SPARLING, JACK |
| Name and vital stats |
| | SPARLING, JOHN EDMOND [1916-97] (artist; writer) | NULL |
| Education |
| | Arts and Crafts Club [New Orleans] | NULL |
| | Corcoran School of Art | NULL |
| Member |
| | National Cartoonists Society | NULL |
| | Society of Illustrators | NULL |
| Print Media (non-comics) |
| | Artist: Books: 1959 Picture World Encyclopedia | > 59 |
| | Artist: Juvenile books: 1977/79 Isis | > 77 79 |
| Other career notes |
| | Teacher: Hyde Park College | NULL |
| Additional biography |
| | National Cartoonists Society Album, 1972 | NULL |
| Honors |
| | Treasury Department Citations 1944-45 | > 44 45 |
| Syndication |
| | CLAIRE VOYANT [daily] (pen/ink/) 1943-48 for Newspaper PM '43-48; New York Star '48 | > 43 44 45 46 47 48 |
| | CLAIRE VOYANT [Sunday] (pen/ink/) 1945-48 for Newspaper PM '45-48; New York Star '48 | > 45 46 47 48 |
| | DAN FLAGG (ghost pen&ink/) c1965 for McNaught Syndicate | > 65 |
| | HAP HOPPER, WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT [daily] (pen/ink/) 1939-43 for United Feature Syndicate | > 39 40 41 42 43 |
| | HONOR EDEN [daily] (wr/pen/ink/) 1960-72- for McClure Syndicate | > 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 |
| | MR. RUBBLES (pen/ink/) 1955-56 | > 55 56 |
| | ON STAGE (asst pen&ink/) for Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate | NULL |
| | SAM HILL (pen/ink/) 1957-58 for Consolidated News Features | > 57 58 |
| | TRUE COMICS [daily] (pen/ink/) early-1940s | > 40 41 42 43 |
| Comics in other media |
| | Gag cartoons (pen/ink/) 1935-37 for the editorial page of the New Orleans Item-Tribune | > 35 36 37 |
| | Various features (pen/ink/) 1953 for Children's Digest | > 53 |
| Promotional comics |
| | FOREST FIRE (pen/ink/) 1950 first SMOKEY THE BEAR with Rudy Wendelein | > 50 |
| | HISTORY OF GAS (pen/ink/) 1947 for American Gas Association | > 47 |
| | JOE THE GENIE OF STEEL (pen/ink/) c1948 for steel industry | > 48 |
| | RETURN OF JOE THE GENIE OF STEEL (pen/ink/) c1949 for steel industry | > 49 |
| | STORY OF HARRY S. TRUMAN, THE (pen/ink/) 1948 | > 48 |
| Comics Studio (Shop) |
| | FUNNIES INC. (pen/ink/) 1942-48 | > 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 |
| APAG HOUSE PUBS |
| | GRIN~ (pen/ink/) 1972 | > 72 |
| GALAXY COMICS |
| | BLOODY BONES AND BLACKEYED PEAS~ (pen/ink/) 1984 | > 84 |
| PUBLISHER? |
| | SOMETHING ELSE~ (pen/ink/) 1971 | > 71 |
| BETTER PUBLICATIONS |
| | CLAIRE VOYANT (wr/pen/ink/) 1946-47 reprint | > 46 47 |
| CATECHETICAL GUILD EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY |
| | TOPIX~ (pen/ink/) 1947 | > 47 |
| CHARLTON COMICS |
| | BEYOND THE GRAVE~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | BIONIC WOMAN (pen/ink/) 1977-78 | > 77 78 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1976-78 | > 76 77 78 |
| | EMERGENCY (pen/) 1976-77 | > 76 77 |
| | HOLLYWOOD ROMANCES~ (pen/) 1970-71 | > 70 71 |
| | PHANTOM, THE~ (pen/ink/) 1969 | > 69 |
| | ROMANTIC STORY~ (pen/) 1971 | > 71 |
| | SECRET ROMANCE~ (pen/) 1971 | > 71 |
| | SICK~ (ed/) 1978 | > 78 |
| | SICK~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1976-77 | > 76 77 |
| | SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN (pen/ink/) 1976-78 | > 76 77 78 |
