 I'm the comic weekly man, the jolly comic weekly man, and I'm here to read the funnies to you happy boys and honeys. 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. Little Miss Honey, how are you today? Oh, I'm just fine, thank you. Oh, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. I know a riddle. Oh, good. It's been quite a while since you asked me a riddle. Now, wait till I have my ears set. Ready? No, no, no. Wait till I put my thinking cap on. Ready? Wait, let me take a deep breath. Now, I'm ready. So I can have two and a half minutes soft boiled eggs for breakfast. No, I'm sick. All right then. You tell me, what is the real answer? Why does a hand lay an egg? Because he can't lay a breath. Oh, poor you fool me. You tricked me. You hung me on a hook. I knew you'd like that. I certainly do. Now, will you please read me the bunny? Pop 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 Pop the Comic Weekly. And on the first page, Big Ben Vogue. Magic words for the music swing. Very well, my lady. Paint and punch and dodge and twist. It's a knock-out blow from Big Ben's fist. Big Ben Vogue and his trainer, Spider, are barnstorming the country, boxing local champions in towns throughout the United States. In a western town, Ben finds himself in the ring with a husky Indian named Chief Tallpine, who has covered his body with grease so Ben's blows will slide off. Furthermore, other Indians at the ringside are breaking other rules. The unfair fight continues. And it looks as though Ben is getting the worst of it. When a voice from the crowd shouts, Stop! Ben sees Chief Tallpine wail around, a concern written on his face. And then he sees a tall, aged Indian Chief coming through the crowd. The Chief stops beside the ring. And he says, Stop! He is a fool or a sneaking jackal who would first weaken the beasties' talks with a trickery that shames the honor of his people. But if you are to wear with distinction the title of Chief, you will cast aside all these guileful ways of winning victory. Last picture, Top Road, Chief Tallpine stands silently as the old man goes on. I have watched you threaten and cheat so that your opponent has no chance to test his strength honestly against yours. First picture, Bottom Road, Chief Tallpine says, Well, you just don't understand my grandfather. These are the ways of the white man I follow. You forget my son. I too have fought the white man at Little Big Horn, at Randall's Crossing. He fought hard, but fairly. Spider pats the Indian Chief on the shoulder. That's telling them, pal. Now if you'll have Chief Horse feathers removed to protect the Covenant, we can proceed with a scrap. Last picture, the old Indian says, We move the young one and let the battle proceed in the manner of two Braves who fight for their honor and not else. Chief Tallpine leaps out of the ring saying, last picture. OK, let's go, Bolt. And when I finish fighting you, Bravestyle, you're going to be sorry you ever left Madison Square Garden. Chief Tallpine is going to take the slippery, greasy, softie's body, isn't he? Yes, and next week I hope we'll have a fair fight between Ben and Chief Tallpine. Isn't it nice there? Oh, you bet it is. And next week we'll find out how Ben makes out in this fair fight. Now? Now let's turn over the page, because I'm sure we'll find Prince Valiant. Very well, over the page we go. And you're right, there he is, Prince Valiant. And remember that Val has found out the secret holum is the cruel tyrant who has been mean to his people and made slaves of some of them. And now Val is trying to help the people capture Sigurd Holum and punish him for his bad deeds. But, but Sigurd's castle is high on the hill and Val just couldn't capture it. So Val has decided on another way to make the castle fall. Yes, the castle fall and then Sigurd will have to come out. Let's see how Val's plan is working. Here we go with Prince Valiant in the days of King Arthur. Eckert, Brekert, Gray Vulcan and Quint's music romantic for a fair, fair prince. Val had gone to the people in the countryside who had been mistreated by Sigurd Holum. And as told them, he intends to free them for that he'll need their help in tunneling under the castle. So back in the forest, men are busy cutting down trees and shaping timbers to build a tunnel under the castle. Last picture top row, under cover of darkness, they are brought to the tunnel to shore up roof and walls. First picture second row, like mold, they burrow upward under the fortress reaching toward the brook at the far side. Val leads the way, last picture second row to encourage his frightened workers for they fear this dark underground work. And then it happens. In the flickering light of the torch, a thin stream of water is oozing from the clay. Val shouts a warning. Now get out of here quickly. Hurry, hurry, push it out before we drown. Val and his men hurry out of the tunnel into the fresh cool night. Little by little, a trickle of water grows larger and larger. Until first picture bottom row by morning, a stream of thick muddy water is pouring from the tunnel's mouth. The guard on the castle wall sees what's happening and shouts a warning. Sigurd Holm himself goes to look at the strain's behavior of the stream. No longer does it flow around his house. Now it is disappearing into an ever widening