 I'm the Comic Weekly Man, the Jolly Comic Weekly Man. And I'm here to read the funnies to you happy boys and honnies. 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 Puck 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? I'm just fine, thank you. Good. Tell me, do you know the story of Robin Hood? Oh, sorry. Well, we're going to begin reading the story of Robin Hood next week in the Comic Weekly. Oh, I can hardly wait. Now tell me, do you remember who Alan O'Dayle was? Oh, yes, he was Robin Hood's friend. Well, I've got a surprise for you. You're going to meet Alan O'Dayle today. I am? You are. Walt Disney has just finished making a movie of Robin Hood. And there'd be no Robin Hood without Alan O'Dayle. So I want you to meet Elton Hayes, England's best known singer of ballads, who plays Alan O'Dayle in the moving picture of Robin Hood. Elton, this is my friend, Little Miss Honey. Well, I'm hopefully happy to meet you, Little Miss Honey. Oh, and I'm in a picture of Robin Hood. Well, certainly. And I had a wonderful time making it. Oh, tell me about it, please. Well, you see, King Richard the Lionheart leaves England to lead a crusade to the holy land. While he's gone, his treacherous brother, Prince John, conspires to seize the throne and has the wicked sheriff of Nottingham to help him. Well, now, Robin Hood, who is faithful to the good King Richard, rallies around him in Sherwood Forest, a band of fearless men who defy the bad sheriff and Prince John, and help return Richard to power again as king. And the story of their adventures is an exciting and dashing one. Oh, that sounds wonderful. I like Robin Hood because he fought against the bad men. And you helped him, didn't you? Yes, as Alan O'Dayle in the picture I did. Please tell me more about Alan O'Dayle. Well, if you remember, Alan O'Dayle was a singer who also played a lute and always entertained Robin Hood and his merry band by singing delightful old English ballads to them. Yes, and whenever Robin Hood was tired and sad, Alan O'Dayle would cheer him up by singing to him. He would indeed. How well you remember. Oh, she remembers all right. You know, Elton, I'm sure she'd like to hear something about the songs that you sing in the movie. Well, there's one that's called Riddle the Diddle the Day, which I know you'll love. Oh, would you tell me about it, please? Well, I'll do better than that. I brought you a recording I made of it. Oh, thank you. Could we play it right now? Well, yes, if you wish. Oh, goodie. And here for everyone to hear is Riddle the Diddle the Day sung by Alan O'Dayle in Walt Disney's movie Robin Hood. Good and true. Well, we fight to gain the right. And so I pray, may you, oh, I'll sing a song. A roll of key-songers are rolled along my way with a hater, a re-die, and a derried item, and a riddle in Riddle the Day. Oh, that's a lovely song. Yes, I like to do it. Well, and I tell you what, you can keep this record. Oh, really? Thank you. Not at all. And I know you'll have much pleasure in reading Robin Hood in Puck the Comic Weekly. I'm sure we will, because the artwork will be in those wonderful Walt Disney drawings. And that should make everyone happy. Well, Elton Hayes, you've certainly made us happy by coming to tell us about Robin Hood. Yes, and thank you very much for the record. You're welcome. And I'll be listening when you tell Robin Hood's story next week on the Comic Weekly. Well, thank you. Good bye, Alan, at least. Puck the Comic Weekly? Very well, I will in just a moment. But before I do, let's listen to this nice man. Now, here we go with Puck the Comic Weekly. And on the first page, Big Ben Bold. Magic words for the music, please. Very well, my lady. Paint and punch and dodge and twist. It's a knockout blow from Big Ben's fist. Ben sets out on a tour of the country with Spider, his manager, to box the local champion of different towns. After several one-night stands, they arrive in Beaver Rapids, where Ben is to fight the local favorite. Ben climbs into the ring, looks over the crowd, assembled, and sees businessmen, cattlemen, car-punchers, and some Indians. And then, a man in a 10-gallon hat wearing cowboy boots makes an announcement to the crowd. Hey, nobody's collected off of him yet. Last picture top row, a tall, husky Indian walks toward the ring. Hey, you show him, Johnny! First