Sparkler Comics #v2#8 (8)
(March 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
?

The Spark Man and the River Fiddler! (Table of Contents)

The Spark Man; Captain and the Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

The Case of the River Fiddler (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Fred Methot
Pencils
Reg Greenwood
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 [as Dib] (signed)
Pencils
Bernard Dibble [as Dib] (signed)
Inks
Bernard Dibble [as Dib] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You boys better look out!
Genre
humor
Characters
El Bombo; Killer Kargas; Bugs McShultz; Homicide Harry; Scarface Jake
Synopsis
Bombo befriends animals in the woods and protects them from hunters. Killer and his gang are hiding out in the woods and Bombo captures them to save the woodland creatures.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Tarzan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Burne Hogarth
Inks
Burne Hogarth
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After a peace treaty was signed ...
Genre
adventure; jungle

[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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh boy! -- Look at the classy car ...
Genre
humor; children

[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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just as I surmised ...
Genre
adventure

Stamps Aid Bomb Victims (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
Rudolph Dirks
Pencils
Rudolph Dirks
Inks
Rudolph Dirks
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Vell, here ve iss --
Genre
humor

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Mo Leff ?
Inks
Mo Leff ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's Senor Mazuma's ranch below, Mr. Jinks ...
Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Harry O'Neill
Pencils
Harry O'Neill
Inks
Harry O'Neill
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quick -- that brat'll fetch the sheriff
Genre
western-frontier

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

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

Script
Bill Conselman
Pencils
Charles Plumb
Inks
Charles Plumb
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where are we going?
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Reprints of syndicated newspaper strip. Both pages also feature a one- or two-panel Chris Crusty page-topper strip by the same creators.

A Salute to -- Mrs. Jane Prili! (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
Hunting gold in Concarnio, the Dingles and Gomez are captured by Zuca Indians.
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Danny Dingle; Jeff Jellicoe; Ma [Deborah] Dingle; Peppito; Dilbury Dingle; Gomez
Synopsis
Gomez, Danny and his father are rescued from certain death at the hands of the Zuca tribe by their guide Peppito.

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

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

Script
Al Capp
Pencils
Raeburn Van Buren
Inks
Raeburn Van Buren
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Miss Audrey -- I owe you a apology. I had you figgered for...
Genre
drama

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Unbelievable -- But True / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank N. Ernest
Pencils
Frank N. Ernest
Inks
Frank N. Ernest
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shamrock, Okla., has all Irish names for its...
Genre
non-fiction
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Spark Man and the River Fiddler!
    The Spark Man; Captain and the Kids
  2. 1. The Case of the River Fiddler
    Spark Man
  3. 2. ["You boys better look out!"]
    El Bombo
  4. 3. ["After a peace treaty was signed ..."]
    Tarzan
  5. 4. ["Oh boy! -- Look at the classy car ..."]
    Nancy
  6. 5. ["Just as I surmised ..."]
    Frankie Doodle
  7. 6. Stamps Aid Bomb Victims
    News Notes About Stamps
  8. 7. ["Vell, here ve iss --"]
    Captain and the Kids
  9. 8. ["That's Senor Mazuma's ranch below, Mr. Jinks ..."]
    Dynamite Dunn
  10. 9. ["Quick -- that brat'll fetch the sheriff"]
    Broncho Bill
  11. 10. ["Where are we going?"]
    Ella Cinders
  12. 11. A Salute to -- Mrs. Jane Prili!
    Sparkler Salutes
  13. 12. ["Hunting gold in Concarnio, the Dingles and Gomez are captured by Zuca Indians."]
    Danny Dingle
  14. 13. ["Miss Audrey -- I owe you a apology. I had you figgered for..."]
    Abbie an' Slats
  15. 14. ["Shamrock, Okla., has all Irish names for its..."]
    Unbelievable -- But True
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Walls
  • David Wilt
  • Len Wolinsky