hole under his walls. And then, as he stands there, he sees the clay hill under the platform of the castle and the water fall away. Last picture, some distance away, Val and Rufus watch the water eating away under foot. And Val says, well, now let's put an edge on our weapons. Tomorrow will be a working day. You'll bet it'll work. Sigurd's castle is going to collapse right on his head if he doesn't get out of there in a hurry. Yes, but if Sigurd comes out of the castle, then Val and his men, his nicer, are going to have to fight him. You bet he'll fight them. And now I'll bet you Val will win. Well, Sigurd has more men than Val, so it won't be an easy fight. We'll find out more about that next week. Now, how would you like to read Robin Hood? Very well, then go over the page and there he is on page five. Yes, and his father were at the Nottingham Fair in the Archery Contest. And both of them beat Red Gill, who is one of the men of the dishonest Prince John. And then, it's a good shot. But Robin Hood and his father wouldn't have anything to do with it. Well, let's read now and find out. Here we go with the story of Robin Hood. It's Mary, Mary, England, in days long ago. Time now for Robin Hood's music. After leaving Nottingham, Bitsooth and his son Robin set out for Huntington through Sherwood Forest. As they walk along, Robin says to his father, a man who defied the sheriff as you did, sir, must be very wary now. And without warning, there's a vicious, whirring sound that thuds into the back of Robin's father. Quickly, Robin drops to the ground beside his father. An act that saves his life for an arrow meant for him whizzes over his head. Father, father! As Robin looks into the still face of his father, he's filled with hatred for the man who shot the arrow. And last picture top row, crouching low, Robin stalks the archer who is stalking him. But when opening the clearing, Robin sees the man. It is Delacy's man who Robin defeated in the archery contest. Robin says grimly as he takes careful aim. As I thought, it is Redgill. Robin scores the bullseye. First picture bottom row, Redgill drops dead. As Robin stands over the still figure of Redgill, he hears the hoof beats of approaching horsemen. He looks around and sees men coming into the clearing and exclaims, the sheriff's woman! Quickly, he runs into the underbrush. Delacy and the sheriff's men see Redgill lying on the ground, and Robin disappearing through the creeds. They shout, and so last picture, Robin seeks refuge in the depths of Sherwood Forest, a fugitive from the cruel sheriff and the wily Prince John. Robin needs that. Yes, that's what he told them. Now because the sheriff will have him arrested, won't he? I'm afraid so. We'll find out more about that next week. Now let's turn over the page and look, there's Donald Duck. Then we won't face the minute. Say the magic words when they please. Squeeze them, squeeze them, squeeze the chicken track. Let's have music. Donald has taken his girlfriend Daisy out in the lake fishing. Daisy says, Oh, I'm so thrilled I've never fished with a rod and reel before. Donald stops rowing and says, Well, first you anchor close to the shore. And he throws in the anchor. Then Donald hands Daisy her rod and reel. She leans back and then catch. Ah, the girl casts it way out and then reel it in. Daisy begins reeling in. When the line comes out of the water, they see the hook is gone. Oh my goodness, look that nasty fish bit my hook off. Last picture top row, Donald ties a new hook on her line saying, Oh well, no harm done. Drive this hook with a wire leader. Daisy leans back and then catch. First picture bottom row, she begins to reel in. A half hour later, Daisy is reeling in again. Out of the water comes her line and the hook is gone again. Daisy says, second picture bottom row. Why, poor monster, you're so little seven times now. Donald snarls. Then he opens his tackle box and snaps. Okay, now we go home. And then Donald dumps the tackle box around and picks up the oars. And his hat pops off. For his sees last picture, the nine hooks that Daisy has lost snagged in a tree limb on shore. And his eyes roll around in his head. Daisy exclaims, Yes, when Daisy whipped the rod back over her head, the hooks got caught in the tree limb. And naturally when she whipped the rod forward, the string broke and there the hooks hung in the tree. Oh, she was biting them all. Yes, they must be pretty blind not to see that the hooks weren't on the line. So do I. Well now it's time for Flash Gordon. Oh, I'm anxious to read that. All right, let's turn to the very last page of the first section. 