERE REAL GOOD SPORTS! P5- NANCY AND JANIE STARE OUT THERE WINDOW’S AT EACH OTHER AS THEY BOTH WASH THEIR MOUTHS WITH A CLOTH, BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY STILL MAD AT EACH OTHER FRITZI IS SURPRISED TO SEE THIS

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 11,1941

FRITZI RITZ BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1-SLUGGO HAS TAKEN NANCY TO A NICE RESTAURANT NANCY: I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU SLUGGO NOW THAT YOU’RE RICH, YOU'RE SQUANDERING YOUR MONEY SLUGGO: MAYBE I OLGHTA START A PUTTIN' LITTLE AWAY! P2-SLUGGO GOES TO THE BANK AND OPENS A SAVINGS ACCOUNT, WHILE NANCY WAITS SLUGGO : I WANNA START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT--HERE'S TWO BUCKS!! P3- NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE OUTSIDE OF THE BANK, SLUGGO SPEAKS TO A PASSING POLICE OFFICER SLUGGO: HEY, OFFICER---WILL YA WATCH DIS BANK A LITTLE CLOSER FROM NOW ON

Fritzi Ritz By Ernie Bushmiller
February 14,1938

SOGGULS SGURD YADSENDEW NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF A DRUG STORE SLUGGO LIKES TO PRONOUNCE WORDS BACKWARDS, NANCY QUIETLY STANDS BY AND LISTENS SLUGGO: SGURD

YADSENDEW SGURD SOSGGULS

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- SLUGGO IS CAMPAIGNING FOR SCHOOL PRESIDENT, HE HAS A SIGN POSTED ON A BUILDING DOWNTOWN… VOTE FOR SLUGGO FOR SCHOOL PRESIDENT SLUGGO IS ALSO TAKING A STRAW VOTE, HE IS SEEN DOING THIS BY ONE OF NANCY’S SUPPORTERS… SLUGGO ASKING A GIRL FROM SCHOOL…I'M TAKING A STRAW VOTE --WHO ARE YOU GOING TO VOTE FOR--NANCY OR ME? P2- NANCY SUPPORTER:HEY, NANCY... SLUGGO IS TAKING A STRAW VOTE NANCY: WHAT OF IT?-HE CAN'T WIN AN ELECTION WITH STRAWS P3- NANCY AND HER SUPPORTER ARE LOOKING IN THE WINDOW OF A DOWNTOWN SODA SHOP NANCY SUPPORTER: OH, YES, HE CAN--WITH THOSE KIND OF STRAWS SLUGGO HAS BOUGHT THE GIRL AN ICE CREAM SODA, SHE IS SEEN ENJOYING IT WITH A STRAW,SLUGGO IS SMILING AS HE MARRKS HER AS A VIOTE FOR HIM

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 10,1965

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NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY HAS A BIG STACK OF COMIC BOOKS AND SOME ARE ARE SITTING ON HER BEDROOM FLOOR… FRITZI: YOUR ROOM IS A MESS --- GET RID OF ALL THESE OLD COMIC BOOKS P2- NANCY IS CARRYING A GIANT STACK OF COMIC BOOKS DOWN THE STREET P3- LATER NANCY RETURNS HOME… NANCY: I SWAPPED THEM WITH IRMA FOR HER OLD COMIC BOOKS TO FRITZI’S SURPRISE AND DISMAY NANCY RETURNS WITH ANOTHER GIANT STACK OF COMIC BOOKS

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 18,1964

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- MR. SPUTTER IS SITTING IN HIS EASY CHAIR READING A BOOK, HE HAS A VERY GROUCHY EXPRESSION, THAT NANCY HAS GROWN TIRED OF SEEING NANCY : JUST LOOKING AT HIS SOUR PUSS GIVES ME THE WILLIES P2- NANCY IS PICTURING MR. SPUTTER’S FACE IN HER MIND P3-NANCY HAS AN IDEA NANCY: OH, MR. SPUTTER --HERE'S THE LATEST MAGAZINE P4- NANCY: QUITE AN IMPROVEMENT MR. SPUTTER IS READING A MOVIE MAGAZINE THAT NANCY GAVE HIM, HE IS HOLDING UP THE MAGAZINE IN FRONT OF HIS FACE, WE NOW SEE A MOVIE ACTOR’S FACE INSTEAD OF MR. SPUTTER’S

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 10,1948

NANCY IS STILL STAYING WITH THE SPUTTERS( NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS OF NANCY’S AUNT FRITZI)WHILE HER AUNT IS OUT OF TOWN.

