Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) comic books 1953-1955

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. 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. When a wave of cattle-rustling, highway robbery, and murder sweeps across California, the fearsome outlaw chief Juan Soto is believed to be behind it. Casey Ruggles sets out to track down the killer who is feared even by his own men. The Captain's quiet day of fishing is disrupted by the Kids and the sudden appearance of a submarine. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. 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, the sheriff, and a posse track the fearsome outlaw Juan Soto to his hideout in the wastelands of the Diablo Range. But Soto isn't giving up without a fight. The Captain catches up to the pirates and tries to retrieve his gold from the ocean floor, but the Kids aren't helping with their constant pranks. Plus a PSA for the Junior Safety Institute. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Bill. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. 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. Using an old Spanish land grant as legal backing, gold miners claim the entire city of Los Angeles as their stake. Casey Ruggles must figure out how to evict them before they turn the whole town into a giant pit. When King Bongo and his beautiful niece come to stay with the Captain, they become the latest targets of the Kids' pranks. Plus a PSA about polio research, a sign of its times. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. 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 rough-and-tumble mining town of Growlersburgh is lawless, except for Marshal Casey Ruggles. But that all changes after Preacher Pinkerly rides into town to spread the gospel. King Bongo's young daughter becomes an accomplice to the Kids' pranks, then drives a wedge between Hans and Fritz. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Casey Ruggles; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. 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. Preacher Pinkerly falls ill, and when gold dust is found on his church construction site, gold hunters destroy the church. A stranger threatens to cut off the Captain's beard unless Mama retrieves the king's crown from a crocodile. Plus an offbeat activity page; readers are invited to supply faces for Hans and Fritz in a Captain and the Kids strip. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Divot Diggers; Captain and the Kids; Are You a Cartoonist?; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Charles Schulz, 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. Failing at bank robbery, inept outlaws buy a stagecoach business with a hot check. When the larceny is discovered, the Army sets out after the coach and its lone passenger, Casey Ruggles. After Fritz is crowned king of the island, the Captain and the Inspector kidnap Mama as part of a plan to turn the tables. One of the backup strips is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fifth year; several daily strips are presented in full color. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Peanuts; Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; Back Home Again; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. 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. To end the slave labor at Don Carlos's gold mine, Casey Ruggles must defeat Don Carlos in a sword duel. But then his former partner Tiburcio hatches a plan to get the gold for himself. The Kids disguise themselves as the Captain and the Inspector, and the result is a face full of goulash for the Captain. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Divot Diggers; Willie; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. 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. An outlaw kills a shopkeeper, kidnaps his infant daughter, and flees into the wilderness. Casey Ruggles takes up the chase, accompanied by the baby's hysterical mother. The Captain disguises Hans and Fritz as girls to get them into a girls' school, virtually guaranteeing he'll be the victim of the Kids' revenge. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; Willie; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. 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. Delirious in the wilderness, the kidnapper of the baby thinks he's the infant's father. And he must protect the baby from Casey Ruggles and the baby's mother, who are hot on his trail. The Kids' latest prank sends the Captain over the falls with a barrel. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; Willie; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Warren Tufts and Bob Greene. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Aging cowboy Old Ancient, once a Western hero, abducts Chris to make her his wife, and Casey Ruggles sets out in pursuit. Mama's new "Don't" book is intended for Hans and Fritz, but the Captain and the Inspector need it more than the boys do. Hobbies for All; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; Willie; Casey Ruggles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $32.00 2 1/2" tear on back cover reaching interior pages. 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Charles Schulz, 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 takes shelter in a stable during a snowstorm, unaware that a pair of killers is hiding out in the same stable. The Kids disrupt the sparring session between The Captain and The Inspector with a boxing monkey. One of the backup strips is Charles Schulz's Peanuts, then only in its fifth year; several daily strips are presented in full color. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Peanuts; Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; Casey Ruggles. Final issue under this title; series continues as Nancy and Sluggo (1955-1963 St. John/Dell/Gold Key) #121. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.