Issue Details

Issue	#3
Published	July-August 1952
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?
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.

Cover Details - "Big Jon and Sparkie"

Characters	Sparkie
Genre	Children

6 page Sparkie story "Who Am I?"

Characters	Sparkie; Robin Hood; King Richard
Genre	Children
Pencils	Jason Comic Art
Inks	Jason Comic Art

6 page Big Jon & Sparkie story "Lion in the House"

Characters	Big Jon; Sparkie
Genre	Children
Pencils	Jason Comic Art
Inks	Jason Comic Art

1 page Twinkle story "Riddle Bag"

Characters	Twinkle; Sparkie
Genre	Children
Pencils	Jason Comic Art
Inks	Jason Comic Art

2 page Sparkie text story "untitled"

Characters	Sparkie
Genre	Children
Pencils	Jason Comic Art
Inks	Jason Comic Art

1 page Benny the Bug story "untitled"

Characters	Benny the Bug
Genre	Funny Animal

6 page Sparkie story "The Texas Kid"

Characters	Sparkie
Synopsis	Sparkie persuades a hobo to pretend to be a rodeo cowboy.
Genre	Children
Pencils	Jason Comic Art
Inks	Jason Comic Art

7 page Sparkie and Twinkle story "The Nameless Dwarf"

Characters	Sparkie; Twinkle
Genre	Children
Pencils	Jason Comic Art
Inks	Jason Comic Art

1 page Sparkie letters page "The Mail Bag"

Genre	Children
Pencils	Jason Comic Art
Inks	Jason Comic Art
Letters	Typeset

1 page Sparkie and Twinkle story "No School Today"

Characters	Sparkie; Twinkle
Genre	Children
Pencils	Jason Comic Art
Inks	Jason Comic Art

1 page Big Jon & Sparkie story "untitled"

Characters	Sparkie; Charlie; Big Jon
Genre	Children
Pencils	Jason Comic Art
Inks	Jason Comic Art
Notes	Two half-page comics

1 page Benny the Bug story "untitled"

Characters	Benny the Bug
Genre	Funny Animal
Notes	Inside Back Cover

1 page Big Jon & Sparkie illustration "No School Today"

Genre	Children
Pencils	Ruth Ruhman (signed)
Inks	Ruth Ruhman (signed)
Notes	Promo for the ABC radio program "Big Jon & Sparkie" (a.k.a. "No School Today") [Back cover]