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY ENCOUNTERS A LITTLE DOG OUT ON THE SIDEWALK, NANCY PATTING THE DOGS HEAD: THIS POOR LI'L DOG LOOKS HUNGRY! P2-NANCY SNEAKS INTO THE KITCHEN NANCY: MAYBE I CAN’SNEAK SOME FOOD OUT OF THE ICE BOX! P3- FRITZI CATCHES NANCY IN THE ICEBOX FRITZI: HMM... STEALING FOOD P4- FRITZI SCOLDS NANCY FRITZI: WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK FOR IT? NOW, JUST FOR BEING SNEAKY- -YOU CAN'T HAVE P5- FRITZI : I'D RATHER GIVE IT TO THAT POOR LITTLE DOG! FRITZI THROWS THE HOTDOGS TO THE LITTLE DOG ON THE SIDEWALK THE LITTLE DOG HAS A HAPPY EXPRESSION . SO DOES NANCY

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 10,1943

FRITZI RITZ BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE WALKING DOWNTOWN SLUGGO: I PUT ON ME OLD CLOTHES AGAIN-I DIDN'T LIKE DEM SISSY DUDS NANCY: BUT SLUGGO--YOU'RE A RICH BOY NOW--- YOU SHOULDN'T DRESS LIKE THAT! P2- A MAN , A PASSENGER IN A TAXI PARKED AT THE CURB, CALLS SLUGGO OVER… MAN:OH, SONNY---RUN IN THAT STORE AND CHANGE THIS TWENTY DOLLAR BILL FOR ME - -- AND I'LL GIVE YOU A QUARTER!! P3- SLUGGO TAKES A LARGE ROLL OF MONEY OUT OF HIS POCKET. SLUGGO: HERE ---I CAN CHANGE IT---GIMME DE QUARTER THE MAN IS SURPRISED AND CONFUSED BY SLUGGO HAVE SO MUCH MONEY

Fritzi Ritz By Ernie Bushmiller
February 12,1938

TUESDAY SLUGGO IS IN HIS BEATNIK MOOD,WEARING A BERET, SHADES AND SPORTING A GOATEE SLUGGO: AND I DON'T BLAB ANY DRAB GAB-I CHATTER HEP PATTER

SLUGGO’S
NO DRAB GAB
TUESDAY

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE BOTH RUNNING FOR STUDENT CLASS PRESIDENT ACROSS THE STREET WE SEE SLUGGO SPEAKING TO THREE KIDS FROM SCHOOL, HE HAS A SIGN POSTED… SLUGGO FOR SCHOOL PRESIDENT IN THE FOREGROUND WE SEE NANCY AGAIN STANDING ON A BOX WITH NANCY FOR SCHOOL PRESIDENT WRITTEN ON IT, SHE IS SPEAKING TO A LARGE CROWD OF SCHOOL KIDS NANCY: DON'T BELIEVE MY OPPONENT---HE'LL DO ANYTHING TO GET ELECTED--- HE'LL STOP AT NOTHING P2- AS NANCY IS SPEAKING A CAR PASSED BY SPLASHING MUD ON HER NANCY: SEE ? --EVEN MUDSLINGING

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 09,1965

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY IS AWAKENED BY A SOUND IN THE HOUSE… NANCY: I HEAR A BURGLAR HER DOG POOCHIE HEARS IT TO AND IS FRIGHTENED. P2- NANCY TELLS POOCHIE… WELL, DON'T JUST STAND THERE... DO SOMETHING P3- ALTHOUGH FRIGHTENED POOCHIE THINKS FAST AND PUSHES A CHAIR… P4 - POOCHIE PUTS THE BACK OF THE CHAIR UNDER THE DOORKNOB OF NANCY’S BEDROOM DOOR NANCY IS SURPRISED AT POOCHIE’S FAST THINKING, POOCHIE LOOKS GLAD HE DIDN’T HAVE TO GO DOWNSTAIRS

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 09,1955

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY’S BALL LANDED ON AN AREA THATS POSTED KEEP OFF THE GRASS NANCY:CAN I GET MY BALL? POLICEMAN VERY GRUFFLY REPLIED: NO--SEE THAT SIGN? P2- A GUST OF WIND BLOWS THE POLICEMAN’S HAT OFF., IT LANDED ON THE SAME GRASS AS NANCY’S BALL P3- THE POLICEMAN IS PERPLEXED AT THE TURN OF EVENTS NANCY: WELL? P4-THE POLICEMAN WITH A AGGRAVATED EXPRESSION GETS HIS HAT, WHILE NANCY SMILING GETS HER BALL

