Sparky #282
(June 13th 1970)

D.C. Thomson, 1965 Series
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Pages
24
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D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd

[In Trim For The Next World Cup Match] (Table of Contents)

Barney Bulldog / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Ritchie
Inks
Bill Ritchie
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Barney Bulldog

Indexer Notes

Front cover.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Petrie
Inks
Jim Petrie
Colors
? (red and black)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When you're reading the readers' letters do you ever wonder what the typical Sparky reader looks like?
Genre
humour

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Albert Holroyd ?
Inks
Albert Holroyd ?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Taking that LITTLE piece of cake... was a very BIG mistake!
Genre
humour
Characters
Hungry Horace

High Jinks at the Long Jump! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour
Characters
Dick Dixon

Indexer Notes

Title taken from top of second page.

What's That There? A Flying Bear?!? (Table of Contents: 4)

Trouble Bruin the Funny Honey Hunter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John K. Geering
Inks
John K. Geering
Letters
?
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Wyatt Twerp and Bugsy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Spencer
Inks
Ron Spencer
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've heard the sayin'... 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!'
Genre
humour

Klanky In Italy (Table of Contents: 6)

Round the World with Klanky / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; humour
Characters
Klanky

Indexer Notes

Title taken from top of second page.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Phil Millar
Inks
Phil Millar
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two toughs are chasing me... where can I hide?
Genre
humour

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

I Fly / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lawn's a bit dry - I'll go and turn on the sprinkler.
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
? (red and black)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Take your hands off that fish!
Genre
humour
Characters
Peter Piper

Oh Joy! What Rapture! Rudolf's Made a Capture (Table of Contents: 10)

Rudolf the Redcoat Mountie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humour
Characters
Rudolf; El Gogo; Dan McGurk

Indexer Notes

Title spans top of both pages.

Instant Igloos! (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gordon Bell
Inks
Gordon Bell
Colors
? (red and black)
Letters
?
Genre
humour
Characters
Spoofer McGraw

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow - I'm falling again!
Genre
adventure; humour

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That was cousin Fred!
Genre
humour
Characters
Pansy Potter

Frederic's Wheeze Brings a Crook to His Knees! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Hill
Inks
Bill Hill
Letters
?
Genre
humour; crime

Indexer Notes

Title spans top of both pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Fun-Fare / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's a fancy-dress ball at the town hall tonight.
Genre
humour
Characters
Keyhole Kate

Baba's the King of the Circus Ring! (Table of Contents: 18)

Ali and His Baba the Babe with the Invisible Bodyguard / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Malcolm Judge
Inks
Malcolm Judge
Colors
? (red and black)
Letters
?
Genre
humour

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Puss has his nephews out for a picnic.
Genre
humour
Characters
Puss; Boots; Tich
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [In Trim For The Next World Cup Match]
    Barney Bulldog
  2. 1. ["When you're reading the readers' letters do you ever wonder what the typical Sparky reader looks like?"]
    We Are the Sparky People
  3. 2. ["Taking that LITTLE piece of cake... was a very BIG mistake!"]
    Hungry Horace
  4. 3. High Jinks at the Long Jump!
    Invisible Dick
  5. 4. What's That There? A Flying Bear?!?
    Trouble Bruin the Funny Honey Hunter
  6. 5. ["You've heard the sayin'... 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!'"]
    Wyatt Twerp and Bugsy
  7. 6. Klanky In Italy
    Round the World with Klanky
  8. 7. ["Two toughs are chasing me... where can I hide?"]
    Sam's Snake
  9. 8. ["Lawn's a bit dry - I'll go and turn on the sprinkler."]
    I Fly
  10. 9. ["Take your hands off that fish!"]
    Peter Piper
  11. 10. Oh Joy! What Rapture! Rudolf's Made a Capture
    Rudolf the Redcoat Mountie
  12. 11. Instant Igloos!
    Spoofer McGraw
  13. 12. ["Wow - I'm falling again!"]
    Mr. Bubbles
  14. 13. ["That was cousin Fred!"]
    Pansy Potter
  15. 14. Frederic's Wheeze Brings a Crook to His Knees!
    L-Cars
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Fun-Fare
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
  18. 17. ["There's a fancy-dress ball at the town hall tonight."]
    Keyhole Kate
  19. 18. Baba's the King of the Circus Ring!
    Ali and His Baba the Babe with the Invisible Bodyguard
  20. 19. ["Puss has his nephews out for a picnic."]
    Puss and Boots
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