 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 and putt 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? Well, this is a strange situation, worried and happy at the same time. Well, it may be. Oh, yes, it's gobbler turkey time. And all the little boys and girls will sit down around the table and gobble the gobbler. Oh, that's silly, gobble the gobbler. But it's so true. Yes, it is. And I hope you remember that Thanksgiving Day is a day to be thankful for whatever good things have come our way. And it's good to remember to think about the people who don't have things so good. That's a very nice thought. If everybody remembers that, then maybe they'll find a way to help people who need help. Yes. And now tell me, what are you worried about? No, they're not. Well, 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 with Puck the Comic Weekly. And on the first page, under bringing up father, Beatle Bailey. Magic words for the music, please. Very well, my lady. Toot me a toot and tweet me a tweedle. Squeeze out some music for Bailey the Beatle. Today, Beatle Bailey and his pal named Killer Diller because he thinks he's such a lady killer, are in town on a pass enjoying a day away from the army. They're sitting in the park watching two workmen raking up the leaves. But Killer is mostly watching the girls who pass by. And then, last picture top row, a beautiful blonde with two dogs comes doorbell. Beatle says, nice dogs. And Beatle's pal answers, not a heck but her feet. Look at her legs. What a house he's fixed for dates. And he jumps up and stops in front of a girl. How to do, beautiful. I wondered if, oh yeah, I was looking for someone to watch my dogs while I go over to the drug store. First picture bottom row, Killer says, don't worry. I'll get a date when she comes back. Just then a squirrel jumps out of a tree and runs past the dogs. And he says, which means, last one up the feed is a green eyed baboon. And away the dogs go after the squirrel. Killer yells, whoa, whoa, hey, quit it, will you? Hey, stop, stop, will you? The dogs run past a tree, one on each side. And Killer is pulled smack into the tree. The force of the collision shakes thousands of leaves down under the clean grass. And one of the park attendants cries, look what you've done, messed up by pretty long. And the other one points his sharp pointed stick at Killer and roars, pick up those leaves. Yes, every leaf. Killer drops to his knees and starts picking up the leaves. Last picture he looks up to see, Beetle, who has caught the two dogs handing them to the pretty blonde. And then he sees the pretty blonde kiss Beetle. And here's her say, how can I ever thank you for rescuing my little pet? And Beetle goes, uh, somebody turn that squirrel loose again. Wasn't that funny? Yes, you bet it was. Killer, who thought he'd make such a big hit with a beautiful blonde, ends up on his knees picking up leaves from the clean grass. And Beetle gets a beautiful blonde. Yes, that's something that doesn't happen to him often. Well, now you said you were anxious about Flash Gordon. Oh, yes, captured by King Sting. And lastly, he was in terrible danger. Well, let's go to Flash right away then. Turn over the page and go past Prince Valiant, where little Prince Arn is brought back home by bolt-iron telecoms safe and sound today. Then turn over page three, go past page four, turn over page five, and there, on page six, is Flash Gordon. Yes, and between Vicki against the blue ones, who are some terrible big creatures with many arms like an octopus. Yes, like an octopus. But in spite of all precautions, the blue ones killed one of the guards and frightened away all the other workers, leaving Flash and Vicki alone in the forest. And Queen Vicki got so frightened that she ran away to her jet plane and started to go away, leaving Flash all alone. I wonder what's going to happen next. Well, let's read now and see whether Flash saves Queen Vicki from those terrible creatures. Here we go with Flash Gordon. Rega rega dune dune, Saskia matash. Let's have music for heroic flas. Queen Vicki guns her jet car to escape from the jungle clearing. Suddenly Flash sees the blue monster shoot its tentacle into the air and stop the car. The jet car is held motionless in midair. Flash catches onto a vine hanging down from a tall tree and makes a run and swings himself into the air, aboard the jet car. Then the blue one lashes out at plan. But a swift burst from Flash's chemyspray gun loosens the monster's deathbed. And last picture top row suddenly freed from its weird anchor, Vicki's car springs up and forward. Flash barely manages to get a grip on the car as it speeds away. He shouts, hey, slow down. Give me a chance to pull myself in. First picture bottom row, he manages to scramble into the cockpit. Vicki tells him she's sorry that she got panicky. That flash replies grimly. Well, I'm not so sure you really are sorry. But there's no time to argue about it. There's a storm just ahead. On Venus, storms move with supersonic speed. And it's only a matter of a moment before the jet car is caught in the vortex of a raging whirlwind. Again, the queen gives way to blind panic. Flash quickly takes over. While Vicki claims to give in terror, Flash calls upon all his skill as a pilot in an effort to ride the wind currents downward toward a sheltered landing spot. No, because