Sparky
Sparky was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 23 January 1965 to 9 July 1977, when it merged with The Topper after 652 issues. It featured:
- Baron Von Reichs-Pudding (The flying Hun from vorld var von!)
- Barney Bulldog
- Dreamy Dave and Dozy Dora
- Hungry Horace (originally from The Dandy)
- I-Spy
- Invisible Dick
- Keyhole Kate (originally from The Dandy)
- L-Cars
- Peter Piper
- Planet Of The Nirdles
- Puss 'n' Boots
- Some Mummies Do 'Ave 'Em
- Sparky People
- Spoofer McGraw
- Thingummy Blob
- Wee Tusky
It was a D.C Thomson comic and aimed at a slightly younger audience than The Beano and The Dandy. It changed it's name to The Sparky Comic in 1973.
See also
Sparky is also the name of the main character in Tom Tomorrow's This Modern World, a comic strip about politics. Sparky was a liberal until he was hit in the head by a falling toilet, causing him to become a staunch supporter of George W. Bush.
Sparkys are also creatures in the Nintendo video game, Paper Mario, the main one being Watt, who joins Mario on his quest to defeat the evil Bowser.
