Gwandanaland Comics #1772

This Gwandanaland Comics collection reprints Sparky Watts stories from Columbia Comics' Big Shot Comics, and the cover art — drawn from issue No. 31 — perfectly captures the wartime humor that made the series so entertaining. On the cover, a red-jacketed Sparky cheerfully loads a giant slingshot while a stout, cheerful figure labeled "Slaphappy" steadies things from below, a massive explosion erupting in the background as Sparky hollers about delivering a "package for Tokio." With fan-favorite characters like Joe Palooka, Skyman, Rocky Ryan, Dixie Dugan, Captain Yank, and The Face also featured, this 2018 volume is a wonderfully accessible way to revisit a lively corner of Golden Age comics history.