picture bottom row, the Indian climbs into the ring and begins to remove his head rest. Spider, Ben's manager, says, now, Chief, listen to me. You know a fighter with Peter Tomahawk, catch him? The Indian replies, cut the corn, little man. I learned enough about box fighting as intercollegiate heavyweight champ to make your boy wish he stood in bed. You catch him? Spider stares in surprise at the educated Indian as he goes to his corner. Then he goes to Ben's corner and says to Ben, Hey, Ben, Mr. Hanema was no Simon pure kid, so don't take no foolish chances. As the fighters go to the center of the ring to get their instruction from the referee, another Indian appears beside Spider and says, You see, Johnny, tall, pine, wind, fair fight, Mr. Spider replies, ah, Peter's sitting bull, I don't need no directions. Suddenly Spider feels a knife pressing against his back. And last picture, the Indian says, Maybe no, maybe yes. Johnny, better window. He wants a fair fight when he sticks a knife in Spider's back. There's nothing fair about that. No, and Ben is in a strange town surrounded by all those rough strange men. You think the other people will see that Ben is treated fairly? Well, that's something we'll find out next week. Now? Oh, now to page three, because I know Prince Valiant will be there. Right, over we go. And you are right as usual. Here is Prince Valiant on page three. And last week, remember, he was trying to get all the evidence that that Sigurd Holm was a tyrant that was cruel to his people. So he disguised himself as one of Sigurd's men and slipped into the castle after dark. And then he didn't. Yes, he has the evidence. So let's read and find out what happens next with Prince Valiant in the days of King Arthur. Eckert, Brickett, Gray Malkin and Quince. Music romantic for a fair, fair prince. Daylight comes. The dumb on Prince Valiant's face has long since dried and his false beard has fallen away. He sits in the dark sleeping stall while slaves clean away the debris of last night's big party. Finally, Val parts the hangings and beckons one of the servants over. He must now risk treachery. The servant comes over and Val whispers to him, I am your prince. I've come to free you from slavery. Will you help me? Oh, yes, sir. Even though it means my life if I am caught. Quickly, Val changes clothes with the servant. And then last picture top row, dressed in the servant's rags, he sweeps up an armful of straw and shielding his face with it makes his way out of the dining hall. He hides in the stable during the day and after dark that night he takes all the rope he can find and second picture bottom row makes his way to the platform overhanging a deep abyss. Then quickly he fastens his rope to the logs of the platform and then last picture slowly he descends. Then he comes to the end of his rope. Below, the water roars madden. If he drops, he will fall into the rushing waters yet he cannot return to the castle and there in the dark, he hangs. Did he drop down to the... It looks like a long fall but if he goes back to the castle, he'd be caught. Well, I wonder what he'll do. Well, next week I'm sure we'll find out. Now, would you like to see what's happening to Hopalong Cassidy? Oh, yes, please. Very well, go to the very last page of the first section. All right. Did Hopi capture Seldon, that man who was trying to run Hopi and his friends Buck and Rose Peters out of the country? And Seldon told Hopi that the man who was behind all of the trouble was Judge Padgett of the town of Rimfire. And now could he inquire? We certainly can. Here we go with Hopalong Cassidy. Six guns blazing as he thunders along. Give us music for Hopalong. Hopi, lucky in California, is saddling up to Leeds. And Hopi is saying to Buck Peters, well, thanks to Seldon's confession, justice is finally caught up with Judge Padgett. The rock and W belongs to you and Rose. Free and clear now, Buck. Your troubles are over. Rose Peters tells Hopi as far as she's concerned, troubles are just beginning because it'll take a lot of fixing to put this ranch in working order. California says, well, don't look at me. I got to be getting back to the bar 20 with Hopi and the boys. Suddenly Lucky says, hey, look, Proudly a horseman headed this way. Buck exclaims, oh, no, what? Last picture top row of the riders ran up in front of