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Issue: Sparkler Comics #1 (13)
Publication Date: August 1942
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Issues: #1 (13) of 120 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagUnited Feature
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: United Feature Syndicate Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/14/1942
Volume: 3
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Entire book consists mainly of Newspaper strip reprints from which the date of publication have been removed

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. 3.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hap Hopper
Character(s): Hap Hopper; Ella Cinders (inset); Tarzan (inset); Spark Man (inset); Nancy (inset); der Captain (inset); Hans (inset); Fritz (inset)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Conselman (signed)
Penciller(s): Charlie Plumb (signed)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, humorous
Feature(s): Ella Cinders
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the inside-front cover.
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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): The Spark Man
First Line: Hu-see and The Spark Man come across a group of camouflaged Japs waiting in ambush...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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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
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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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: adventure
Feature(s): Frankie Doodle
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Benard Dibble
Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble [as Dib] (signed)
Inker(s): Benard Dibble [as Dib] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): El Bombo
Character(s): El Bombo; P.T. Biltybux
First Line: Bombo and his pal, Mr. Biltybux, on a short vacation
Synopsis: Bombo and Biltybux rent a haunted house and mysterious things occur.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Signed in next-to-last panel.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry O'Neill
Penciller(s): Harry O'Neill (signed)
Inker(s): Harry O'Neill (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Broncho Bill
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Kentucky Stamp

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): News Notes About Stamps
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: With stamp ads.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Burne Hogarth (signed)
Inker(s): Burne Hogarth (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Tarzan
First Line: Linda and Marsada pushed on through the wilderness in search of the 'missing link'.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rudolph Dirks
Penciller(s): Rudolph Dirks (signed)
Inker(s): Rudolph Dirks (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Captain and the Kids
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: The 7th page includes a promo for Comics on Parade 17 featuring The Captain and the Kids.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Sparkler Salutes
Synopsis: Stories about boys and girls who deserved to be honored.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Drew Pearson (signed); Robert E. Allen (signed)
Penciller(s): Jack Sparling (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Sparling (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Hap Hopper
First Line: At the Mikesboro Country Club, Holly Woods is suddenly getting quite a 'rush'.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Raeburn van Buren
Penciller(s): Raeburn van Buren
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Abbie an' Slats
First Line: One of Audrey Blain's guardians has just told her and Barry Morse that if they marry...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Conselman
Penciller(s): Charlie Plumb (signed)
Inker(s): Roger Armstrong
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ella Cinders
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank N. Ernest
Penciller(s): Frank N. Ernest
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Unbelievable - But True!
Character(s): Capt. A. H. Hardy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.8
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On Top for Over Six Years!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Synopsis: House ad for Tip Top Comics, with a made-up cover showing all the main features.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the back cover.

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