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Issue: Sparkler Comics #9
Publication Date: April 1942
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Issues: #9 of 120 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagUnited Feature
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher:
On Sale Date: 03/13/1942
Volume:
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Story sequence corrections and additional sequences (ads, text features) from Leonard Wolinsky, 8/17/2006, and John P. Selegue, 9/8/2010

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S., later standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Spark Man and the Mad Man at the Switch!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spark Man; Nancy
Character(s): Spark Man; Nancy; Sluggo; The Captain; Hans; Fritz; Tarzan; Abbie; Slats; Broncho Bill; Ella Cinders; Dynamite Dunn
First Line: A penny's worth please!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Case of the Madman at the Switch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Methot
Penciller(s): Reg Greenwood
Inker(s): Reg Greenwood
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Spark Man
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bernard Dibble
Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble
Inker(s): Bernard Dibble
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): El Bombo
Character(s): El Bombo; Mr. Fitzwillie; Marian; Buck Bigbee; Jim Burke
First Line: Bombo and his pal, Mr. Fitzwillie, arrive in Arizona
Synopsis: Bombo and Fitzwillie visit a ranch in Arizona. Bombo foils a plot to murder foreman Jim so he won't marry the owner's daughter Marian.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Captured, Tarzan's Doom, The Demon Beasts, "Nature's Brother"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Burne Hogarth
Penciller(s): Burne Hogarth
Inker(s): Burne Hogarth
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tarzan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Sunday reprints
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dynamite Dunn
First Line: Harvey Skweel has tricked Dynamite into a fight
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: last appearance
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rudolph Dirks
Penciller(s): Rudolph Dirks
Inker(s): Rudolph Dirks
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Captain and the Kids
Character(s): The Captain; Mama; Hans; Fritz; Bloodshot; The Inspector; Flotsam; Jetsam
First Line: I gotta find out who my ancestors was!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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News Notes About Stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Stamp ads.
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Fritzi, Nancy and Sluggo have been on a vacation in the South

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ernie Bushmiller
Penciller(s): Ernie Bushmiller?
Inker(s): Ernie Bushmiller
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Nancy
Character(s): Nancy; Sluggo; Fritzi Ritz; Chauncey; Mr. Snyder
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Strip reprints
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The ghostly hooded figure of the old Archis estate has been revealed as County Detective Fry!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ben Batsford
Penciller(s): Ben Batsford
Inker(s): Ben Batsford
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Frankie Doodle
Character(s): County Detective Fry; Captain Ku; District Attorney Hall; Mrs. Archis; Mr. Fry; Frankie Doodle; Jimmy the delivery boy; Chief Stack; Howard Archis; Loretta Archis; Ling Pow; Thomas Stone
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Strip reprints
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Gnashing Teeth, Substitute Pard, Buckaroo's Grit, Silent Slugs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry F. O'Neill
Penciller(s): Harry F. O'Neill
Inker(s): Harry F. O'Neill
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Broncho Bill
Character(s): Broncho Bill; Jones; Olaf; Buckaroo; Nell
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Sunday reprints
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Conselman
Penciller(s): Charlie Plumb
Inker(s): Charlie Plumb
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ella Cinders
Character(s): Ella Cinders; Blackie; Rollo Beagle; Papa Beagle; Mama Beagle; Chris Crusty; Uncle Sandy
First Line: Some of the inventions at this exhibit are certainly nutty, Blackie!", "I've got to help Papa figure out the weather report!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Sunday reprints, Chris Crusty topper strip
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Sparkler Salutes

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Honoring boys & girls for outstanding achievements. Spot illustrations.
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Glamor-girl Audrey Blaine has written asking some gangster acquaintances to rescue her

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Raeburn van Buren
Inker(s): Raeburn van Buren
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Abbie an' Slats
Character(s): Audrey Blaine; No-Pants Hennessy; Benny the Goat; Beer Barrel Barney; Looie the Slug; Harry the Knife; Evergreen Bones; Aubrey Eustace "Slats" Scrapple; Miss Tisket; Miss Tasket
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Strip reprints
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bernard Dibble
Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble
Inker(s): Bernard Dibble
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Danny Dingle
Character(s): Danny Dingle; Pa Dingle; Sergeant Seguerra; Deborah "Ma" Dingle; Jeffrey Jellicoe; Peppito; General
First Line: Saved from extinction by murderous Zuca Indians...
Synopsis: Danny, his father, Gomez and Peppito are rescued from the pursuing Zucas by a band of rebel soldiers. They are forced to join the troops. Meanwhile, back in the USA, wealthy Jellicoe proposes to Ma Dingle, believing she is a widow.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Strip reprints; last appearance
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John Paul Jones

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank N. Ernest
Penciller(s): Frank N. Ernest
Inker(s): Frank N. Ernest
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Unbelievable But True
Synopsis: John Paul Jones, molybdenum, guano, Leon Ames
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Pages: 1
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Comics on Parade

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Capp
Penciller(s): Al Capp
Inker(s): Al Capp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Comics on Parade
Synopsis: House ad for Li'l Abner in Comics on Parade
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover
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Tip Top Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Various
Inker(s): Various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tip Top Comics
Synopsis: House ad for Tip Top Comics with 12 covers featuring Nancy, Li'l Abner, the Captain and the Kids, and Looy Dot Dope
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover

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