| | SPIKE AND BAT (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | TALON (pen/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | TEEN-AGE LOVE~ (pen/ink/) 1971 | > 71 |
| COMMADORE PRODUCTIONS |
| | CORKY AND SALLY (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| DC COMICS |
| | ALAN LADD (pen/ink/) 1949 | > 49 |
| | ANIMAL MAN (pen/ink/) 1966-67 | > 66 67 |
| | Backup feature (pen/ink/) 1972 in PHANTOM STRANGER, THE | > 72 |
| | BATMAN AND ROBIN (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | BLACKHAWK (lay/) 1976 | > 76 |
| | BLACKHAWK DETACHED SERVICE DIARY (ink/) 1964 | > 64 |
| | BLACKHAWK WORLD WAR 2 COMBAT DIARY (pen/) 1964 | > 64 |
| | BOB KANIGHER'S GALLERY OF WAR (pen/ink/) 1981 | > 81 |
| | BOMBA (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN (pen/ink/) 1968-69 | > 68 69 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1964-76 | > 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 |
| | CREEPER, THE (pen/) 1969 | > 69 |
| | DATE WITH DEBBI (pen/) 1969/72 | > 69 72 |
| | DAY AFTER DOOMSDAY (pen/ink/) 1970-72 | > 70 71 72 |
| | DEBBI'S DATES (pen/) 1969 | > 69 |
| | ECLIPSO (pen/ink/) 1964-66 | > 64 65 66 |
| | ELVIRA'S HOUSE OF MYSTERY SPECIAL~ (pen/ink/) 1987 | > 87 |
| | FALLING IN LOVE~ (pen/) 1967-70 | > 67 68 69 70 |
| | FEATURE FILMS~ (pen/ink/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | FORBIDDEN TALES OF DARK MANSION~ (pen/ink/) 1972 | > 72 |
| | G.I. COMBAT~ (pen/ink/) 1973-74/76 | > 73 74 76 |
| | GHOSTS~ (pen/ink/) 1972-73/75/80 | > 72 73 75 80 |
| | GIRLS' LOVE STORIES~ (pen/ink/) 1967-71 | > 67 68 69 70 71 |
| | GREEN GLOB, THE (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | GREEN LANTERN (pen/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | HEART THROBS~ (pen/) 1968/71 | > 68 71 |
| | HOUSE OF MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/) 1965-72/74 | > 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 74 |
| | HOUSE OF SECRETS~ (pen/ink/) 1964-66/68-72/74 | > 64 65 66 68 69 70 71 72 74 |
| | IMMORTAL MAN (pen/ink/) 1965-67 | > 65 66 67 |
| | JOHNNY DOUBLE (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | JOHNNY PERIL (pen/ink/) 1968-69/80-81 aka Just a Story | > 68 69 80 81 |
| | JONNY DOUBLE (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | MAD MOD WITCH, THE (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | METAMORPHO (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | MYSTERY IN SPACE~ (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | OUR ARMY AT WAR~ (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | OUR FIGHTING FORCES~ (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | PLASTIC MAN (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | SECRET SIX (pen/ink/) 1968-69 | > 68 69 |
| | SECRET SIX, THE (pen/ink/) in THE SECRET SIX (c) 1968 DC Comics 0106_1SparlingJack.jpg | > 68 |
| | SECRETS OF HAUNTED HOUSE~ (pen/some ink/) 1978-81 | > 78 79 80 81 |
| | SECRETS OF SINISTER HOUSE~ (pen/ink/) 1972-73 | > 72 73 |
| | SPECTRE, THE (pen/ink/) 1969 | > 69 |
| | SPLIT MAN, THE (pen/ink/) 1964/67 | > 64 67 |
| | STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES~ (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | STRANGE ADVENTURES~ (pen/ink/) 1964-67 | > 64 65 66 67 |
| | TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED~ (pen/ink/) 1964-68 | > 64 65 66 67 68 |
| | TEXAS RANGERS (wr/) 1950 | > 50 |