if you're fighting nature on a rampage, you're up against the most terrible enemy in the world. Yes. Or we'll find out what happens next week. Full of hood. Yes, Robin Hood. And remember last week, Robin Hood and three of his men disguised as the sheriff of Nottingham's men had gotten inside of Prince John's castle at Nottingham. And they fell. Yes, but Robin Hood still faces a big problem. How to get out of the castle with a man who's not a man? Well, I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. How to get out of the castle with a maid Marion before someone notices that? Oh, yes, because the sheriff can give an alignment. Well, let's read now and see whether Robin Hood escapes safely. Here we go with the story of Robin Hood. It's Mary, Mary, England and days long ago. Time now for Robin Hood. So music, hi-ho! With Prince John locked in the cell from which Marion has been rescued, Robin Hood, little John and the maid Marion have joined the two men who have been guarding the sheriff of Nottingham. Standing on the steps of the castle, facing the courtyard, Robin says to the sheriff, Now sheriff, you alone remain to hinder us. The sheriff replies, Oh, spare me, I pray. I swear upon my honor as a knight I will not cry out if you will but spare me. All right, so be it. And give the order. Give the order to lower the drawbridge. Fourth picture top row, the sheriff cries. Lower the drawbridge! Last picture top row is the angry sheriff watches the maid Marion and three of the men mount horses. Robin says, Now when the drawbridge is lowered, right out in good order, I'll follow when you'll be on bow shot. Robin watches first picture bottom row as his men ride out of the castle with Marion who casts an anxious glance back to Robin. The sheriff stands silently by, hatred written on his face. When Marion and her escort are out of bow shot, Robin mounts his horse. He says to the sheriff, You know, sir, sheriff, I hold you to your nightly vow to remain silent until I've gone. Robin writes for the gavel. The sheriff stands silent for a second, then steps forward and shouts, Hold that man! Last picture the two guards step into the entrance to the castle as the sheriff shouts, Raise the drawbridge! No, he hasn't. He vowed by his nightly honor that he would keep his word to Robin Hood and now he's broken it. I don't know what's wrong. What? Robin didn't have you with him. No. Well, we'll find that out next week. But now let's find out what's happening to Dagwit and Blondie. Very well, let's turn to the first page of the second section of the comic weekly and here we go with Dagwit and Blondie. Ram-a-foo, Ram-a-fum, Zim-Zam-Zombie. Can you give me music for Dagwit and Blondie? Blondie and her two children Cookie and Alexander have just finished painting the kitchen table and the kitchen chairs and Blondie has decided that they won't be able to eat at home tonight. The last picture, top row, all dressed up for a nice dinner, they go out of the house. Cookie asks, Where are we going to eat, Mama? Blondie replies, We'll pick up Daddy at his office and eat supper in a restaurant. First picture, second row, Mr. Dithers walks into Dagwit's office saying, I can't get my work done around the office. There are too many interruptions. A terrific idea explodes in Dagwit's mind. Let's finish it at my house. It's quiet there. Last picture, second row, Dagwit and Mr. Dithers come into the Bumstead house and go into the kitchen and stop before the newly painted chairs and table. Mr. Dithers says, May I take off my coat? By sure. Hang it over a chair. Make yourself at home, Mr. Dithers. Mr. Dithers takes off his coat and hangs it over the back of a chair, not noticing that it's covered with wet paint. First picture, second row, he unzips his briefcase. We'll put all the contracts and statements on the table for ready reference. At that moment, Blondie, Cookie and Alexander have stopped into Dagwit's office and have asked to see Dagwit. Dagwit's secretary replies, Oh, Mr. Bumstead's not in his office. He took Mr. Dithers to your house to work. Blondie, thinking the wet paint exclaims, Oh, my goodness. At that moment of the Bumstead's house, last picture, third row, Dithers has put his hand on the wet table and Dagwit has sat down in the wet chair. He leaps up and shouts, Wet paint! Wet paint! Ten minutes later, first picture, bottom row, there's a... and a group of people dash into the house and into the kitchen. It's Blondie and the kids who see the table and chairs covered with papers and clothes covered with wet paint, and they see tracks leading to the basement. They follow them. And last picture, they stop on the cellar steps and stare in amazement. For there are Dagwit and Mr. Dithers, stark naked in two tubs of water, and Dagwit and Dithers shout, Don't come down here! Away those two men, as fearful as you please, settle down to work at that freshly painted kitchen table. Yes, we're saying. There are a couple of characters, all right. Yes, there are a couple of characters, all right. Well, let's go over the page and see who's there. We'll find out in a moment if your feeling is the right one. But first, here's that nice man again with something interesting to say. Puck the comic weekly and on the third page of the second section, Dick's Adventures. Magic words for the music, please. Very well, my lady. Say them, we'll