anaheim-gazette 1953-01-11

INSTRUCTED WA REMOTE CONTROL, THE MACHINE-MAN, "HERMES", IS ABOUT TO THROW DICKIE OFF THE RAFT... BEFORE I GO I'LL GET ONE SWIM AT THAT MECHANIC MUG coulton waugh THE IMPACT HAS JEBSKED OPEN A LITTLE DOOR IN THE BACK OF THE MACHINEMAN'S HEAD CAN YOU BEAT THAT, WAGS? OLD HERMAN MUST HAVE BLOWN A FUSE WHEN I COWKED HIM HEY...I SEE ALL OPEN DOOR IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD! DO I DARE... YOU BET YOU DO, DICKIE...HEY, WAGS, I SEE THE TROUBLE...A LITTLE TUBE WAS UNSEATED AND THERE ARE TWO LITTLE BUTTONS... I PRESSED THE LITTLE TUBE BACK, WAGS! LOOK, HE'S MOVING! NOW FOR CERTAINLY! I'LL WORK THE "FRESHFROM-SEAWATER" SYSTEM, MASTER! GET IT, WAG CAN KEEP / IN IT'S PLAC EVERYTHING I PRESSED THE LITTLE TUBE BACK, WAGS! LOOK, HE'S MOVING! NOW FOR THAT "SPOKEN CONTROL" HERMAN, GIVE ME A DRINK CERTAINLY! I'LL WORK THE "FRESH-FROM-SEAWATER" SYSTEM, MASTER! GET IT, WAG CAN KEEP / IN IT'S PLACE EVERYTHING GOING TO BE OIL RIGHT! I'LL GET IN ONE SWIPE AT THAT MECHANICAL MUG WELL... I'LL BE... I'LL BET I CAN WIGGLE OUT OF HIS GRIP. AND A Few Minutes Later On A PARAPET OF THE ROYAL CASTLE... JUST STANDS THERE HOLDING DIOKE... I'll BE... I'LL BET I CAN WIGGLE OUT OF HIS GRIP. ONE SAYS: REMOTE CONTROL...THE OTHER: "SPOKEN CONTROL! HERE GOES, WAGS!" I'M GOING TO MAKE A STAB AT RUNNING HERMAN MYSELF. GET IT, WAGS? IF YOU CAN KEEP A MACHINE IN IT'S PLACE EVERYTHING'S AND A FEW MINUTES LATER ON A PARAPET OF THE ROYAL CASTLE... GET IT, WAGS? IF YOU CAN KEEP A MACHINE IN IT'S PLACE EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OIL RIGHT! AWAITING FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS IT'S THE DAY OF A WINTER'S DAY IN THE KINGDOM OF UNCERTAINIA, AND A COLD, HUNGRY CREATURE EMERGES FROM THE ROVALFOREST... ER ON A CASTLE... Z.Z.Z! G-GADZOOKS! WORST NIGHTMARE I EVER H-HAD!!