Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) comic books

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. The Spark Man's old foe, the nefarious Zing Loa, has returned to keep his promise to steal the priceless Jade Li Lantern. Holly witnesses a murder and gets a photo of the killer, but it's a man who died ten years before. Biltybux and Bombo dress in drag to avoid a process server, but that only makes them more conspicuous. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo; Back Home Again; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; Broncho Bill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. The Spark Man gets mixed up with a woman, her kidnapped father, and a lost Mozart score stolen from Hitler's home after the war. Hap Hopper and Holly investigate the old mansion where she saw the murder, finding more suspects and more creepy rooms. Bombo provokes a fight between Mr. Biltybux and Glenda's boyfriend, much to Glenda's surprise. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo; Back Home Again; The Burtons; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; Broncho Bill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover 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. Tarzan encounters a race of barbarians that lives high up on a lost mesa. Nancy must mind the baby while Aunt Fritzi is busy, so she finds creative ways to keep him occupied. Classic Tarzan cover by Hogarth. Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo; Broncho Bill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. The Spark Man investigates the theft of the 13 Pigeon-Blood Rubies by the collector Moto Royle. After Bathless Groggins endorses Miracle Wave Shampoo, it's discovered that it causes hair loss, and he's run out of town. When Mr. Biltybux gives Bombo a U.S. history lesson, Bombo imagines himself in the days of Columbus and George Washington. Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Back Home Again; The Spark Man; Ella Cinders; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo; Broncho Bill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. 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. A vengeful magician promises to commit murder and get away with it by making the body disappear. Bathless Groggins receives an Egyptian sarcophagus that contains a very much alive Cleopatra. Biltybux takes Bombo's advice and throws a big party to impress the girl he wants to meet, but that backfires in a big way. Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Back Home Again; The Spark Man; Ella Cinders; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo; Broncho Bill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. The Spark Man investigates after his friend Judy is kidnapped by a strange criminal who leaves behind Dutch gold coins where he snares his victims. A prank involving a donkey, a wasps' nest and some glue gets the Captain in hot water with Mama and the local native princess. Biltybux says he'll give Bombo $1000 for every girl he meets, so Bombo goes to a chorus girl revue. Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Back Home Again; The Spark Man; Ella Cinders; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo; Broncho Bill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, 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, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The city is panicked by a mysterious madman, in the last appearance of one of United Features' rare superheroes, The Spark Man. Debuting this issue are several new strips, including the new cover feature, beloved hillbilly satire Li'l Abner by Al Capp. Bombo gets a new job, but he might be too much of a klutz to be a good lifeguard. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; The Spark Man; Ella Cinders; The Young Idea; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan has been forced into fighting alongside lawless rebels. The Kids manage to get the Captain on the wrong side of a charging goat. Bombo tries to help the eccentric Mr. Biltybux fight the urge to pull the beards of every man he meets. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; The Young Idea; Abbie an Slats; Back Home Again; Out Our Way; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan secures the radioactive jewel and restores the rightful queen to the Kavian throne, but is captured by the strange tree-women. Hap Hopper investigates after Senator Stormy Rivers suddenly withdraws from his re-election campaign. The ghost of Flame McGoon declares she will follow Li'l Abner until he declares his love for her. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; The Young Idea; Abbie an Slats; Back Home Again; Out Our Way; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. War erupts between the pirates and the Amazons - and Tarzan is caught in the middle. Hap Hopper finally gets his story on the destruction of the Herringbone political machine. Bombo befriends a boy on the beach. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; The Young Idea; Abbie an Slats; Back Home Again; Out Our Way; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The Sultan prepares to order the execution of Tarzan. What is it about the Golden Monkey that can drive an ordinary man to theft, arson and attempted murder? El Bombo dreams himself onto the island of "Robinson Crusoe." Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; Abbie an Slats; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Back Home Again; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Thrown into a pit and told to fight, Tarzan manages to turn the tables on his captors. Mr. Biltybux wants to get back into his old club, but first he must endure a humiliating initiation. