 comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man and I'm here to read the funnies to you happy boys and hones yes boys and girls it's comic weekly time and here I come right into your house to bring a little fun and happiness right out of the pages of fuck the comic weekly straight into your living room your friend the comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello little bit sunny how are you today excited about what I know I have no idea at all oh that's right jolly old st. Nicholas little jack Horner who pulled out a plumb I certainly do and I'm sure it's gonna be a wonderful Christmas oh yes it is just because it's Christmas that's so true now please read me the Pock the comic weekly very well I will in just a moment but before I do let's listen to this nice man go with Pock the comic weekly and on top of the first page oh so it is and I'll read that right away very well my lady diddly-da diddly-do we come back a mukums let's have a little tune for little snookums Archie is downtown with snookums Archie turns his head and a second later snookums is walking right out toward the street and Archie screeches snookums come here how many times have I told you not to leave Papa side Archie takes snookums hand and they walk along a little further as they chat snookums pulls his hand away when Archie looks down he sees a snookums has disappeared again and last picture top row Archie sees him heading for the curb and he screeches snookums didn't I tell you not to leave my side first picture bottom row they come to a toy store and the sign in the window reads sale junior cop outfit and that gives Archie a bright idea and a second later they're in the store and Archie has bought the junior cop outfit the salesman asks shall I wrap it up sir and Archie replies no no keep the box I'll wear it and last picture the row Archie and snookums are walking down the street Archie is wearing the policeman star carrying the club and little snookums is handcuffed to Archie that was a very bright idea and much safer oh I think it's fun playing cops that way I guess he's more curious about the things that he can see in the street well at any rate now snookums won't get run over by a car no and especially when you're a little boy or little girl oh I'm glad you told that to all of your friends who are listening I hope they mind me oh I'm sure they will oh over the page quick to flash Gordon because flash is on a strange planet and the wizard who doesn't like flash tried to get flash killed dead but flash fooled him yes and now flash is safe but today the wizard is going to make Dale go through her ordeal all right very well here we go with flash Gordon riga riga doon doons ask him a task let's have music for heroic flag flash has come safely through his ordeal but Dale has still to face hers ignoring flashes protests wizard Curso sentences Dale to the ordeal of the mad fish all Queen Suni can do is to let flash say farewell to Dale armed only with a plastic dagger Dale is forced to plunge into the ray lighted pool where lurking perils await her sharp teeth rush at Dale and snap at her last picture top row frenzied by the ray light the mad fish attacked Dale fiercely she fights back as best she can flash groans it's fair she hasn't a chance and first picture bottom row flash snatches Suni's jewel dagger and dives to Dale's aid Curso moves to interfere but Queen Suni warns that flash isn't breaking any of his laws that he never dreamed anyone would be devoted enough to risk sharing a victim's fate not even the vicious madfish can outfight flash when he's defending Dale and Dale does her full share forgetting her own danger and her anxiety to keep harm from be falling flash and together they drive off the madfish as flash and Dale climb out of the pool last picture Queen Suni tells Curso there's nothing more he can do to them that they've survived their ordeals and that she's now going to take flash and Dale back to the palace the wizard frowns and warns it's your mistake and you'll answer to me if these intruders from space break our laws against metal yes well that means that flash will just have to stay there forever and ever it certainly looks that way unless you could build a plastic ship of some kind I hope he can I hope he can or we'll find out more about that next week look underneath flash garden there's Roy Rogers the way up there in the ground yes you've been so eager to read him that I thought I'd move him up here let's see what new adventure Roy starts today all right here we go with Roy Rogers I yep I owe now here we go with Roy and trigger I yep I owe Roy gallops down the trail leading through the mountains on his way to an Indian reservation where he plans to sell some cattle he sees a fort along the road the fort has been deserted ever since the Indians made peace with the white men as Roy nears it suddenly here's a shot and a boy in a pony gallops out of the fort curiously here's the boys shout last picture top row