Sparkler Comics #v3#4 (16)
(November 1942)

United Feature, 1941 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-10-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.

Copyright 1942 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc., New York. Editorial and Advertising office, 220 East 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. Phone Murray Hill 2-3020. Chicago office, 735 Daily News Bldg., Chicago, I’ll. Phone Randolph 3677.

Distributed by the American News Company, Inc., 131 Varick St., New York City.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Reg Greenwood ? (Spark Man); Rudolph Dirks (Captain and the Kids vignette); Ernie Bushmiller (Nancy vignette); Raeburn Van Buren (Abbie an' Slats vignette); Burne Hogarth (Tarzan vignette); Charlie Plumb (Ella Cinders vignette)
Inks
Reg Greenwood ? (Spark Man); Rudolph Dirks (Captain and the Kids vignette); Ernie Bushmiller (Nancy vignette); Raeburn Van Buren (Abbie an' Slats vignette); Burne Hogarth (Tarzan vignette); Charlie Plumb (Ella Cinders vignette)
Colors
?
Letters
? (word balloon); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Take a nap, Nippy! - Spark Man style!!!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Nancy Ritz (vignette); Tarzan [John Clayton] (vignette); Spark Man [Private Omar Kavak]; Japanese soldier; two unidentifiable soldiers; Der Captain (vignette); Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Abbie [Abigail Scrapple] (vignette); Slats [Aubrey Eustace Scrapple] (vignette); a monkey (vignette); Ella Cinders (vignette)
Keywords
racist imagery; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Your War Library / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
U. S. Army Air Corps (official photographs)
Inks
U. S. Army Air Corps (official photographs)
Colors
? (background color)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; aviation; military
Synopsis
A summary of the Lockheed ‘Lightning’ P-38 and the Boeing ‘Flying Fortress’ B-17.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Spark Man!! We thought--- all right, Lieutenant, you can go.
Genre
adventure; military; superhero
Characters
Spark Man [Private Omar Kavak]; Hu-See; unnamed Major; Japanese soldiers; two unnamed American captives

Indexer Notes

Spark Man gives up his costumed identity starting this issue and becomes Private Omar Kavak.

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

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

Script
Rudolph Dirks (credited as R. Dirks)
Pencils
Rudolph Dirks (credited as R. Dirks)
Inks
Rudolph Dirks (credited as R. Dirks)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Captain is racing the Inspector around the world…
Genre
adventure; humor; children
Characters
Hans Katzenjammer; Fritz Katzenjammer; Mama Katzenjammer; Der Captain; unnamed train conductor; unnamed fisherman; unnamed police officer; unnamed judge
Reprints
  • from the Captain and the Kids Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Frankie has followed the fleeing 'Spooky' Ludwig from his hideout...
Genre
adventure; children; detective-mystery; humor; domestic
Characters
Frankie Doodle; Captain Ku; "Spooky" Ludwig; Amos Jarr (carjacked motorist); Trooper Joe Riggs; unnamed police sergeant; Chief Stack; Ling Pow
Reprints
  • from Frankie Doodle daily (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-03-29 [The first panel of text dropped. The second panel expanded to incorporate the feature logo and story introduction.]
  • 1938-03-30 [Third-panel's art expanded on the left and right side of the panel. The fourth panel had all background art removed, art cropped on the right side of the panel and expanded on the left side of the panel.]
  • 1938-03-31 [First panel slightly trimmed on the right and the left side of the panel. The second panel is cropped on the left side of the panel. On the fourth panel, all background art was removed, trimmed at the bottom of the panel, and expanded slightly on the left, right, and top of the panel.]
  • 1938-04-01 [First, second, and third panels trimmed on the left and right sides. The fourth panel was dropped.]
  • 1938-04-02 [First panel was trimmed on its left side. The second panel was expanded on the left side and trimmed on the right side. The third panel was trimmed on its left and right sides. The fourth panel had all its background art removed.]
  • 1938-04-04 [First text panel dropped. The second and third panels were trimmed on the left, ride, and bottom sides. The third panel is trimmed on the right side.]
  • 1938-04-05 [The first panel was dropped. The second panel was trimmed on the left side.]
  • 1938-04-06 [The first panel was trimmed on the left side and artwork and Ludwig's dialogue were removed on that side of the panel. The third panel is trimmed on the right side.]
  • 1938-04-07 [The fourth panel was dropped.]
  • 1938-04-09 [Panels one through five were dropped. The sixth panel was expanded on all four sides, Wu's word balloon moved about a 1/2 an inch to the upper left.]
  • 1938-04-11 [The third panel was expanded on its left and right sides.]
  • 1938-04-12 [The first, third, fourth, and fifth panels were dropped.]
  • 1938-04-15 [The second panel is trimmed on the left side. The third and fourth panels are trimmed on the left and right sides. The fifth panel is trimmed on its right and left sides and Ling Pow is completely removed from the panel.]
  • 1938-04-16 [The first and third panels are trimmed on the left and right sides. Ling Pow's dialogue is changed from "What the gods of chance hold in their hands only angels may see -" to "Captain Ku is now returning ~ so you may soon learn best ~ or worst -", which originally appeared in the second panel, but the second panel was dropped. Frankie Doodle's word balloon is trimmed to not fall over the fourth panel's left side gutter space.]

