 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 and have you promised your father and your teacher and yourself that you're going to do everything better this new year good revolutions oh that's fine well I think that's wonderful and if everybody else does the same and keeps these promises these revolutions maybe we'll all be much happier this year I hope the comic weekly very well I will in just a moment but before I do let's listen to this nice man with pop the comic weekly and on the first page hop along Cassidy very well my lady six guns blazing as he thunders along give us music for hop along hobbyers discovered that the man responsible for smuggling guns to the Indians so they could go on the warpath was meeker the head of the freight office and pike's landing when the Indians attack pike's landing meeker escaped from the freight office where hobby a trail ran to a river steamer doctor at the warp and has ordered the captain to get under the way as the steamer pulls off hoppy dashes down the street across the war and makes a leap land safely on the steamer at that moment last picture top row inside the cabin the captain of the steamer is saying I'll even put a head of schedules against company rules mr. meeker meeker replies well it's our duty to protect the boat lines property from Indian rage captain I'll take full responsibility at that moment the cabin door opens first picture next row when hoppy says you'll take full responsibility for a lot of things meeker without a word meeker ducks out another door and disappears on deck hoppy dashes after him as he comes through the door meeker hurls a bucket at hoppy's head and hoppy falls to the deck unconscious quickly meeker drags hoppy's body down the gang way to the cargo compartment first picture bottom row and there locks him in leaving him unconscious on the floor a moment later second picture bottom row meeker enters the cabin and says to the captain now set your course for saber tooth rapids the captain replies why you're mad meeker the rocks and Russian current will smash us to bits last picture meeker draws a gun saying by that time you won't be alive to see it captain and I'll be free hoppy's in a tight situation this time well maybe next week we'll find out something like that will happen and that hoppy will be rescued now very well over the page we go and here he is yes the Danes have come to attack the land of thule which is Val's homeland and very well here we go with Prince valiant in the days of King Arthur heck it break it Gray Malkin and quince music romantic for a fair fair prince Aguilar Val's father hurries to maneuver his ships to meet the Danes as the two fleets move slowly toward each other last picture top row Aguilar has his ships draw close and chains them together so the Danish ships cannot get between them in this way the warriors of Thule can pass across their own decks from ship to ship to defend any danger spot and then last picture second row the two lines of ships flash together and the battle begins once again Val's glittering singing sword flashes in the thick of battle then first picture bottom row the Danes set one of Val's ships of fire King Aguilar orders the ship to be cut loose to keep the flames for spreading to the other ships near it burning ship floats off by itself leaving an opening between the ships chain together before the opening can be closed the Danish boats slip through to attack from the rear last picture King Aguilar sees the Danes breaking through when it claims I would that bolt over here yes the wall of ships has been broken and the Danes are separated some of Val's ships from the others this is the time for a bolt out to appear if he ever will that's something we'll find out next week now let's turn over the page oh well I don't know I don't think you want to read that do you oh very well then excuse me we'll read Donald Duck say the magic words with me squeegem squeegem squeegem let's have music to be a quack quack Donald's nephews Louie Huey and Dewey have been reading a book on science Huey says to Donald second picture top row the uncle Donald it says here Ben Franklin discovered lightning was electricity by using a kite and a key Donald replies that's right boys do we answers oh we don't believe it Donald looks out the window and say well fortunately boys we're about to have a storm run get a kite in your key last picture top row Donald and his nephews come out of the house carrying a kite and a key Huey slams the door behind him Donald says now I'll show you how Ben did it now notice I'm wearing rubber gloves he ties the key to the end of the string and throws the kite into the air up it goes it is way up in the sky Donald says now watch the voice he lightning traveling down the string into the key dangling at the end of it and they see the key melt under the lightnings heat Donald exclaims wow what a bolt melt in the key suddenly it begins to rain they all run for the house they cry the door lock that last picture there they stand locked out of the pouring rain because the lightning ruined their key do he says why didn't you tell us it was melt Huey whales we wouldn't have used the front door key and Donald goes why do you think it's funny to be locked out in the rain yes he does yes he did but I don't think the Benjamin Franklin's key melted yes and what's more Benjamin Franklin was a very famous man and I don't think that famous men should get you're a very nice girl now I think we can go across the page past Perry Mason and the Lone Ranger turn over another page yes in his tales of rare rabbit say the magic words with me hip at a hopper team make it a habit to give us music for rabbit Uncle Rima said Mammy Bami the rabbit which is always willing to help when it's for some good rare rabbit has a scheme he's visiting Mammy Mammy the rabbit which and she's saying to rare rabbit and whoever takes this honesty pill will do nothing but honest things for 11 hours she hands him a pill rare rabbit says well I was thinking about myself but I know somebody who needs