''Sparky'' was a

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published weekly by

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, that ran from (issue dates) 23 January 1965 to 9 July 1977 when it merged with '' The Topper'' after 652 issues. From 1965–1980 the comic published an

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entitled '' The Sparky Book''. It was a

comic, originally aimed at a slightly younger audience to ''

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'' and ''

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'' later it was aimed at the same audience. It changed its name to ''The Sparky Comic'' in 1973.

List of comic strips

Strips which featured in ''Sparky'' at some point during the course of its 12-year run included. All numbers refer to issues of ''Sparky''.

List of ''Sparky'' adventure Strips

As well as featuring comic strips ''Sparky'' featured adventure strips, though fewer and fewer of these appeared later in the comic's life.

References

*Smith, Ala
The Sparky File
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'' * *One of the appendixes of The Sparky File showing a list of strips that were in Sparky. Posted on the ComicsUK foru

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List of comic strips

List of ''Sparky'' adventure Strips

See also

References