Sparkler Comics, #119
Published: August-September 1954
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Characters
- Nancy
- Sluggo
Lytle's Model Guns
Story Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Ad for solid cast aluminum model guns that look like the real thing. Colt Cobra snub nose .38 and German 9mm Luger are illustrated. $2.00 each from Lytle Novelty Co., Long Beach, Calif.
"Nice of Mrs. Van Snoot to offer me a job"
Storyline
Strip titles: Lively Greeting; Takes the Cake; Bloomin' Genius; The Bum's Rush; Cook-eyed; Missing the Scoop;
Characters
- Nancy
- Sluggo
- Grimy Gregory
Reprint Notes
from Nancy (United Features Syndicate) daily newspaper strips.
"Egypt sure is an interesting country"
Storyline
Pud and his friends are in Egypt and impress their native guide with their gum bubbles.
Characters
- Pud
Story Notes
Ad in comic form for Fleer Dubble Bubble chewing gum. Frank H. Fleer Corp., Philadelphia, Pa.
See Nancy and Sluggo Every Month
Characters
- Nancy
- Sluggo
Story Notes
Promo for Nancy and Sluggo Comics featuring 12 themed drawings of Nancy and Sluggo for each month.
"I'll just sit here in the park and read"
Storyline
Strip titles: Too Many Curls; Daisies Do Tell; Time to Get Uppity; "Painful" Truth; Down and Out; No Truck With That; Hidden Assets; The Li'l Squirt; Daisies Do Tell; Happy Landing; High Hopes
Characters
- Nancy
- Sluggo
- Fritzi Ritz
Reprint Notes
from Nancy (United Features Snydicate) daily newspaper strips.
"Go ahead, jump in!"
Storyline
Four half-page gags: empty swimming pool; covering Mr. Jackson with sand; Wild pitching; Breaking the optomitist's sign.
Characters
- Willie
Story Notes
Last appearance in this series.
"Look, dollinks, Mama buyed you a book..."
Storyline
Mama gives Hans and Fritz a "Don't" book, but it turns out Der Captain and Der Inspector need its advice more than the boys do.
Characters
- Der Captain
- Der Inspector
- Hans
- Fritz
- Mama
Reprint Notes
from The Captain and the Kids (United Features Snydicate) Sunday newspaper page.
"The biggest stamp news of the year..."
Storyline
Announcement of 8-cent Statue of Liberty stamp and facts about the statue and its creator Frederic August Bartholdi. Text of "The New Colossus" poem by Emma Lazarus on the statue is printed
Characters
- Frederic August Bartholdi
Story Notes
One-third of each page is made up of classified-type ads offering stamps on approval.
"Introducing Old Ancient"
Storyline
An old cowboy abducts Chris to make her his wife, but the pair are tracked down by Casey.
Characters
- Casey Ruggles
- Chris Hassenfeffer
- Old Ancient (intro)
Reprint Notes
from Casey Ruggles (United Features Syndicate) daily newspaper strips 1951.02.19 to 1951.03.31.
Story Notes
Reprint dates are from Warren Tufts Retrospective (Western Wind, 1980). Some panels from the daily strips were dropped. "...Old Ancient, who was a direct spoof of Hopalong Cassidy in particular, and Hollywood stereotype of western heroes in general." Quote by Warren Tufts in the "Warren Tufts Retrospective."
"After he had obtained command of a ship..."
Storyline
Topics: Commodore Matthew C. Perry; the ritual after boy and girl twins are born in Bali; the first United States coin; professional pedestrian Edward Payton Weston; Captain Joshua Slocum; lobsters
Characters
- Commodore Matthew C. Perry (cameo)
- Edward Payton Weston (cameo)
Reprint Notes
from Strange as It Seems newspaper strips
Make It Yourself
Storyline
Hobbies that involve creating objects, like woodworking, making jewelry, etc.
Story Notes
One-sixth of page has small classified-type ads. Text article with illustrated header.
"Come here, Sluggo"
Storyline
Strip titles: No Traffic with Them; Double Exposure; High-Ho-HO; Just a Big Build-Up; Blowhard!
Characters
- Nancy
- Sluggo
- Fritzi Ritz
Reprint Notes
from Nancy (United Features Syndicate) daily newspaper strips.
Free! 210 Stamps from all over the world
Story Notes
Illustrated ad for stamps on approval from Littleton Stamp Co., Littleton, N.H.
Reduce with Delicious Kelpidine Candy Plan!
Featuring American Healthaids Company
Story Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Illustrated ad for Kelpidine weight-reducing candy. American Healthaids Company; Newark, N.J.
Do You Need Money?
Story Notes
Back cover. Illustrated ad for selling greeting cards. Colonial Studios, Inc., White Plains, N.Y.