Sparkler Comics (1940 United 1st Series) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Jul 1940 by United Features Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Dick Moores. Stories and art by Dick Moores and others. United's anthology series focused its early issues on adventure and melodrama, popular topics for early comic strips. This issue features the classic adventure strip Jim Hardy by Dick Moores. Jim returns to town, only to learn that Henry Cubb, the man who took his newspaper job, has also stolen his girlfriend Nancy. Plus an introduction to the Jim Hardy cast for new readers, and a biography of creator Dick Moores. And a spinner game and clothing patterns as activity pages. Comics on Parade Spinner Game; Let's Meet Jim Hardy Ace Reporter; Jim Hardy; News Notes About Stamps; Sparkler Comics Patterns. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published 1940 by United Features Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Ben Batsford. Stories and art by Ben Batsford and others. United's anthology series focused its early issues on adventure and melodrama, popular topics for early comic strips. This issue features the classic adventure strip Frankie Doodle by Ben Batsford. Tragedy turns Frankie into an orphan and the heir to a fortune, making him the target of his crooked lawyer, Mr. Shady. Officer O'Toole checks out Eddie's Pool Room, following up on Frankie's tip about the Phantom Burglar. Meanwhile, Mr. Shady tracks down Frankie. But he escapes Mrs. Krule, tyrannical head of the orphanage, thanks to help from his pal, homeless kid Mickey. Final issue of the first series; continues, in a slightly different format, as Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) #1. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
