Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) comic books 1945
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Issue #41
Published Feb 1945 by United Features Syndicate.$46.00
View scansStories 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, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, plus patriotic WWII heroes The Spark Man and Race Riley. The Spark Man investigates after a series of strange dolls are connected to a murder. Mr. Biltybux does animal imitations for a U.S.O. show, but maybe he shouldn't practice his act at the local zoo. When Bathless comes into a small fortune, the fortune-hunters come out of the woodwork. First One-Eyed Maggie shows up with proof of her long-forgotten marriage to Bathless. Then Hollywood swindlers Vermly and Rott target Becky's dreams of stardom. 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. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #44
Published Jun 1945 by United Features Syndicate.$100.00
View scansCover by Rex Maxon. 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, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, plus patriotic WWII heroes The Spark Man and Race Riley. The Spark Man, on duty in India, aids resistance fighters against the cruel rajah. Masquerading as Barry Kent's maids, Becky and her friends save him from screen temptress Lola Lotus, but a gossip columnist gets wind of what's really going on. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Back Home Again; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Race Riley and the Commandos; Sparkler Salutes; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #47
Published Sep 1945 by United Features Syndicate.$300.00
View scansCover by Burne Hogarth. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, Fred Methot, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Rudolph Dirks, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Discharged from the Army after 37 issues, The Spark Man resumes his superhero costume and powers to track gamblers who prey on veterans. Hans und Fritz disguise themselves as a rhinoceros, but the fun begins when a real rhino gets involved. Dave's performance proves he's a genius, but not quite in the way he thought. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Dynamic Tarzan cover by Hogarth. Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Spark Man: In Metropole; Sparkler Salutes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
