 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 I've popped the comic weekly straight into your living room your friend the comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man tell me how was the new baby yes yes can she pronounce her name yet you did well let's hear it all right well that's a very good little poem and it's It's very funny, too. Yes, thank you. Now would you please read me the funny? Puck 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 Puck the Comic Weekly. And on the first page, Hopalong Cassidy. Magic words for the music, please. Very well, my lady. Six guns blazing as he thunders along. Give us music for Hopalong. There's been an outburst of robberies, hold-ups, and crimes around the town of Buckskin. They've all been committed by a man called the chameleon. Because he changes his disguise for each hold-up, Hopi had trailed the chameleon into the desert where his horse was stolen from him at a waterhole. After hours under the sun with nothing to drink, Hopi has fallen unconscious where he was found by the gang of outlaws. He was taken to a place called Terrespere Verde. There, he escaped from a place where he was locked up. While investigating, he slipped into a room of the hotel there from the balcony where a beautiful girl holds a knife at his back. At that moment, the door opens and a waiter steps in. He says, Hey, Chiquita, the patrons are growing impatient for your songs. Eh, who is De Sombre? She tells him how she caught Hopi when he slipped into the balcony. Last picture, top row, the waiter whose name is Manuel searches Hopi. Hopi says, Now, look, Jess, I'm only trying to escape from enemies or found me unconscious in the desert and brought me to Terrespere Verde. Manuel finds a strange coin on Hopi, holding it up first picture, second row. He says, Hey, this ancient, that's that coin. Where did you get it, huh? Why, the Texas Rangers think somebody called a chameleon knows something about it. Maybe I've come to return it to him. Eh, it is a symbol of evil. Those who carry it are not welcome here. Take your coin and get out. But why? I don't understand. Chiquita's face hardens. She tells Hopi the door is behind him to get out. There's nothing else to do. Hopi shrugs, turns, and goes out. As he crosses the balcony, last picture, second row, he hears voices. Hey, hey, look! That's Cassie! Hey, after boys, after him! Man from the gang of outlaws dash up the steps of the balcony after him first picture, bottom row. Quickly, Hopi dives over the balcony for the chandelier below, catches it, and as it swishes through the air under the impact of his body, the candles go out, and Hopi drops to the floor and heads for the door. In a semi-darkness, someone grabs his arm and leads him outside. Outside, last picture, Hopi looks at his unknown friend and exclaims, Chiquita! Quickly, Chiquita whispers that Hopi's enemies are hers, and that their enemy works for the chameleon. And then she adds, follow me, and I will show you the way to his hideout. Yes, yes, Hopi escaped. Wasn't it him? Well, that was because she didn't trust anybody at that place. Oh, she's smart, isn't she? How do you think Hopi will catch the chameleon? Well, we'll find that out next week. Now? Oh, and now Paige, because I'm sure Prince Lyon is there. All right, over the Paige we go. And you're right. He's surely here. And remember the home. And as they came around a bend of the river, they were swept into wild waters and lost their supplies, and were finally thrown up on shore in a very badly damaged canoe. Isn't that the one? Yes, you bet it is. Well, let's see how they make out. Here we go with Prince Valiant to the days of King Arthur. Eckerd Breckett, Grey Malkin and Quince, music romantic for a fair, fair prince. Prince Valiant and Arf awake to a stormy dawn, and finally have come ashore on an island where the river widens into a lake. Their boat has been badly damaged and will need much repairing. As Val inspects the canoe, Arf takes a spear, climbs on a rock on the river to try to spear Bricklist. The water's so rough that Arf cannot lure a fish within reach of a spear. He makes his way to shore without any luck, and sits down to rest. There he drops to the ground. Val cheers him by saying, Well, I was getting rather tired of fish, Arf. And after two days of nothing but berries and green, that side welcomes some nice trout. Well, worse comes to worst, I might even try a roast of young squire. On the third day, the storm passes. In the sunset calm, first picture, second row, Val waits near a sheltered cove where the breeze is offshore. Soon a deer comes down to feed on the lush water wings. Last picture, second row, Val slips into the water. With infinite caution, he glides forward while the animal has its head in the water feeding. Then, first picture, bottom row, Val slips forward, only a few steps at a time. For he must pause before his prey raises its head to gaze about, so there'll be no tell-tale ripples to warn of danger. And then, when he is near enough, carefully he crashes the bow in the hunter's rip, knocks an arrow, and takes the bow spring in what is known as the Turkish