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 Pucked the Comic Weekly. And on the last page of the first section, Flash Gordon. Magic words for the music, please. Very well, my lady. Let's have music for heroic Flash. Flash was returning to Earth in his rocket ship when he was captured by Pyrrhon, a cruel man who was trying to rule the world. Pyrrhon has solved the mystery of controlling a comet, a huge star. He has a mad plan to destroy the Earth by crashing his comet against it. And so he aims the comet for Earth and speeds toward it faster and faster. The observers on Earth see the approaching comet speeding straight toward them. Panic sweeps the Earth and martial law is declared as the doomsday comet racist tortoise collision on the planet. Every hour the giant fireball in the sky looms bigger and bigger and more and more threatening. The end of the world is in sight. Last picture, top row, aboard the space sphere inside the comet's gas-filled head, the mystery girl, Flama, pretends to help Flash. She whispers, here's a Paske. If you can learn the secret of Pyrrhon's cosmic power, we can control the planet and save our Earth. First picture, bottom row, no sooner does that guard depart he tells Dale, I don't trust that girl. She probably wants to take over the comet herself but we've got to take that chance. Ordering Dale and Zarkov to remain behind in their cell, Flash tries the Paske in the lock. But an electronic metal detector spots Flash's key and sounds a noisy warning. Instantly, Flash is overwhelmed by a swarm of scaly comet men. As he goes down under the savage charge the leader box a command, throw the Earth man outside into the fire gas. As they open the airlock, last picture the comet men revel in the gassy heat of their native world while Flash collapses at the first faint touch of the comet's atmosphere and suddenly Flama's voice is broadcast into the airlock. Don't throw him overboard, guards. Bring him to the comet master Pyrrhon for judgment. Yes, he would. Now, although he's still a prisoner, he may still have a chance to outsmart Pyrrhon and Flama. I won't butt before him. We'll find that out next week. Now, let's pick up the second section of Pox the Comic Weekly. Oh, and there's Dagwood and Blondie. And here we go with Dagwood and Blondie. Ram-a-foo, Ram-a-fum, Zim-Zam-Zombie, Kanjimi Music for Dagwood and Blondie. Dagwood has been taking care of Mr. Dithers' parrot while Mr. Dithers was away for a week. First picture, second row. Dithers arrives at Dagwood's house to get the parrot and take it home again. He says, Oh, Dagwood, dear boy, how is my darling Clare Bell? I can't wait until I see her. Dagwood answers, Oh, she's fine, boss. We've treated her like one of the family. Mr. Dithers goes to the cage and takes his parrot out. Hi, boy. Hi, boy. Seeing that his parrot is all right, Dithers' first picture, third row, drops to his knees and kisses Dagwood's hands. Dagwood, to show my gratitude, I'm going to give you a raise for an extra week of vacation with Faye. Last picture, third row, that night, at the Dithers' house, Mr. Dithers and his wife are lying in bed. Mr. Dithers is just about to drop off to sleep when suddenly from the other room he hears he sits up with a jerk. Dithers leaps out of bed, dashes into the other room. Hi, boy. Hi, boy. First picture, bottom row, he stares in astonishment as the parrot chatters. Mr. Dithers is the third one. Dithers snarls. So that's what they say about me and round their house. A moment later, at Dagwood's house, Dagwood, waking from a sound sleep exclaims, Oh, who could be phoning us at 2 a.m.? He gets out of bed, staggers to the phone. Hello? I'm Dithers. Last picture, Dagwood's face is covered with this maze. He yells, Well, we'll find out for sure next week. Now look underneath Dagwood and Blondie. There's Roy Rogers. Oh, yes, and Roy's been having trouble with two crystal boxed K Rancher away from a boy named Teddy Knox. His father is this guy. Roy rescued Teddy from drowning in quicksand where Shanks had thrown the boy. And while Roy was talking to the boy, on a crystal box, Shanks was watching and he took out a rifle and he was ending it at Roy just at the end of last week's story. I wonder if Roy gets shot. Well, let's read now and find out. Here we go with Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboy. Hi-Yip-Pi-Oh! Now here we go with Roy and Trigger. Hi-Yip-Pi-Oh! Shanks takes careful aim at Roy by the bridge below. Suddenly Carstairs pulls up the rifle saying, Don't shoot Rogers and young Knox, you fool! Has it easy on a safer way to get to Knox Ranch? Then they hear a wagon and look below and see the sheriff and Roy's friend Corny Maxon gallop up. Shanks knows he can't shoot Roy now. Carstairs says third picture, top row. Come on, we'll intercept the stage and sell the ranch to my client before you reach his town. I'll forge Teddy Knox's name on the billy sale. Roy quickly tells the sheriff what's happened. First picture bottom row, Trigger's horse and says, Well, I'll head for town and keep an eye open for Shanks and Carstairs, Rogers. Roy replies, Okay sheriff, we'll be at the box cane in case they return. Meanwhile, a little later, Shanks and Carstairs intercept the stagecoach and stop it. All clear, Jugheads, gents! Pull up! Whoa, whoa! The men in the stagecoach hold up their hands. Carstairs rides up and says, This is not a hold up, gentlemen. I'm lawyer Carstairs. I have urgent business with one of the passengers, B.J. Lowry. The door of the stagecoach opens last picture. And a beautiful girl steps out and says that she's Betty Jane Lowry and asks if they're the gentlemen who advertised a ranch for sale and Carstairs stammers. What's this? A girl! Sheriff got there in time so Shanks couldn't shoot Roy. So am I. What do you think of that girl in the stagecoach? That's a surprise, isn't it? Yes, this is a surprise to Carstairs and it's a surprise to me. I thought it would be a man. So did I. Well, next week we'll find out whether Carstairs can sell Teddy's ranch to