 I'm the Comic Weekly Man, the Jolly Comic Weekly Man. And I'm here to read the bunnies 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 PUT, 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. Well, Miss Honey, how are you today? How are you? I'm fine too, but I've been quite busy. Busy doing what? Making up my Christmas card list and shopping for Christmas presents. Really, it's- My mother's- She does? Yes, just mother's. What did she say? It's worse. What could be worse? Going shopping in a store filled with women. Now, really, do you mean that? Well, it seems to me that when a man has to go to a store to buy presents for women, the women could let him get to the counter once every two days. Well, after all- Otherwise, how can he get back to the office to make money enough to buy presents for next year? Well, maybe. After all, if a man has got a- Could we please read the comic? And if he's- What'd you say? You mean- Could we please read- Oh, Puck the Comic Weekly. Yes. Very well, I'll read that in just a moment. But before I do, let's listen to this nice man. 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 music for Bailey the Beatle. It's early in the morning and snores fill the darkness before dawn at the army post where Beatle is stationed. And Beatle and his pals are snug in their bed, dreaming of sugar plums, blueberry pie, and beautiful girls on the beach at Wicked Guy. Then a flashlight breaks through the darkness, picks out Beatle snoring away, and a corporal paps him on the back. Hey, Beatle, you're on KB this morning. Beatle leaps up. Oh, what, what, what, what, what, when and why? A quiet, will ya? And for beach sake! The corporal tells Beatle, Yeah, you've got 10 minutes to get over to the mess hall. OK, I'll go quietly. Beatle slowly gets up. Go! Last bit, your top row, he climbs back on the bed and heads for the washroom, stepping from one bed to the other. Ow, my back! Oh, my feet! Ow, my foot! Hey, why don't you walk on the floor? It's too cold on my bare feet. I'll shut up for ya, I'll shut up for ya! So Beatle steps off the bed onto the cold floor. Dude, it's still cold. And the men go back to sleep again. Just as everybody is back in dreamland again, suddenly, the lights come on. I don't have the light! One guy reaches for a sword. Turn off that light or else! I can't find my pants in the dark. A few minutes later, third picture, bottom row, the lights are out and everyone is sound asleep again. Suddenly, I know what! Out of the darkness comes Beatle's apologetic voice. I knocked over the butt can. Oh, what's the use? I'm going to have to be transferred overseas to battle duty. Yeah, me too. I'd rather fight a ward and sleep in the same room with him. Ten minutes later, Beatle wearing one shoe, no shirt, no pants, his coat and hat comes to the mess hall for kitchen police duty. Sorry I'm late, but it's hard to dress in the dark. And last picture, two hours later, all the men in Beatle's bunkhouse are standing before the sergeant with a signed petition which reads, Please do not put that joint Beatle on KP duty in the morning no more. On account of which we soldiers need plenty of sleep if this country is to be properly protected. Sergeant Roars. I don't care how many signatures you've got on your petition. Bailey keeps pulling KP like everybody else. I do. I like to sleep in the morning and I think I feel more sorry for the men. But the men... That's an excellent idea. I hope the men heard that. Thank you. Well, now let's turn over the page and see who's there. Oh, but sure enough, they're there now and we won't waste a second. Here we go with Dagwood and Blondie. Ram-a-foo, Ram-a-fum, Zim-Zim-Zombie, conjume music for Dagwood and Blondie. Dagwood's son Alexander, who has never been on a date with a girl, tells his mother, Hey, Mama, this is the night I'm going to take Geraldine to the movie and to the hamburger palace. Last picture top row, Blondie makes the announcement to Dagwood. Alexander is going on his first date with a... Realizing his little boy is a big boy now, the tears trickled on Dagwood's cheeks. Seems to me only yesterday. I was boyping him over my shoulder. First picture second row, Dagwood pulls Alexander to the bathroom Come son, you'll have to look awfully nice. Few minutes later, Dagwood is giving Alexander a bath. He's going to be clean. Hey, you're hurting me. Last picture second row, Dagwood is brushing Alexander's teeth. Now don't get excited and propose to her son. She might accept. First picture third row, Dagwood is helping Alexander out with his pants. Gee whiz, Pop, I can dress myself. Now be a gentleman and remember to tip your hat. Five minutes later, Alexander is putting on his tie. His sister Cookie asked, If you marry