| | UNEXPECTED, THE~ (pen/ink/) 1968-73/80-81 | > 68 69 70 71 72 73 80 81 |
| | UNKNOWN SOLDIER (pen/ink/) 1972-74 | > 72 73 74 |
| | WEIRD WAR TALES~ (pen/some ink/) 1975-80 | > 75 76 77 78 79 80 |
| | WELCOME BACK, KOTTER (pen/some ink/) 1976-77 | > 76 77 |
| | WHO'S WHO IN THE DC UNIVERSE (pen/ink/) 1986 entries | > 86 |
| | WITCHING HOUR, THE~ (pen/ink/) 1969/71-73 | > 69 71 72 73 |
| | YOUNG LOVE~ (pen/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | YOUNG ROMANCE~ (pen/) 1967/74 | > 67 74 |
| DELL PUBLICATIONS |
| | ADLAI STEVENSON (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | ADVENTURES IN PARADISE (pen/ink/) 1962 | > 62 |
| | AROUND THE WORLD UNDER THE SEA (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | CAT, THE (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | COUNTDOWN (pen/ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER (pen/ink/) 1970 | > 70 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1964-67 | > 64 65 66 67 |
| | DIE, MONSTER, DIE (pen/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | DIRTY DOZEN, THE (pen/ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | Filler (pen/ink/) 1962/67 | > 62 67 |
| | FRIDAY FOSTER (pen/ink/) 1972 | > 72 |
| | I AIM AT THE STARS (pen/ink/) 1960 | > 60 |
| | LEGEND OF CUSTER (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | MASTER OF THE WORLD (pen/ink/) 1961 | > 61 |
| | MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (pen/ink/) 1967-68 | > 67 68 |
| | MONROES, THE (pen/ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | MUMMY, THE (pen/ink/) 1962 | > 62 |
| | NATIONAL VELVET (pen/ink/) 1961-62 | > 61 62 |
| | NAZA (pen/ink/) 1964-66 | > 64 65 66 |
| | NEUTRO (pen/ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | NIGHT OF THE GRIZZLY (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | NONE BUT THE BRAVE (pen/ink/) 1965 | > 65 |
| | OPERATION CROSSBOW (pen/ink/) 1965 | > 65 |
| | OUTER LIMITS, THE~ (pen/ink/) 1964-67 | > 64 65 66 67 |
| | RING OF BRIGHT WATER (pen/ink/) 1969 | > 69 |
| | ROOM 222 (pen/ink/) 1970 | > 70 |
| | SMOKY (pen/ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | SONS OF KATIE ELDER (pen/ink/) 1965 | > 65 |
| | SPACE MAN (pen/ink/) 1962-64 | > 62 63 64 |
| | STONEY BURKE (pen/ink/) 1963 | > 63 |
| | SWORD AND THE DRAGON, THE (pen/ink/) 1960 | > 60 |
| | T.H.E. CAT (pen/ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | UNIVERSAL PRESENTS. . .~ (pen/ink/) 1963 | > 63 |
| | VALLEY OF GWANGI,THE (pen/ink/) 1969 | > 69 |
| | ZULU (pen/ink/) 1964 | > 64 |
| FAWCETT COMICS |
| | BULLETMAN (pen/ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| | NYOKA (pen/ink/) 1944-46 | > 44 45 46 |
| FEATURE COMICS |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1958 | > 58 |
| | SICK~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1964-75 | > 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 |
| GILBERTON |
| | CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | ROBIN HOOD (pen/ink/) 1957 | > 57 |
| | WORLD AROUND US~ (pen/ink/) 1957-61 | > 57 58 59 60 61 |
| HARVEY COMICS |
| | BEE-MAN (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | BLACK CAT MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| | CHAMBER OF CHILLS~ (pen/ink/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1965-66 | > 65 66 |
