Jack Sparling drew a lot of sponsored comics. I wonder if he worked through an agent or found the jobs himself. He didn't work for the sponsored-comics giant of the time, Johnstone & Cushing.
Additional Information
Name
Copper... The Oldest and the Newest Metal | Published
Publication
Price: 0.00 FREE | Pages: 16
Notes
Copyright 1954 by Commercial Comics, Inc., 1507 M Street N.W., Washington 5, D.C. listed at bottom of inside front cover. On back cover: Produced in the interests of American Education by the Copper and Brass Research Association, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y. Also states that the facts of the comic were reviewed by the Copper Division, BDSA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. The teaching aid was produced in consultation with the Official Committee of the National Science Teachers Association.
Later printings on the bottom inside the front cover say: Produced by Commercial Comics, Inc., Washington, DC. ?
Cover
1 page
Synopsis
A panorama of the history of copper.
Genre
Non-fiction; Advocacy
Pencils
Jack Sparling (signed)
Inks
Jack Sparling (signed)
Colors
Jack Sparling (signed)
Comic Story
No Title (14.67 pages)
Synopsis
Miss Adams tells a science class about the history, mining, refining and applications of copper.
Genre
Non-fiction; Advocacy
Characters
Miss Adams (teacher/narrator); Bill (student)
Script
Malcolm Ater
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Letters
John Duffy
First Line
Through the ages, copper has been one of man's most useful metals.
Foreword/Afterword
No Title
Synopsis
Information on the sponsors and the alchemical symbol for copper.
Letters
typeset
First Line
The facts contained herein have been reviewed by the Copper Division, BDSA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
Notes
"This teaching aid has been produced in consultation with an official committee of the National Science Teachers Association. Produced in the interests of American education by the Copper and Brass Research Association."
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