 I'm the comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man and I'm here to read the funnies to you happy boys and honey 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 pop the comic weekly straight into your living room your friend the comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man a little miss honey how are you today why do you feel lazy are you certain needed I thought you'd have turkey popping out of your ears the way you gobbled because I gobbled like a goblin well let's hear it that's a very good little rhyme pock the comic weekly very well I'll read that in just a moment but before I do let's listen to this nice man now here we go with pock the comic weekly and at the top of the first page hop along Cassidy's magic words for the music please very well my lady six guns blazing as he thunders along give us music for hop along hoppy has discovered that someone has been smuggling guns to the Indians thus providing them with weapons to go on the warpath in an attempt to find out who was getting the rifles to the Indians hoppy California and lucky have come to pikes landing a river town where the trail is led them as they check the feed stores for clues they realize they're being followed hoppy stopped suddenly last picture top row and says to the man behind hey just a minute my friends and I don't like being trailed stranger reaches for his gun saying and we don't like nosy strangers hoppy swings with the stranger first picture next row knocking him down two other men appear and make a run for hoppy lucky grab some pails and pants from the front of the store throws them at the man tripping them up seizing their opportunity hoppy and his pals dash down the street they duck into an alley hoping to lose their pursuers at the other end of the alley fourth picture second row they see a gate and behind it long horn cattle and more men one of the men shouts the gate swung open and the men drive the cattle in hoppy and his pals reach up and grab the wrappers over themselves last picture middle row the cattle run underneath them first picture bottom row drop on the back to the cattle and hang on as the cattle stampede down the street as they pass a building hoppy yells hey jump take cover in the riverboat freight office quickly they dash into the freight office and then stop suddenly for last picture a man behind the desk is pointing a gun at him lucky exclaims hey who are you a man replies you might call me a gun collector I'll begin with your gentlemen looks like he walked into a nest of trouble yes then they go into a place where a man holds them up with the gun things don't look very good but maybe next week hoppy will think of a way to get out of this oh I hope so now I'm going over to page three because I just know that you're right yes you are so here we go with Prince Valiant in the days of King Arthur Eckhart Breckett Grey Malkin and Quince music romantic for a fair fair Prince Prince Valiant had returned home carrying a message from his friend Sir Gawain who lives across the Channel Gawain had suggested that King Agua Val's father sign a treaty agreeing that all ships that travel through the waters between their two islands would be guaranteed safe passage this agreement meant that they would be friends no longer enemies and that the people of one island would not plunder the ships belonging to the people of the other but the very first merchant ship to sail through this route has been plundered by Bolta the sea king who belongs to King Agua's kingdom Bolta has been arrested and brought before the king the king is furious when he learns that someone from his country has broken the treaty and in order to show Sir Gawain that he wants the treaty to be kept the king decides to sentence Bolta and Bolta is locked up like a prisoner past picture top row like an angry walrus Bolta paces the guarded chamber where he awaits sentence in the middle of the night Bolta is aroused from a troubled sleep by a tapping on the shutters first picture next row he goes to the window opens the shutters and there dark against the first gray dawn he sees a swaying rope he climbs on the window sill and sees that the rope leads to the top of the terrace wall he looks down below him the foaming river swirls so quickly he goes up hand over hand a moment later he reaches the top throws his leg over the terrace wall and there stops or he sees last picture second row that is rescuers that strange dark silent woman from across the unknown sea she beckons to him and walks toward the steps leading down to the moat Bolta quickly follows first picture bottom row quietly is any shadow she leads him down a flight of steps to where a boat tugs restlessly at its moorings Bolta stops beside the boat and looks at her the last time they met the woman threatened to kill him now she risks the anger of the king to set him free long he looks into the fierce dark eyes that seem to burn into his and then last picture bull car is called the craft out into the current goes plunging down through the spray or the sea and lying on the bottom of his boat is a bundle wrapped in a cloak and securely bound that's right I think you hit upon a fundamental fact yes well that's something to look forward to finding out next week isn't it oh yes now