Buck. One of them says, you own this bread? Well, yeah. And I got the deed to prove it. First picture bottom row of the man says, well, now and up. We're taking you into town, Peters. Buck reaches for his gun. Hopi says, no, no, no, no. Stow the gun, Buck. We'll go along with you till this matter's cleared up. Short time later, third picture, bottom row. Buck is brought into the sheriff's office and shoved into a chair. He stares at the circle of men grimly facing him. Then he says, what's this all about? One of the men says sternly, or empire owes you something besides a treatment you received at his newest citizen. And since the town needs a sheriff, we just held a special election. And you won. Ha, ha, ha. Buck sees the faces of everybody in the room breaking through with rins, and he exclaims last picture. Why, you mean I'm sheriff? Where's Hopi? I gotta tell Hopi. Oh, he already knows about it, Buck. Cassidy's agenda gave us the idea. You won't catch him now. He said to tell you he's on his way back to the bar 20. Ha, ha, ha. Oh, that was a good joke on him. Ha, ha, ha, ha. Buck's going to be the sheriff, and I know everything will be honest and fair. Yes, that was quite a joke those men play, Don Buck. Yes, he has these. I think it's wonderful that he had a man like Hopi. Yes, Hopi's troubles are over, and so are Buck's. Now it's time to pick up the first page of the second section of Puck the Comic Weekly. And I know, Sheriff. And I'll read Dagwit and Blondie 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 the first page of the second section, Dagwit and Blondie. Magic words for the music, please. Very well, my lady. Ramefou, Ramefum, Zim, Zim, Zambi. Can you give me music for Dagwit and Blondie? Today, Herb Woodley is home alone while his wife Tootsie's away visiting. Herb says to himself, oh, it's lonesome with Tootsie away. I'll phone Dagwood and see if he wants to play trackers. And a moment later, Dagwit, who's outside Herb's window, hears Herb calling Blondie on the phone. Oh, hello, Blondie. May I speak to Dagwit? And Blondie, last picture top row on the phone in her house says, I think Dagwood is out in the yard. Hold the phone, Herb, and I'll get him. Oh, thank you. First picture, second row. Blondie dashes out of the house and says to the children. We've got to find Daddy. He's wondering the phone. At this moment, Dagwit, who had been out on the lawn and heard Herb ask for him, comes into Herb's house and says, oh, I heard you calling me Herb. Well, what did you want? Oh, Dagwood, hold the phone for me. Well, your Blondie's out looking for you. I've got to find her and tell her you're here. Herb dashes all about, but can't find Blondie anywhere. Last picture, second row. Dagwood sits in Herb's house. The phone in his hand soundlessly. First picture, third row, Herb sees Dagwood's daughter Cookie, and he yells, oh, Cookie, where's your mama? Well, she's running all over like mad, trying to find Daddy. At this moment, Blondie is in the house at the phone again. At the other end of the line, Dagwood wakes up, hearing the voice, and the phone says brightly, Herb is not here. This is Dagwood Bumstead. I will give him your message when he returns. First picture, bottom row, Herb dashes into the Bumstead house. Oh, Herb's house. Yeah, I know it. I know it. Give me the phone. I want to talk to him. Blondie hands Herb the phone. Hello, Dagwood. This is Herb. Dagwood on the phone at Herb's house says, yeah, what did you want me for, Herb? Suddenly, a black look comes over Herb's face. Oh, gosh, now I forgot why I phoned you. Blondie looks very surprised as Herb walks out of the house. He meets Dagwood coming out of his house. And as they pass each other, Herb says, last picture, if I think of it, I'll call you back. OK, Herb. And Blondie goes. Is that really was funny? Herb not being able to remember what he called Dagwood about in the first place. I was too, uh, uh-oh. I was so busy laughing, I forgot what it was myself. So did I. But I haven't forgotten Roy Rogers. He's right below Dagwood and Blondie. Oh, and I was pretending to be Teddy Knox, and that's the son of the owner of the Knox Ranch. But Roy and Corny discovered that this was somebody in disguise. So Roy quickly overcame the boy, and they put him in a covered wagon. But the boy. And then Roy rode off to the