anaheim-gazette 1953-01-18

DICKIE DARE WHAT LUCK, WAGS! WHEN I CONKED OL' HERMAN, A LITTLE DOOR OPENED AND I PRESSED A BUTTON MARKED "SPOKEN CONTROL!" NOW HERMAN WILL DO ANYTHING I SAY! RIGHT, PAL? THAT IS OUTTE CORRECT THAT GUY WHO WAS WORKING YOU BY REMOTE CONTROL — HE'S A BAD MAN, BECAUSE HE PHONED YOU TO THROW ME OFF THIS RAFT! THE RAFT IS MOVING TOWARD HIM NOW... MAKE IT GO THE OTHER WAY, SO WE CAN GET BACK TO MY FRIEND DR BUFF AND MY BOAT, THE "VALIANT"... HE'S A BAD MAN, BECAUSE HE PHONED YOU TO THROW ME OFF THIS RAFT! THE RAFT IS MOVING TOWARD HIM NOW... ...THAT THE RAIN IS CEASING. "FORMER MASTER" HAS DEAWN US AWAY FROM YOUR FRIEND'S HELICOPTER. THAT IS "FORMER MASTER'S" ISLAND, STRAIGHT AHEAD WOW...A MURDERER'S ISLAND? HEY, HERMAN, WILL YOU OBEY ANY COMMAND BESIDE MINE? MY ELECTRIC THAT AFTER BUTTON IS VIBRATION VOICE I HEAR WAGS, I HAVE A TEA-RIFFIC PLAN! YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO'S GOING TO KNOW ABOUT IT, SO LISTEN CAREFULLY... BZ ... THEN—BZ... AND IF—BZ... SO THAT—BZ... BZ... BZ... GET IT? WAGS, I HAVE A TEA-RIFFIC PLAN! YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO'S GOING TO KNOW ABOUT IT, SO LISTEN CAREFULLY... BZ ... BZ... BZ... OKAY, HERM, SO THE BOSS SPEAKS! TURN OFF THIS BLANKETY--BLANK RAIN!! ANOTHER THING... I AM NOT ABLE EITHER TO STOP THE RAIN OR ALTER THE COURSE OF THE RAFT HOWEVER, YOU MAY PERCEIVE... THE COURSE OF THE RAFT HOWEVER, YOU MAY PERCEIVE... MY ELECTRONIC SYSTEM PROVIDES THAT AFTER THE "SPOKEN CONTROL" BUTTON IS PRESSED I PICK UP VIBRATIONS FROM THE FIRST VOICE I HEAR AND OBEY THAT UNTIL THE BUTTON IS PRESSED AGAIN, HUH? GOLLY... MAYBE I'M ONLY A KID, MR. WHO-EVER-YOU ARE, BUT I'M A PUSH-BUTTON KID! JUST THINK THAT ONE OVER! ... B-BUT IF IT ISN'T, I B-BETTER B-BE MOVING! YOU GET THE ROYAL GUARD? I'll MOBILIZE THE ARMY, NAVY AND MARINES!! YOU WON'T NEED ME, YOUR MAJESTY! JUMPIN' JIMINY! IT'S PREPOST ROUS! MAYBE I'M ONLY A KID, MR. WHO-EVER-YOU-ARE, BUT I'M A PUSH-BUTTON KID! JUST THINK THAT ONE OVER! JUMPIN' JIMINY! IT'S PREPOST'ROUS! IN THE BARRY NIGHT OF A CHILD MORNING, KING COMIC HAS A WARD THEN BELOWING WHAT HE SHEET... THIS MUST BE A WN-NIGHTMARE!... OAKY! THERE'S A DRAGON IN MY BEDROOM! G-GOSH ALL HEMLOCK! OAKY! THERE'S A DRAGON IN MY BEDROOM! G-GOSH ALL HEMLOCK! I'LL FIX THAT DRAGON! HEY! WHAT TH...? THE POOR THING WAS COLD; SO WHAT?---THAT'S MY BED! AM I THE POOR THING WAS COLD; YOUR MAJESTY! SO WHAT?---THAT'S MY BED! AM I SUPPOSED TO STAND-AROUND AND FREEZE?!