Geraldine, will she be my aunt? That's not funny. Beat it. Last picture third row, Alexander all dressed up, looking like a moving picture hero. Almost. Announces. Now I'm ready to go. All right, here's some money and don't forget to tip your waiter. Oh, there's the bell. First picture bottom row, Cookie answers the door and there stands an awfully, homely little boy. Cookie yells, Hey Alexander, it's Geraldine's little brother. Geraldine's little brother walks into the living room. Geraldine's got the chicken pox and she says, you should take me in her place. Oh great, skunk. And I took a bath for this. And last picture, Alexander marches off down the walk with Geraldine's little brother who says, She looks real funny with all those spots. And Alexander's so mad, his face is one big red spot. What a disappointment on the first night when his mother and dad think he has grown up. Dagwood and Blondie shed their tears for nothing, didn't they? Yes, looks like we'll have to wait for another day for Alexander's first big day. Yes, I guess so. Well now I'll bet your anxious to know whether Robin Hood escapes from Prince John. Oh yes, I am. Very well, let's go across the page. Past Prince Valiant, who is going on a mission for his father today, turn over that page, go across the page, and turn over page five. And there on page six is Robin Hood. Yes, a new Marion from Prince John who had it locked up in his den. That's right, and Robin had kept watch over the sheriff of Nottingham, so he could not give an alarm while three of his men escaped with the maid Marion. But then, when it came time for Robin to get away, the sheriff's men attacked Robin when they began to close up the drawbridge. And Robin fought the men off, and although he was wounded, climbed up to the edge of the drawbridge to try to escape before it closed. Ooh, I wonder if you'll make it. Well, let's read now and find out. Here we go with a story of Robin Hood. It's merry, merry England and days long ago. Time now for Robin Hood, so music, hi-ho! Wounded and exhausted, Robin makes a final agonizing effort to lift himself over the closing drawbridge. He pulls himself over just as it crashes against the wall, and topples into the moat below. The sound of this flash attracts the attention of the sentries on the wall above. There he is! In the moat! He's swimming to the other shore! Stop him! Shoot him down! Angry arrows whizz from the battle in the boar. Sing viciously about Robin's bobbing head. Last picture, top row, Robin's men who are waiting for him a short distance away hear the tumult behind them. Hey, look, it's Robin in the moat! Quick to the rescue! Robin's men rush back to the castle moat with a picture of bottom row. One volley of the arrows sweeps the sheriff's bowman from the castle wall. With his comrades covering the walls above, Little John plunges recklessly into the moat. Just as Robin, weak from exhaustion, begins to sink beneath the water, Little John seizes his arm. Master Robin! Master Robin! While his comrades stand guard, Little John brings Robin to shore. Last picture, trembling with anxiety, Marion watches as the men gently lift the form of their unconscious leader onto the bank. Yes, and the way Little John jumped into the water and saved Robin from drowning. Well, that's something we'll find out next week. Now, let's see what Flash Gordon is doing. Oh, yes! Very well, let's go across the page past Ben Bolt, turn over page seven, go past the Lone Ranger on page eight, turn over page nine, and there, on page eleven, is Flash Gordon, who is on the planet Venus where he's been captured by the cruel King Stang. And the dragon could crush Flash like a peanut. How can Flash ever see me, Flash? Well, let's read and see. So, here we go with Flash Gordon. Frigga-digga-doon-doon, sask-a-matash, let's have music for heroic Flash. As the dragon clutches Flash in its claws, he fights back desperately. But Flash's chemistry has no effect on the armored shell of the Venus swamp beetle. In a last desperate effort, Flash, last picture top row, aims an acid volley square into the giant scarab's mouth. The blast causes a strange chemical reaction within the beetle and the creature explodes with the violence of a mortar shell. For a moment, Flash is numb. But driven by fear of a new attack by beetles that may be lurking in the area, he shakes off the effects of the blast and first picture bottom row orders, come on Vicki, let's head for the jet car. The stranded craft is damaged too badly to permit a takeoff. But fortunately, the jet cars sewn our phones still works. And Flash is able to beam an SOS to King Stang's castle. Flash Gordon calling, Flash Gordon calling King Stang. We need help. Hurry, hurry. Night is closing in and we may be attacked momentarily. Scarcely has Flash signed off then Vicki cries out in terror. The last picture the earthman makes out the big forms of a pair of weird flying reptiles with searchlight eyes probing the jungle for their prey. Yes, I don't think Flash has faced so many dangers in a short time as he has on this adventure on Venus. Well, next week we'll see if he does. Now let's turn over the page and see who's there. 