it wasn't I does a little later rare rabbit is peeking through the window of rare Fox's home rare Fox is surrounded by things he has stolen from all the critters in the community and rare Fox says gleefully the way our bamboozles and critters out of their belongings where a rabbit reaches through the window and drops the pill into a glass of sassafras juice that rare Fox has in his hand rare Fox gobbles the drink yeah that's good that night last picture top row rare rabbit sees rare Fox going down the road with a load of stolen stuff and here's rare Fox say I was ashamed of myself for swiping things now I was gonna give it all back rare rabbit here's this next claims the honesty pill is working an hour later first picture bottom row rare Fox has made his last delivery he's left a bathtub at rare Coon's house and rare rabbit hears him say ah that last guy is an honest critter in my conscience he says clean there's a soap bubble seven hours later the critters in the community are showing each other the things that have been returned to them rare Coon points to his bathtub saying yeah you showed up I don't know where and rare poke fine say it's a miracle and old granddad rabbit shakes his head and says something's mighty strange 11 hours later rare rabbit peeks through Burr Fox's window he sees a strange look come over Burr Fox's face and he hears Burr Fox say oh he is funny the honesty pill has worn off and then Burr Fox looks around his room and exclaims hey what's happened why is everything he sees all the stuff he has stolen is gone and he leaps to his feet punches his fist in a house uncle Remus says sometimes honesty gets loose from the worst kind of folks I hope he never finds out rare rabbit did this to him maybe we'll see that next week now and this is one of those sometimes for here on the last page of the first section is dick and his adventures and I'll read that in just a moment but first here's that nice man again with something interesting to say we go again with pock the comic weekly and on the last page of the first section dicks adventures say them with me please let's have music for adventure this day year 1804 the early days of America and dick with captain's Lewis and Clark is on his way up the Missouri River in a huge flat boat on a mission to explore the Northwest Territory the longer the trip continues the more wild the land becomes they have met by Indians who have warned them not to go on because many dangers lie ahead dick who has watched their faces as they talk draws captain Lewis and Clark aside last picture top row it says he want us here because they'd like to get all of our supplies and rifles I don't trust them for a minute captains Lewis and Clark walk back to the Indians and first picture next row listen as chief black bull speaks friend harkin for my white brothers the sun grows colder and soon the river will fill with ice make your camp here among us captains Lewis and Clark decide to accept the Indians offer they pay no attention to dicks warnings and the sly smiling band of red men depart for their village next morning last picture second row dick and captain Lewis out in the woods hunting for game come on the village of the Indian friends they approach cautiously and find that the village is deserted not an Indians in sight then second picture bottom row in one of the lodges they find a man tied to a post quickly they release the unfortunate captive who says beware of their friendship I am French Canadian they have kept me prisoner for 10 years then he leads them to the sound of noise deep into the woods brings them to the edge of a clearing last picture they peer through the leaves and see the Indians and a hot and frenzied award dance and the captive says you see they are preparing to welcome you as they welcome you yes he was right well now and hurry and get away yes maybe they will if they get back to their boat safely well that's something you'll find out next week so do I now look underneath six adventures here's rusty Riley come the milestone farm yes but mr. Miles doesn't know their thieves because one of them sir personal and Englishman looks very respectable he seems to be a very nice fellow yes and you remember last things were brought to the farm from the bank and sir Percival is planning to steal them well let's read right now and see whether he does or not here we go with rusty Riley gallop and run till the road is dusty give us music for his horse and rusty sir Percival and his crony the man named Naby who is pretending to be sir Percival's chauffeur are standing under the window of the room where mr. Miles has been talking to the bank guard as rusty and Pete approached the house they see sir Percival and a chauffeur looking at the car Pete asks hey what's the matter something wrong with your car sir Percival replies oh yes it's perhaps you can help boys ask Tex if you let you have a pinch bar and a cold chisel rusty replies oh sure mr. Percival come on Pete a few minutes later first picture bottom row rusty and Pete are back with the tools here the tools you asked for sir Percival Pete and I are going to see if mr. Miles will show us the horse your trophies oh yes thank you my boy just put them down under the window here a moment later rusty and Pete come into the study just as the guard goes out the door rusty ass excuse me mr. Miles can we see the trophies before you put them away mr. Miles smiles why certainly boys there they are the big one's very famous it's worth over five thousand dollars well I'll have to put them in the safe now is I am taking sir Percival to the country club for dinner last picture outside under the window Naby looks at the tools lying under the window and says hey what was the big idea sending those kids for these tools first what are you gonna do with him he bends down to pick them up sir Percival stops now hold it hold it Naby don't touch them a pinch bar and a cold chisel with a nice set of rusty fingerprints on them lying under that window will be very useful to us yes that's a rotten thing to do isn't