run clover he's after us first picture next row there's another shot and a man and a horse gallops out of the fort chasing the boy and he shouts stop your young scamp I've brushed you out of the saddle in a second Roy has his larriette out tears after the man who's firing at the boy he flips his larriette and in a second Roy is jerked the old man off the horse plastic to the road and smiles and what's the idea roping me a crazy boy exclaims the kids are stumbled you'll be hurt so he gallops after the boy first picture bottom row boy jumps to his feet and runs to the cliff Roy calls hey hey don't run I'm your friend the boy cries leave me alone and that suddenly leaves over the cliff into the river below boy jumps off trigger and runs to the edge of the cliff to look after the boy at this moment the man who was chasing the boy has worked himself loose of the rope and has picked up a rifle and is sneaking up behind Roy Roy says to himself last picture he can't fight those ramparts he'll drown here grab something and hang on sunny I'm coming I'm afraid he is because the water is extremely fast right there and he thinks it's too much for the boy this is and but still if he doesn't will that mean yes say this is certainly an exciting beginning to this new adventure isn't it and maybe next week Roy will work his way out of danger I hope so now cross the page please to Dick's adventures such wonderful things are happening in Dick's adventure because Dick is in the early days of America when this country was just beginning yes when it was struggling to gain its freedom from England and Dick has been dreaming that he's with George Washington so now let's see what adventure he has today here we go with Dick's adventures and say the magic words with me Rickety-Pack is a classic let's have music for adventure is Dick in his dream Dick finds himself back in 1776 marching with the first American militia under General Washington the road leads out of Boston South toward New York now threatened with capture by the King's Redcoats it's a hot dusty mid-summer day last picture top row the men stopped for a little rest as Dick stretches out on the ground his comrades says a fine armor we got not enough guns not enough bullets checks we ain't even told the kind we're free and independent dick murmurs drowsily today's the 4th of July independence day I thought Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia he dreams that he's walking down the streets of Philadelphia first picture next row a man there selling newspapers says newspaper sir the Philadelphia Gazette will encounter the rebellion against the British dick exclaims gosh I must be in Philadelphia well thanks I'll take a paper the man goes on best newspaper in the colonies corporal editor is one of the finest writers finest statesman finest scientist in the world one of their greatest American Patriots dick exclaims Benjamin Franklin but I don't see anything about the Declaration of Independence and shouldn't the Liberty Bell be ringing puzzle the old man shakes his head dick sees two men passing by across the street last picture the row as dick watches the two men walk rapidly into the printing shop the old man exclaims oh it's Thomas Jefferson and John Adams they've been with mr. Franklin for days dick sees a sign atop the store it reads Philadelphia Gazette Benjamin Franklin first picture bottom row few minutes later the door of the printing shop abruptly opens and an elderly man peers out over his spectacles spying dick he called oh come here please man selling newspaper says it's mr. Franklin last picture dick exclaims softly why wonder what he wants with me oh coming sir yes isn't this something though yes you remember well and I'll read that in just a moment but first here's that man again with something interesting to say now here we go again with Puck the comic weekly and on the bottom of page three of the first section with Rusty Riley magic words for the music please very well my lady Gallop and run until the road is dusty give us music for his horse and Rusty Rusty and Patty had taken the boat out in the inlet to test it the motor died and they're out on the more open water the two were marooned darkness fell and a little later the smugglers came toward them and dropped anchor within speaking distance rusty and Patty overheard the smugglers at their crooked business then a little later mr. Kilgore the government treasury agent a man whose work is much like a detective came in the Coast Guard cruiser the Coast Guard men went aboard the smugglers boat and searched it as mr. Kilgore gets back into the Coast Guard cruiser one of the smugglers says well mr. T man are you satisfied we ain't breaking no laws mr. Kilgore replies yes you seem to be clean sorry we had to bother you but you know how it is and the Coast Guard cruiser pulls away as the boat pulls away one of the smugglers says to his pals now you should have chucked that black light gadget over the side we'd add plenty of