Sparkler Comics #v2#6 (6)
(January 1942)

United Feature, 1941 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Editing
Gerald A. DeMott

Issue Notes

My copy has no indicia nor year of publication. Number on front cover only. Book consists of United Features Syndicate newspaper strips from which the dates of publication have been removed.
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Info I added is based on the SOO

The Case of the Bronze Bees (Table of Contents)

The Spark Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Reg Greenwood
Inks
Reg Greenwood
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Greenwood art on Sparkman figure only.
Captain and the Kids appear in a cameo

The Case of the Bronze Bees (Table of Contents: 1)

The Spark Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Methot (signed)
Pencils
Reg Greenwood (signed)
Inks
Reg Greenwood
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

El Bombo / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble [as Dib]
Inks
Bernard Dibble [as Dib]
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bombo has found a new pal
Genre
humor
Characters
El Bombo; Obituary Whaleweight Bill; Bad End Bend; Little Marie
Synopsis
Bombo agrees to participate in a boxing match for charity.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints modified to fit comic books.

On The Warpath (Table of Contents: 3)

Tarzan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernie Hogarth (signed)
Inks
Bernie Hogarth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Sunday newspaper strip reprints.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Nancy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints modified to comic book format.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Frankie Doodle / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Batsford
Pencils
Ben Batsford
Inks
Ben Batsford
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Newspaper strip reprints modified for comic books.

Norway Honors Architect (Table of Contents: 6)

News Notes About Stamps / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Captain and the Kids / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Rudolf Dirks
Pencils
Rudolf Dirks
Inks
Rudolf Dirks
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic books.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Dynamite Dunn / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Forsythe
Pencils
Vic Forsythe
Inks
Vic Forsythe
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic books.

Sheridan Express (Table of Contents: 9)

Broncho Bill / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harry F. O'Neill
Pencils
Harry F. O'Neill (signed)
Inks
Harry F. O'Neill (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic books.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Ella Cinders / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Conselman (signed)
Pencils
Charlie Plumb (signed)
Inks
Charlie Plumb (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic books.

Pamela Hollingworth (Table of Contents: 11)

Sparkler Salutes / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Danny Dingle / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
While Danny and Pa Dingle are hunting gold in Concarnio with their friend Gomez...
Genre
humor
Characters
Danny Dingle; Pa Dingle; J.J. Jellicoe; Generale de Montalban; Peppito; Coronel Castro; Sanchez; Presidente Ponzo; Gomez
Synopsis
Danny and Pa search for a hidden treasure in the politically unstable Latin American country of Concarnio.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic books.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Abbie an' Slats / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Raeburn Van Buren
Pencils
Raeburn Van Buren (signed)
Inks
Raeburn Van Buren (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It worries me Becky. How could you of give up a movie star like Dickey Gooney...
Genre
drama

Indexer Notes

Newspaper strip reprints modified to fit comic books.

Jim Braddock (Table of Contents: 14)

Unbelievable-But True / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Frank N. Ernest
Pencils
Frank N. Ernest (signed)
Inks
Frank N. Ernest (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Contains statement of ownership and management.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Albert Moody (business manager)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Ella Cinders / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Conselman (signed)
Pencils
Charlie Plumb (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are they, Skeeter?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

The inside-back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Case of the Bronze Bees
    The Spark Man
  2. 1. The Case of the Bronze Bees
    The Spark Man
  3. 2. ["Bombo has found a new pal"]
    El Bombo
  4. 3. On The Warpath
    Tarzan
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Nancy
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Frankie Doodle
  7. 6. Norway Honors Architect
    News Notes About Stamps
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Captain and the Kids
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Dynamite Dunn
  10. 9. Sheridan Express
    Broncho Bill
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Ella Cinders
  12. 11. Pamela Hollingworth
    Sparkler Salutes
  13. 12. ["While Danny and Pa Dingle are hunting gold in Concarnio with their friend Gomez..."]
    Danny Dingle
  14. 13. ["It worries me Becky. How could you of give up a movie star like Dickey Gooney..."]
    Abbie an' Slats
  15. 14. Jim Braddock
    Unbelievable-But True
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. ["What are they, Skeeter?"]
    Ella Cinders
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • David Wilt
  • Len Wolinsky