anaheim-gazette 1953-02-15

DICKIE DARE MACHINE MAN HERMES HAS BEEN RESET BY THE MYSTERIOUS QUEEN KATE. SO THAT HE OBEYS NER INSTEAD OF DICKIE... SO IT'S YOU WHO ARE THE BOSS...MIGOSH, AND I TRIED TO RESCUE YOU...FROM YOURSELF! I HAVE TO PROTECT MYSELF AGAINST YOUR BRAND OF ENTERPRISE SO THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR... AW SKIP IT! WHAT'S NEXT? I HAVE A HUGE PLANT ON THIS ISLAND—HERES AN AIRVIEW, MINUS CAMOUFLAGE—INSIDE ARE SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, WORKERS... BRAND OF ENTERPRISE FOR... AW SKIP IT! WHAT'S NEXT? THIS ISLAND HERES AN AIRVIEW, MINUS GAMOUFLAGE-INSIDE ARE SCIENTISTS,ENGINEERS, WORKERS... GUARDS! THEY'RE ROBOTS, LIKE HERMES -ONLY THEY ARE ARMED -THEY ARE ALSO THE END PRODUCT OF MY FACTORY! MORE IRON MEN! HEY—COULD YOU BE WORKING THIS OUT FOR THE "IRON CURTAIN" COUNTRIES—SO THESE GUARDS COULD BE USED IN PRISON CAMPS? YOU'VE GUESSED IT! ROBOTS HAVE FEELINGS TRUSTED TO WHO ATTEMPT NO YOU WILL SEE MY ROBOT FACTORY AT CLOSE HAND BECAUSE YOU'LL BE LOCKED IN IT AND GIVEN A JOB! ME A SLAVE...AFTER HAVING LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE AS A FREE AMERICAN? YOU WILL SEE MY ROBOT FACTORY AT CLOSE HAND BECAUSE YOU'LL BE LOCKED IN IT AND GIVEN A JOB! WHO, ME? ME A SLAVE...AFTER HAVING LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE AS A FREE AMERICAN? SPIRIT OF REVOLT IT'S YOU WHO ARE BOSS...MIGOSH, AND I TRIED TO RESCUE YOU...FROM YOURSELF! SIR GALAHAD, YOUR ATTEMPT WILL EARN YOU A CHANCE TO GO ON LIVING! BUT FIRST... THE FACTORY IS ENTIRELY SELF-SUFFICIENT...ALL PERSONS ARELOCKED IN, AND SPEND EVERY MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES INSIDE. NOTICE THOSE... EXERCISE AREA WE CAN BOTH RIDE ON NELLIE. I'M SORRY I DON'T OWN A HORSE! SELF-SUFFICIENT...ALL PERSONS ARE LOCKED IN...AND SPEND EVERY MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES INSIDE. NOTICE THOSE. EXERCISE AREA THE PLANT AT ROBOT ISLAND YOU'VE GUESSED IT! ROBOTS HAVE NO HUMAN FEELINGS - THEY CAN BE TRUSTED TO SHOOT THOSE WHO ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE! NOW COME... GIVE ME LIBERTY, OR I'M SORRY I DON'T OWN A HORSE! WE CAN BOTH RIDE ON NELLIE. THERE'S THE CASTLE! GIDDA NELLIE!! SIR OAKY! YOUR HORSE HAS SHRUNK! SMALLER A COIT! GIVE ME LIBERTY, OR... SIR OAKY! YOUR HORSE HAS SHRUNK! SMALLER A COLT! A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL GUARD HAS AGREED TO GO WITH OAKY ON A MISSION TO CARRION CASTLE... FATHER, THAT GUY WILL BE WORSE THAN USELESS! BUT, POMONA, HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHOWOULD VOLUNTEER! SIR OAKY, MY NAME IS BAGBY BELLEW. GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH ME, BAGBY! WHAT WEAPONS WILL I NEED? ER--A SWORD OUGHTA BE ENOUGH. OAKY AND BAGBY HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR AN HOUR--AND NOW IT'S NIGHT... IS THIS GOING TO.BE A D-DANGEROUS? MEBBE NO--MEBBE YES! OAKY AND BAGBY HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR AN HOUR--AND NOW IT'S NIGHT... IS THIS GOING TO BE A D-DANGEROUS MISSION, SIR OAKY? MEBBE NO--MEBBE YES! CARRION CASTLE DEAD END ROAD THERE'S THE CASTLE! GIDDAP, NELLIE!! WHAT TH'...?! NOBODY CAN BEUITTLE NELLIE ORSE HAS SMALLER THAN A COLT! NOBODY CAN BE LITTLE NELLIE AND GET AWAY WITH IT!