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; The Young Idea; Abbie an Slats; Back Home Again; Out Our Way; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. When stranger Don Macabre refuses to reveal his identity, Tarzan challenges him. Former political boss Fox engineers a prison break to get out and get revenge on Steve O'Dey, unless Hap Hopper can stop him. Lonely Lizzie was raised on a lighthouse island and has never seen a man, until the day that Bathless Groggins crashes on her island. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; The Young Idea; Abbie an Slats; Back Home Again; Out Our Way; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan is forced to face a wild bull in a savage mockery of a bullfight. Li'l Abner faces The Drinkenstein Monster and its creator, Al Gloomingdale, in a storyline by Al Capp. Bombo and Mr. Biltybux accidentally get mixed up in a beach brawl. This is the final appearance of Bombo in Sparkler Comics; his adventures continued in Tip Top Comics. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; The Young Idea; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan and Thaissa escape from Don Macabre, but her father is still a prisoner. Li'l Abner joins his cousin Weak-Eyes Yokum on his "annooal" hunt, in a storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Bill Bumlin; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan has a plan to free Don Macabre's captive workers from the tunnel. Burke finds the greatest baseball player ever in a remote Central American country, and sets out to bring him back to the US. Sparkling Stars of the Air (radio, that is) focuses on the King Cole Trio, the early group featuring Nat King Cole. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Bill Bumlin; Back Home Again; Strange as It Seems; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. In the garden of death, Kabba Rana awaits Tarzan. When Wild West outlaw Jumpin' Ginger invades the Captain and the Kids' rooming house, a pair of devilish pranksters is just what the situation calls for. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Strange as It Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Professor Stumpnoodle doesn't think he has anything to fear from the Kids, until he finds livestock and an angry pig in his bed sheets. Bill Bumlin's baseball prodigy Gu Gu won't play unless someone brings him a chicken first. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Bill Bumlin; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan is captured by pygmy warriors, but something worse awaits. Hans and Fritz trick the Captain into fighting with a waiter who isn't there. Wealthy Judy Hagstone tries to make Slats forget Becky by giving him marijuana! Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Scoopy; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Bill Bumlin; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan escapes his pygmy captors only to face the living dinosaur Goru-Bongara. Dink O'Day, bat boy of the major league team "Mohawks," makes his way to the stadium in the debut of the baseball strip in Sparkler Comics. Wealthy Judy Hagstone's plan to steal Slats from Becky by giving him marijuana is revealed when cleaning lady Mrs. McMousey climbs the town square statue and sings "Frankie and Johnny." Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Scoopy; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Dink O'Day; Strange as It Seems; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan and the pygmies are trapped on a plateau... by the living dinosaur Goru-Bongara. Hans and Fritz discover that the old ostrich-in-a-dress trick gets 'em every time. As Bathless surveys the aftermath of Becky's rampage, he meets his "other" daughter, beautiful Sue. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Scoopy; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Dink O'Day; Strange as It Seems; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Reformed pirate Captain John checks into the boardinghouse of the Captain and the Kids with his fortune in gold. Bathless learns that his long-lost daughter Sue has a mean right hook, and so does the guy who tries to get fresh with her. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Scoopy; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Dink O'Day; Strange as It Seems; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Hap buys a clock for Jaboo, unaware that jewel thieves have hidden a stolen watch inside it. Mad scientist Pandemonium P. McGenius means trouble for Dogpatch, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Becky has disappeared from Crabtree Corners after the Judy Hagstone incident, and Slats goes searching for her. Plus the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Scoopy; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Dink O'Day; Strange as It Seems; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Hap gives the clock to Jaboo, still unaware that it contains stolen contraband. When Black Bill, Terror of the Seven Seas comes after Captain John's gold, there's real trouble for the Captain and the Kids. Movie star Dawn Renard stops at the hotel at Crabtree Corners before her next movie, and so does a mysterious, handsome man who demands to see her. Ella Cinders is alarmed when her brother Blackie goes to the hospital after a football mishap, but Blackie's more concerned about the ball. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Scoopy; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Dink O'Day; Strange as It Seems; Abbie an Slats; Ella Cinders. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan is attacked by a mysterious, shadowy figure with skills nearly equal to his own. New in town, Sue Groggins of Abbie an' Slats ill-advisedly takes a ride from notorious lecher "Gropeworth Snootingham." Banger Burke sends a letter to Dink O'Day, telling him about life in major league baseball in the 1940s. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Dink O'Day; Strange as It Seems; Abbie an Slats; Ella Cinders. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Hap Hopper spots missing South American heiress Delores Montez hiding out in Washington, and he wants Holly's help to find out why. Banger Burke sends a letter to Dink O'Day, telling him about life in major league baseball in the 1940s. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Dink O'Day; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Stranded in the Arctic, the Kids elude the Captain and Mama, annoy the locals and antagonize the wildlife. Sue Groggins gets caught up in Willoby's scheme for making artificial diamonds. Hap Hopper sets out to find missing scientist Dr. Dome before his rival Gabby Galt finds him. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Dink O'Day; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The family's Arctic adventure continues from the previous issue, as the Captain buys a ship to take home, but it's frozen in the ice until spring. Sue Groggins gets captured by the crooks who want the formula for making artificial diamonds. Holly puts herself in danger to help Hap Hopper find missing scientist Dr. Dome. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; Sparkler's Stars of the Air; The Young Idea; 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, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The family's Arctic adventure continues from the previous issue, as the Captain and the Kids finally leave the North Pole and sail to Alaska. Notorious bandit Wild Bill Hickup is released from prison after 99 years. He returns to Grinning Skull, Arizona to seek revenge on the descendants of the sheriff who arrested him, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fine art by Raeburn van Buren. Enemy agents rush across Mexico to get to Jaboo Jones and Dr. Dome before Hap Hopper does. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; Sparkler's Stars of the Air; Tarzan; Dink O'Day; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The Captain and the Kids' Arctic adventure continues from the previous issue, as the Kids trick the adults into breaking into a prospector's cabin, a prank that could prove fatal. Notorious bandit Wild Bill Hickup faces Russian wannabe-gunslinger Stanislaus Krabbolowlsky in a final showdown, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fine art by Raeburn van Buren. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Sparkler's Stars of the Air; 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, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The Captain and the Kids' prospecting adventure continues from the previous issue, as they search for gold in the Klondike. But the Kids' alteration of a wanted poster leads to the Captain being mistaken for outlaw Bloody Bill. Sue Groggins makes a play for Slats while Becky is away, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fine art by Raeburn van Buren. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Sluggo; Captain and the Kids; Sparkler's Stars of the Air; 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, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The Kids sabotage the Captain's efforts to get a new suit from the tailor. While hunting for Becky in Hollywood, Slats meets Laxington, who, unknown to him, is also in love with Becky, in an Abbie an' Slats strip. International crooks steal a painting from Hap Hopper's apartment. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; The Good Old Days; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Sparkler's Stars of the Air; Tarzan; Dink O'Day; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The Mohawks baseball team is convinced that batboy Dink O'Day is a "lucky charm" as they head for the pennant. Sue manages to convince Slats to kiss her, just when Becky walks back into his life. But Becky's brought her new husband, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fine art by Raeburn van Buren. Nellie accidentally throws out the masterpiece that Hap Hopper sends her, leading to a madcap chase to recover the painting. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, the strip's final appearance in Sparkler Comics. And a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Sparkler's Stars of the Air; 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, 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 starts with this issue allows for larger reprints of Raeburn van Buren's detailed art on Abbie an' Slats. That strip takes a dramatic turn with the accidental death of Becky's new husband David. The courts acquit Slats, but David's Scottish mother swears revenge, in a storyline with fine art by Raeburn van Buren. After Becky is abandoned on a remote Scottish island, she is rescued by a giant from Scottish legends! Hans und Fritz invade the Captain's birthday cruise. But a phony doctor sends the Captain to a nearby island and an encounter with hostile locals. Plus a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; Tarzan; Dink O'Day; Abbie an Slats; Doc Syke. 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, 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.

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.

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.

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.