release. And when next the deer lowers its head, he surges forward quickly to point-blank range. And that night, last picture, Val and Arf dine on meat for the first time in many days. They sit comfortably beside the warm fire, enjoying a delicious meal together, thanks to a passing deer. Rashes on his head, so he looked like something growing. Yes, he certainly is a wonderful hunter. Yes, he certainly is a wonderful hunter. Well, now that they have more food and the canoe is repaired and the storm has gone down, I'm sure he'll start for home next week. I hope he doesn't have any more trouble. So do I. Now I'm sure that you want to read Donald Duck. Very well, turn over the page. And there, on page 5 is Donald Duck. Say the magic word with me. Squeeze, juice, squeeze, jump, squiggly, chicken track. Let's have music to fit a quack, quack! Today, Donald's nephews, Louis, Dewey, and Huey, are up on the attic, tying three bicycles to a rope. They lower them to the ground and then climb on. Huey, Louis, and then Dewey's in the saddle. All right, let's go fellas. We're having much time and away they go down the road Last picture top row do he says boy they sure seems sturdy First picture bottom row they grind up a hill do he says hey not bad on hill They start going down the other side Here we yell I don't know yet. I'm only doing 50 Short time later they arrive back home there. They stop they tie the ropes to the bicycles Okay, hoist away and they haul the bicycles up to the attic again And next day last picture as they come down for breakfast Donald stands proudly in the living room besides the three bicycles Which he has bought for his nephew's birthday present the boys look at the bikes Which are the very ones of course, they've been riding the day before and they say wow Hey what a keen surprise Bicycles for our birthday Yes, and the boys pretended they didn't know anything at all about the bike All those kids they are a caution Now let's go over the page to the very last page of the first section the last page of the first section Because I'm sure you want to see what happens to Rusty Riley Oh, yes, Rusty was locked up by those crooks and since It isn't a danger today. I'll read him by myself later All right I'm anxious to see if Rusty gets free. Good. Now. You remember the crooks had kidnapped Rusty and Pete Yes, and that was because the boys had killed him to that old abandoned house And our Rusty and Pete are locked in an old cave while the crooks go back to get their loot Well, I hope the boys will get out because you remember they found the valuables and then they hid them in a different place And if the crooks don't find that stuff They're sure to know that Rusty and Pete did find the stuff and they might come back and hurt the boys Yes, that's right. Well, let's read right now and see what happens here We go with Rusty Riley yell up and run till the road is dusty give us music for his horse and Rusty Locked in the cave the boys try to figure out how they might escape Rusty says he golly Pete They've really locked us in this cave. You think we could crash through the door with your car Pete replies Now I'm not a chance Rusty the doors are oaked or two inches thick and a steel bar across both of them Well, believe me. I don't intend to sit here and wait for somebody to let us out. Maybe nobody'll come around here to spring Yeah, but Rusty those crooks said they'd tell the police were here after they go back and get the horse show trophies Rusty says last picture top row. I know they said that Pete But don't forget we dropped the trophies in that old cistern. They won't give us a fauntly find them No, we got to find a way out ourselves Well, that isn't gonna be too easy Rusty There's a there's a little light right at this spot on the counter the ventilator over the entrance But but it'll be a pits black further in first picture bottom rule Rusty thinks and then he says Yeah, I suppose a summer when these cabins are open to tourists. They have electric lights, but now let me shut off now Oh, sure Rusty most likely as a master switch out in that office shack outside work And me and wait a minute the electric lights that just mean idea Pete jumps to his feet and opens the hood of his car Hey, come on Rusty. Help me get the battery out of this car We'll take off one highlight and we'll have a portable light plant a cheaper speed. That's a swell idea Meanwhile at police headquarters tech centers. Oh, how do you expect it? They just dropped in to see if you turned up anything in the missing boys the detective replies Oh, good morning, Tex. No, no, not a trace But they must be holed up somewhere in the county because we we have men on every highway and I haven't seen hiding a ham Last picture Tex looks at a folder that has just been handed to the detective Hey, what's that notice this sergeant this gave you is it about the boys? Oh No, no, no tanks. I'm sorry. It's just an FBI flyer about a couple of swindlers known as the Duke and Limey Joe They're supposed to be operating in this territory Picture those two crooks because the Duke and Limey Joe are a surplus of all the knobs and they're the