what would you like to see well now because you remember he was fighting the triple a pirate and and they looked them good last week I wonder what'll happen well let's look at Dick's adventures and find out so over the page we go past snuffie Smith over the page past Perry Mason and the Lone Ranger turn over the page and there on page six is Dick's adventures say the magic words with me a riggedy pack is a kazik let's have music for a gentlest dick dick who has been awakened by his exciting dream of the triple a pirate snuggles into the pillow again landed a second is drifting off to dreamland once more in his dream he finds himself last picture top row in a bustling fur trading post on the banks of the Mississippi the year is still 1804 the post is st. Louis as he moves to the edge of the post first picture second row he stops for watching a ceremony is a crowd of French Spaniards Indians and Americans dick sees a French officer and a document to an American officer as a ceremony's end dick walks off with a young American officer who has been standing beside him the officer says well all the Louisiana Territories ours now dick from New Orleans north to Canada and west from the Mississippi halfway to the Pacific we're growing big big he continues last picture second row I think of a dick no one has ever crossed overland over our land from the Mississippi to the Pacific we feel honored that President Jefferson has asked us to be the first to try first picture bottom row they stroll along talking about the purchase of the Louisiana Territory by President Jefferson now this means that the middle of the United States which had been previously owned by the French has been bought by the Americans while they are talking first picture bottom row they reach a camp a few miles outside st. Louis where men are loading supplies aboard a rivercraft another officer approaches and greets dick's companion he says well we're about ready to start man with a first warm day in spring two men walk off last picture talking earnestly dick stares and all and then exclaims Marrow weather that's captain Marrow weather Lewis and captain William Clark or Lewis and Clark were two very famous pioneers who opened up a trail through the northwest where the mountains that's right way out as far as the Rocky Mountains on they had a wonderfully adventurous journey down the rivers over the wild mountains through Indian country I think we'll see the beginning of that next week now look here's rusty Riley below dick's adventures that's right and last week a car came whizzing down the road at 90 miles an hour yes so let's read now and find out more about this little speedster here we go with rusty Riley gallop and run until the road is dusty give us music for his horse and rusty Mr. Miles owner of Milestone Farm is saying to Tex oh get the car out will your tax we've got to go to the police station looks like I've got plenty on my hands with long horns youngster Vivian she's been arrested for speeding tax replies speeding well then she ain't no baby okay boy shall be right with you a little later mr. Miles is saying to his daughter oh Patty Tex and are going to meet our guest Vivian Smith you help Hannah to get the guest room ready for her first picture bottom row later at the police station mr. Miles approaches the sergeant's desk and says good afternoon officer I am Quentin Miles I had a call from here about a girl Vivian Smith the sergeant answers a girl is it well if that one man right it's a girl I'm short stuff when the joints a corners bring that kid in here will you the officer named counters opens the door and out walks a saucy-faced young boy he stops in front of mr. Miles and says oh here all man miles hi I'm Vivian Smith mr. Miles takes off his hat Tex exclaims well I'll be a sidewinder he ain't no female girl he's a boy yeah it's that trick name again I sure don't thank my folks for hanging that name Vivian on me well come on tell me he's hit cops where they get off on that scram mr. Miles turns shaking his head and says to the officer oh well sergeant may I speak to you in private now look mr. Miles if you're gonna ask me to forget this I can't we got orders to bring all speeders to court no no I'm not asking that I just want you to release him in my custody I'll produce him in court meanwhile last picture in a town about 50 miles west a burly man thumbs through a catalog on racehorse owners and he exclaims a knobby that kid with a hot rod that we met in the hotel yesterday didn't he say he was going to stay miles known for him in Kentucky knobby replies he did sir and I see where they clinked in your eyes so possible that it has given you an idea well I have a hunch it won't be a good idea yes he is I hope he doesn't get rusty into trouble like the other boy did well we'll find that out next week now it's time for Dagwit and Blondie and I'll read that in just a moment but first here's that nice man again with something interesting to say now here we go again with pock the comic weekly and on the first page of the second section Dagwit and Blondie very well my lady Ramaphore Ramaphamsim Zemzombie conjue me music for Dagwit and Blondie alright Dagwit and his neighbor Herb Woodley are downtown playing a game of cards with some of their friends