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 of Puck the comic weekly straight into your living room
your friend the comic weekly man the jolly comic weekly man.
Hello little miss honey how are you today? Oh I'm just fine thank you. How are you? Oh I'm just fine too.
But you know there's one question in my mind. What's that? Are you working real hard in school? Oh yes I am.
Well I'm glad to hear that because it won't be long now before the school year
will be over. No it won't. Only about another month and a half about isn't that right? Yes and that means it isn't long until
examination time and that'll be your last chance to improve your marks this year.
Yes I know so I'm studying real hard so I can learn as much as I can before school gets out.
Oh that's fine I can see you want to get good marks. Oh yes I do because good marks are a sign of how well you've learned what you studied.
That's right it tells you how well you remember what you studied. Yes that's right.
Well I'm glad to know that you're working real hard. Thank you. Now will you please read me the funny?
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.
Now here we go with Puck the comic weekly and on the first page of the first section under bringing up father Beatle Bailey.
Madsie Grutz for the music please. Very well my lady. Tute me a toot and tweet me a tweet'll squeeze our music for Bailey the Beetle.
Half the guys in camp have been issued passes permitting them to go to town but Beatle and Killer have to stay at camp.
They're walking over to the camp service club. Beatle complains why won't they give us all passes to town.
Killer replies why half of us are going to stay here for the security of the post.
They start to cross the road just as a car approaches.
But the fellows pay no attention. The driver swerves off the road to avoid hitting them and crashes into a telephone pole.
You pedestrians watch where you're going.
Last picture top row they're in the service club washroom. Beatle who's finished washing his hands turns his back on the running faucet.
Do you really think the camp would be in danger if we weren't here. Killer suddenly exclaims.
Hey you left your faucet on the water's running all over the floor.
First picture bottom row they're relaxing on a sofa in the service club. Killer saying you know if we weren't on duty anything might happen.
Beatle empties his pipe in the wastebasket. Well it's good to know we're here for some useful purpose.
Suddenly Beatle hears the club host is shouting. Fire fire. He looks around to see the wastebasket on fire.
He and Killer dash for the fire extinguishers. Hey come on Beatle come on. It's a good thing we're around.
They turn on the fire extinguishers. The chemical squirts out all over the room.
I turned that off. You're ruining my uniform.
Turn it the other way you fool. The fire's over there not my sweater.
Hey throw those guys out of here somebody. They wreck the place.
Last picture Beatle and Killer have been brought before the sergeant by the military police.
The sergeant is saying here's two passes now get going.
But what about the security of the post? The military police answers that's why we're giving you the two passes.
Oh those boys they always get into trouble. No matter what they do they get into trouble.
Yes and I think I agree with the officer. Everything is safer around the camp if Beatle sent off the town.
Nothing is safe with him around. Yes nothing is safe with him around.
Now let's see what's happening to Peter Pan. Turn over the page go past little iodine.
Across page three past Prince Val. Turn over that page and here on page four is Peter Pan.
Yes Peter Pan and you remember that Captain Hook who hates Peter Pan found Peter's hiding place.
That's right. Last week the pirates captured all the children.
And then Captain Hook dropped the package down the hollow tree and I'm sure there's a bomb in it.
Well I wouldn't be a bit surprised because Captain Hook wants to get rid of Peter Pan.
And last week Peter picked up the package and I wonder if it will explode.
Well let's read and find out. Here we go with Peter Pan. Play the magic words with me.
Pirates, crocodiles, Peter Pan, whisk up music for Never Neverland.
Unaware that Wendy and the boys have been seized by the pirates,
Peter examines the mysterious package left by Captain Hook. He finds a note on the package.
To Peter with love from Wendy. Do not open till six o'clock.
Little Tinkerbell who had been captured by Captain Hook and made a prisoner in a small lantern
listens as the pirates bring the children aboard the ship. She sees the children tied to the main
mast. Then she sees Captain Hook take out a book and hold out a pen and say to the children.