| | DYNAMITE JOE (pen/ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | Filler (pen/ink/) c1966 | > 66 |
| | FIRST LOVE~ (pen/) 1951-54 | > 51 52 53 54 |
| | FIRST ROMANCE~ (pen/) 1951-54 | > 51 52 53 54 |
| | GLOWING GLADIATOR (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | HI-SCHOOL ROMANCE~ (pen/) 1951-53 | > 51 52 53 |
| | JACK Q. FROST (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | JOE PALOOKA~ (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | KAZZAN (pen/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | MAGICMASTER (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | MAN IN BLACK CALLED FATE (ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | PIRANA (pen/ink/) 1966-67 | > 66 67 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1952-57 | > 52 53 54 55 56 57 |
| | SORCERER (pen/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | TOMB OF TERROR~ (pen/ink/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| | War (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | WITCHES TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| I.W. PUBLICATIONS |
| | BILLY THE KID (pen/ink/) | NULL |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) early-1960s | > 60 61 62 63 |
| | JOHNNY DANGER (pen/ink/) | NULL |
| | SPIKE AND BAT (pen/ink/) | NULL |
| KING COMICS |
| | OUTER DIMENSION (pen/ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| LEV GLEASON |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| MAGAZINE ENTERPRISES |
| | War (pen/ink/) 1944 | > 44 |
| MARVEL COMICS |
| | CAPTAIN AMERICA (pen/) 1967/89 | > 67 89 |
| | CAPTAIN ULTRA (pen/) 1990 | > 90 |
| | DAREDEVIL (pen/) 1983 | > 83 |
| | GHOST RIDER (pen/) 1981-82 | > 81 82 |
| | IRON MAN (pen/ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | SILVER SURFER (pen/) 1989-90 | > 89 90 |
| | X-MEN (pen/) 1967 | > 67 |
| PARENTS' MAGAZINE PRESS |
| | BETTY FAIRFIELD (pen/ink/) 1947-48 | > 47 48 |
| | CALLING ALL BOYS~ (pen/ink/some wr/) c1946-c50 | > 46 47 48 49 50 |
| | DUSTY DAVIS (pen/ink/) 1946 | > 46 |
| | JACK ARMSTRONG (pen/ink/) 1947-48 | > 47 48 |
| | JUDY WING (pen/ink/) 1943-45 | > 43 44 45 |
| | KINGS OF SPEED (pen/ink/) 1965 | > 65 |
| | Non-fiction (pen/ink/) 1942-49/65 | > 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 65 |
| | Non-fiction: Best I like . . . (pen/ink/) in TRUE COMICS #26 (c) 1943 Parents Institute 0106SparlingJack.jpg | > 43 |
| | PUG AND CURLY (pen/ink/) 1947-48 | > 47 48 |
| | REAL HEROES~ (pen/ink/) 1942-43/46 | > 42 43 46 |
| | STEVE SAUNDERS SPECIAL AGENT~ (pen/ink/) 1948-49 | > 48 49 |
| | STREAKY SMITH (pen/ink/) 1947 | > 47 |
| | TRUE COMICS AND ADVENTURE STORIES~ (pen/ink/) 1965 | > 65 |
| | TRUE COMICS~ (pen/ink/) 1943/46-50 | > 43 46 47 48 49 50 |
| | VICTORY CLUB, THE (pen/ink/) 1943 | > 43 |
| | YORKTOWN YOUNGER SET (pen/) 1943 | > 43 |
| PHIL HIRSCH |
| | WACKO~ (pen/ink/) 1980 | > 80 |
| SEABOARD COMICS |
| | BLAZING BATTLE TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | BOG BEAST (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | DEVILINA~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | KRO-MAG (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | KROMAG (wr/pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | SAVAGE COMBAT TALES~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | SGT HAWK (ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| | WEIRD TALES OF THE MACABRE~ (pen/ink/) 1975 | > 75 |