Indexer Notes

The original date, copyright and trademark notices, and creator signature were removed on all strips reprinted. The entire strips from April 8, 13, and 14, 1938, were not reprinted.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nikki-Nikki is on trial for robbery and resisting an officer.
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Slats [Aubrey Eustace Scrapple]; Abbie [Abigail Scrapple]; Nikki-Nikki; Adam Stone (district attorney); Judge Lucius; Becky Groggins; Tom Jones
Reprints
  • from Abbie an' Slats daily (United Feature Syndicate) 1940-04-24 [Original strip title, "Abbie Enters the Case!" The first panel is expanded on the left side to include the feature's logo and recap text. The second, third, and fourth panels are trimmed at the bottom.]
  • 1940-04-25 [Original strip title, "Explain Yourself, Abbie". The first, third, and fourth panels are trimmed at the bottom. The third panel is also trimmed at the bottom, but some of the artwork and word balloons were moved closer together inside the panel itself.]
  • 1940-04-26 [Original strip title, "You'll See, Mr. D. A." The first, second, and third panels were trimmed at the bottom. The fourth panel was dropped.]
  • 1940-04-27 [Original strip title, "The Awful Truth". All four panels were trimmed at the bottom.]
  • 1940-04-29 [Original strip title, "Her Mind's Made Up". All three panels were trimmed at the bottom.]
  • 1940-04-30 [Original strip title, "Fighting a Lost Cause". All four panels were trimmed at the bottom.]
  • 1940-05-01 [Original strip title, "The News Breaks! The first panel is trimmed at the bottom. The second panel has all of its background artwork removed, a foot added to Becky's leg, and her word balloon trimmed on its left side. The third panel is trimmed at the bottom and a dialogue balloon is added above Slats' head saying "Extra!!" The fourth panel is dropped.]
  • 1940-05-02 [Original strip title, "Slats' Secret". The first and second panels were trimmed at the bottom. The third panel had all its background artwork removed. The fourth panel was dropped.]
  • 1940-05-03 [Original strip title, "By the Light of the Moon". The first and third panels were dropped. The second panel expanded its artwork at the bottom of the panel. The fourth panel added the dialogue box of "A few minutes later....." from the third panel that causes Abbie's dialogue balloon to be dropped lower in the art and the speech tail changed from right to Abbie to the left of Abbie.]
  • 1940-05-04 [Original strip title, "Faith Moves Mountains, Abbie". Panels one, three, and four are cropped at the bottom of their panels. The second panel is trimmed at the bottom and has most of its background art removed.]

Indexer Notes

The original date, copyright and trademark notices, and creator signature were removed on all strips reprinted.

The Talking Tornado (Table of Contents: 6)

Broncho Bill / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Broncho Bill; Nell; Tornado; unnamed cowboys
Reprints
  • from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX [The original date and creator signature were removed. The original copyright and trademark notice remained, but its year was removed.]

Over the Cliff (Table of Contents: 7)

Broncho Bill / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Broncho Bill; Nell; unnamed baby; Blackie (Bill's horse); Patches (Nell's horse)
Reprints
  • from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX [The original date and creator signature were removed. The original copyright and trademark notice remained, but its year was removed.]