this girl. Now is the time for Dick's identity. It is, and we'll find Dick on the very last page of Puck the Comic Weekly. The Dick was taking an Indian chief named Tecumseh down the river in Iraq trying to get Tecumseh to a doctor because Tecumseh had been hurt in a fight with knives with his brother. That's another Indian chief who was named the President. That's right. Tecumseh is an enemy of the white man and he's told us to Dick. But this doesn't make any difference to Dick. Dick plans to help Tecumseh anyway because he's wounded. Yes, American soldiers, friends of Dick's. Now we'll read and see what happens next in Dick's adventure. Say the magic word with me. A riggedy pack and that is it. Let's have music for adventure to stick. Last picture, Dick sees the American soldiers approaching him and says, Tecumseh, I see my friends and your enemies a long column of American regulars. Tecumseh walks toward the forest away from the approaching soldiers or he knows he'll be captured if they see him. Dick says, Tecumseh, come with me. Be friends with us. Your people and ours can live together without fighting. Tecumseh says, Go back to your own soldiers, Dick. And Dick, take this ring for I owe my life to you and always will I remain your friend. Suddenly out of the forest, last picture, second row, Dick sees many Indians emerge. Tecumseh smiles and says, Many men are drawing near Dick. But this time they are my friends and your enemies. First picture, bottom row, the warriors proclaim their missing chief with shots of joy and then they turn ominously on Dick. But Dick's eyes are glued on one of the party, a white trapper carrying a pouch marked with the royal British insignia. A plan quickly forms and Dick's mind. Last picture he makes a sudden grab for the British courier's pouch. Only to be seized by two burly Indians. Dick's grabbing. I wonder too, maybe some important messages. You mean? Or about them. Well, well, yeah. Well, all of this is something we'll find out next week. Now look underneath Dick's adventures. There's Rusty Riley. Oh, and Dick, back to the ship that Blackie had tried to sink. And the radio man sent a message to the Coast Guard. And the Coast Guard had brought Blackie Kirk and Captain Trump onto the ship again. And I'm sure now that the Coast Guard men will find out that Blackie tried to sink the ship so that the horses from the milestone fire would be drowned. And I hope that the Coast Guard men will put him in jail for trying such a terrible thing. Well, let's read and find out right now. Here we go with Rusty Riley. Gallop and run till the road is dusty. Give us music for his horse and Rusty. First picture, Tex comes up on deck and meets the Coast Guard officer who has just come aboard with Blackie and Captain Crump. The officer says, I'm a Coast Guard officer. Well, Mr. Prater, what about these youngsters? The old sailor who became Rusty's good friend answers, would I belong to the crew, sir? Tex says, well, the boys and I, well, I guess you'd call us super car girls. We're looking after a shipment to young horses. The Coast Guard officer asks, how do you happen to be aboard? Captain Crump says he gave orders to abandon ship. The sailor answers, Aye, sir, he did. And all hands took to the boats. They were going on the rocks, sir. Once Captain Crump said our course straight for them. Last picture, top row Captain Crump protests. That's a lie. Our radio was out of commission. We had no storm warning. When the gale hit us and drove us toward the rocks, we couldn't even send an SOS. First picture, bottom row sparks the radio man that Blackie had tried to kill, stepped forward and says, Oh, excuse me, sir. I'm the radio operator of this ship. I have a report that we did get storm warning. And the reason we didn't send an SOS was because my transmitter was deliberately wrecked by that man Kirk. Captain Crump whispers to Blackie. It sparks. He didn't growl. It's all up with us now. Crump and Blackie start for the Coast Guard launch, but before they make two steps, the Coast Guard officer and sparks follow them. Oh, no, you don't. You two are under arrest, pending an investigation. And then Rusty says, Hey, look, here come the tags . Some time later, at a small farm, a mile from the village, Rusty and Pete are taking care of the horses, which had been brought from the ship safely without a scratch. And then Tex pulls up. Last picture, he gets out of the car. Hey, what happened, Tex? I can't go outside to believe, boys. Those ordinary parmints broke down and confessed that the whole thing was esteemed to collect insurance on these horses. There's a whole 12 of them insured for a pile of dough as milestone farm thoroughbred. And Rusty and Tex and Pete are safe. Everybody is happy. Except Blackie and Captain Trump. So do I. Why, I'm sure we will. Now, that's all the time I have, but before I go, here's that nice fellow with some more interesting information. Honey, and all your boys and girls, I've got to go now. All right, Mr. Comet, remember that. Okay, that's a date. And a date with all your boys and girls. Be sure to meet me with our little friend, Miss Honey, next week when I read Pock the Comet Weekly. For I'm the Comet Weekly man, the jolly Comet 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 Comet Weekly man, the jolly Comet Weekly man.