it make it look as though two little boys are to blame for something that they didn't do well we'll find that out next week now so let's go with the first page of the second section and Dagwood and Blondie Ramaphoo Ramapham Zim Zim Zombie conjue me music for Dagwood and Blondie Blondie with a cheerful smile and that certain look in her eyes says to Dagwood I saw the cutest new hat today Dagwood screeches no you can't have it whereupon Blondie breaks into tears and crying won't make me change my mind somebody has to be parmer on here Blondie goes out of the room Dagwood clenches his fist punches his teeth punches his brows and says last picture top roll it's a husband's duty to put his foot down at a proper time and thank goodness I am strong will enough to mean no one I say no first picture second row he hears cookie saying to Blondie don't cry mama give you in and he hears Alexander our daddy doesn't stay cross long Dagwood gives a snort I'll give in I'll show him I'm a man of steel with an inflexible character that moment the doorbell rings Dagwood opens the door last picture second row his neighbor Herb Woodley hands him a $10 bill saying oh Dagwood we're expecting a COD package for $10 but we have to go out will you take it for us here's a 10 okay Herb I'll do it for you first picture next row Dagwood says I'll put the $10 right here on the table for the delivery man cookie and Alexander see Dagwood put the $10 on the table and leave the room they rush in pick up the $10 rush into the next room cookie yells pop gave in yay put $10 on the hall table for you to buy your hat mom Blondie exclaims grab the $10 and a few seconds later a cloud of dust whooshes down the street it's Blondie after her new hat first picture bottom row Alexander and cookie come into Dagwood's room and cookie says oh look daddy mama wrote this note for you before she went down to get her new hat hat and he reads the note darling Dagwood you're the sweetest most generous kindest husband in the world I knew you'd relent and I love you more than ever Blondie tears trickle down Dagwood's cheeks and he says sweet moment later Alexander sticks his head in the door and says last picture is a man at the door wants $10 for a package pop Dagwood takes $10 out of his pocket in size oh well I guess husbands can't have a will of iron yes and he gets stuck anyway and remember Roy is after the cattle rustlers yes the caboose and then the rustlers pushed the car down the tracks which lead down a hill sure that it would crash and kill Roy and oh my I hope that won't happen well let's read right now and find out here we go with Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys yep I owe now here we go with Roy and trigger yep I owe who's rolls down the incline going faster and faster the rustler dude says to his pal well we'll take an easy Rocky I don't know what the big boss looks like but he sent word he'd pay us off here for the last job meanwhile inside the caboose Roy tries his best to break out he exclaims hey these winners a bar don't we got to find another way out of this runaway caboose faster and faster the caboose goes it whips down an incline on the edge of a high cliff last picture top row and we got a trice mashing the door before we jump the tracks perhaps a blocks foot and hammer away at the door and then finally the door breaks open and none too soon for first picture bottom row they see a sharp curve ahead jump at that moment a man on horseback comes around the bend and sees the caboose rolling down the cliff he says I hope you doshan and rocky are not inside that time I don't want them dead before I have a chance to meet him when the caboose has crashed to a stop at the bottom of the cliff he continues up the trail at last picture he sees doleful stuck between two rocks where he had landed when he jumped and he finds Roy trying to pull him loose the man says greetings gentlemen I believe I can assist it extricate in your friend sir step aside yes he would have been well that's something we'll find out next week I hope yes and I hope next week we'll see Roy catch up with that dude and I'll bet you he'll be sorry yes I'll bet you he will be too but now let's go over the page and see what we shall see and you remember he's been captured by Queen Menta that cruel Queen of the Martian yes and remember last week she was going to test a new weapon on link flash his friend and just as the man was going to press the button to do it flash jumped at him and turn the machine on the guards and on the queen yes he saved link's life now let's see if flash captures the Queen here we go with flash Gordon a regga regga dune dune saskam attach let's have music for heroic flag the guards run for their life this flash swings the deathly machine toward them link and they'll capture the queen suddenly she stopped struggling and tells them she received a thought tornadoes are sweeping an avalanche of desert sand toward the city last picture top row flash dashes to the observation platform he sees metal's alarm is no trick the tornado is already engulfing the city's outskirts flash shouts come on Menta there's no time to lose Manta is about to order an evacuation of the city first picture bottom row but glass stops it wait Menta wait your city can be saved if we can smash the hurricane center with thermic blasts Last picture flashed using the Martian's fantastic new weapons Pearl's repeated volleys of atom beams and thermic bombs into the face of the unrushing tornado of sand the vast power of evenly super weapons seems puny when pitted against the titanic natural forces of a strange planet gone berserk yes flashes up against a powerful enemy this time well that's something we'll have to wait until next week to find out it's a powerful machine now you'll be here so will I 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 got to go now 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 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 your friend the comic weekly man 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