Sparky #259

(January 3rd 1970)

D.C. Thomson, 1965 Series

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Price: 5d [0-0-5 GBP]
Pages: 24
Indicia Frequency: Every Saturday
On-sale Date: 1969-12-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd

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Barney Bulldog / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Bill Ritchie
Inks: Bill Ritchie
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre: humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters: Barney Bulldog; Ben Bulldog

Peter Piper / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ? (duotone)
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: W-wow! It's the Dock Street Gang!
Genre: humour
Characters: Peter Piper; The Dock Street Gang

Pansy Potter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: John Geering ?
Inks: John Geering ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Hello folks! Look what I got for Christmas!
Genre: humour
Characters: Pansy Potter

I Spy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Les Barton ?
Pencils: Les Barton
Inks: Les Barton
Letters: ?

Genre: humour; spy
Characters: I Spy; Granny; Mr. X

The Misery King / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: ?

Genre: adventure
Characters: Timothy; The King of Pomonia; Joe the Jester

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Part 5 of 6

Invisible Dick / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Tony Speer ?
Pencils: Tony Speer
Inks: Tony Speer
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Look at this then.
Genre: humour
Characters: Dick Dixon; Geordie; Mr. Sharp

Esky Mo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: ?

Genre: humour
Characters: Esky Mo; Unk

We Are the Sparky People / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ? (duotone)
Letters: ?

Genre: humour
Characters: Sir; Throgmorton; Julie; Artist; Puss; Sir's Nephew

Kings of the Castle / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre: humour
Characters: The Kings; The Rascals

Spoofer McGraw / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Gordon Bell ?
Pencils: Gordon Bell
Inks: Gordon Bell
Colors: ? (duotone)
Letters: ?

Genre: humour
Characters: Spoofer McGraw; Bo

Hungry Horace / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: George Drysdale ?
Pencils: George Drysdale
Inks: George Drysdale
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Your favourite dinner today, Horace.
Genre: humour
Characters: Hungry Horace; Mum; Dad

L-Cars / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Bill Hill ?
Pencils: Bill Hill
Inks: Bill Hill
Letters: ?

Genre: humour; crime
Characters: Cedric; Frederick; The Inspector; The Chief Constable

Fan-Fare / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Letters: typeset

Mr. Bubbles / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Pamela Chapaeu ?
Inks: Pamela Chapaeu ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: I'll pour the mixture over this plastic bottle and see what happens.
Characters: Mr. Bubbles; Ted Brown; Crooks; A goldsmith

Sam's Snake / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Out of my way!
Genre: humour
Characters: Sam; Snodgrass; Gentleman Joe; Basher Green

Keyhole Kate / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: George Drysdale ?
Pencils: George Drysdale
Inks: George Drysdale
Colors: ? (duotone)
Letters: ?

Genre: humour
Characters: Keyhole Kate; Cuthbert; Uncle; Mrs. Bloggs; Growler

Puss and Boots / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: John Geering
Inks: John Geering
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: 'Ello, 'ello, 'ello!
Genre: humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters: Puss; Boots; Percival; 'Erbert; The Judge

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Table of Contents

1. [Happy New Year]
Barney Bulldog
2. ["W-wow! It's the Dock Street Gang!"]
Peter Piper
3. ["Hello folks! Look what I got for Christmas!"]
Pansy Potter
4. I Spy and the Fantas-Magorian [Part ?]
I Spy
5. The Misery King [Part 5]
The Misery King
6. ["Look at this then."]
Invisible Dick
7. [Gone Fishin']
Esky Mo
8. [Sir's Nephew]
We Are the Sparky People
9. The Robot Ram
Kings of the Castle
10. [Big Boots]
Spoofer McGraw
11. ["Your favourite dinner today, Horace."]
Hungry Horace
12. [The Old Crock's Race]
L-Cars
13. [no title indexed]
Fan-Fare
14. ["I'll pour the mixture over this plastic bottle and see what happens."]
Mr. Bubbles
15. ["Out of my way!"]
Sam's Snake
16. [Cuthbert's Resolution]
Keyhole Kate
17. ["'Ello, 'ello, 'ello!"]
Puss and Boots

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