Sparky comic 1967.

Winston Churchill The Giants Sparky book 1976

 Very powerful image...a nice feature in the book...Churchill by  Iain Kennedy

Livingston by Keith Robson 

Its fun Jim's version of Giants in the book.

Thanks Keith Robson for the names at facebook

Roy Wood from The Wizard on the cover of Sparky! Pop Mad!

 The Sparky logo with the laughing faces don't work for me looks a bit rushed...though the hands holding up signs and the 5p hanging off the finger is fun..


I get the joke now he looks like an lion...GULP!

Its Glam rock era...
There is a joke about Gary Glitter on Pop Mad!!!

Its nicely done cartoons mixing with photos and some nice jokes...this feature didn't last long...shame has I like it..

The photos have come out pretty well...better when Wow comic when they did a similar thing with Star Turns with tv and pop photos and jokes in the 80's..

The Stone men! from Easter island from The Sparky book 1977 .......They was right!!!!!!

I don't know the artist? But striking colour used for the story...

http://www.goldismoney2.com/showthread.php?34134-Easter-Island-statues-have-full-bodies-and-contain-ancient-petroglyphs

They did have bodies and legs!!!!!

Sparky book's Brainless by John Geering 1980

This last ever Sparky book before it joined Topper book the next year...this had lots of reprints...But very welcome to see... there was one new element and is throughout the book Brainless. He is even on the cover drawn by John Geering.

This character who was never in the comic of Sparky which ended in 1977 is brand new for this book. He has the look of Frank Spencer about him! I love this character as a kid and used to draw my own cartoon version of a cowboy with sleeves too long and hat large covering his eyes. 

Quite a strong joke if you take it too serious today..

 The beginning and end papers of the book.

love the background character John has drawn...

Jim Petrie 1932 - 2014

11th July 1970 Sparky comic

 Beano 24th May 1997

Looks a bit like the Sparky office that last panel...


I'm glad Jim saw my website and blog posts on his work and it was nice chatting by email to him...I love his work its so animated and full of action...also brilliant expressions...he has left an amazing amout of comic work to enjoy for all time...Thanks Jim...God bless your family and frineds at this sad time.

Les Barton's Ma Kelly's Telly going on forever....

Sparky 31st July 1971
That last panel made me think there must be very little men inside that telly the little men are watching...then are the very little men watching a tv as well!! my mind has just blown up..BOOM!!:)

Jim Petrie's The Sparky People a darts match with The Beano editors..writers

17th July 1971 Sparky

Heres a gem and you can see on there backs there names..
one is Al?

The other is Ian whc must be Ian Gray
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/sep/20/guardianobituaries.pressandpublishing

Can't see who is the bowler hatted character? Come on someone must know a Beano worker who wore a bowler hat...:)