 I'm the comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man and I'm here to read the funnies do you happy boy 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 oh yes yes is he nice well just what do you mean by mostly the comedian like Bob hope you know his name is Bob too and all the time oh tell me what do you do when he's not so funny oh I think that's very nice and speaking of birthdays this week it's the birthday of George Washington that's right and then would it be right if I would say George Washington was my great-great-great-grandfather well I don't think the Washington monument would object so go right ahead thank you now please read me the funny Puck the comic weekly very well I'll read that 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 half a long Cassidy very well my lady six guns blazing as he thunders along give us music for half a long in an attempt to solve the mystery of all the crimes that have been committed in the town of Buck skin hoppy has chased a mysterious stranger into the storeroom of the freight company suddenly there was a shot the man dropped dead in front of it and the gun was tossed through the window on the floor in front of hoppy as hoppy picked it up a bunch of men ran into the freight office and found hoppy there before the dead man holding the smoking pistol in his hand as one of the citizens holds a gun on hoppy another accuses him of the killing hoppy replies yes I admit chasing this man here but I didn't kill him somebody outside that window fired a shot and tossed his gun into the room I picked it up just as you barged in the leader of the men replies yeah very pretty speech when it still ends up to murder pointing to the man lying in front of him he goes on last picture top row after and read was one of the best officers of Texas Rangers ever had hoppy replied sharply the Rangers usually in the habit of ambushing people as the citizens of the town stand outside of the office listening first picture next row the man answers no and they're not in the habit of driving stolen rigs or herd and rustle cattle on a bar 20 land we've been following you since you hit town waiting for you to make a slip so bad we had to lose read to get you and then he says last picture second row your looks run out Cassidy you're coming with us hoppy is part of with a gun a rough looking bearded man says oh I'll stay behind to make the final arrangements for poor read hoppy is led out of the building first picture bottom row the men mount horses and under heavy guard hoppy is led from the town in disgrace meanwhile inside the building the bearded man who was looking out of the window says all clear captain they've gone and captain read who has just been pretending he was dead gets to his feet saying well that's a relief I couldn't have held that pose another minute last picture the bearded man says you played it great we got Cassidy and a pickle looking out of the window the captain replies yeah well that was the idea and we'll wait on the streets deserted then slip out of here there's more work to do yes it was it was just a trick to get hoppy and disgrace in front of the people in town that means that none of them will fight for hoppy if those other men try to kill him looks that way because these men have succeeded in making all the people in town think that hoppy is a murderer yes now what do you think we'll find more about that next week now certainly can let's turn over the page to page three and here he is Prince Val yes Val and our from a guide had gone on a hunting trip and it had begun to rain and as Prince Val and his friends were crossing the river a great big tree carried by the flood came at them so swiftly they didn't have time to get out of its way and it crashed into them and knocked over their horses and then Val and I disappeared under the water yes the guide was the only one who was saved so please read so we can find out what happens to Val and I very well here we go with Prince Val into the days of King Arthur heck it break it great malcony quints music romantic for a fair fair prince the guide searches the forming cataract for some sign of Prince Val into her art but who could survive such plundering power and then the guide arises literally and begins the long journey home no sooner had he turned his back on the roaring waterfall than a clutching hand reaches from out of the phone and Val swings his battered body into an eddy and drags himself from the water for a long moment he rests filling his tortured lungs with life-giving air as he sits there gasping for breath he sees last picture top row the mass of debris that is brought disaster run aground turn over bringing off to the surface amid its tangles quickly crossing over on the stones Val is beside our for a moment getting him out of the debris first picture next row at this moment are free games consciousness from one of their ground horses Val takes a saddle blanket then carries off away from the river puts him underneath an overhanging ledge formed by a huge boulder that is resting upon another second picture second role and Val goes in search of materials for a fire bird spark will burn wet or dry so into a roll of this he gathers the dry twigs to be found close to the trunk of a thick spruce first picture bottom row a few dry leaves found in the shelter of their cave adds to the pile of tinder with a striking iron Val chips a spark from his flint and then last picture in the growing darkness they cook the small flame into a roaring fire that Val hopes will steam the chill from his companion yeah so you see sometimes it's very important to know how to do these things good nature such a wild thing you never know might what might happen your car might get stranded in a rainstorm and then you'd have to make yourself well next week we'll find out about that now all right let's turn over the page go past page 4 go across past page 5 turn over that page turn over another page excuse me very well we shall read Donald Duck say the magic words with me squeeze them squeeze them squid a chicken check let's add music to today Donald and his nephews Huey Huey and Louie have been out for a drive in their car and the car engine has died after a half hour trying to make it start