the phone rings and Herb answers me here Herb says yes yes dear yes dear he turns to Dagwit and says it was our wife's Dagwit we got to go home Dagwit drops his cards and poker chips runs for his coat puts it on and dashes out the door with Herb they stand in the corner last picture top roll Herb says I am broke Dagwit you got bus fare for us Dagwit reaches in his pocket and pulls out a couple of coins saying I just got two dimes one catch it quick and he sees the coin drop through a grading on the sidewalk and disappear from sight first picture next row Dagwit exclaims roll down the grading we got to get it Herb he kneels down and sticks his arm through the grading Herb notices the building is standing in front of an exclaims hey gosh this is a bank be careful and then the burglar alarm goes off Herb grabs Dagwit saying hey quick that's a burglar alarm he gives Dagwit's arm a pool Dagwit yells my arms caught in the grading Herb tugs and tugs but Dagwit's arm won't come loose and then suddenly they hear police cars motorcycle cops and detectives heading for the bank Herb yells last picture second row I'm getting out of here like Dagward and he runs off Dagwit yells he helped me Herb don't desert your pal but Herb deserts his pal and a moment later Dagwit is surrounded middle picture third row and as he lies on the sidewalk his arm sticking through the grading he stares at the cops with a look of I'm innocent I'm innocent last picture third row he is down at the police station the huge great still stuck on his arm and he exclaims what's happened to the officer the officer says well I'll let you go I understand I'm a married man myself well thanks captain I promised to return the grading when I get it off first picture bottom row Dagwit arrives home the great still in his arm he can't get his arm in his pocket to get the key so he has to ring the doorbell and a second later the door is yanked open Dagwood tears in his eyes says it's me dear where have you been Herb would at least been home for hours Dagwood staggers in the house Blondie closes the door Dagwood says I gotta get this off a half hour later Blondie hangs up the phone and says I've phoned every place I know of and they all say that you will have to wait until morning and that's that upstairs they go Blondie and her nightie snuggles into bed Dagwood with his clothes on and his arms still stuck through the grading climbs in beside her he tries lying on his side but it won't work he tries lying on his stomach so he has to lie there with a grating on top of him and he growls wait like that that guy wouldn't leave doesn't he look funny lying in bed with that big big grating on his arm he certainly does poor fellow having to sleep with his clothes on indeed he did that's bad but look underneath Dagwood and Blondie there's Roy Rogers you'll bet that's good because this is an exciting adventure but what happened that's right it was bad because Roy and his friend were about to escape from the mine yes and and as he climbed through that mankind with a poker and I'm just afraid that Roy will be almost killed well let's read that right now and find out here we go with Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys I yep I owe now here we go with Roy and trigger I yep I owe as Roy lies on the floor unconscious on the blow on his head Carp Mallory tosses a lighted kerosene lantern on the floor the dry wood bursts into flame Mallory snarls you and your pals are tough homberies to kill Rogers and maybe burning kerosene will do what dynamite in the mineshaft didn't do under the trapdoor in the cellar below Jack Spratt calls see in the cabin is well on fire Mallory walks for the door saying the boss will be glad to know a tunnel couldn't explode Cramer's mind of this shack we'll use it ourselves after you birds are fried as Mallory stops in the doorway it looks back once more third picture Norton a short distance away from the cabin draws a gun saying to himself with Rogers Cramer and Spratt buried in the mine there's only one more to take care of my friend but his aim is bad Norton only wounds Mallory in the shoulder Mallory rushes inside the cabin again and slams the door shut he opens the trapdoor and lot Cramer and Jack Spratt climb up first picture bottom roll Roy who was just regain consciousness moans hey what hit me Mallory replies I did Rogers climb out you homberies and help joust this fire lot Cramer says and surprised how come card Mallory tells you on me dead shows you and Norton can grab my mind holdings now I've been double crossed Norton try to drive gulch me block Cramer quickly seizes a pail of water throws it on the plane as Jack Spratt takes a blanket to starts to beat the planes out Roy who was gone to the window sees Norton approaching the cabin and he says hey he's coming to make sure you're finished pop sprawling the floor and play dead you others get out the back door quick quickly Roy steps behind the door as lot Cramer and Jack Spratt duck out Mallory lies on the floor pretending to be dead Norton who can't understand why the smoke should be pouring out of the cabin opens the door and steps in last picture he sees Mallory lying in the floor and aiming his gun he explains looks like he's done for but I've got to make sure that's something we'll