Sparkler Comics #v4#5 (29)
(January 1944)

United Feature, 1941 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Editing
A. Moody (credited)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain and the Kids / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Captain and the Kids / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Hap Hopper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Benny Brooklyn, sole survivor of 'The City of Rio', is telling Hap...
Genre
detective-mystery; adventure

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

Broncho Bill / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Ella Cinders / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Tarzan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Prince Jagurt promised Tarzan his freedom for saving Princess Leecia...
Genre
adventure; jungle

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

Nancy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Race Riley / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

News Notes About Stamps / text article / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes stamp ads.

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
A. Moody (business manager) (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

The Statement of Ownership is in the middle of the first Stamps page.

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

Abbie an' Slats / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Raeburn Van Buren
Pencils
Raeburn Van Buren
Inks
Raeburn Van Buren
Colors
?
Letters
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Genre
drama; humor

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

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

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Air is full o' Christmas all right!
Genre
humor
Characters
El Bombo; J.B.; Cat-Eye Annie; Mr. Biltybux
Synopsis
Bombo is hired by a department store in the Christmas season. He fails as the store detective and later causes havoc in the toy department.

Sergt. James Burgess (Table of Contents: 12)

Sparkler Salutes / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; war

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

Funny Side Up / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Abner Dean
Pencils
Abner Dean
Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
humor
Synopsis
Two one-panel jokes.

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

The Spark Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Methot (credited)
Pencils
Paul Berdanier (credited)
Inks
Paul Berdanier (credited)
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Spark Man is being helped in his escape from Germany by Voz...
Genre
superhero
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain and the Kids
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Captain and the Kids
  3. 2. ["Benny Brooklyn, sole survivor of 'The City of Rio', is telling Hap..."]
    Hap Hopper
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Broncho Bill
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Ella Cinders
  6. 5. ["Prince Jagurt promised Tarzan his freedom for saving Princess Leecia..."]
    Tarzan
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Nancy
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Race Riley
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    News Notes About Stamps
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Abbie an' Slats
  12. 11. ["Air is full o' Christmas all right!"]
    El Bombo
  13. 12. Sergt. James Burgess
    Sparkler Salutes
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Funny Side Up
  15. 14. ["The Spark Man is being helped in his escape from Germany by Voz..."]
    The Spark Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mike Nielsen
  • David Wilt
  • Len Wolinsky