be pleased. Let's have music for Adventures, Dick. It's bedtime, and Dick has been reading his history book. He says to his mother, who steps in his room, Hey, did you know how the star's mango banner got to be written, Mom? Gosh, it was exciting. It was in 1814. And then he snuggles down on his pillow and his mother tucks him in saying he'd go to sleep. And in his mind, he goes back, back, back. And last picture, top row in his dream. Dick finds himself in the year 1814 on horseback racing from Bladensburg, Maryland toward Washington, D.C., the capital of the country with calamitous news. Great Britain and America are at war and a rampaging British army is closing in on the national capital. Dick rides into the city of Washington to find the city in panic. He finds himself in the capital of the country in panic. People are dashing about in fear, taking what articles they can to move out of the city and save their possessions. Dick heads for the newly built executive mansion where the president lives. Second picture, second row. Dick is talking to Dolly Madison, who is the hostess of the White House. You have to pack and leave. You only have a few minutes before the enemy arrives. Last picture, second row with frantic haste. State documents are gathered together. There was scarcely time to save any of the precious furnishings except a single magnificent portrait of the first president. And then first picture, bottom row in a simple horse and wagon loaded with the precious documents and the picture of George Washington. Dolly Madison gallops off toward the hills of Virginia. Last picture, back in the city of Washington, Dick and a handful of grim-faced defenders stand before the White House, awaiting the approaching enemy and their country's blackest hour. This is exciting. You mean the enemy is actually going to try to capture the White House? That's exactly what they're going to try to do. Dick was the person who helped Dolly Madison escape from the White House with a picture of George Washington and all those important papers. Yes, he was. Next week, will there be a battle? Well, we'll have to wait until next week to find that out. But now look below Dick's adventures. There's Rusty Riley. Oh, and John Jones. Oh, is that mean bag him? And today is the day they have to pay Mr. Marl the money. Oh, he can take her farm away from her. And Rusty, who wanted to help her, won the horse race but she hoped to win the thousand dollars. Certificate. Yes, certificate. Yes, certificate. And Mr. Marl can refuse to accept them because they aren't in cash. I wonder what Rusty Jones is. Well, let's 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. As Rusty, Pete and their friends still pipe stand in Mrs. Jones' living room talking to Mr. Marl, Mrs. Jones is called to the door. She comes back into the room and tells Rusty that there's a man outside by the name of Clem, who wants to see him. Rusty explains. Oh, jeepers. He's a sailor who was on that freighter with us. Mr. Marlowe Snaps. Well, let him wait. We've got to finish up this foreclosure. At these words, Clem walks into the room saying, I couldn't help hearing what you was saying while I was waiting outside. Seems like you boys have got a special use for some real money real quick, right? Yes, that's right, Clem, but... Last picture, top row, Marlowe Snaps. Listen, Mr., whatever your name is, you can wait outside. We're busy with private business. Now, now, just take a reef in your mainsools, Bob. What I got to say may just fit into that business. First picture, bottom row, Marlowe Snaps. What could you possibly have to say that concerns the business we have in hand? All I know is that these here lads needs a thousand dollars in money, and I'm here to give it to them. Rusty says, well, Clem, we can't take money from you while we couldn't ever pay it back. Clem smiles and takes the money out of his pocket, saying, Well, this here money belongs to you, Rusty. The owners of that trader voted to pay salvage money to all of us as state of order. They sent me to find you two in techs and give you these certified checks. Rusty quickly takes the check from Clem and holds it out to Mr. Marlowe. Last picture, he says, Here, Mr. Marlowe, this'll pay up what Mrs. Jones owes you. And more, you can give her the change. Marlowe stammeries. I don't have to accept the check. Nothing to do with it. The sheriff steps forward. I'm thinking you do, Marlowe. A certified check is practically the same as currency. That moment the door opens, and in walks techs. And seeing everybody there, he says, Hey, what's going on here? Mr. Marlowe, take it, and Mrs. Jones' fine can be saved. Yes, you bet it can. That Mr. Marlowe could. Well, we'll find out for sure next week. Now, let's turn over the page. And look, on page five, here's Roy Rogers. Yes. Yes, and Roy and Brimstone are trying to capture a band of outlaws led by the Sphinx. And they have action. And last week, Roy and Brimstone had captured two of the outlaws, and had told them that Roy and Brimstone themselves were outlaws and wanted to join the gang. This was just a trick to get into the mission, so the outlaws started writing for the mission. But just before they got there, they suddenly put spurs to their horses and rode on ahead. And he ducked there. Well, let's read now and find out. Here we go with Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys. Ah, yip-yoh, now here we go with Roy and Trigger. Ah, yip-yoh. Roy and Brimstone get to their feet. Roy looks up and sees the wire, stretched between the two trees, and third picture top row says, Yanowire. Now I savvy why those two gunmen deployed us this way. Brimstone exclaims, Yeah, no wonder they say the Sphinx is strong. Hold is cricked up like a carnival wheel. Last picture top row, the two outlaws, Gusty and Al, write into the mission and report to the Sphinx, who only talks in sign language. Gusty says, Hey, boss, the strangers claim to be bandits, named Brimstone Barlow and Hogg like Harrison. The Sphinx makes a gesture, and Al replies, Hey, the Sphinx says you never heard of them, Gusty. First picture bottom row, Gusty says, Hey, those strangers are coming inside. Let's trap them. They'll help us raid Pine City to more of their Al Hoots. And if they're lawmen, they're dead men. The Sphinx makes another gesture, and Al says, The Sphinx says okay. A little later, Roy and Brimstone ride up to the entrance of the outlaws hideout. They dismount and walk toward the entrance. Brimstone says, Hey, we gotta get inside, Roy. Think of all the bad men in there that I can reform. Roy replies, Now wait, we're supposed to be outlaws. Go easy on trying to convert them right now, Brimstone. The gate is wide open, so Roy and Brimstone walk in. As they come through the gate, they don't see the outlaws, who are hiding on either side of the gate. Then last picture, the Sphinx pulls a lever. Last picture, a trap door opens beneath them, and Roy and Brimstone are dropped into a pit. Guilty shouts, Welcome to the Sphinx's robber, Ruth Jance. I don't know, but if they keep up this rough treatment, Roy will be half dead before he has a chance to talk to the Sphinx. You suppose wrong? Well, if he does, he has to go on that ride to Pine City. Oh, I wonder what'll happen. Well, maybe we'll find that out next week. Now let's turn over the page. And he's my favorite too. So here we go with Uncle Remus and his tales of Brur Rabbit. Say the magic words with me. Hippity hoppity makin' a habit to give us music for old Brur Rabbit. Uncle Remus says, Brur Fox is set on catching Brur Rabbit, even if it takes three legs to do it. Today, the creatures of Briar Patch are having celebrations with all kinds of games with prizes and everything. And one of the games is a three-legged race. Now that's a race in which two people stand beside each other and tie the left leg of one person to the right leg of the other person. And that makes two people with three legs. That's what they call a three-legged race. As the creatures get ready for the race, tying their legs together, Brur Weasel and Brur Fox hiding in the bushes nearby watch. And Brur Fox says, Hey, you see, they is practicing for the three-legged race. Brur Fox, who was anxious to have Brur Rabbit for supper, licks his chops and says, Yeah, first get in that race. That pushes him into the woods. And then we got him both. So third picture top roll, Brur Fox and Brur Weasel begin to tie their legs together. Brur Fox says, Get our legs tied. And we'll join the race when they pass us. Brur Weasel chortles, Yeah, we is gonna surprise them, huh? At that moment, Brur Sheriff, who has been standing behind a tree and was heard that little scheme, steps out of the bushes and taps Brur Weasel as picture top row on the shoulder. Brur Fox, who is still looking down the road, says, He's about to start. Brur Weasel seeing the sheriff behind him thanks to himself. Yeah, and so is I in the other direction. And silently, Brur Weasel disappears into the bushes. Brur Sheriff picks up the rope and first picture third row ties his right leg to Brur Fox's left leg. Brur Fox, who is still keeping his eyes on Brur Rabbit, doesn't see this. Suddenly exclaims, Come on, there they go! Down the road, Brur Rabbit and Molly Cottontail run giggling with the fun of running this funny kind of race. And behind him comes Brur Fox, who still hasn't noticed that he's tied to the sheriff instead of Brur Weasel. Faster, faster! He's almost got him! Brur Fox and the sheriff catch up beside Brur Rabbit. Brur Fox reaches out to catch Brur Rabbit, but the sheriff keeps on going. Brur Fox looks back at Brur Rabbit and exclaims, Hey, hey, hey! We had passed him! And a second later Brur Sheriff runs him into the county jail. And last picture, Brur Rabbit and Molly Cottontail come up to the sheriff who is leaning against the door of the county jail. And Brur Rabbit says, Hey, look, we got a prize. And the sheriff with a big smile replies, Yeah, yeah, me too. And he points to the face of Brur Fox in the window of the jail. And they all hear Brur Fox saying, Now, how in the world did this happen? And Uncle Remus says, You don't know whose side luck is on till you lose. Yeah, he really got out Fox again didn't he? Me too. Me too. Now, that's all the time I have. I hope you have a nice Thanksgiving. Thank you, the same to you. And now, before I go, here's that nice fella with some more interesting information. And all you boys and girls, I gotta go now. All right, miss. 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 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 and honeys. Don't forget, boys and girls, see you all next week. Your friend the comic weekly man, the jolly comic weekly man.