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 Puck the Comic Weekly. And on page 12 under little iodine is Uncle Remus and his tales of Brure Rabbit. Say them will me please. If it's a hopper team, make it a habit to give us music for old Brure Rabbit. Uncle Remus says when Brure Rabbit goes into business he aims high. And today Brure Rabbit has gone into a new business hoping to make lots of money. He's standing in front of a sign which reads baby sitter 50 cents anyplace, anywhere. And Mother Bird seeing Brure Rabbit's sign is sitting on Brure Rabbit's mailbox saying now you stay with my little aunt while I look for that papa he's been missing all night. Yes, when you go on Mrs. Bird don't worry, I'll take care of him. And third picture top row, Brure Rabbit is climbing up the tree to the bird nest. In one of the little birds they explained Brure Rabbit greets them cheerfully hello little bird. Brure Rabbit settles down at the edge of the limb close to the tree trunk and watches the little birds who are on their nest way out at the tip of the limb. Last picture top row one of the little birds cries Brure Rabbit nervously starts to crawl out on the branch. Carefully he makes his way out on the branch which begins to sway. The birds love this. And first picture bottom row they begin to jump up and down on the nest making it sway more. Brure Rabbit nervously explains hey hey hey look out you'll fall. And then suddenly he slips and he lands on the ground and Brure Possum who happens to be there looks at him and says hey Brure Rabbit you looks awful disconjemmerated. Brure Rabbit groans Last picture Brure Rabbit is back at his sign which he has repainted and now it reads farm hand a day fifty cents any place anywhere and as Brure Rabbit looks at the word babysitter which are now painted out Uncle Remus says beware the business but put you out on a limb. Yes this is one of the times he was disconjemmerated. Yes. Well now look across the page and see who's there Roy Rogers. That's right he and his friend Brimstone Barlow are pretending to be outlaws. That's just a law. Yes one of the outlaws, Gusty, took them to a shack and told him to wait inside until the leader of the outlaws a man named the Sphinx came to see them. Well let's read now and find out. Here we go with Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys. Hi-Yip-I-Oh now here we go with Roy and Trigger. Hi-Yip-I-Oh Roy and Brimstone step into the room the door suddenly closes behind them and Roy looks around to see a girl holding a gun on them. Hey what's this? What does Sphinx do with my father? I know he's here because he built the tunnels and tricked devices in this old mission. We're not in the Sphinx's gang ma'am we're posing as outlaws to round him up. Yeah, and they may be reforming. I didn't risk my life to sneak into this hideout to hear lies. Suddenly Brimstone leaps forward tries to take the gun away from the girl. Guns is dangerous ma'am. The gun accidentally goes off. Somebody's coming. I hear a dog. The sound of the shot brings one of the outlaws. As he rushes toward the shack he sees one of the gang petting a dog. That lay off that old man's muck. I told you to guard the strangers until the Sphinx sensed for him. Hey what the... He dashes to the shack and gun in hand runs inside. First picture about him, Roy grabs him as he comes in. Hey what's going... Roy says to Brimstone, hey get outside. Don't let anybody in Brimstone. She pulled the trigger Roy, almost got me. Brimstone takes the gun away from the girl then quickly goes outside. The girl sees now that Roy is really trying to round up the outlaws. He helps Roy tie up the outlaw. I'm sorry I didn't trust you but I'm so worried. When my father found he was working for outlaws he planned to use his dog to destroy all the bandits. A dog? At that moment Brimstone who's outside sees the old outlaw who had been petting the dog. He sneaks up on him saying to himself that there's one of them owl hoots. Maybe I can convite him to the side of law and order before it's too late. Last picture Brimstone says Hey listen mister Brimstone paid. I know. And he puts his hand on the outlaw's shoulder. The man topples forward to the ground. Hey, he's dead. Then the girl said her father was going to use the dog to destroy all the