Sparky #296
(September 19th 1970)

D.C. Thomson, 1965 Series
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Price
6D [0-0-6 GBP]
Pages
24
Indicia Frequency
every Monday
On-sale Date
1970-09-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd
Editing
?

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Barney Bulldog / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Ritchie
Inks
Bill Ritchie
Colors
? (full colour)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aaya-Haw-Yah-
Genre
humour
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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
I think he's stopped!
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
typeset
Job Number
170
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My uncle is staying with us for a week
Genre
humour

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's all this then?
Genre
adventure; humour

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

Pansy Potter the Strongman's Daughter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now look, Pansy!
Genre
humour

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
John K. Geering
Inks
John K. Geering
Letters
typeset
Job Number
17
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm goin' about this honey lark all wrong!
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
17
First Line of Dialogue or Text
No swimming! Oh, that's too bad!
Genre
adventure; humour

Indexer Notes

Job number is probably the strip's appearance number as two are numbered 17 suggesting they both started 17 issues ago.

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

Script
?
Pencils
Phil Millar
Inks
Phil Millar
Letters
typeset
Job Number
54
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You crazy fool-you nearly rollered my snake's tail!
Genre
humour; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
? (red and black)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Play with cousin Emily, now Peter!
Genre
humour

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Lacey
Inks
Mike Lacey
Colors
? (full colour)
Letters
typeset
Job Number
23
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah! French France! That dumb mountie'll never catch up with me now!
Genre
humour

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

Spoofer McGraw He Tells Tall Tales / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gordon Bell
Inks
Gordon Bell
Colors
? (red and black)
Letters
typeset
Job Number
91
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Spoofer here's Kenneth McKay from the Isle of Skye askin' why kings wear crowns...
Genre
humour

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
10
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can I help, dad? Oh - The paste!
Genre
adventure; humour

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Spencer
Inks
Ron Spencer
Letters
typeset
Job Number
69
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bugsy looks happy!
Genre
humour

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Hill
Inks
Bill Hill
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's that? The Reform Street bank's been raided?
Genre
humour

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Readers' jokes and letters. Puzzles.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
38
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ho-ho! These squeakers'll stop Kate from peeping!
Genre
humour

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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
typeset
Job Number
34
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A day at the zoo and two bob to spend! Super!
Genre
humour

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
John K. Geering
Inks
John K. Geering
Colors
? (full colour)
Letters
typeset
Job Number
61
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You! What're you doin' here? You can't read!
Genre
humour
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Aaya-Haw-Yah-"]
    Barney Bulldog
  2. 1. ["I think he's stopped!"]
    We Are the Sparky People
  3. 2. ["My uncle is staying with us for a week"]
    Hungry Horace
  4. 3. ["What's all this then?"]
    Invisible Dick
  5. 4. ["Now look, Pansy!"]
    Pansy Potter the Strongman's Daughter
  6. 5. ["I'm goin' about this honey lark all wrong!"]
    Trouble Bruin the Funny Honey Hunter
  7. 6. ["No swimming! Oh, that's too bad!"]
    Round the World with Klanky
  8. 7. ["You crazy fool-you nearly rollered my snake's tail!"]
    Sam's Snake
  9. 8. ["Girls! Get this lovely gift free in Bunty"]
  10. 9. ["I could be yours!"]
  11. 10. ["Play with cousin Emily, now Peter!"]
    Peter Piper
  12. 11. ["Ah! French France! That dumb mountie'll never catch up with me now!"]
    Rudolf the Redcoat Mountie
  13. 12. ["Hey, Spoofer here's Kenneth McKay from the Isle of Skye askin' why kings wear crowns..."]
    Spoofer McGraw He Tells Tall Tales
  14. 13. ["Can I help, dad? Oh - The paste!"]
    Mr. Bubbles
  15. 14. ["Bugsy looks happy!"]
    Wyatt Twerp and Bugsy
  16. 15. ["What's that? The Reform Street bank's been raided?"]
    L Cars
  17. 16. ["Readers' jokes and letters. Puzzles."]
    Fun-Fare
  18. 17. ["I am the greatest!"]
  19. 18. ["Ho-ho! These squeakers'll stop Kate from peeping!"]
    Keyhole Kate
  20. 19. ["A day at the zoo and two bob to spend! Super!"]
    Ali and His Baba the Babe with the Invisible Bodyguard
  21. 20. ["You! What're you doin' here? You can't read!"]
    Puss and Boots
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