ranch to investigate, leaving the boy with Corny Maxie. I wonder what he'll find out. Well, let's read and see. Here we go with Roy Rogers, king of the cowboy. Hi-yip-yo, now here we go with Roy and Trigger. Hi-yip-yo. As soon as Roy rides off, the boy sticks a broom in Corny's back, trying to hold him up. But the trick doesn't fool Corny. Third picture top row, he turns around and says, Teddy Knox's notes inside that locket, and he said that he's held captive at the Box K Ranch. That means you're a fake. The boy answers, oh, you got it all figured out, huh? Suddenly swings the broom. Knox corny out. Now I got to do something to stop Rogers before he finds the real Teddy Knox. Meanwhile, first picture bottom row, Roy arrives at the Box K Ranch. He sees a man in the porch. He rains in and says, howdy. Like to see Mr. Knox about a personal matter. I'm Roy Rogers. The man answers. Lawyer cost as at your service. I regret to say Mr. Knox died last month. His aunt Teddy now owns the Box K. But he isn't here. May I help? Roy takes out the gold locket and shows it to the man. Well, this gold locket was tied to a Box K. steer. Any idea how it got there? The lawyer looks at the locket. Then he sees the boy riding up. This mounts at one of the buildings a short distance away. The lawyer stalls for a time saying, um, locket, huh? Well, he sees the boy with a shovel begin to sneak up behind Roy. And he says, very slowly, last picture, uh, frankly, the locket once belonged to Teddy's dead mother, Rogers. But, uh, this information do no good. Now, Roy says, huh? Well, why not? The boy who's behind Roy licks the shovel to knock Roy out and says to himself, well, you will know in a second, cowboy. This Roy would turn around and see what's going on behind him. So do I, because these men are up to something crooked. Do you think that boy will knock Roy out? Well, that's something we'll have to wait until next week to discover. Now let's go over the page, because I know you're anxious to read Flash Gordon. Yes, I am, because Flash is on the planet Rhea, and he's been fighting the Giants. And remember that Sami had conquered the king of the Giants and then challenged Flash to a hand-to-hand combat, promising that the winners should rule the planet. And last, he moved toward Flash angrily, and I'm anxious to see whether they'll keep their word. Let's read now and find out. Here we go with Flash Gordon. Regga regga dune dune, Sasuke Matash. Let's have music for heroic Flash. Sami lies on the ground, Flash kneeling over him, the victor. The Giant Reans begin to close in on Flash. But quickly, Kara, Sami's sister, bars the way. She tells him that Sami had deposed the king and now has bested Sami by combat. And by their real law, Flash should be king. To her surprise, last picture top roll, Flash drops to one knee before her and says, I am an Earthman. I have no desire to rule your planet. If I am king, I hereby abdicate. And then rising, he shouts, Long live! And for a moment to re-instand in sun's surprise, first makes her bottom roll. With a fickle enthusiasm of a mob, they take up Flash's cry. Lifting Kara to their shoulders, they bear her to the palace in triumph. As her first official act following the coronation, Kara summons Flash. She tells him that she is queen through his kindness, that he should name his reward. Flash smiles and says, all I ask is peace between Rhea and Earth. Not only does Kara grant Flash's wish, but she orders his rocket ship loaded with Rhea's most advanced scientific marvels. After brief farewell ceremonies, Zarkov takes the controls. And last picture, the spaceship blasts off for the perilous trip back to Earth. But it's a dangerous trip back to Earth. You think you'll get back safe? Well, that's something we'll find out next week. Now let's go to the very last page, because I know you'd like to read Dick's adventures. Oh, you know I will. As they founded a town and named it Seattle after a friendly Indian chief. And last week, with the Indians, we're next in. Well, let's read now and find out. Say the magic words with me. Rikki, Rack, Rack, Rack, Rack. That's some music for adventurous Dick. Dick and old Seattle listen carefully. Sure enough, off in the distance comes the sound of drums. Last picture, top row, old cheap Seattle cries. Look, the hot fires of vengeance, the black