200 Feet of Nothing (Table of Contents: 8)

Broncho Bill / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Broncho Bill; Nell; an unnamed baby
Reprints
  • from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX [The original date and creator signature were removed. The original copyright and trademark notice remained, but its year was removed.]

Boiling Sky (Table of Contents: 9)

Broncho Bill / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Broncho Bill; Nell; Blackie (Bill's horse); Patches (Nell's horse); Joe; an unnamed woman (Joe's wife?)
Reprints
  • from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX [The original date and creator signature were removed. The original copyright and trademark notice remained, but its year was removed.]

Finger of Death (Table of Contents: 10)

Broncho Bill / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Broncho Bill; Nell; Blackie (Bill's horse); Patches (Nell's horse); unnamed kid
Reprints
  • from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX [The original date and creator signature were removed. The original copyright and trademark notice remained, but its year was removed.]
Keywords
tornado; twister

[Stamp Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

News Notes About India (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
A stamp collecting article with its focus on stamps from India.

Indexer Notes

The article goes across the centerspread of pages 32 and 33 totaling a total of one page.

[The Half-Men] (Table of Contents: 13)

Tarzan / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH); Edgar Rice Burroughs (credited) (original author)
Pencils
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)
Inks
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)
Colors
?
Letters
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan; Marsada; Mal-Yut (half-men chief); The Lingoos (half-men); apes
Reprints
  • from Tarzan Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-03-26 [The original strip title and face of Mal-Yut in the logo for the original comic strip were removed and replaced with an introductory text recapping the story up to that point. The "Next week...: blurb, strip date, strip numbering, and year on copyright and trademark notice was also removed.]

Indexer Notes

The original strip title was put into the title field on this sequence. It did not appear in this reprint.

These Tarzan stories are part of the larger "Tarzan and the Pygmies" storyline, a title that was created later.

The Foe Draws Near (Table of Contents: 14)

Tarzan / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH); Edgar Rice Burroughs (credited) (original author)
Pencils
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)
Inks
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)
Colors
?
Letters
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan; Mal-Yut (half-men chief); Linda; Marsada; The Lingoos (half-men); Bak-Dak (an ape); apes
Reprints
  • from Tarzan Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-04-02 [The "Next week...: blurb, strip date, strip numbering, and year on copyright and trademark notice were removed.]

Indexer Notes

These Tarzan stories are part of the larger "Tarzan and the Pygmies" storyline, a title that was created later.

The Lingoos Attack (Table of Contents: 15)

Tarzan / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH); Edgar Rice Burroughs (credited) (original author)
Pencils
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)
Inks
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)
Colors
?
Letters
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan; Linda; The Lingoos (half-men); apes
Reprints
  • from Tarzan Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-04-09 [The "Next week...: blurb, strip date, strip numbering, and year on copyright and trademark notice were removed.]

Indexer Notes

These Tarzan stories are part of the larger "Tarzan and the Pygmies" storyline, a title that was created later.

Bak-Dak's Sacrifice (Table of Contents: 16)

Tarzan / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH); Edgar Rice Burroughs (credited) (original author)
Pencils
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)
Inks
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)
Colors
?
Letters
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan; The Lingoos (half-men); Bak-Dak; apes; Linda
Reprints
  • from Tarzan Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-04-16 [The "Next week...: blurb, strip date, strip numbering, and year on copyright and trademark notice were removed.]

Indexer Notes

These Tarzan stories are part of the larger "Tarzan and the Pygmies" storyline, a title that was created later.

Captured! (Table of Contents: 17)

Tarzan / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH); Edgar Rice Burroughs (credited) (original author)
Pencils
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)
Inks
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)
Colors
?
Letters
Burne Hogarth (signed as HOGARTH)

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan; The Lingoos (half-men); Linda; Marsada
Reprints
  • from Tarzan Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-04-23 [The "Next week...: blurb, strip date, strip numbering, and year on copyright and trademark notice were removed.]

