 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, I've parked the comic weekly straight into your living room. Your friend, the comic weekly man, the jolly comic weekly man. Hello, hello, hello. Hey. Ha ha ha, a little bit of sorry, how are you today? I'm just fine, thank you, how are you? Chipper as a chipmunk. Chipper as a chipmunk. Happy as a donkey. Ha ha, poor. Very well then, I won't waste any more time. Goodie, read me the funnies, please. Puck the comic weekly? All right, I'll read that in just a moment. But before I do, let's listen to this nice man. Go with Puck the comic weekly and on the top of the first page, hop along Cassidy. Magic words for the music, please. Very well, my lady. Six guns blazing as he thunders along. Give us music for hop along. Hoppy had saved Don Ramon's ranch from being sold to the Outlaw Slote. As Hoppy brought the deed to the ranch to give to Don Ramon, he saw a huge urn and discovered within it, Slote. When Hoppy kicked the urn over and broke it, Sloan slipped out of the window and disappeared. Hoppy, Lucky, California and Don Ramon are after him. Finally, they ran in. California says, No sign has slowed anywhere. Pretty much to know we were telling him and give us a slip. Hoppy replies, I hope that's the answer. I hate to think he was deliberately drawing us away from that Hacienda for some reason. Quickly, they galloped back to the Hacienda to find out. They arrived at the ranch last picture second row and discovered Chico the guard lying on the ground unconscious. In the big picture in the next row, Don Ramon discovers that his son, Felipe, is gone. Lucky says, That Slote's escape was an ordinary trick to lure us away so somebody could grab that boy. Quickly, the men mount. California says, first picture next row. Would you care to go out and fire? Mound up. We're searching the countryside. Meanwhile, several miles away, first picture next row, Slote and his gang who have captured Felipe have arrived in an old abandoned stone quarry where they intend to hide out. Slote says, All right, climb down, Felipe. This'll be your new home for a spell till you decide to tell us where that Madeira Spanish land grats hid. The men dismount. Slote turns his back on Felipe and says to the men last picture the row. All right, relax, boys. We'll wait till P.V. gets here. Suddenly, Felipe reaches inside his shirt, pulls out a gun, and whirls on him saying, You will wait with your hands up, I think. Last picture, one of the outlaws says, Hey, what is this? I thought the kid was blind. Felipe holds his gun on him and says, I was until his son blindness went off. You know that you have shown me your hideout. We will wait for this P.V., right? Yes, this way, he pretended to be a sleeping dog until he got him where he wanted him. Yes, and now it's the I'll betcha. Well, let's hope so. I think young boys do some wonderful things in the funnest. I think so, too. And next week we'll find out how this turns out. Now what? Oh, is it time for Prince Val yet? Oh, you bet it is. So just turn over the page. And there he is on page three. You remember last week Val and his friends were crossing the mountain and they got up to the high peaks and a big snow slide came and blocked the way in front of them. And the guide, the man named Paul, told them that they should camp for the night and hope that in the morning the snow would be frozen hard so they could cross over. Let's read and see whether the snow is frozen. All right, here we go with Prince Val. Eckhart, Brackett, Gray, Malkin and Quince, music romantic for a fair, fair prince. Dawn comes and one by one Prince Val and his friends untangle themselves from the huddle they had formed to keep warm. All except young Art. He seems stupefied with cold and stumbles as he walks. They're in luck. The avalanche of soft snow that had blocked the pass is now frozen hard and they make their way carefully but safely across. As they move along, Val, last picture top row, watches his boy squire anxiously, his lips moving in a silent prayer for well he knows the agony that is in store for the land. They get across the patch of frozen snow safely and come to the top of the peak in the big picture in the middle of the page and discover that now the way slants downward. Brance is behind them, literally ahead. For a time, mist obscures the way. Then the wind draws it aside like a curtain and they look down on a billowing sea of clouds through which glittering peaks go marching across the sky. It's a beautiful sight they see but they don't pause to look at it long. They make their way down through the clouds that hang around the peaks. They never did our think that he would go hiking in such a high spot that he would be walking through clouds. First picture bottom row, the way leads down into the clouds a wet and twilight world of swirling mists. The wind swirls the clouds around them until it seems that they're walking in a snowstorm. They can't see their way and it's too dangerous to risk their lives on the high mountains in this fog. They can go no further in a sheltered spot men and animals huddled together for a warmth waiting for the clouds to lift. Snow falls and then night. Morning comes at last, bright and clear and Val looks anxiously at our. The lad's face is white with pain. His frozen feet are thawing out. Next week we'll find out more about his condition. This is really a dangerous adventure, William. Yes, it certainly is. Well, now what? I believe it is. So turn over the page, go past Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, past Jungle Jim, turn over the next page, and there he is in the middle of page six, Donald Duck. Say the magic words with me. Squeegeum, squeegeum, squeegee, tick-a-chack. Let's have music to better... Quack, quack. Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie are downtown tying a rope around a lonesome looking dog. Dewey says, I'll be sure it's tied tight. And then they start off down the street. They pull and pull, but the dog won't budge. So Louie says, They go around behind and push. And Huey replied, Yeah, I guess it's a little bashful. So Huey goes behind the dog and Louie and Dewey pull and Huey push. But the dog won't budge. Last picture top row, Huey says, Hey, hold it, fellas. I've got an idea. And he dashes into a second-hand store. First picture bottom row comes running out. And he's carrying something. Dewey says, A carpet sweeper. And Huey says, Yep, for your stupid. Now watch. And he puts the dog on the carpet sweeper. And Dewey and Louie push and away they go with a scared dog riding on the sweeper. And Huey says, I guess we better stick to alleys just in case. Next picture, they lift the sad-faced dog over a fence. And as they grunt and push, Louie says, It's a trouble with alleys. Dead end. Finally they're at the front doorstep. By now the dog looks frightened as a pup in a storm. They push him into the house. And last picture into the living room where Donald is reading his paper. Donald looks at the old dog. And the dog looks at Donald. And Dewey says, He followed us home, Uncle Donald. May we keep him? Well, I think he's rather a homely looking mutt. No dog is home sweet. Even the dogs will growl at you? No dogs ever growl at me because I love dogs and they know it. Maybe they know you're kind. Maybe they do because I'm always kind to animals. I'm glad to hear that. And maybe if more people were kind to animals, animals would be kind to people. Oh, I just love the way they push that dog all the way home. And then when the dog didn't want to go and then they said it followed them home. Now let's read Dagwin Blonnie. Yes, let's read Dagwin Blonnie. All right, let's read Dagwin Blonnie. Here it is in the first page of the second section. And here we go with Dagwin Blonnie. Well, I'm a food, I'm a fun, zim, zim, zombie. Conjure me music for Dagwin and Blonnie. Alexander tells Dagwood, Hey, Papa, I just heard Mama mention spring house cleaning. Dagwood screams, Oh, no! I simply can't go through another spring house cleaning as long as I live. And Alexander says, We hate it too, Papa. And Cookie says so heartfully, It means cold meals. Last picture top row, The tears roll down Dagwood's face in the moans. Furniture piled up in the middle of the room. Everything is confused. And Alexander starts to cry. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it goes out for days and days. The first picture next row, Dagwin exclaims, I've got it. I'll call in a crew of professional house cleaners to do the job in a jiffy. And Alexander says, Oh, Mama wouldn't permit that she likes to do it herself. Dagwood replies, You get Mama out of the house for the day and leave the rest to me. So the kids take Blondie to the movies on the zoo. And as soon as they've gone, Dagwood sends for the professional house cleaners. And second picture third row, The cleaners are giving the house a thorough going over. They clean the ceiling, the walls, the floors, the rugs, the furniture, the lights. As a matter of fact, the only thing they don't clean is the gleam in Dagwood's eye. Last picture third row, Dagwood says cheerfully, Whatever it costs, it'll be worth it. And one of the cleaners says, It'll cost you $40. First picture bottom row, The house is spick and span and the cleaners have gone. The children bring Blondie back and Dagwood greets her, Look dear, the house is spotless from top to bottom. And Blondie replies, I'm glad you noticed it. I know how you all hate spring cleaning, so I've been doing it a little at a time for the past three weeks without telling you. I finished yesterday. Dagwood drops on a chest in the hall, pounding it with his fist. $40. And Alexander says, Hey Papa, don't let yourself go like that. But in Dagwood's head, a round and a round goes the thought. $40. Now not just a minute, he was very thoughtful and was drawing Blondie a big favor. Well, he was it. Well, I can see right now, we aren't going to get along. Oh, yes we are. Oh, thank you very much. And even though you're right, I still like you. That's fine. Now, read Ray Rogers please. Very well, I will in just a moment. The first year is that nice man again with something interesting to say. Now here we go again with Puck the Comic Weekly and on the bottom of page one of the second section, Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys. Maggi Grits for the music, please. Very well, my