smoke of death. My hot tempered young warriors are coming to fight their last battle. But they are doomed. The pale faces cannot be beat, even though they die. Quickly, Seattle tells Dick to alert the settlers. And he hurries to meet the warriors, his own people, to try and stop them and turn them back. They refuse to listen to Seattle, but rush past it. Big picture, second row, to burn and massacre the pale faces of the village. Sadly, the old chief, first picture, bottom row, awaits their return. Late that night, the Indians file past them. Defeated and broken in spirit. The pale faces have won. Next morning, as the white men are at their work, one of Dick's companions looks out to sea and sees two ships approaching. Dick exclaims, well, now we can roll up our sleeves and get back to work. You see, those ships are coming in. They all want lumber. There's plenty of work for everybody. Sure, the Indians too. Where are they going to grow? That'll be because it's much better for people to get along together. Yes, and as the man says to Dick, there's work for everybody, the Indians too. Will they have peace now? Well, I hope so, but you can't be too sure. We'll find out more about that next week. Now look below Dick's adventures as Rusty Riley. Oh, I've been so much on board that ship, we're all right, because you remember that mean man, Blacky Kirk, won the sink this ship so the horses would be drowned so that he could collect the money on the insurance. Yes, and Mr. Murray, you're right. Yes, and Mr. Miles had sold the horses and they were being delivered by ship to Florida by Rusty and some others. And when a storm came up, the captain of the ship ordered all hands to take to the lifeboat. And it looked like everybody on the ship got to shore all right, but I'm worried about the horse. Well, let's find out what happens next. Here we go with Rusty Riley. Gallop and run till the road is dusty. Give us music for his horse and Rusty. On the island, Rusty says to clam the old sailor they've been friendly with. He clammed by the time the tide's all out. I believe we can practically go walk out to the ship and maybe get the horses off. Yeah, you might be right, Rusty, but that tub don't look like it's damaged none. She's only around. A couple of good sea tugs will pull her off as soon as the skipper notifies the coast guard. Tech says, well, that might be true, Clem, if the skipper notifies them. Well, I don't know. So far, I can't figure why, but I don't think the captain and Kirk want help, because if they did, why did they put the ship's radio out of commission? Pete suggests that they ought to search the island and see what it's like. Last picture, top row, Tech says, yeah, you're right, Pete. Clem and I'll take the shoreline. You young steers explore the interior. You're better pit it for scrambling up them rocks. Find this plenty of grass and fresh water on the island. Good place for the horses. And then, second picture, bottom row. Pete and Rusty discover a man lying on the beach. Collie, Pete, this is ship's radio man, the one they call Sparks. Is he dead? I don't think so, Rusty. No, no, he's in bad shape, but he's alive. [?]. Tech's is worried about the horses, and he and Clem decide to get to work to get them off the ship while the tide is low. But meanwhile, last picture, in the ship's launch, many miles down the coast, the captain of the ship and Blackie have been cruising around, hoping that the ship will be pounded to pieces and be sunk. The captain says, hey, we're nearly out of gas, Blackie, haven't got too much drinking water. Blackie replies, OK, crump, start looking for a place to put in. By this time, that tub must be smashed to scrap by none of those rocks. So do I. I don't think there's anything worse than being cruel to animals that can't protect themselves. Neither do you get the horses off the ship before the tide comes in again. Do you think they will? Well, we'll find out next week. Now, that's all the time I have. But before I go, don't forget, next week is the week we'll begin reading Robin Hood, Walt Disney's Robin Hood. Now here's that nice fellow with some more interesting information. Hey, and all you boys and girls, I've got to go now. All right. OK, 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 Pop 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.