Indexer Notes

These Tarzan stories are part of the larger "Tarzan and the Pygmies" storyline, a title that was created later.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Nancy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Ernie Bushmiller (credited)
Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller (credited)
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ernie Bushmiller (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nancy! - - - I told you not to read in a poor light!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Nancy Ritz; Sluggo Smith; Fritzi Ritz; Pee Wee; two unnamed movie theater ushers; Windy; unnamed superintendent (see notes)
Reprints
  • from Fritzi Ritz daily (United Feature Syndicate) 1939-08-14 [The first panel is expanded to add extra art and the Nancy feature logo to the top of the page.]
  • 1939-08-16 [Original strip title: "Love Is Blind". The third panel is expanded on the left and right side and in the middle separating apart Nancy and Sluggo. The fourth panel is expanded on the left and the right side and trimmed at the bottom. The fifth panel was trimmed at the bottom and the left side.]
  • 1939-08-18 [Original strip title: "Taking No Chances". Strip printed out of order. The first and third panels were trimmed at the bottom. The second panel was dropped.]
  • 1939-08-17 [Original strip title: "Subterfuge". The first panel was trimmed on the left side and bottom. The second, third, and fourth panels are trimmed at the bottom]
  • 1939-08-15 [Original strip title: "Time Out". Strip printed out of order. The first panel is trimmed on the left side and at the bottom. The second panel was trimmed at the bottom. The third panel is trimmed at the bottom.]
  • 1939-08-19 [Original strip title: "Compromise". The first panel was trimmed at the bottom. The second panel was dropped. The third panel was trimmed at the bottom and expanded slightly on the left side. The fourth panel was trimmed on the left side, right side, and at the bottom.]
  • 1939-08-28 [Original strip title: "It's the Woman Who Pays!". The first and third panels are cropped on the left side and bottom. The second, fourth, fifth, and sixth panels are cropped at the bottom. "Continued..." removed from the bottom of the sixth panel.]
  • 1939-08-29 [Original strip title: "Robbing the Cradle". The first and second panels are slightly trimmed on the left and right sides and trimmed at the bottom. The third panel is trimmed on the left side and bottom]
  • 1939-08-30 [Original strip title: "Love Finds a Way". The first panel is dropped. The second and third panels were trimmed at the bottom.]
  • 1939-08-31 [Original strip title: "Saved by the Law!' The first panel was trimmed at the bottom. The second and fourth panels were trimmed on the left side and at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the right side and at the bottom.]
  • 1939-09-02 [Original strip title: "The Bell". The first, second, and fourth panels were trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the left and right sides. The fifth panel was trimmed on the right side and bottom.]
  • 1939-09-01 [Original strip title: "Saving 'Face!'" Strip printed out of order. The first and second panels were dropped. The third and fourth panels were trimmed at the bottom. The fifth panel was trimmed slightly on the right side.]
  • 1939-09-04 [Original strip title: "A Gentleman at Last!" The script from the first panel was removed. The first and second panels were combined into a single panel with new background artwork. The second panel is also trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the left side and the bottom. The fourth and fifth panels were trimmed at the bottom.]
  • 1939-09-05 [Original strip title: "A Woman's Wiles!" The first and second panels were trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the left side and at the bottom.]
  • 1939-09-06 [Original strip title: "'Sluggo' Can't Slug!" The first and the third strip are trimmed at the bottom. The second and third panels were both slightly trimmed slightly on the left side and at the bottom. The fourth panel was expanded creating distance between Sluggo and Windy and it was trimmed at the bottom. The fifth text panel was dropped.]
  • 1939-09-08 [Original strip title: "Nancy Eases Her Conscience!" The first and third panels are trimmed on the left side and at the bottom. The second and fourth panels are trimmed at the bottom.]
  • 1939-09-07 [Original strip title: "Getting Even With 'Windy'". Strip printed out of order. The first panel was trimmed at the bottom. The second panel was trimmed slightly on the left and right sides and at the bottom. The third panel was dropped. The fourth panel added "Later-" at the top right corner of the panel, lowered Nancy's word balloon slightly, trimmed slightly on the right side, and trimmed at the bottom.]
  • 1939-09-09 [Original strip title: "That'll Hold Him!" The first and second panels were trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the left side and at the bottom.']
  • 1939-10-09 [Original strip title: "She Ought to Know". The first and second panels were trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the right side and the bottom.]
  • 1939-10-10 [Original strip title: "Look Who's Talking". The first panel was dropped. The second panel was trimmed at the bottom. The third panel was trimmed on the right side and the bottom.]

