Sparkler Comics #v5#10 (46)
(August 1945)

United Feature, 1941 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except May
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Nancy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Nancy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So the teacher made you monitor, eh?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • Nancy daily strips (dates unknown), United Feature Syndicate

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

Tarzan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As Dagga Ramba thundered away to reach his main army, Tarzan crawled...
Genre
jungle
Reprints
  • Tarzan dailies (dates unknown), United Feature Syndicate

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

Captain and the Kids / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
R. Dirks
Pencils
R. Dirks
Inks
R. Dirks
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The two-legged ones are the toughest, Professor!
Reprints
  • Captain and the Kids dailies (dates unknown), United Feature Syndicate

For a Free Czechoslovakia (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To put some polish on that primitive mind of yours...
Genre
humor
Characters
El Bombo; Mr. Biltybux
Synopsis
Biltybux takes Bombo to an art museum and they are accused of vandalism and must flee the country.
Reprints
  • from El Bombo dailies (dates unknown), United Feature Syndicate.

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer claims this is a newspaper strip reprint. However, it is unclear if this was a reprinted comic strip or a comic book original.

S/Sgt. George J. Hall (Table of Contents: 6)

Sparkler Salutes / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; war

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

Abbie an' Slats / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Becky is heartbroken!
Reprints
  • from Abbie and Slats dailies (dates unknown), United Feature Syndicate

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's almost time for the test...
Reprints
  • Hap Hopper dailies (dates unknown), United Feature Syndicate
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Nancy
  2. 1. ["So the teacher made you monitor, eh?"]
    Nancy
  3. 2. ["As Dagga Ramba thundered away to reach his main army, Tarzan crawled..."]
    Tarzan
  4. 3. ["The two-legged ones are the toughest, Professor!"]
    Captain and the Kids
  5. 4. For a Free Czechoslovakia
    News Notes About Stamps
  6. 5. ["To put some polish on that primitive mind of yours..."]
    El Bombo
  7. 6. S/Sgt. George J. Hall
    Sparkler Salutes
  8. 7. ["Becky is heartbroken!"]
    Abbie an' Slats
  9. 8. ["It's almost time for the test..."]
    Hap Hopper
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • David Wilt
  • Len Wolinsky