same in the loft Rusty and Pete I'll bet you you're right and if there is a picture of them Tex will recognize them Or and then they'll cancel his crooks and make them tell where Rusty and Pete are And then the boys will be safe again. We'll find out about this next week Now let's pick up the first page of the second section And I'll read that in just a moment But first here's that nice man again with something interesting to say Oh with Puck the comic weekly and on the first page of the second section Dagwood and Blondie magic words for the music Please very well my lady Ramaphore and a fumsim Zem zombie conjure me music for Dagwood and Blondie Today Dagwood and an errand boy come in the house carrying several cartons of groceries They drop them on the floor Dagwood says look dear I got all these canned goods at wholesale price features tomatoes peas and corn Blondie clasps her hands and joy and exclaims Oh how wonderful enough to last us for months and months and last picture top row. She begins to examine them I'll put some extra shelves in the cellar to store all these cans First picture second row Dagwood and Blondie are in the basement getting some lumber out Dagwood looks at a blank wall and says yeah This is a good place for shelves That's the doorbell you better go up and see who's at it It's a friend of Blondie's who has two little children as she settles herself in a chair Blondie's friend says Well, I was just in the neighborhood with the children So I thought I'd drop in for a chair Oh, well, I'll see if I can't find something to amuse the children while we check So Blondie takes the children in the other room and hands them some of the cans last picture second row Now here's just a thing for you to play with you can build a beautiful Castle with all these cans and she goes into the other room for a nice visit The kids start playing with the cans one says first picture third row In the castle will look better if we take all the labels off so they start to rip the labels off the cans Oh Little later Blondie dashes down to the basement and shrieks Bagwood drops the hammer and the two of them shoot upstairs Last picture third row Blondie points at the kids in the kitchen surrounded by shining can Bagwood goes Blondie picks up one can and shakes it first picture bottom roll You can't tell what's in them by shaking them. Bagwood lights a candle holds it on the other side of the can I'm trying to x-ray him, but you can't see through the tin and then Blondie and Dag would drop to the floor and start to cry Last picture Blondie's friend goes out of the house leading her two children come darlings. Let's go I can't stand to see grown-ups cry Yes, I think that's a very funny family I would say they are a strange family Yes, it's all right Oh, yes, and believe me Roy has got himself in a mess of trouble with the crooks at the lumber camp You remember last week he was knocked on the head and then he fell on the skidway into the river Yes, Roy disappeared under the water just before the log hit. Let's read now and see if Roy's escaped Here we go with Roy Rogers king of the cowboys. Ah, yep. I owe now here we go with Roy and trigger. Hi, yep. I owe Log goes down the skidway and hits the water with a terrific splash For a moment the water churns about the log comes to the surface and then Roy comes up shakes his head That was a narrow escape If I hadn't gone to the bottom before that log hit the water could have torn my head off He grabs on to the end of the log and I'll rest a minute before striking up for short The end of the log he sees a strange marking. That's funny a diamond brand I Moment at Pauline the owner of the logging camp gallops up. She sees Wildwood throwing a rope to Roy Wildwood quickly tells it what happened as they draw Roy to shore last picture top row as Pauline grumbles at Roy for the trouble He got himself into Roy points out the brand at the end of the log first picture bottom row He says well in my business if a triangle brand has worked over to look like a diamond. It means rustless Pauline exclaims Yeah, and my business it means log pirates We got to find that old tree worship or cause more and make him talk The old timer who caused Roy all the trouble he's on his way to report to etch need who put him up to his dirty work And each needs trail leads to this deserted log and camp for Loggers for destroying the forest when I am a fear to that timber cruiser And we got to be careful He sees etch working over some logs making a diamond brand out of a triangle brand to the log mark Howdy etch. I'll be your orders. Yeah, I got rid of our chairs You're a change in the brand in them logs, isn't it? That's pirate and it slowly stands up and snarls. You got sharp eyes And a big mouth Cosmo last picture Cosmo says This is how your horn swaggered a burning outfit Suddenly etch sleep set him while you ain't the first to find out but you won't tell anybody about it. I'll see to that He says he's going to fix it so well Cosmo can't tell anyone that he just saw etch changing the brand on those logs That's right And if etch need kills Cosmo then Pauline and Roy can't questions Cosmo And