Sparky (comic)

This weekly comic from DC Thomson was aimed at a slightly younger audience than The Beano and The Dandy and was published between January 1965 and 9 July 1977 when it merged with The Topper.

Regular strips included:

• Black Jack the Chimney Sweep
• Charlie Chutney
• Cuckoo in the Clock
• Deputy Dawg
• Dick Turpentine
• Dreamy Daniel
• Dreamy Dave and Dozy Dora – narcolepsy-afflicted brother and sister who shared bizarre fantasy dreams
• Fireman Fred
• Flubberface
• Freddie the Fearless Fly – originally appeared in The Dandy
• Frosty McNabb – Revival of a strip from The Beano
• Hairy Dan – originally in The Beano
• Harry Carry
• Hitch-Hike Mike
• Hockey Hannah
• Hungry Horace – originally appeared in The Dandy
• Invisible Dick – Dick Dixon was given a torch as a souvenir of a space flight by his astronaut father. The torch had been affected by mysterious rays in space and now made anything you shone it on invisible for a time
• Jeff ye Jolly Jester
• Joe Bann and his Big Banjo
• Keyhole Kate – a nosey girl with pigtails and glasses who spied through keyholes. Originally appeared in The Dandy
• Klanky – a giant robot from outer space who has made friends with earth children Ernie and Sis Huggins
• L Cars
• Meddlesome Matty
• Minnie Ha Ha
• The Moonsters – green aliens who lived on the moon and had tv aerials on their heads. Originally appeared on the back cover but soon became the front cover strip
• My Grockle and Me – tales of young Jimmy Johnston and Grockle, his fire-breathing dragon-like pet
• Nosey Parker
• Pansy Potter, The Strongman’s Daughter – Revival of a strip from The Beano
• Peter Piper – a boy with magic pipes which could make pictures come alive
• Puss an’ Boots – “They fight like cat and dog”
• Quick Dick – he’s fast on the draw
• Sam’s Snake
• Smokey Joe – a fire-breathing kid
• Snapshot Sid
• The Snooks
• Sparky – a black native boy who wore a grass skirt. The original front cover strip (which would be deemed extremely un-PC today)
• Stoneage Steve
• Tom Tardy
• Winnie The Witch