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Issue: Sparkie #3 Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1952
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Issues: #3 of 3 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagZiff-Davis
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Approved Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Cover title is "Big Jon and Sparkie," which was the name of a radio show in the 1950s that inspired many children's television shows. Sparkie, the radio pixie, was the sped up recorded
voice of Jon Arthur. The show was produced by Arthur Sampson.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Big Jon and Sparkie

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Sparkie
Character(s): Sparkie
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Who Am I?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jason Comic Art
Inker(s): Jason Comic Art
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Sparkie
Character(s): Sparkie; Robin Hood; King Richard
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Lion in the House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jason Comic Art
Inker(s): Jason Comic Art
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Big Jon & Sparkie
Character(s): Big Jon; Sparkie
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Riddle Bag

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jason Comic Art
Inker(s): Jason Comic Art
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Twinkle
Character(s): Twinkle; Sparkie
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jason Comic Art
Inker(s): Jason Comic Art
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Sparkie
Character(s): Sparkie
First Line: Every player on Sparkie's team watched...
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Feature(s): Benny the Bug
Character(s): Benny the Bug
First Line: Detour
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Pages: 1
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The Texas Kid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jason Comic Art
Inker(s): Jason Comic Art
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Sparkie
Character(s): Sparkie
Synopsis: Sparkie persuades a hobo to pretend to be a rodeo cowboy.
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Pages: 6
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The Nameless Dwarf

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jason Comic Art
Inker(s): Jason Comic Art
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Sparkie and Twinkle
Character(s): Sparkie; Twinkle
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Mail Bag

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jason Comic Art
Inker(s): Jason Comic Art
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Sparkie
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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No School Today

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jason Comic Art
Inker(s): Jason Comic Art
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Sparkie and Twinkle
Character(s): Sparkie; Twinkle
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jason Comic Art
Inker(s): Jason Comic Art
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Big Jon & Sparkie
Character(s): Sparkie; Charlie; Big Jon
First Line: Hi, Charlie!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two half-page comics
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Benny the Bug
Character(s): Benny the Bug
First Line: This way to the big show
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside Back Cover
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No School Today

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Ruth Ruhman (signed)
Inker(s): Ruth Ruhman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Big Jon & Sparkie
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for the ABC radio program "Big Jon & Sparkie" (a.k.a. "No School Today") [Back cover]

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