Sparkler Comics #v3#5 (17)
(December 1942)

United Feature, 1941 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-11-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
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. Confirmed in previous issue that stated below each feature, “Continued in Sparkler Comics No 17 to be published Friday, November 13, 1942.”

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Nancy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Nancy; Sluggo
Keywords
pole vault

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

Nancy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wonder what's in it!
Genre
humor; children
Reprints
  • from Nancy daily and Sunday ? (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX [Dates removed.]

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

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

Script
Fred Methot
Pencils
Reg Greenwood
Inks
Reg Greenwood
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Spark Man has a new mission!
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Spark Man [Private Omar Kavak]; Hu-See

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This trial cannot begin your honor.
Genre
drama; humor
Reprints
  • from Abbie an' Slats daily ? (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX [Dates removed.]

[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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just as Captain Ku and Frankie were about to leave...
Genre
adventure; humor; detective-mystery; domestic
Reprints
  • from Frankie Doodle daily and/or Sunday? (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX [Dates removed.]

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

Ella Cinders / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Before we start the ride....
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Ella Cinders Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX [Dates removed.]

The Mysterious Spectator (Table of Contents: 6)

Tarzan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
jungle; adventure
Reprints
  • from Tarzan Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX [Dates removed.]

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

The 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
The family seems to be in trouble while racing the inspector around the world.
Genre
adventure; humor; children
Reprints
  • from The Captain and the Kids Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-Xx [Dates removed.]

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

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

Script
Jack Sparling ?; Drew Pearson; Robert S. Allen
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Drew Pearson; Robert S. Allen (see notes)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hap had to knock out Col. Bullion when mad with rage he tried to kill him...
Genre
adventure
Reprints
  • from Hap Hopper daily (United Feature Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX - 194X-XX-XX [Dates removed.]

Indexer Notes

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

Sparkler Salutes (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Going no particular place, he tries a rocket ship through space!
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
El Bombo; Professor Butterbilly
Synopsis
Bombo accidentally travels to Mars in eccentric Professor Butterbilly's rocket.

The Deluge (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Reprints
  • from Broncho Bill Sunday (United Feature Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX [Dates removed.]
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Nancy
  2. 1. ["I wonder what's in it!"]
    Nancy
  3. 2. ["The Spark Man has a new mission!"]
    The Spark Man
  4. 3. ["This trial cannot begin your honor."]
    Abbie an' Slats
  5. 4. ["Just as Captain Ku and Frankie were about to leave..."]
    Frankie Doodle
  6. 5. ["Before we start the ride...."]
    Ella Cinders
  7. 6. The Mysterious Spectator
    Tarzan
  8. 7. ["The family seems to be in trouble while racing the inspector around the world."]
    The Captain and the Kids
  9. 8. ["Hap had to knock out Col. Bullion when mad with rage he tried to kill him..."]
    Hap Hopper
  10. 9. Sparkler Salutes
  11. 10. ["Going no particular place, he tries a rocket ship through space!"]
    El Bombo
  12. 11. The Deluge
    Broncho Bill
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Del Gruber
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • David Wilt