Sparkler Comics comic books issue 27

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Milburn Rosser, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Bill Conselman, Harry O'Neill, Raeburn Van Buren and Abner Dean. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips plus an original hero, The Spark Man, who joined the military to fight in WWII. Having sabotaged the anti-aircraft batteries of the Stuttgart dam, The Spark Man is captured by Nazis and taken to a torture dungeon in an old castle. In a strip that plays on comic-strip politics of the time, Bathless Groggins is dismayed that cartoonist Cal App is partying with the rich and famous, while relying on an anonymous assistant to do his strip. Back from the round-the-world trip, the Captain and Mama want to put the Kids in school, but the Kids waste no time resuming the business of mischief. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Race Riley and the Commandos; Sparkler Salutes; El Bombo; Funny Side Up. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.