lady. Now here we go with Roy and Trigger. Roy Rogers has captured the outlaw who tried to steal Blackjack, the wonderful lead steer owned by Wildwood or Dowd. Roy's friend, Dolfel Hawkins and Wildwood have gone back to prepare for the cattle drive over the mountains. Roy's taking the outlaw to town to turn him over to the sheriff. They approach a bridge over a stream. Roy says, Keep moving, Mr. I want to hear what you tell the sheriff. The outlaw's hands are bound together. He's smoking his cigar, holding the cigar against the ropes, trying to burn the rope through. He says to himself, I've got to get my hands loose before we cross this bridge. Now it's working. My cigar butt's got enough fire to burn the ropes on my wrist. Suddenly the outlaw wheels his horse against Roy. Out of over, horse! He knocks Trigger over the side of the bridge into the river. Fortunately, the river is deep enough so that Trigger isn't hurting the fall. The outlaw calls. That'll teach you to try to outsmart Stogie Grimes. Let's go, horse. Gallop saw. Meanwhile, Trigger makes his way to land as Roy says, last picture top row. Stogie Grimes, eh? Well, we'll meet that sidewinder again, Trigger. And when we do, the score will be settled. First picture bottom row, Roy says, I stretch, boy. We got to meet Dolpho Hawkins and Cedar Valley and get that herd moving to Rohe. Little later, Roy joins Dolpho in Wildwood and Cedar Valley. Dolpho greets him. Howdy, Roy. You look like something awful happened. Roy replies, Well, you're right this time, Dolpho. The wrestler got away from me. Sorry, Wildwood. And Humbrey Grimes is a good reason for not wanting that herd to get to Rohe. Dolpho suddenly says, I hear a horse coming. Probably more trouble. You see a man on horseback galloping pale mail toward them, followed by a herd of runaway cattle. Dolpho says, last picture, it's Glyb Mason, the fellow who promoted the money for the trail drive. As Mason gallops toward them, he yells, Spread out! The whole blasted herd is stampeding this way. Yes, he did. He outwitted Roy this time, all right, but give Roy time. He'll get the last drop, I'm sure. I wonder whether that outlaw Stogie is to blame for the cattle running away. Maybe you've got something there. Maybe I have. We'll find that out next week. Troy Rogers is always so exciting. And I know something else that's exciting. Who do you think it's time for now? Oh, I think it's time for Flash Gordon, and he's on the next stage. I'm here. Yes, he is, and here he is. You remember Flash and Dale and Professor Bride have gone to the moon and they landed there? It's so exciting. Yes, and there's nothing on the surface of the moon at all. And as they were going along bouncing and they took overtime, they took a step because they were so light, a beetle man, who's that thing that looks like a beetle, but is as tall as a man, grab Dale. So let's read quick. I want to see whether Flash sails there. Very well. Then here we go with Flash Gordon. Regga regga dune dune saskimatash. Let's have music for heroic flash. Dale learns to her horror that the moon is inhabited by a race of weird beetle men. One of the creatures drags her into his underground tunnel, closing the trapdoor behind them. Hearing Dale's terrified cry for help, Flash leaps across the crater floor with 20-foot strides and catches the heavy rock door just before it closes. Flash picture top row, the beetle man frantically tries to open an inner door leading into the moon's interior. Flash doesn't dare shoot for fear of hitting Dale, but he fires a warning ray blast against the wall. Suddenly the beetle man releases Dale, first picture bottom row. Dale whispers to Flash that she thinks the beetle man wants to make friends, that when his antenna brushed her arm, she seemed to get a telepathic message. She believes the beetle man is grateful because Flash didn't shoot him. Flash notices that the moon man does seem to be afraid and that he seems to understand orders when Flash touches his antenna. Last picture with the beetle man as prisoner, Flash leaves the ominous tunnel for future exploration, for his immediate task is to solve the secret of the meteor missiles that are bombarding the earth, threatening it with destruction. I was afraid that beetle man might have kidnapped her and that lots of others would have come and captured Flash. Well, let's hope that everyone else on the moon will be afraid of Flash's rocket pistol too and obey as nicely as this beetle man did. Yes. Isn't the moon a strange place? And next week we'll find out more about it. Oh, I certainly hope so. Now I think it's time for Dick's adventures. Oh, yes. And they're in the middle of a battle. Dick is with John Paul Jones on a ship at sea and an English ship attacked them and the guns were going bang, bang, boom, boom and I'm anxious to see who wins. Oh, very well then. Let's go over to the last page. And here we go with Dick's adventures. Say the magic words with me. Riggity packer, zacker, zick. Let's have music for adventurous Dick. Music Midshipman Dick is serving under John Paul Jones at the furious battle between the Yankee armed frigate Bonhami Richard and the British Manowar Serapis off the coast of