Sparkler Comics (1941 2nd Series) comic books

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.

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 joins young Danny in the search for a Spanish gold mine hidden beneath a saloon. But just as they find it, rains cause the saloon to collapse, in a truly suspenseful finale. An animal trainer antagonizes the Kids, and gets dragged through the cactus by their pet hippo for his trouble. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; 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, 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 comes to Big Bear Flat, a mining town terrorized by the Whisperer. But when he tries to organize the townsfolk, the Whisperer blows up the dance hall. Hans and Fritz rescue a castaway on the island, only to learn he's their new teacher, Professor Plotz. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; 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, 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 Ruggles, now the sheriff of Big Bear Flat, tries to end the Whisperer's reign of terror before the mystery menace destroys the entire town. But a nearby dam is the town's weak spot. Hans and Fritz transplant a mother ostrich's eggs into the sleeping Captain's bed, and the ostrich follows. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; 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, Warren Tufts and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Casey Ruggles, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. After the destruction of the town, Sheriff Casey Ruggles realizes the Whisperer is still at large. But it's up to Brutus the grizzly bear to deal out the Whisperer's punishment. Hans and Fritz trick the Captain into thinking they've stowed away on a hot-air balloon, and a high-speed air chase follows. 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. Casey tries to protect the people of Fort Ross from Ivan, the fort's original commander, who wants his fort back and has the Pomo tribe as his muscle. Casey enlists his young friend Kit Fox to infiltrate the Pomo as an informant. After the Kids trick the Captain, Mama, John Silver and his sailors, they actually want to stay after school to avoid the payback. 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. Casey tries to organize the people of the fort to resist Ivan and his army of Pomos. Meanwhile, Kit Fox learns that the Pomo plan to attack by sea, and he'll never be able to warn them in time. When the Captain tries to trick John Silver out of his pirate gold, the Kids flip the trick with a phony pirate flag. 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. Casey tries to warn the Presidio of the coming Russian-led Pomo tribal attack, but the commanding officer doesn't believe him. Meanwhile, Kit Fox races to warn the fort that the attack is going to come by sea. While sailing after John Silver's gold, the Kids trap the Inspector in the crow's nest, drop Mama in the drink, and get the Captain stuck inside a giant fish. 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. 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.

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.

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.