have to find out next week and another thing nobody's trying to stop it from burning up now because they're hiding I'm afraid they might be burned that's something else we'll find out next week this is so exciting I can hardly I know I know and I know you can hardly wait for flash Gordon oh yes we find him all right over the page we go to see what we find all right there he is yes sir remember last week Ply should run to the planet Mars and it captured the queen who wanted to make him a slave prisoner yes and when they were escaping they were overtaken by a sand blizzard which completely buried their car and the sand froze over them so that they're just like they're in a and I see how they'll ever escape well let's read right now and find out if they do here we go with flash Gordon a riga diga dune dunes ask him a tash let's have music for heroic flash buried alive by an icy sand blizzard flash works frantically to dig a tunnel from the trap sand car to the surface of the desert but his haughty prisoner queen manta is impatient she orders flash to tell her their location so she can send a thought wave to her slaves to come and rescue them but flash has no intention of again becoming manta's prisoner knee tells him I'd rather die free than live as your slave we came here to offer you peace with earth your pirates failed to conquer us and you'll fail too the queen gasps pirates suddenly the truth dawns on manta she switches on the sand car's thought screener last picture top row flat recognizes manta's mind picture is his old foe toxo the pirate raider manta laughs bitterly and tells flash that they are space exiles who must have headed for earth when she banished them flash says well enough idle talk right now our jobs you get out of this tomb the first picture bottom row with links aid he swings the sand car's engine around so that it's exhaust points toward the surface of the desert and then he warns now this is going to be dangerous but it's our only chance then last picture when all is ready flash throws the starting lever and instantly a searing blast of light hot flame roars upward melting a hole through the rock like frozen drifts and then suddenly dale sees a spot of daylight above and they know that ahead lies the way out yes but where they escape to they have no car to travel and now they'll have to travel on foot yes now this means that next week we might have a very exciting development yes i'm afraid you'll have to but now look across the page oh alice in wonderland yes alice in wonderland and remember last week alice had been following the little white rabbit again and she got lost in the wood and all kinds of crazy animals appeared from all sides and alice was so unhappy that she sat down on a log and began to cry because she thought she'd never get out and then and then the treasure cat appeared again i wonder if he will help her well let's find out right now here we go with alice in wonderland say the magic words with me and now for a story that gets curious and curious sir alice in wonderland so music sir music sir as alice sits on a rock broken hearted because she's lost she hears a sound in the tree above she looks up to discover the treasure cat she jumps to her feet and tells him she's lost that she can't find her way the treasure cat smiles and answers naturally you have no way and he goes on second picture you see always in wonderland are the queens ways and alice wishes she could meet the queen and magically third picture the tree opens and alice sees a path leading to a castle beyond she follows the path into the queen's garden suddenly she hears alice peers around a tall head and she sees three cards skipping around having a royal time painting the white rosebushes red alice watches in amazement as a three card splash away with her paint singing at that moment trumpets blare and there comes the sound of marching feet first picture bottom row the three cards stop painting and exclaim in horror queen's army parades toward them and then stops the white rabbit appears and announces her imperial highness her excellency her royal majesty and pointing toward a huge ugly looking female he shouts the queen of hearts and third picture bottom row behind her a tiny little man sticks his head around her skirt and says weekly and the king suddenly a thunder cloud crosses the queen's face she holds up her hand and as everyone trembles the queen roars last picture who's been painting my roses red yes indeed I mean and ugly yes I'm afraid so because that queen has a very ugly look on her face yes but we'll find out next week who gets into trouble with her oh I just love Alice in Wonderland though because such interesting and queen things happen yes so do I such interesting things didn't you love those three mad cards yes well that's all the time I have but before I go here's that nice fellow with some more interesting information well honey and all you boys and girls they gotta go now all right okay that's a date and a date with all you boys and girls be sure to meet me with our little friend miss honey next week when I read pock the comic weekly for I'm the comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man I'll be back to read the funnies to you 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