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Issue Details

Issue #174
Published May-June 1952
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
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Cover Details

Characters Nancy; Sluggo
Genre humor; sports

1 page Harem Co. advertisement "Rings Only $1.78"

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Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for men's and women's rings for $1.74 each from Harem Co., New York, N.Y.

9 page Nancy story "I wonder where everybody is today?"

Characters Nancy; Sluggo; Fritzi Ritz
Synopsis Squirt-guns; fishing for money in a grate; the art museum; the carpet sweeper; Sluggo the loafer; bathtub full of dirty dishes; Fritzi returns from vacation; key to the pantry; sharing a fish
Genre humor
Script Ernie Bushmiller
Pencils Ernie Bushmiller
Inks Ernie Bushmiller
Reprinted from Nancy (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips.

1 page How It Began text article "Sailing Close to the Wind"

Synopsis Topics: Sailing close to the wind; orchestras; blue songs; grass roots; why a man carries a cane; weak sister; ether; handball; flood protection; fish cakes; polecat; commercial art
Genre fact
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Notes Text article with illustrated header.

5 page The Captain and the Kids story "Stop clowning und go to vork, Mister Funnybone..."

Characters Der Captain; Der Inspector; Mama; Hans; Fritz; Mister Funnybone
Synopsis Mister Funnybone, a clown, is always looking for a free meal in exchange for his jokes.
Genre humor; jungle
Script R. Dirks
Pencils R. Dirks
Inks R. Dirks
Reprinted from The Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips.

2 page Stamp Tips text article "The Onagadori"

Synopsis Facts about the Japanese bird called the "onagadori."
Genre fact
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Notes Text article with illustrated header. About two-thirds of each page consists of classified-type ads offering postage stamps for approval.

3 page The Captain and the Kids story "Der Professor is digging up der bones of der missing link..."

Characters Der Captain; Der Inspector; Mama; Hans; Fritz
Synopsis The skull of the missing link; hearing the ocean in a seashell; trading the mule for an auto
Genre humor; jungle
Script R. Dirks
Pencils R. Dirks
Inks R. Dirks
Reprinted from The Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips.

Half page Pud; Dubble Bubble advertisement "Here comes the matador!"

Characters Pud
Synopsis Pud is playing matador with a calf.
Genre children
Pencils Ray Thompson (signed Ray T.)
Inks Ray Thompson (signed Ray T.)
Notes Ad in comic form for Fleer Dubble Bubble chewing gum. Frank H. Fleer Corp., Philadelphia, Pa.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Special Two Year Subscription Offer!"

Characters Nancy; Sluggo
Notes Promo for two-year subscriptions to Sparkle Comics. 12 issues for $1.00.

10 page Tarzan story "While admiring Tarzan's hunting skill..."

Characters Tarzan
Synopsis Tarzan leads the Duru natives in an attack upon Arab slave traders who have captured their village.
Genre jungle
Reprinted from Tarzan (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips.

1 page Strange as It Seems filler "Peter of Blois..."

Characters Peter of Blois; Louis XII of France; Sir Thomas Gresham
Synopsis Topics: Peter of Blois; Hydrophane opal; Victoria Falls; "Let George Do it"; Ferns; Sir Thomas Gresham; San Francisco artesian well after 1906 earthquake.
Genre fact
Script Elsie Hix
Pencils Elsie Hix
Inks Elsie Hix
Reprinted from Strange as It Seems (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips.

Half page Super Fireworks advertisement "Fireworks!"

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Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for 933 piece fireworks set for $4.25 from Super Fireworks, St. Helens, Ore.

Half page Superior Fireworks advertisement "Boom-Boom Assortment!"

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Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for 1445 piece fireworks set for $3.95 from Superior Fireworks, Canby, Ore.

1 page Novelty Mart advertisement "Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop"

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Notes Back cover; color. Illustrated ad for "Bonnie Braids" doll; Mystery fish-bowl; "Ginger" doll; and "Happy the Cowboy" ventriloquist dummy. Available by mail for $2.98 to $3.98 from Novelty Mart, New York, N.Y.