Donald finally says any heads down the road saying here I was they got to the garage and Donald hammers on the door and he hammers again finally a window is open and the garage owner when his night shirt sticks his head out of the window and says okay I'll come out in the morning until you in now scram and he slams the window shut Donald doesn't know what to do Louie says we can't stand out here all night Huey says I see a motel sign up there so down the road they go to the motel last picture top row they pass for dog houses and then first picture bottom row the motel owner opens the door and points to a sign saying no rules can't you read try the hotel at the hotel the clerk says we're full up and no loafing in the lobby down the street they go again Donald exclaims suddenly Dewey exclaims hey remember that place we passed in the way in hurry down the street and next morning we see Huey Louie Dewey and Donald sound asleep in the four dog houses they'd passed the night before I bet you'd like to do that yourself I see what you mean oh that's very good now how would you like to read Dick's adventure yes let's go to the very last page of the first section and I'll let's see what happens next on Dick's trip into the northwest here we go with Dick's adventure say the magic words with me let's have music for adventure to stick Dick has awakened and has been telling his dad about his dream many saying yeah I dream I dreamed I was with Lewis and Clark expedition dad and we were almost at the great falls of Montana when once again this carried back and dreams to his place in the Lewis and Clark expedition they finally reached the end of their journey on the river for here is where the river ends last picture chop road a cataract of water pouring down from its birthplace in the Rocky Mountains their attention has taken away from the river the great wonder of nature to a little wonder of nature the Indian papoose all the baby needs milk and by now all the milk that had been brought along on the trip has been used up here is a problem indeed no milk and a crying baby explorers scratch their heads wondering where they were defined fresh milk and then Dick sees a short distance away a herd of buffalo you see some little caps a nose that buffaloes are much like cows dick has an idea and the idea is carried out the man capture the shaggy buffalo mother and milk the mother cow with first picture bottom row with the problem of the baby's milk salt the party returns to another problem how to get their boats and supplies over the waterfall where the Missouri begins about 16 miles of rabbits and whirlpools everything has to be hauled overland and what an overland it stares at it a wall of rocks and forest 16 miles and I'll bet you that baby will grow up to be a strong one I bet you grew up like a pop a buffalo what's it about pop a pop a poos well next week we'll see how dick and his friends get through the forest and around those rapids that would be a lot of work oh you bet it will now look underneath Dick's adventure and I'll read him just a moment but first here's that nice man again with something interesting to say here we go again with pox the comic weekly and on the last page of the first section rusty Riley magic words for the music very well my lady Gallop and run till the road is dusty give us music for his horse and rusty rusty and Pete have followed Sir Percival and knobs who have stolen the valuables from the safe with the milestone farm Pete has parked his car in the shade of a lean to the boys watch as the two crooks go into an abandoned old house with a loot then first picture rusty says they keep in the shadows Pete they're coming out of the abandoned house but they haven't got the loot with him Pete explains gosh that means they've hidden it in there hey we're in luck they duck back behind the lean to out of sight rusty says now wait till we hear him drive away and then we'll go in Pete says boy well mr. Miles be glad when we come back with those horse show trophies last picture top row Sir Percival is saying it's pretty early now babe but I'll drive into Lexington and get some breakfast by that time the car rental office should be open and I'll return the car we hired Nobby's replies sure boss and then you can take a bus back out here bring out some jabber will you a moment later hearing the car go down the road rusty says first picture bottom row and they go Pete come on the boys slip out of darkness they move carefully toward the old house as they go in rusty says this is the door they came out of Pete exclaims Jeepers what a rickety creepy old place meanwhile at the milestone farm the detective is giving mr. Miles and Tex a report from the laboratory and the fingerprints he's saying sorry mr. Miles but the fingerprints on that pinch barn cold chisel are definitely rusty Riley's I've put out a general alarm to pick up the kids mr. Miles shakes his head slowly saying oh it's hard to believe but I suppose the evidence is pretty conclusive yes I know how you feel sir anyhow we'll soon happen that hot rod won't be very hard to spot that moment outside the abandoned house nob's who has been left behind sees the tire tracks of Pete's car by the moonlight he follows them last picture he finds the car exclaims well now what do you know the kids ought rod he followed as I no doubt I got company in the house crooks are cruel as those boys are in danger I was hoping that get away all right I wonder what found the fingerprints were rusty too yes but let's not worry too much I know Tex'll have faith in his friends we'll find out more next week now let's pick up the first page of the second section I have a dress yes oh it's a good and then and here we go with a good and Blondie for I'm a food emma from Zim Zim zombie conjure me music for Dagwood and Blondie Dagwood is talking to Blondie on the phone hey Blondie I'm starved will you have an extra good supper for me when I get home tonight and he goes on second picture I'd like a steak smothered with onions hash brown potatoes and cream peas and last picture top row Dagwood's boss comes up behind him and yells mom said get your mind off your stomach and get to work yes sir yes first picture next row Blondie's at the store getting special vegetables