Sparkler Comics #v7#9 (69)
(July 1947)

United Feature, 1941 Series
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Volume
7
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
United Feature Syndicate Inc.
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Nancy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Inks
Ernie Bushmiller (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ernie Bushmiller ?

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

Nancy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

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

Tarzan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tarzan, captured by pygmies, hears a scream!
Genre
jungle

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

Sparkling Stars of the Air / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Li'l Abner / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Capp
Pencils
Al Capp
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Mammy Yokum! It were lucky yo' done meandered along...
Genre
humor

The Pulitzer Stamp (Table of Contents: 6)

Stamp Tips / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

includes stamp ads

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

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

Script
Rudolph Dirks
Pencils
Rudolph Dirks
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Help wanted'. What they really needed is a cop!
Genre
humor

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

Bill Bumlin / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A guy named Gu Gu who hits 'em harder than Ruth!
Genre
humor; sports
Characters
Gu Gu

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.
The titular character Bill Bumlin does not appear in this story.

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

Strange as It Seems / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ernest Hix
Pencils
Ernest Hix
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

[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
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Slats is feeling the effects of a cigarette which was given to him by Judy.
Genre
drama

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hap has captured Fox Fenton and is bringing him back...
Genre
detective-mystery
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Nancy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Nancy
  3. 2. ["We need a big story, Scoopy!"]
    Scoopy
  4. 3. ["Tarzan, captured by pygmies, hears a scream!"]
    Tarzan
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Sparkling Stars of the Air
  6. 5. ["Oh, Mammy Yokum! It were lucky yo' done meandered along..."]
    Li'l Abner
  7. 6. The Pulitzer Stamp
    Stamp Tips
  8. 7. [" 'Help wanted'. What they really needed is a cop!"]
    The Captain and the Kids
  9. 8. ["A guy named Gu Gu who hits 'em harder than Ruth!"]
    Bill Bumlin
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Strange as It Seems
  11. 10. ["Slats is feeling the effects of a cigarette which was given to him by Judy."]
    Abbie an' Slats
  12. 11. ["Hap has captured Fox Fenton and is bringing him back..."]
    Hap Hopper
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Mike Nielsen
  • David Wilt
  • Len Wolinsky