then they won't find out that etch is the man behind all the trouble Which means he'll be in the position to continue his dirty work without being suspected unless Roy who's very smart finds out about it Yeah, maybe but we'll find out more about that next week. Now. Let's go over the page Yes, that's because the Sun's rays have been cut off from the earth and when the Sun doesn't shine the world becomes cold and covered with ice Someone has been causing this to happen He's gone on an expedition with icy stark who doesn't want him to discover this and they learn at some place like the North Pole and They met some huge men and just when they were about to shoot flash flash fired first All right, let's read now and see here. We go with flash Gordon Rega rega dune dunes ask him a tag. Let's have music for heroic flash The Giants are only stunned by flash's shot by the time they recover consciousness Flash has them bound hand and foot quizzing his captives by sign language and symbols drawn in the Arctic snow Flash learns that the Giants came from Rhea Saturn's fifth moon Flash knows that Rhea is bitterly cold and he quickly guesses that its inhabitants are creating this new ice age So they can colonize the earth Setting out on a swift scouting trip flash finds a hidden jet sled. He tells Dale Listen Dale, we've got to locate our main camp I'll hide in the sled while you go back and let one Saturnian escape He'll head for his camp and I'll tell you by mini radio how to follow Following flash's orders Dale freeze one of the Saturnians But when she tells icy stark last picture top row what she's done the expedition chief is furious You and Gordon are a pair of blundering meddlers your friend got himself into this jam now Let him get himself out of it. We're blasting off at once to make tests at the magnetic pole First picture bottom row just as flash expected the escaped Saturnian hurries to his jet sled and takes off Unaware that an earthman is stowed away aboard The giant heads his craft straight for the Saturnian headquarters in the Arctic as the snow car speeds over the ice packs Flash whispers instructions into the mini radio He has no inkling of his peril now that Dale and Stark have rocketed beyond the range of his tiny transmitter And last picture plunging into a vast cavern at the base of a glacier The jet's head reaches the hidden power plant where men from Saturn use their secret electronic science to turn earth Into an icy wasteland in which only they can survive He'll certainly be in trouble and it's going to be hard you'll get hungry sometimes you think of everything don't you Well, I worry and I don't blame you and I see stark certainly causes flash plenty of trouble To be cold certainly would we'll find that out next week now look across the page And his tails a bro rabbit so say the magic words with me Hippity hoppity make it a habit to give us music for a rabbit Uncle Remus says Sometimes bro rabbit is hard-headed in some times not hard-headed enough Brure rabbit is gone for a walk. He comes to a fence where he sees several signs one of them reads keep out Private property No trespassing He climbs over the fence and he starts to pick flowers Now Brure Ram who owns the property comes along he sees Brure Rabbit and says Rabbit can't you read signs? Who believes in science Brure Ram? Brure Ram lowers his head and he bleeds When I say something I means what I says And Brure Rabbit whirls out of the patch and lands with a Right in front of the sign keep out Last picture top row Brure rabbits at home. He's emptying his coal box And he says hi is going to show Brure Ram. I can use my head do First picture bottom row he's at Brure Ram's property again. He looks at the sign which reads Keep out and he says to the sign Yes, and he puts the coal bucket over his head and Climbs over the fence saying I is gonna knock some common sense into a bigity head Brure Ram sees him coming and lowers his head Bear rabbit lowers his head with a coal bucket helmet on it and a gallop for each other And Somebody sails over the fence and lands In front of a sign keep out It's Brure Rabbit with his head aching and his coal bucket helmet has been busted to pieces Brure Ram looks at him and he asks You believe in science now Brure Rabbit and Brure Rabbit sighs I Conceived the argument Brure Ram and Uncle Rima says If it first you don't succeed try something else No, sometimes when we get some stubbornness we crowd all the brightness out of our brains Yes, he had no business picking Brure Ram's flowers without asking if he could know Well, I'm sure he won't do a thing like that again because he's really nice. Yes, he's really nice Well, now that's all the time I have but before I go here's that nice fellow with some more interesting information And all your boys and girls I gotta go now Okay, that's a date and a 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 for I'm the comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man I'll be back to read the funnies to you happy boys Honey don't forget boys and girls. See you all next week your friend the comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man