Britain in 1779. Dick is reporting an alarm. We're filling faster from cannon shots below the water line. Last picture top row, learning that his ship has not long to stay afloat, John Paul Jones does an amazing thing. He swings the battered, sinking Bonhami Richard against the side of the Serapis, plays the two ships square to each other and lashes them together. This so that his ship won't sink. The English ship will hold it up. Shouting like madmen, the American sailors climb over the rail onto the deck of the British ship and attack the English sailors. And first picture next row, in an instant, an engagement flares into hand-to-hand slaughter on the narrow battleground furnished by the decks of both warriors. Dick leaps aboard the Serapis, only to be hurled back. The flag is shot down. Dick springs over the dead and wounded to retrieve it. From the Serapis, the British commander is yelling to John Paul Jones, Have you struck your colors, Yankee? Do you give up your ship? Last picture of the row with flashing eyes, John Paul Jones shouts back. Rock my colors! No! Begin to fight! First picture bottom row. Once more with greater fury, Dick storms aboard the Serapis. John Paul Jones is fighting beside him, slashing fiercely with his sword, heartening his handful of men. Then suddenly, Dick drops. Everything goes dizzy before him and Dick blacks out. Hours later, Dick finds himself lying on the deck of the British Serapis out on the high seas. The Barhami Richard is gone. Dick moans, Oh, we've lost. Then he sees something. From the mast of the Serapis, not the Union Jack, but the American flag is flying above him. And on the bridge, still in command with the British officers and crew, his prisoners stands John Paul Jones. Right, and he's captured the English ship in hand-to-hand fighting, took down the English flag and ran up the American flag, and then cut away his own ship which was blown the pieces and let it sink. My, wasn't that wonderful? And he captured all the English sailors. My goodness, what a hero. Hmm, he was a great hero. I wonder what he will do next week. Next week we'll find out if you'll be here. Oh, I certainly will be. Oh, look, underneath Dick's adventures, there's Rusty Riley. Yes, and things there have really come to a head. Yes, and do you remember last week that that man named Smith had gone back through the trailer ahead of Rusty and Tex, and he'd gone through Rusty's suitcase and found the picture that Rusty bought? And when Tex and Rusty interrupted him and said he couldn't have the picture, he grabbed a gun. Oh, yes, so now read quick. Let's see what he's going to do to Tex and Rusty. Very well. Here we go with Rusty Riley. Gallop and run until the road is dusty. Give us music for his horse and Rusty. Smith points the gun at Tex saying, I'm just doing exactly what I say and you won't get hurt. Tex exclaims, great snake Smith, you go and plumb local. Now pick that horse picture up, Rusty, from where you dropped it, and tuck it under my arm. Quick, I'm not fooling. As Rusty picks up the picture Now listen, I'm locking you two in his van and I'm going to drive it where there aren't any squad cars and state cops. He's sensible and you won't get hurt. He shuts the door and locks Rusty and Tex in. Then quickly he gets in the cab and drives off. Last picture, top row, Tex says to Rusty, he from the feel of it, Rusty, he must be driving as over some old dirt road. One must be plain loco to do all this for that 50 cent picture. Rusty replies, Well maybe not, Tex, I got something to show you. Then first picture bottom row, he hands something to Tex saying, When I dropped that picture, the frame, the back of the frame came loose and this folded piece of paper came out. Smith didn't see it and I put it in my pocket. Look, Tex examines the paper saying, hmm, it looks like he sketches some machinery. Well I'll be a knock-kneed maverick. Rusty, this plane is marked top secret and confidential. Looks like some kind of a new airplane engine. Collie, Smith must be a spy. The truck jolts around and Rusty exclaims, Hey, couldn't I, what kind of a road are we on? Tex yells, Hey, Smith, there's a race horse in this van. You want him to break a leg? Last picture, we see where the truck is heading. Smith is going up a bumpy old dirt road in a lonely part of the country, heading for a rickety bridge. He says to himself, This is the place I was looking for. This deserted sawmill. If I get this truck across that bridge, I can put them on ice till I get a clean getaway. You're right about that. I hope the bridge doesn't break when the truck goes on it because Tex and the horse and Rusty are locked in the back. Yes, this is really a predicament that they've gotten into. Oh, I'm so anxious to know I just can't wait. I'm afraid you'll have to wait until next week. Oh, I'll be here. And you know something? What? I'll be here too. Oh, that's good. But that's all the time I have for today. And now before I go, here's that fellow with some more interesting information. Honey and all you boys and girls, I gotta go now. All right, sweetie. 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 am 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.