bandits. Maybe next week we'll find out. Now it's time to find out how Dick is getting along in that war between the Americans and the English. Let's go to the very last page of the comic weekly. Chapter of our country, Washington DC. Yes, that was in the early days of America. And the Americans had been beaten away by the British attackers and chased out of the city. Yes, the British did that to the American buildings. And Dick and a few friends tried to escape from the city by running across a bridge. And Dick and his friends who were on the bridge stopped to start to run back. They looked back and they saw that the Virginia soldiers were setting fire to the bridge at the other end. So that the British couldn't come across, you see. Yes, they did. Well, let's read and find out. Here we go with Dick's adventures. Say the magic words with me. Let's have music for adventure to stick. Last picture, top row. Dick and his few friends stand on the burning bridge caught between two fires. What to do? Dick doesn't hesitate a moment. He walks over and falls into the water below. A swift turn from the river catches Dick and carries him downstream down the Potomac through waters that are reddened by the doomed city. Last picture, second row. Hours later, Dick finds himself swept against the shore. He's bruised and half alive and falls to the ground exhausted. Then out of the darkness, a figure appears. Who kneels beside Dick? With expert fingers, he carefully examines Dick for wounds. Dick opens his eyes. The man says first picture bottom row. So I'm Dr. William Beans of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, my friend. The British are all around us. I'll get you to Baltimore. My carriage is on the road. Thank you. The doctor helps Dick to his feet and they walk to the nearby road. But more than a carriage is waiting there on that road. For as Dick and the doctor approach the carriage, last picture, a British voice box. Halt! Who goes there? And Dick looks up to see three British soldiers confronting them with guns. Yes, and just when he thought he was going to escape. We'll have to wait till next week to find that out. But now look below Dick's adventures. There's Rusty Riley. Oh, he's taken away primer by that mean old Mr. Marlboro. Yes. Rusty's friend, Clamor, arrived in the nick of time with a thousand dollar check which the insurance company gave Rusty for helping save a ship from being destroyed. Oh yes, let's find out what that is. Here we go with Rusty Riley. Gallop and run till the road is dusty. Give us music for his horse and Rusty. As Mrs. Jones and Clam and Rusty's friend still pipe talk, Rusty takes Tex aside and asks him second picture, pop roll. Hey Tex, what was the news from Milestone Farm? The news you said that I wouldn't like. Oh, oh yes, there. Well, it's about that rascally Uncle Rufus of yours, Rusty. He's out of the clink and hanging around waiting for you to get back. A cloud comes over Rusty's face. Last picture, pop roll. Uncle Rufus? Well, Jeepers, Tex, that is bad news. No, no, no, don't you fret about that ordinary maverick. Mr. Miles won't let him make trouble for you. Oh, and by the way, each dad will be back from Europe by the time we reach Milestone. First picture, bottom roll. Rusty and his dog, Flip, are out in the pasture. Rusty is mighty unhappy. And he says to Flip, Dolly Flip, looks like you and I are gonna have to light out for the wide open spaces. Rather be at Milestone Farm than any place in the world. But my Uncle Rufus said if I didn't help him to get money for Mr. Miles, he'd take me away. So I... I guess it's best for you and me to... to go away. A half hour later, back at the farm, Stovepipe is saying to Tex, Well, gentlemen, it appears that my direct connection with this happy incident is ended. I will bid you a regretful farewell and rejoin Denver, Dolly's, Goddible. Tex replies. Oh, yes, and Rusty better go out there with you, duck, and bring back that horse. Pete and I'll get the others ready for shipment to River City tomorrow. Still later that afternoon, last picture, a man approaches the barn in the Jones farm yard, leading a horse. He says to Tex, Hey, you the fella they call Tex? Kid named Rusty, give me a buck to bring this nag here and hand you this letter. What? A letter? Hey, give it here. Oh, I hope not. I'm afraid of his uncle, so maybe you're right. I can't wait until next week to find out. Well, we'll just have to do everything we can to make next week get here quickly, and I promise to do that. 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 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 honey. Don't forget, boys and girls, see you all next week. Dear friend, the Comic Weekly man, the jolly Comic Weekly man.