Indexer Notes

The original date, copyright and trademark notices, and creator signature were removed on all strips reprinted.

In the last strip, the superintendent is called a janitor in the panel that was dropped for this reprint. His doorbell says "Supt" for superintendent.

Once Again! From Cover to Cover! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Nancy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Hap Hopper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Sparling ?; Drew Pearson (credited); Robert S. Allen (credited)
Pencils
Jack Sparling (credited as Sparling) (signed as Sparling [in a oval]) (drawn)
Inks
Jack Sparling (credited as Sparling) (signed as Sparling [in a oval]) (drawn)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Drew Pearson; Robert S. Allen (see notes)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
General Terwilliger and Colonel Bullion have just been informed that Hap has fallen...
Feature Logo
Hap Hopper Washington Correspondent
Genre
adventure; military
Characters
Hap Hopper; General Terwilliger; Colonel Bullion; X-209 (spy)
Reprints
  • from Hap Hopper daily (United Feature Syndicate)
    1941-02-27 [Original strip title: "Close Call". The first and second panels were dropped. The third panel was expanded with additional artwork to include creator credits, the feature logo, and a short story recap to become the logo panel. The fourth panel is cropped on the left side and the word balloon is shifted to the right.]
  • 1941-02-28 [Original strip title: "Object-Murder". The first panel is trimmed on the right, heightened at the top to readjust the first-word balloon, and the second-word balloon lowered to be underneath the first. The third and fourth panels were widened and expanded at the bottom with additional art and the figures spaced further apart.]
  • 1941-03-01 [Original strip title: "Seein' Ghosts". The first, third, and fourth panels were expanded with additional artwork. The second panel is dropped.]
  • 1941-03-03 [Original strip title: "Star Performer". All five panels have been expanded with additional artwork.]
  • 1941-03-04 [Original strip title: "That Man Again". The first panel was cropped on the left side, removing the dialogue box. The second panel was trimmed on the left and right sides. The third panel was expanded on the right side, the dialogue box was removed, the first-word balloon moved up, and additional artwork was added.]
  • 1941-03-05 [Original strip title: "Scram, Hap!" The first panel was moved to be before the fourth panel for March 4th, was expanded on the right side with additional artwork, and the figures separated further apart. The second panel expanded on the right side. The third panel is trimmed on the left side. The fourth panel is expanded on the left side with additional artwork.]
  • 1941-03-06 [Original strip title: "Charmed Life". The first panel is dropped. The second, third, and fourth panels are expanded with additional artwork and the word balloons are spaced out.]
  • 1941-03-08 [Original strip title: "At Ease, Colonel!" All panels are made taller with either the word balloons moved up or additional artwork added. The first and second panels are trimmed on the right side.]
  • 1941-03-10 [Original strip title: "Friend or Foe?" The first panel is heightened at the top, the dialogue box removed, expanded on the right side with additional art, and the word balloons spread apart. The third panel is widened on the left and right sides with additional artwork. The fourth panel is trimmed on the left and right side and the word balloon is flipped from the right to the left side of the panel.]
  • 1941-03-11 [Original strip title: "Death Ride?" The first and second panels are expanded at the top, with first word balloons in both moved up. The third and fourth panels were dropped.]

Indexer Notes

Pearson and Allen were listed as editing the comic strip when it appeared in newspapers.