trouble trying to explain it I didn't say it I had it stowed under a coiler rope in the chain locker at this moment last picture top row on the Coast Guard cruiser one of the men says to mr. Kilgore like excuse me mr. Kilgore we just got a radio flash from the station a couple of kids is supposed to be out here in the inlet in a motorboat lost mr. Kilgore says well okay we'll play the search line around we should be able to pick them up and in a second the search light picks out Rusty's boat they head for it as Rusty throws up his hands first picture bottom row calling hey help over here the Coast Guard cruiser pulls up beside Rusty's boat mr. Kilgore exclaims well by George since the youngsters from the miles place and a moment later Rusty and Patty are in the Coast Guard cruiser on the way back to shore as they head back Rusty tells mr. Kilgore yeah we ran out of gas we were just going to yell to that other boat when we heard him talking about Captain Cluen's lobster pots Patty tells him she thought that they were going to rob the lobster pots mr. Kilgore says thoughtfully same maybe they are well we'll keep an eye on them later that night as Rusty's getting ready for bed he's talking to Tex suddenly he says to Tex he takes what the dickens is a black light Tex replies thoughtfully black light by Jingu I was just reading something about that in the science magazine I can't just recollect Rusty but I'll give you the article you can read it maybe we will and maybe we'll find that it's a clue that'll help Rusty catch the smugglers and then he will be a hero maybe so oh I hope so I hope so good now it is indeed so let's pick up the first page of the second section of Puck the Comic Weekly and here we go with Dagwit and Blondie Ramaphoo Ramapham Zim Zim zombie conjure me music for Dagwit and Blondie mr. Dithers is talking to his friend Donald the very timid-looking man mr. Dithers is saying to Donald I don't usually get married you're missing so much and at the thought of getting married Donald's eyes pop open mr. Dithers takes him by the arm and says let me take you over to the bumpsteads and show you a happy man and even though Donald holds back mr. Dithers drags him over to the bumpsteads door last picture top row as they stand on the bumpsteads doorstep mr. Jithers says here's his home his own little castle and he's treated like a king in there Donald looks very nervous mr. Jithers rings the doorbell first picture next row it's open by Blondie and mr. Dithers points to Blondie saying and look at the beautiful little wife he has to greet him after a hard day's work mr. Dithers takes Donald to the kitchen he looks in the oven and says yeah look at the delicious dinner she has cooked for him smell that apple pie for his dessert Donald licks his lips hungrily last picture of the row mr. Dithers points out Alexander cookie and the dogs quietly enjoying themselves and he says and little children and pets to bring joy and comfort beautiful isn't it and Donald holds his hat reverently in this one moment of peace and quiet which is the children's hour first picture next row mr. Dithers shows him through the living room and he says and look isn't this cute little flowers and doilies all around to give the homie feeling that's the woman's touch man mr. Dithers take Donald upstairs and shows him Dagwood's bedroom and bureau and says yeah look everything is done for him see how carefully she places his shirts and hacker chiefs in his bureau Donald's face lights up happily as he asks you mean he doesn't even have to rub out his own socks next picture mr. Dithers points out Dagwood he was smoking his pipe in a comfortable chair reading a paper and he says and there you see the contended husband with his pipe and slippers a happy man and Donald says if that settles it I'm gonna get married first picture bottom row Donald says to himself thoughtfully now let's see who shall I propose to Rosemary Victoria of Vera and Dagwood happens to see mr. Dithers and he jumps out of his chair saying oh mr. Dithers may I speak to you a minute may I borrow 50 cents until payday and Donald's eyes pop open in amazement and mr. Dithers goes and last picture Donald is tearing down the street with mr. Dithers after him trying to catch him and Dithers says now now money isn't everything Donald and Donald gills yeah I know but it's it's nice stuff to have in your pockets not the Dagwood didn't have any money yes well being married is expensive and a man has to work very hard to pay for his house and a car and buy clothes for his wife and feed his children and buy clothes for the children and food for the dogs yes yes but even so all the money in the world couldn't take the place of a lovely family and a lovely home yes because the home is so romantic mm-hmm well now look right here in the blondie is Donald duck all good for a chuckle and I know you want to read that so here we go with Donald duck say the magic words with me squeeze jump squeeze jump squirrely tick-a-tack