Now me hearties, the choice is up to you. Sign up for the crew or walk the plank.
Last picture top row Wendy answers proudly. Captain Hook will not join your crew. Peter Pan
will save us. The pirates roar with laughter. Second picture bottom row Captain Hook walks over
to Wendy and bows before her. Pardon me my dear, but you're not in on our little joke. You see,
we left a present for Peter. The Captain's man smeared. Yeah, a sort of surprise package.
Yes indeed my dear. It contains an ingenious device set for six o'clock. When Peter Pan will
be blasted out of Neverland forever. That last picture Tinkerbell hears Hook's dreadful words.
She frantically hurls herself against a glass prison trying to escape.
I was right. I was right. I said a bomb was in that package and I was right. Yes you were right. And
Peter was sitting holding that package in his lap. Oh I hope Tinkerbell escapes so she can warn Peter
not to open the package. So do I. Do you think she will escape? Maybe we'll find out about that next
week. I'll look across the page. There's Roy Rogers. Oh yes and you remember last week Roy learned that
Snapper Sloan the cattleman had been leading the raids against the farmers. That's right Roy was
hot on the trail of Sloan and his sidekick Pete and Pete looked over his shoulder and saw Roy
approaching and warned Snapper Sloan. And then Snapper Sloan pulled out his gun and knocked his
subconscious. I wonder why he did that to his own partner. Well let's read now and find out. Here we
go with Roy Rogers king of the cowboys. Hi-yip-a-yo. Now here we go with Roy and Trigger. Hi-yip-a-yo.
Hi-yip-a-yo.
Snapper Sloan reins in and leaps off his horse. He drags Pete's body off the road over to a rock
and props it up against the rock overlooking the road. Sorry I had to knock you out Pete
but I'm gonna use you to draw Rogers fire then I can catch him off guard at no risk.
A few minutes later Roy who is following the tracks comes around to Ben. He sees the figure
in the shadow of the rock. Hey that looks like Sloan's sidekick Pete guarding the trail Trigger.
Roy fires. Pete's hat flies off but Pete doesn't fire back. Roy dismounts cautiously approaches Pete.
Last picture top roll. Well that's funny I didn't even try to hit him yet he seems groggy. First
picture bottom roll Roy orders all right toss away your rifle Pete and start talking. Where's Snapper
Sloan? Pete who's coming to wraps his rifle and says hey it's coming back to me he conked me on
the head when he saw you were trailing us but why? At that moment Snapper Sloan steps out to behind
some bushes gun aimed at Roy's back. Because I needed Pete for bait to get the drop on you Rogers.
Drop your guns. Roy drops his gun and says well now before you put a slug into me how about spilling
why you want to run the nesters out of the valley Sloan? Farm fences keep steers from grass and water
holes Rogers. Suddenly Trigger who's behind Sloan rares up and knocks Sloan over. Now Pete reaches
for his rifle Roy gives the rifle a kick. No you don't Pete nice work Trigger. Wasn't that wonderful?
Yes. Just when it looked like Snapper Sloan was going to shoot Roy Trigger knocked him over and
saved Roy's life. Yes what a wonderful horse Trigger is. Yes and now Roy kicked the gun out of
peace hands too. I wonder if that means that Roy is in command of the situation. Well we'll find
out about that next week. Now it's time for Flash Gordon. Now let's go to the very last page of the
first section. Oh yes and here's Flash and he's on the moon you remember and he's having lots of
trouble. Yes you bet he is he's encountered some space pirates who were under the leadership of a
man named Mark who had captured Zarkov and Dale Flash's friends. But Flash finally got his rocket
ship back and he escaped and now Flash has a chance to fight Mark with good weapons. Oh I wonder
whether he'll be able to save Zarkov and Dale now and defeat Mark. Well let's read and find out.
