Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) comic books 1949-1951

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Ernie Bushmiller, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, Ernest Hix, Ving Fuller and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. The new format that started with issue #84 allows for larger reprints of Raeburn van Buren's detailed art on "Abbie an' Slats." Tarzan is caught in the web of Tula, vampire goddess of Or-Nak, in a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. Bathless and Slats buy out a New York detective agency, just before a woman returns for deadly revenge against that agency. Then they are hired to find out who keeps killing off Bunny Cross's boyfriends. Dink O'Day befriends young baseball fans during his tour of Central America. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Dink O'Day; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Ernie Bushmiller, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, Ernest Hix, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. The new format that started with issue #84 allows for larger reprints of Raeburn van Buren's detailed art on "Abbie an' Slats." Tarzan is captured by Mummy-men of Tula, vampire goddess of Or-Nak, in a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. Slats gets a job as driver for a female writer touring the country. But when they encounter escaped convict Annie Doakley, Annie trades places with the writer to make her getaway. Dink O'Day hits some jaw-dropping fly balls while visiting the Mohawks baseball team in their Latin American training camp. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Willie; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Dink O'Day; Abbie an Slats; Back Home Again. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Ernest Hix, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Abbie an' Slats, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. The new format that started with issue #84 allows for larger reprints of Raeburn van Buren's detailed art on "Abbie an' Slats." Slats' new female boss becomes infatuated with him, and tries to make him jealous. Lost in the jungle, the Captain and the Kids happen upon Professor McDipp and the trained monkeys of his "Jungle School." But when all seems lost, they are saved by the beautiful Princess Tamale and her trained animals. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Abbie an Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Ving Fuller and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Abbie an' Slats, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. The new format that started with issue #84 allows for larger reprints of Raeburn van Buren's detailed art on "Abbie an' Slats." Slats and Becky finally get married, after years of false starts and missed opportunities. But then Bathless tells them that the "preacher" who married them is actually con man "Bless You" Bailey. Then Slats is lost in the woods and presumed dead, but saved from attacking wolves by beautiful cowgirls. Never a dull moment! The Family Workshop; Nancy; Doc Syke; Captain and the Kids; Abbie an Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Ving Fuller and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Abbie an' Slats, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. The new format that started with issue #84 allows for larger reprints of Raeburn van Buren's detailed art on "Abbie an' Slats." Slats is saved from a forest fire by man-hating cowgirl Kate and her sister Jennie. Still disabled from the car crash, Slats helps Jennie find love, but then learns that Becky believes he is dead. The Captain and the Kids' new teacher arrives, and brings along a bloodhound to track down Hans and Fritz no matter where they hide. But perhaps the Kids' finest hour is braiding the dozing Captain's and Inspector's beards together for the Duke's reception - or as Mama puts it, "Der vitskers iss stucked!" The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Willie; Captain and the Kids; Abbie an Slats; Back Home Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Ernest Hix, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. The new format that started with issue #84 allows for larger reprints of Raeburn van Buren's detailed art on "Abbie an' Slats." Slats is content to let Becky believe he's dead after the accident. But when he must act quickly to save his new friend Sky-Pie Pete, he makes a miraculous recovery, and realizes he can return to Becky. Responding to a call for help from his friend Pangola, Tarzan is told that the "Queen of the White Fires" rules the Wakambas now, in a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Ella Cinders. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Ernie Bushmiller, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, and Ernest Hix. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Reprints of "Ella Cinders" begin with this issue. Ella and her father are scandalized when the newspaper reveals that the lady wrestler known as "The Masked Mangler" is actually her mother. Tarzan meets "Queen N'Ani" and learns the secret of her power over the Wakambas. But he has no interest in the vast wealth she offers him, in a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Ella Cinders; Dink O'Day; Doc Syke; Back Home Again. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, and Ernest Hix. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. After Ella Cinders learns that her mother is secretly the wrestler "The Masked Mangler," her father arranges for her to fight the one person she can't defeat: her twin sister. The Captain finally discovers what's needed to protect him from the Kids' pranks: body armor. Tarzan learns that Jane has been captured by Queen N'Ani and put to work in her diamond mine, in a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. This is the final Tarzan appearance in Sparkler Comics. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Ferd'nand; Ella Cinders; Back Home Again. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Fred Fox and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Ella Cinders, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Ella Cinders learns that her new neighbors the Doodins are trigger-happy hillbillies, known back home as "the Feudin' Doodins." But what she doesn't know is that the whole thing is faked by "Lease Breakers, Inc." to clear the street of residents. The Kids create masks of the Captain and Inspector that give Mama the heebie-jeebies. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Ferd'nand; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Back Home Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, George Jahns, Charlie Plumb, Fred Fox and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Ella Cinders, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. When the city won't let Ella Cinders drill for the oil on her property, Ma has a plan. But her new oil-derrick-shaped house draws the attention of the neighbors. In The Captain and the Kids, Mama's twin sister creates confusion for the Inspector and a new opportunity for the Kids, but this time they've gone too far. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Leonard Sansone, Charlie Plumb, Fred Fox and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Ella Cinders, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Ella and Patches are sent out West to curtail Chiffon Velvette's wild living. But Patches gets the drop on Miss Chiffon's cronies, and makes a couple of new enemies in the process. Headless dummies mean fun for the Kids, but a fainting spell for Mama. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Willie; Ferd'nand; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Fred Fox and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Ella Cinders, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Ella and Patches learn that Chiffon Velvette is covering up the murder of her fiance. But all is not as it seems on the dude ranch. When the Captain tries to slide down a drainpipe to go play cards, the Kids have him right where they want him. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Ferd'nand; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Leonard Sansone, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Warren Tufts' lushly illustrated Western strip Casey Ruggles makes its Sparkler Comics debut. Casey is surprised by a mysterious stranger while guarding the mayor of Pueblo Los Angeles. In Captain and the Kids, the Captain becomes a volunteer firefighter, so the Kids sabotage all his gear, and then wait gleefully for the fire alarm. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. The mysterious masked figure Black Barney takes the mayor of Pueblo Los Angeles hostage, and makes him shut down drinking, gambling, and other "sinful" enterprises in town. Casey Ruggles tries to find the mayor and restore the natural disorder. The Kids create havoc aboard ship as the Captain and his crew seek the Fountain of Youth. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Tufts. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Casey Ruggles suspects that the masked outlaw Black Barney is actually Beaver Barnes, the new mayor, but Beaver maintains that rival Councilman Lex Corey is Barney. A showdown reveals all. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Willie; Back Home Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Tufts. Stories and art by Alex Toth, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Leonard Sansone, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Carried off by an eagle as a baby, Aquila is now "half man, half eagle." He finds himself locked in combat with Casey Ruggles, the first human he's met who's not afraid of him. The art assistant on this story was a young Alex Toth. Hans and Fritz wash up on a deserted island and meet their monkey counterparts. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Alex Toth, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Leonard Sansone, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Casey learns the secret of the strange flying man called Aquila, and meets him in final combat. The art assistant on this story was a young Alex Toth. The Captain and the Kids get shipwrecked on an island, where the Kids cause havoc with their new pet hippo. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Leonard Sansone, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Casey gets involved when The Cap'n and Mr. Clark jeopardize young Danny's life in the search for two mysterious packets. He learns they contain two halves of a map to a lost Spanish gold mine. The Kids continue to raise Cain with their new pet hippo. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Willie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.