The original dates, copyright and trademark notices, and creator signatures were removed on all strips reprinted. March 7, 1941 strip is not reprinted.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sparkler Comics offers on these pages stories of outstanding heroism...
Genre
non-fiction; military; war
Synopsis
Stories saluting Brigadier General James H. Doolittle and his leading the bombing raid on Toyko, Lieutenant Robert M. Gray of Kileen, Texas, Lieutenant Richard O. Joyce of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Wing Commander Brendan Finucane.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

Script
Bernard Dibble (signed as DIB [underlined])
Pencils
Bernard Dibble (signed as DIB [underlined])
Inks
Bernard Dibble (signed as DIB [underlined])
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bombo's amazing feat of capturing three armed bandits...
Genre
humor
Characters
El Bomba; an unnamed police lieutenant; a parrot; Mr. Biltybux; Mayor Billy; an unnamed senator; an unnamed police commissioner; an unnamed precinct captain

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Chris Crusty / comic story / 0.14 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello Mary - Chris talking!
Genre
humor
Characters
Chris Crusty; Mary
Reprints
  • from Chris Crusty Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1937-11-21 [The original year in the copyright and trademark notice was removed on this reprint.]

Indexer Notes

Chris Crusty is a topper comic strip for Ella Cinders. The strip covers the last two columns on the first line at the top of the page, adjacent to the Ella Cinders logo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Ella Cinders / comic story / 0.86 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oscar, you're still pretty good at throwing your voice!
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Oscar; Mickey (a dummy operated by Oscar); Blackie Cinders; Ella Cinders
Reprints
  • from Ella Cinders Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1937-11-21 [The original date and the year in the copyright and trademark notice were removed on this reprint.]

Indexer Notes

Ella Cinders feature shares the page with its topper, Chris Crusty. The Ella Cinders feature logo shares the same line with Chris Crusty.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Chris Crusty / comic story / 0.14 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Notice any improvement over last week, Caddy?
Genre
humor; sports
Characters
Chris Crusty; unnamed golf caddy
Reprints
  • from Chris Crusty Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1937-11-07 [The original year in the copyright and trademark notice was removed on this reprint.]

Indexer Notes

Chris Crusty is a topper comic strip for Ella Cinders. The strip covers the last two columns on the first line at the top of the page, adjacent to the Ella Cinders logo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Ella Cinders / comic story / 0.86 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Blackie, did you read this book about 'Suppressed Desires'?
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Ella Cinders; Blackie Cinders; unnamed truant officer
Reprints
  • from Ella Cinders Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1937-11-07 [The original date and the year in the copyright and trademark notice were removed on this reprint.]

Indexer Notes

Ella Cinders feature shares the page with its topper, Chris Crusty. The Ella Cinders feature logo shares the same line with Chris Crusty.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Chris Crusty / comic story / 0.14 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Josephine, I'd like to be with you till the cows come home!
Genre
humor
Characters
Chris Crusty; Josephine; Josephine's father
Reprints
  • from Chris Crusty Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-02 [The original year in the copyright and trademark notice was removed on this reprint.]

Indexer Notes

Chris Crusty is a topper comic strip for Ella Cinders. The strip covers the last two columns on the first line at the top of the page, adjacent to the Ella Cinders logo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Ella Cinders / comic story / 0.86 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can't you be quiet?
Genre
humor
Characters
Blackie Cinders; unnamed old man; unnamed librarian
Reprints
  • from Ella Cinders Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-02 [The original date and the year in the copyright and trademark notice were removed on this reprint.]

Indexer Notes

Ella Cinders feature shares the page with its topper, Chris Crusty. The Ella Cinders feature logo shares the same line with Chris Crusty.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Chris Crusty / comic story / 0.14 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't pay you this week!
Genre
humor
Characters
Chris Crusty; Crusty's employee
Reprints
  • from Chris Crusty Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-09 [The original year in the copyright and trademark notice was removed on this reprint.]

Indexer Notes

Chris Crusty is a topper comic strip for Ella Cinders. The strip covers the last two columns on the first line at the top of the page, adjacent to the Ella Cinders logo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Ella Cinders / comic story / 0.86 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Sir Mortimer was engrossed in his experiments.'
Genre
humor; domestic
Characters
Ella Cinders; Blackie Cinders; an unnamed thief
Reprints
  • from Ella Cinders Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-09 [The original date and the year in the copyright and trademark notice were removed on this reprint.]

Indexer Notes

Ella Cinders feature shares the page with its topper, Chris Crusty. The Ella Cinders feature logo shares the same line with Chris Crusty.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Chris Crusty / comic story / 0.14 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A google-eyed feller with a little moustache just crashed the gate!
Genre
humor
Characters
Chris Crusty; an unnamed police officer
Reprints
  • from Chris Crusty Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-16 [The original year in the copyright and trademark notice was removed on this reprint.]