Here we go with Flash Gordon. Riggidiggadoondoon saskamataas. Let's have music for heroic flash.
Zooming his rocket high over the pirate stronghold. Flash telecasts and ultimatum. Mark release Dale
and Zarkov immediately or your base will be blasted off the face of the moon. Mark's only answer is a
burst of gunfire. Then Mark issues a command to his crew. Launch a pursuit rocket.
The pursuit craft roars into the air.
But this time the pirates are not attacking a clumsy helpless space freighter. Flash circles
with a swift change of course. He blasts the pirate craft with a single lethal atom charge.
Mark has seen what happened on his telescreen and enraged by the
loss of his rocket ship. Mark broadcasts a grim threat. This is my last warning Gordon.
Land your rocket and surrender or you will never see Dale and Zarkov alive again.
First picture bottom row flashed with a
time. He pretends to follow Mark's orders. He points his ship down toward the ship. Mark is
ready to go. He points his ship down toward the moon base and he says all right clear the rocket
pit for my landing. Gliding toward the rocket pit last picture flash takes a desperate gamble.
Changing course at the last moment he aims his craft at the thin shell of the moon station as
far as possible from the area in which Dale and Zarkov are held captive.
The ship already died. There was a thunderous blast and a blinding flame as the rocket rips
into the moon station and all is deathly quiet. That was terribly terribly dangerous diving that
rocket ship straight down to the moon base. Yes I can't think of anything more dangerous than that.
Flash really took a chance. How could Flash ever crash like that and not be killed? I was thinking
the same thing. Do you think Dale and Zarkov will be alive? Well that's something we'll find out next
week. Now it's time for Dagwood and Blondie. And here they are on the first page of the second
section. And I'll read them 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 Dagwood and Blondie. Magic words for the music please. Very well my lady.
I'm a food I'm a fums zim zam zumby. Conjure me music for Dagwood and Blondie.
Blondie and the kids have left the house for the afternoon. Last picture top row Dagwood is in the
bathroom enjoying a soothing relaxing soak in the bathtub. Ah peace and quiet. There's nothing so
good for the nerves as to lie in a tub of steaming water and soak. Uh oh the doorbell. I'm in the tub.
Who's at the door? But there's no answer. Oh dear. Dagwood climbs out of the tub
and opens the bathroom window. Sticks his head out first picture second row. Who's at the door?
A voice floats up. It's Mr. Dither's Dagwood. I have to talk to you about these blueprints at once.
A few minutes later second picture second row. Mr. Dither's is sitting on a stool beside the
bathtub showing Dagwood the blueprints. Now uh we'll send that set and keep this in our files.
And Dagwood who's still in the bathtub answers yeah yeah that's the way I do it. Now if we can only figure out.
Last picture second row Blondie comes to a fruit stand.
Oh those delicious looking berries. They'll be wonderful for canning. Yes ma'am they are and they look wonderful in jars.
First picture third row Blondie exclaims. I want my husband to see them before I decide.
The berry man picks up two cartons of berries. I'll deliver them personally Mrs. Baumstad.
Second picture third row the berry man comes up to the Baumstad house.
The door opens and Mr. Dither's comes out. Oh uh he's upstairs in the bathtub. First door to your left. Thank you.
Last picture third row the berry man appears to be in the bathroom.
Dagwood looks up sees a bar of soap on the floor. Hey watch out for that soap. But it's too late.
Oh dear. And first picture bottom row the berries are all over the bathroom and the berry man is in the tub with Dagwood.
Dagwood looks around the room to see if there's any fruit.
The berry man says sweetly. Where do you keep your broom? I'll help you clean it up.
I'm not gonna clean it up. I'm gonna get dressed and go to the movies.
An hour later Blondie back from shopping looks through the house for Dagwood.
She comes into the bathroom and she sees berries on the floor in the tub on the wall and the bathroom.
