Jack Sparling

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Jack Sparling
BornJohn Edmond Sparling
(1916-06-21)June 21, 1916
Winnipeg, Manitoba
DiedFebruary 15, 1997(1997-02-15) (aged 80)
Area(s)Artist
Notable works
Claire Voyant
Hap Hopper
Tiger Girl

John Edmond Sparling

comics artist
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Biography

Born in

Don Markstein, noting that that day was a Sunday, says January 29, 1940, is better supported and more likely.[4] Sparling was the artist until 1943, when he was succeeded by Al Plastino.[1]

Sparling's next comic strip was Claire Voyant, which premiered May 10, 1943, in the New York PM. and ran until 1948.[1]

Jack Sparling's Claire Voyant (1948)

From the 1950s through the 1970s, Sparling provided art for a variety of publishers, including

Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.[6] Sparling drew biographic comic books featuring Adlai Stevenson II,[7] Lyndon B. Johnson, and Barry Goldwater for Dell Comics.[8]
At
nudie-cutie feature "Cher D'Flower!"[19]

Bibliography

DC Comics

Dell Comics

Gold Key Comics

Marvel Comics

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Jack Sparling". Lambiek Comiclopedia. 2014. Archived from the original on April 20, 2014.
  2. ^ Frankenhoff, Brent (February 15, 2012). "Today's Comics Guide: February 15, 2012". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Scott's Classic Comics Corner: Classic Canadian Creators". Comic Book Resources. June 30, 2009. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Hap Hopper at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived 2015-03-08 at archive.today from the original on March 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Ambrose, Michael (May 2016). "Charlton Magazines of the 1970s". Back Issue! (88). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 49–52.
  6. ^ a b c Jack Sparling at the Grand Comics Database
  7. ^ Evanier, Mark (January 2, 2006). "Bio Comix". News From ME. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014.
  8. ^ Evanier, Mark (January 1, 2006). "Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Heart of Presidential Candidates…?". News From ME. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014.
  9. ^ Markstein, Don (2010). "Eclipso". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024.
  10. ^ Markstein, Don (2008). "The Unknown Soldier". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012.
  11. ^ Waid, Mark (w). "House of Mystery #1 DC Publishes Its First Horror Comic" Millennium Edition: House of Mystery, no. 1 (September 2000).
  12. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Editor Joe Orlando decided that The House of Mystery was in need of renovation...The House of Mystery reopens its doors to supernatural tales with 'The House of Gargoyles' by scribe Bob Haney and artist Jack Sparling. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  13. ^ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 132
  14. ^ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 135
  15. ^ Markstein, Don (2010). "Tiger Girl". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. Tiger Girl's comic was drawn by Jack Sparling...The writer was no less a personage than Jerry Siegel, who co-created Superman himself.
  16. ^ Friedt, Stephan (October 2014). "Here Come the Microbots". Back Issue! (76). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 11–13.
  17. ^ Evanier, Mark (October 3, 2013). "Webb of Intrigue". News From ME. Archived from the original on June 9, 2014. [Adam-12] was shifted to the New York office where it was written by Paul S. Newman and John David Warner, and drawn by Jack Sparling and Mike Roy.
  18. ^ McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 171: The first issue [was] written by Elliot S! Maggin with spot-on likenesses rendered by Jack Sparling."
  19. ^ For example, in Sick #117 (Oct. 1977) at the Grand Comics Database.

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