| SKYWALD PUBLISHING COMPANY |
| | BILLY NEVADA (pen/ink/) 1971 reprint | > 71 |
| ST. JOHN PUBLISHING |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1953 | > 53 |
| STREET & SMITH COMICS |
| | BLACK CRUSADER (pen/ink/) 1943 | > 43 |
| TOBY PRESS |
| | BILLY THE KID (pen/ink/) 1950-55 | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | DANGER IS OUR BUSINESS~ (pen/ink/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | Filler (pen/ink/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | Illustration (pen/ink/) 1951-52 | > 51 52 |
| | JOHN WAYNE (pen/ink/) 1950-55 | > 50 51 52 53 54 55 |
| | JOHNNY DANGER (pen/ink/) 1954 | > 54 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | SPIKE AND BAT (pen/ink/) 1955 | > 55 |
| | TALES OF HORROR~ (pen/ink/) 1953-54 | > 53 54 |
| WARREN PUBLICATIONS |
| | Backup feature (pen/ink/) 1970 in VAMPIRELLA | > 70 |
| | CREEPY~ (pen/ink/) 1968/70 | > 68 70 |
| | EERIE~ (pen/ink/) 1970-71 | > 70 71 |
| | VAMPIRELLA ANNUAL~ (pen/ink/) 1972 reprint | > 72 |
| WESTERN PUBLISHING |
| | ADAM-12 (pen/ink/) 1974-75 | > 74 75 |
| | BELIEVE IT OR NOT~ (pen/ink/) 1967/69-80 | > 67 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 |
| | BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/) -1971-78- | > 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 |
| | CHECKMATE (pen/ink/) 1962 | > 62 |
| | CITY SURGEON (pen/ink/) 1963 | > 63 |
| | Covers (pen/ink/) 1965--82 | > 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 |
| | DAVID AND GOLIATH (pen/ink/) 1961 | > 61 |
| | DOC SAVAGE (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | Filler (pen/ink/) 1962--74 | > 62 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 74 |
| | GRIMM'S GHOST STORIES~ (pen/ink/) 1972---82 | > 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 |
| | HONEY WEST (pen/ink/) 1966 | > 66 |
| | JET DREAM (pen/ink/) 1967 | > 67 |
| | KEYS OF KNOWLEDGE (pen/ink/) 1963 | > 63 |
| | KROFT SUPERSHOW~ (pen/ink/) 1978 | > 78 |
| | LION, THE (pen/ink/) 1963 | > 63 |
| | MICROBOTS, THE (pen/ink/) 1971 | > 71 |
| | MIGHTY SAMSON (pen/ink/) -1969 | > 67 68 69 |
| | MOD WHEELS (pen/) 1971-74 | > 71 72 73 74 |
| | NATIONAL VELVET (pen/ink/) 1962-63 | > 62 63 |
| | NURSES, THE (pen/ink/) 1963 | > 63 |
| | RIO CONCHOS (pen/ink/) 1965 | > 65 |
| | RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT~ (pen/ink/) 1976-77 | > 76 77 |
| | SHROUD OF MYSTERY~ (pen/ink/) 1982 | > 82 |
| | STARSTREAM~ (pen/ink/) 1976 [Imprint: WHITMAN] | > 76 |
| | TIGER GIRL (pen/ink/) 1968 | > 68 |
| | TOM MORROW (pen/ink/) 1966-69 | > 66 67 68 69 |
| | TUROK (pen/ink/) 1962/78-82 | > 62 78 79 80 81 82 |
| | TWILIGHT ZONE, THE~ (pen/ink/) 1963-64/68/70-79 | > 63 64 68 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 |
| | UFO AND OUTER SPACE~ (pen/ink/) 1979 | > 79 |
| | UFO FLYING SAUCERS~ (pen/ink/) 1975-77 | > 75 76 77 |
| | VALLEY OF GWANGI, THE (pen/ink/) 1969 | > 69 |
| | ZULU (pen/ink/) 1964 | > 64 |
| ZIFF-DAVIS COMICS |
| | G.I. JOE (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | Romance (pen/ink/) 1952 | > 52 |
| | SINGING COWBOY (pen/ink/) 1951-52 | > 51 52 |
| | TOPS IN ADVENTURE~ (pen/ink/) 1952 sports | > 52 |
| | Western (pen/ink/) 1951 | > 51 |