Dagwood she comes into the bathroom and she sees berries on the floor in the tub on the wall and on the ceiling and she goes.
Someday I'm going to stay home and see what goes on around here while I'm away.
Poor Dagwood. He didn't have much peace and quiet did he? No he didn't. And didn't Blondie look surprised when she saw her berries in the bathtub.
Yes what would she do with them? Run the cold water out, run the hot water in and make berry sauce in the bathtub.
Oh that's funny make berry sauce in the bathtub.
Now let's turn over the page and look on page three of the second section there's Donald Duck.
Oh my favorite favorite. And I'll read your favorite favorite right away. Here we go with Donald Duck. Say the magic words with me.
Squeegee-jum squeegee-jum squiggly chicka-chack. Let's have music a bit of quack quack.
It's a very rainy day. Donald and his nephews come home and make a rush for the door.
But the door is locked and Donald can't find the key. Are you sure we had it when we left?
Louie says well not positive. And Huey exclaims it's not in the mailbox. And Dewey says or under the mat.
And Louie says hey why don't you bust a window and spend ten bucks. Nosser red.
So Donald walks over to a tree that stands close to the house and starts to climb up. He tries again but he can't make it.
Come on come on. Give me a push. What's the matter with you. Give me a push. So his nephews give him a push.
And slowly Donald goes up, up, up, up to the tree. And he crawls out along the branch.
And drops from the tree onto the roof. And last picture top row he reaches down and opens an upstairs window.
First picture bottom row he hangs onto the eaves. Oh boy oh boy. Hope I mess up.
And then swings himself through the window and lands on the floor. So hard his head aches.
Oh boy. He staggers to his feet. And weaves his way down the stairs. His head aching harder with every step.
And then he stops in amazement. For there in the house at the foot of the stairs stands Louie, Dewey and Huey.
And Dewey holds up the key in triumph and says proudly. Louie had it in his hat. And Donald exclaims.
Oh I've found it.
Good Donald. After all that work to get in the house. Climbing on the roof and everything. Then he discovers that the boys had the key after all.
Yes I don't blame him for being angry.
No neither do I. Poor Donald everything turns out the wrong way for him.
Yes well now let's turn over the page and see who's there.
Oh look Dick's adventure.
Yes on the very last page of Fox the Comic Weekly. And as you remember Dick is in the early days of America.
Yes that's right. He's in Texas. And at that time Texas was just one of the street in Mexico and the cruel Mexican general named General Santa Ana.
Yes right but Dick's friend Jim Bowie had heard that the Mexicans under General Santa Ana were on their way to attack the Texans again.
And so Dick and Jim Bowie they wrote out to investigate into what they will learn.
Well let's read now and find out. Here we go with Dick's adventures. Say the magic words with me.
Let's have music for adventurous Dick.
From the Texas bluffs overlooking the Rio Grande River.
Dick and Jim Bowie sight General Santa Ana's advancing army. Some four thousand strong. Bowie says to Dick.
All right right. We got to warn the others so we can prepare a defense.
Fast picture top row after a long hard ride they reach San Antonio. Learning the ominous news the fighters for Texas independence make an immediate decision to fight.
First picture second row General Sam Houston has saddled up and is ready to ride off to raise an army across Texas.
Bowie says to Dick. You better go with him Dick. Nobody's got much of a chance here.
And then he adds grimly. But I'm staying.
Last picture second row. Dick looks over the assembled men. He sees that Davy Crockett, William Travis and about 200 others are also making no attempt to leave.
Bowie draws. Might be able to slow Santa Ana down a bit until Sam Houston gets his army ready.
First picture bottom row Bowie turns to Dick and says go ahead boy catch up with Sam Ford's too late. No if you're staying Jim I'm staying. I'll stay and fight too.
And last picture all that day and all through the night.
A small band of defenders move ammunition and supplies behind the strong walls of the deserted mission of the Alamo. And as dawn breaks the dust of Santa Ana's approaching hordes is already rising above the nearby hilltop.