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller,
May 15,1955

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1 - NANCY IS WALKING BY A LICENSED PLUMBER’S SHOP WHEN THE OTTO THE OWNER OF THE SHOP STEPPED OUTSIDE TO GIVE NANCY A CALENDAR OTTO: HAVE ONE OF. MY CALENDARS, NANCY NANCY: THANK YOU P2- NANCY IS AT HOME AND IS STANDING ON A STOOL SO SHE CAN HANG THE CALENDAR ON THE WALL NANCY: I'LL HANG IT HERE IN THE KITCHEN NANCY BEGINS TO HAMMER A NAIL IN THE WALL , TO HANG THE CALENDAR P3- SUDDENLY WATER IS SPRAYING FROM THE HOLE THAT THE NAIL MADE. NANCY: OH, DEAR - - I HIT A PIPE P4- WE SEE NANCY EXASPERATED , HAS CALLED OTTO THE PLUMBER AND IS LETTING HIM IN, AND SHOWING HIM THE WAY TO THE KITCHEN, WHERE WATER IS STILL SPRAYING FROM THE WALL

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 09,1952

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- MR. SPUTTER IS GOING FISHING AND NANCY WANTS TO GO TOO. MR. SPUTTER: NO- -YOU CAN'T GO FISHING WITH ME NANCY BEGINS TO CRY MRS.SPUTTER: OH, PLEASE TAKE HER P2- MR. SPUTTER AND NANCY ARE TRAVELING IN THE CAR… MR. SPUTTER: NOW DON'T BE A PEST TODAY - - JUST TRY TO HELP ME P3-MR. SPUTTER IS FISHING ON A DOCK WHILE NANCY WATCHES MR.SPUTTER: QUIET, NANCY-- I HAVE A BITE P4- NANCY WANTING TO HELP IMMEDIATELY BEGINS TO SCRATCH MR. SPUTTER’S BACK, MUCH TO HIS SURPRISE SCRATCH SCRATCH NANCY: FEEL BETTER? NANCY MISUNDERSTOOD AND THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS BITING MR. SPUTTER,WHEN HE WAS ACTUALLY SAYING HE HAD CAUGHT A FISH ON HIS FISHING LINE

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 09,1948

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1-NANCY IS SITTING ON THE CHASE LOUNGE AND IS SLEEPILY LOOKING AT A NEWSPAPER FRITZI: NANCY - - WILL YOU SHOVEL THE SNOW OFF THE PATH? NANCY: OH, AUNT FRITZI - -, I CAN'T- I’M SO TIRED! P2-A SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEWSPAPER PERKS NANCY UP SPECIAL TODAY... BIG DOUBLE SODA FOR 10C AT FLOOGLES SODA SHOP P3- NANCY NOT ONLY SHOVELED THE PATH IN THE FRONT YARD, SHE SHOVELED A PATH ALL THE WAY TO FLOOGLES SODA SHOP

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
February 09,1943

FRITZI RITZ BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER P1- NANCY, SLUGGO AND HIS UNCLE HARRY ARE WALKING DOWNTOWN UNCLE HARRY HAVING INHERITED A FORTUNE IS DRESSED IN AN EXPENSIVE NEW SUIT, OVERCOAT AND A TOP HAT SLUGGO: SAY, UNCLE HARRY---ME AN' NANCY IS HUNGRY! UNCLE HARRY: HM ---I BELIEVE I COULD STAND A SMALL BITE M'SELF! P2-UNCLE HARRY WALKS UP TO A STRANGER ON THE STREET… UNCLE HARRY: ER - - - COLLD YOU SPARE A FEW CENTS FER A MEAL BUDDY? SLUGGO:HEY! UNCLE HARRY!! P3- NANCY AND SLUGGO ARE SMILING SLUGGO: DON'T MIND MY UNCLE HARRY--HE'S KINDA ABSENT MINDED!! UNCLE HARRY IS CERTAINLY EMBARRASSED, HIS FACE IS RED

Fritzi Ritz By Ernie Bushmiller
February 11,1938

HONK TAKE YOUR TIME… I’M THE BOSS AROUND HERE HONK HONK HONK HONK NANCY IS THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD, AND SHE HAS STOPPED TRAFFIC, TO ALLOW A TURTLE TO CROSS THE ROADS

IT’S MONDAY
TAKE YOUR TIME…
NANCY’S THE BOSS
AROUND HERE

I can remember a song on the jukebox was ten cents, three songs for a quarter.

Yes Rock Around The Clock spent eight weeks at number one during the summer of 1955