let's have music to fit a quack-quack Donald's girlfriend Daisy has asked Donald to come over to help a rearranger furniture Donald comes in the door second picture saying so he rolls up his sleeves and Daisy tells him well first I want the Davenport over there Donald flexes his muscles glares at the sofa and gives it a push and it sails across the room and one two three Donald has moved all of the furniture around he surveys the room proudly last picture the row saying I'm a fast worker toots and Daisy points to a big squaried chair saying well now I'd like that chair moved into the next room so Donald flexes his muscles glares at the chair and starts pushing it toward the door Daisy asked first picture bottom row hadn't you better tip it sideways and Donald exclaims yeah it'll go through easy and he gives it a shove to the door and the chair is stuck in the door Donald pushes and pushes but the chair won't move Donald exclaims seems to be a tight squeeze so he goes around to the other room and tries to push it back but the chair won't move Donald exclaims well well that seems slightly stuck Daisy says well I can't wait any longer I has shopping to do as she goes out the door she tells him and don't you dare go away and leave that blocking my doorway and Donald replies cheerfully don't worry thoughts your door won't be blocked when you get back later in the afternoon Daisy returns home after doing her shopping she walks into her living room and last picture sees the chair still stuck in the doorway but a ladder has been set up over it so she can climb up over the ladder on one side and down into the other room on the other side and as Daisy stares at it she feels just like this now shall we see what Prince Valiant is doing oh yes because and he asked if he could stay there overnight and then the next morning when he got up the castle was being attacked and now Prince Valiant has to stay there and there's going to be a big battle so here we go over to the last page to Prince Valiant in the days of King Arthur heck at break it Gray Malkin and Quince music romantic for a fair fair print Prince Valiant Eagle Rufus and Arf enjoy a night's lodging but their awakening is rude before they can leave the castle as attacked their host the king of the castle refook comes to Val buckling on his helmet and he tells them your losses my game for this is a fight to the finish and every fighting man is welcome last picture top row he points to the enemy outside the castle and Val sees in the distance the leader of the enemy a tall fierce looking man and re says we understand as my enemy black Robert a brave and ruthless captain only one of us can survive this battle first picture next row Val and his friends tour the castle to become familiar with his defenses there was none of the confusion that usually attends preparations for an attack where these two unyielding enemies have planned each other's downfall for many years Val watches as baskets of arrows are set up behind the parapets and workmen prepare the huge catapult every precaution is taken to defend the castle last picture of the row we see the army outside the castle they're preparing for the attack foot soldiers surround the castle and later in the day the war engines ram balista manganelle and catapult thunder interaction against the main gate for two days the stout iron studded gates withstand the terrible battering and then they splinter and fall but in the meantime so re has sealed up the arch with masonry and first picture bottom row the attackers find themselves face to face with a blank wall of stone like Robert Hurls one assault after another probing searching for a weak spot in the defenses he sends his man against the castle with scaling letters but as they climb up the ladders seeking to go into the castle the ladders are pushed from the walls and his men are thrown back last picture Val's friend reflux says as he notices his enemy still trying and trying to break through our enemies show unexpected strength a messenger must get through to ask my brothers for help I wouldn't be surprised if either Val or one of his friends did that would be exciting yes but dangerous too I can hardly wait to see what happens oh this is going to be a very busy week of waiting for you Christmas and next week's comics yes we certainly will and I hope that you and every other boy and girl has the most wonderful Christmas they ever had yes well now that's all the time I have but before I go here's that fellow with some more interesting information and all your boys and girls I've got to go now okay that's a date and the date with all your boys and girls be sure to meet me with a little friend miss honey next week when I read Puck the comic weekly or I'm the comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man I'll be back to read the funnies to your happy boys and honey don't forget boys and girls see you all next week your friend the comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man