The Texans have only 200 men. That's right and four thousand soldiers in the approaching Mexican army. And the Texans are going to stay there and fight?
Yes. Bowie said they're going to fight a delaying action that'll hold the Texans for a while while General Sam Houston can raise a big army.
But how can they ever hope to fight four thousand soldiers?
I'm wondering the same thing. We'll find out more about that next week. But now look below Dick's adventure. There's Rusty Riley.
Oh yes. And you remember Rusty's again with Dooley's farm.
That's right and when he got to the farm he found that there were two crooks on the place who had locked Miss Dooley up in the attic.
Yes. Rusty discovered that when the two crooks were in town and Rusty was going to call the police when the crooks came back and caught him with the phone in his hand.
And the crooks decided it was time to leave the place. And Trixie, the girl who seems to be the boss of the two, had told Mel, who was posing as the hired man, to take care of Rusty and Miss Dooley.
I'm sure she means to do something dangerous to them. I wonder what it will be.
Well let's read now and find out. Here we go with Rusty Riley. Gallop and run till the road is dusty. Give us music for his horse and Rusty.
Music
Mel has put Miss Dooley in the back seat of the car. First picture he tells Rusty.
Alright, get behind the wheel of that car kid and drive through the place I tell you. I'll be in the back seat with a gun so don't get any ideas.
Collie, you've got poor Miss Dooley in there. You shouldn't do this. She's thick.
Second picture. Rusty has been directed to drive the car to a place out in the woods where a door opens to an underground room.
As Rusty stops the car, he says, what are we going to do here? This is just an old spring house.
Exactly. And it's going to be the permanent address of you and the old woman from now on.
Mel forces Rusty and Miss Dooley to get out of the car.
Alright, get in there. Rusty and Miss Dooley go into the spring house.
Last picture top row. Mel starts to close the door. Rusty says, Jeepers mister, you can't leave us locked up in this place. Miss Dooley, she's awful sick. She'll die.
Yeah, very sad. But you shouldn't have been so nosy.
Meanwhile, first picture bottom row in the town of Honey Hollow. The banker and Jim Woods have come to talk to the sheriff because they've been wondering why Miss Dooley hasn't been seen in town for some time.
The sheriff is saying, you say you think something's wrong out at Dooley Farm? Well, you better give me the facts, Sam.
Well, it's really just a hunt, Sheriff, but I agree with Jim Woods that it wouldn't hurt to run out there. Come on, Sheriff, I've got my car outside.
Short time later, the sheriff and the two men are ringing Miss Dooley's doorbell.
Where nobody answers the bell? Wait here. I'm going to take a look in the barn. Yeah, there surely ought to be somebody around.
A few minutes later, the sheriff joins Jim and Sam at the house again. Nothing in the barn but two half-starved horses. Come on, we're going in the house. Jim Woods drives the door.
Hey, the door isn't locked. They go into the house and find it as shambles. Good night. Look at this room. Yeah, looks like they made a quick getaway.
Darn if I know why. They go out of the house again. Rusty's dog flips season and runs about barking nervously. Last picture, Jim Woods exclaims,
Hey, wait a minute, Sheriff. That pup was with the boy who cashed the check in my feed store. Look, he sure acts funny.
Oh, I'm glad the sheriff and the others came there. Oh, my, but it's too bad they didn't get there a little sooner. Yes, then they could have caught the crooks before they lost Rusty and Miss Dooley out.
Yes, they would have. But don't forget though, they see Rusty's dog flip. Oh, yes, and maybe flip will lead them to where Rusty's locked up.
Well, let's hope he does. We'll find out next week if that happens. 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 you boys and girls, I've got to go now. All right, Mr. Tommy Geeky Man, but I'll be waiting for you next week.
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. Your friend the Comic Weekly Man, the jolly Comic Weekly Man.