Sparkler Comics #9 (33)
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Happy Birthday for Mama - or Is It?", Bombo lands a legendary home run that accidentally ends up in a shipment of war supplies bound for the Pacific theatre. The ball's unexpected journey leads to a surprising turn of events when U.S. soldiers on a remote island use it to play a game—only to discover it's saved General Douglas MacArthur from a sniper. Written, drawn, and inked by Bernard Dibble, this 1944 Sparkler Comics tale blends wartime whimsy with a touch of fate, all captured in Ernie Bushmiller’s dynamic cover art.
In this lighthearted 1944 gem from Sparkler Comics #9, Bombo lands a legendary home run—only to send the ball straight into a shipment of war supplies bound for the Pacific theatre. On a remote island, U.S. soldiers use the unexpected baseball to play a game, and a lucky swing accidentally knocks out a Japanese sniper, saving General Douglas MacArthur. Despite the absurd chain of events, Bombo gets cut from the team, having managed only that one hit.
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Reprinted in Comics on Parade #11 (59) (1947), Comics on Parade #2 (62) (1948)
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