Indexer Notes

Chris Crusty is a topper comic strip for Ella Cinders. The strip covers the last two columns on the first line at the top of the page, adjacent to the Ella Cinders logo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

Ella Cinders / comic story / 0.86 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't know why you go to foot-ball games!
Genre
humor; sports
Characters
Blackie Cinders; Ella Cinders; an unnamed woman in the stands
Reprints
  • from Ella Cinders Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 1938-10-16 [The original date and the year in the copyright and trademark notice were removed on this reprint.]
Keywords
football

Indexer Notes

Ella Cinders feature shares the page with its topper, Chris Crusty. The Ella Cinders feature logo shares the same line with Chris Crusty.

It's Free!; What You Buy With War Bonds; Pimply Surface Skin (Table of Contents: 33) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Unbelievable - But True / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can you -- arrange in a square...
Genre
non-fiction; sports; history
Characters
Zaki Okasha; Matt Palacio
Keywords
bible; City of the Dead Cairo; golf

Indexer Notes

On the right two-thirds of the page.

Bill Board... (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

Nancy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Choose Your Prize! (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Take a nap, Nippy! - Spark Man style!!!"]
    The Spark Man
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Your War Library
  3. 2. ["Spark Man!! We thought--- all right, Lieutenant, you can go."]
    The Spark Man
  4. 3. ["The Captain is racing the Inspector around the world…"]
    The Captain and the Kids
  5. 4. ["Frankie has followed the fleeing 'Spooky' Ludwig from his hideout..."]
    Frankie Doodle
  6. 5. ["Nikki-Nikki is on trial for robbery and resisting an officer."]
    Abbie an' Slats
  7. 6. The Talking Tornado
    Broncho Bill
  8. 7. Over the Cliff
    Broncho Bill
  9. 8. 200 Feet of Nothing
    Broncho Bill
  10. 9. Boiling Sky
    Broncho Bill
  11. 10. Finger of Death
    Broncho Bill
  12. 11. [Stamp Advertisements]
  13. 12. News Notes About India
  14. 13. [The Half-Men]
    Tarzan
  15. 14. The Foe Draws Near
    Tarzan
  16. 15. The Lingoos Attack
    Tarzan
  17. 16. Bak-Dak's Sacrifice
    Tarzan
  18. 17. Captured!
    Tarzan
  19. 18. ["Nancy! - - - I told you not to read in a poor light!"]
    Nancy
  20. 19. Once Again! From Cover to Cover!
    Nancy
  21. 20. ["General Terwilliger and Colonel Bullion have just been informed that Hap has fallen..."]
    Hap Hopper
  22. 21. ["Sparkler Comics offers on these pages stories of outstanding heroism..."]
    Sparkler Salutes
  23. 22. ["Bombo's amazing feat of capturing three armed bandits..."]
    El Bombo
  24. 23. ["Hello Mary - Chris talking!"]
    Chris Crusty
  25. 24. ["Oscar, you're still pretty good at throwing your voice!"]
    Ella Cinders
  26. 25. ["Notice any improvement over last week, Caddy?"]
    Chris Crusty
  27. 26. ["Blackie, did you read this book about 'Suppressed Desires'?"]
    Ella Cinders
  28. 27. ["Gosh, Josephine, I'd like to be with you till the cows come home!"]
    Chris Crusty
  29. 28. ["Can't you be quiet?"]
    Ella Cinders
  30. 29. ["I can't pay you this week!"]
    Chris Crusty
  31. 30. ["'Sir Mortimer was engrossed in his experiments.'"]
    Ella Cinders
  32. 31. ["A google-eyed feller with a little moustache just crashed the gate!"]
    Chris Crusty
  33. 32. ["I don't know why you go to foot-ball games!"]
    Ella Cinders
  34. 33. It's Free!; What You Buy With War Bonds; Pimply Surface Skin
  35. 34. ["Can you -- arrange in a square..."]
    Unbelievable - But True
  36. 35. Bill Board...
    Nancy
  37. 36. Choose Your Prize!
    American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Del Gruber
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Len Wolinsky