to make Dagwood a yummy supper meanwhile at the office Dagwood now is so hungry his tongues hanging out he looks at the clock and says oh time goes so slowly when you're famished and waiting for supper time to come around did the sticks his head in the door and yells mom said get to work yes sir yes sir all the while at home Blondie and Cookie are busy in the kitchen fixing Dagwood the best dinner he ever had and then finally next picture third row Dagwood gets off the bus and goes up the walk toward his house saying home at last oh joy oh ecstasy I can taste the steak already that moment two men are standing in his doorway we're from the cleaners mr. Bobstead we come to pick up your rug Blondie points to the rug rolled up on the hall floor then dashes back to the kitchen to get Dagwood's food on the table the men shoulder the rug and come out the door just to Dagwood dashes up the steps he runs smack into the rug falls to the ground unconscious first picture bottom row the two men from the cleaners come in the door carrying poor unconscious Dagwood why should we put him Blondie tells him in the kitchen so the two men carry Dagwood out to the kitchen where supper is on the table they dump him in a chair and then hurry away half hour later Blondie Alexander and Cookie have finished eating Dagwood is still unconscious they hold a juicy steak under Dagwood's nose hoping the delicious smell will bring him to finally Cookie says it's no use mama so they picked Dagwood up and carry him off to bed and Dagwood groans supper was delicious and here he certainly was not silly wasn't he yes that's too bad he was so hungry and Blondie went to so much trouble well anyway the dogs will have a good steak dinner yes oh look right here here's Roy Rogers under Dagwood Blondie and you remember Roy had come to the logging camp because that cute little cow girl had sent for him to come and help because she was in trouble yes and when Roy got to the logging camp he discovered that Wildwood's Aunt Pauline owned the logging camp and that had been an awful lot of accidents strange accidents and these accidents were preventing Aunt Pauline from delivering her logs to market and just as Wildwood is explaining this to Roy a tree that somebody was chopping down started to fall right toward Roy and Wildwood quick read I hope they don't get hurt by it all right here we go with Roy Rogers King of the Cowboys a yippie-yo now here we go with Roy and trigger a yippie-yo as the tree falls Roy's first trigger and grabs Wildwood hoping to get out from under Roy gets out from under just in time and then Pauline runs up and says Wildwood you're all right it was really an accident this time child the knuckle headed longer side the tree roll Wildwood tells her she can thank Roy Rogers for seeing her and that he's here to help her deliver the timber to the sawmill on time last picture top row Pauline says I don't know if a cowboy can do a good job on a lumber job boy but my knees sold me on you well I'll be glad to try investigating those accidents and the disappearance of your loggers ma'am at that moment one of her workers and a rigging overhead calls first picture bottom row hey I just saw that crazy timber wolf old Cosmo prowling around the cold deck of timber up on the ridge and he's got an axe Roy for gosh six get up there and grab that old pest no telling what he's liable to do he leaps on trigger and gallops up the hill at the top of the hill a man is chopping away at a stake that holds the log stacked up he's saying teach them loggers to ruin the forest they destroy our trees that nature meant to live and breathe me the stake gives way and the logs pour down the hill toward Roy crazy old man yells Joe you're another one come with the help and kill the trees and Roy's on the side of the hill where trigger can't move fast I don't know but we'll find out next week if Roy gets away safely and catches the old man and stops him from any more of his crazy tricks now let's turn over the page oh look flash Gordon and a terrible thing happened last week flash was in the flood and he was being attacked by a whip shark that's a great huge fish yes you bet and remember that Manta the Queen of Mars had pushed Dale out of the airship and Dale had fallen into the water too yes and then link got in a fight with the pilot and in the fight the airship went out of control and it went into the flood I don't know how they can be safe let's read now and find out what happens next here we go with flash Gordon Gregorigadoon doon saskam a task let's have music for heroic flag falling out of control Queen Manta's race ship crashes into the flooded Martian canal near the spot where flash and Dale are struggling in the clutch of a voracious whip shot young link dives from the ship as it hits the water working out a plan of action as he swims toward his embattled friend last picture top row grabbing one of the sharks flailing whips link gives a mighty tuck distracting the monster long enough for Dale to free her arm and fire a neutron blast which scores a direct hit first picture bottom row the wounded sea beast crashes around why one of its lunges tosses mentor from the sinking scout ship in a twinkly a powerful tentacle wraps itself around the struggling queen a moment before mentor was flashes deadly foe but now she's only a woman in dire peril flash dives repeatedly in an effort to save the queen but the stricken shark has dragged her five below the surface is a victim of her own treachery last picture the three earth people and the pilot make their way to a jutting rock suddenly there's a thunderous roar in the sky overhead it's a Martian canal playing circling torrent is its mission rescue or revenge I hope so too after all flash save the city from being destroyed so they should be grateful to us I know there is that danger but we'll find that out next week now that's all the time I have but before I go here's that nice fellow with some more interesting information well honey and all your boys and girls I gotta go now okay that's a date and the date with all your boys and girls be sure to meet me with our little friend miss honey next week when I read fuck 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 the jolly comic weekly man