Sparkling Stars #16
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue contains multiple stories including "The White Sultan of the Sudan," a true historical account of a white man named Emir Pasha who became an explorer, naturalist, and doctor in 19th-century Africa, eventually fighting with Chinese General Gordon in Sudan before meeting a strange end. The issue also features Ali's comic story set at the waterfront, where he attempts to evict someone but becomes entangled with a tough character named Muhrad, and a wrestling story depicting a boxing match and championship bout with dramatic action in the ring.
When gangster Jim Skorp is murdered by scorpions delivered to his nightclub office, Detective Click Hunt of the New York Homicide Squad sets his sights on a likely suspect—Frenchy Moreau, recently released from an Arizona prison and seeking revenge after Skorp swindled him years ago. Hunt's investigation takes him deep into the Louisiana bayous, where the trail grows murkier and deadlier than he bargained for, especially once the real killer's identity emerges and the swamp itself becomes as treacherous as any criminal.
A young fighter named Boxie Weaver loses his comeback bout to an oddly skilled opponent called Dancing Boy, but suspects something fishy is behind his defeat—and sets out to expose the scientific cheating scheme that's been keeping the "artist of the ring" undefeated. With the help of his friend Ace, Boxie uncovers the truth and gets his rematch, where justice and a solid right hand finally prevail.
A European-born doctor and naturalist, Edward Schnitzer rises from humble circumstances to become Emir Pasha, a respected medical officer and anti-slavery crusader in 1870s Africa alongside General "Chinese" Gordon. When the Mahdi's uprising engulfs the region and Gordon falls, Pasha must navigate treachery, betrayal, and impossible odds to survive in the African interior. This fascinating true account follows an explorer caught between duty, ambition, and the dangerous forces reshaping a continent.
When Corp. W.W. Horton of New York State Troopers' Hawthorne Barracks trains bloodhounds to track missing persons and criminals, this 1946 feature pulls back the curtain on the science behind modern crime detection—from fingerprint analysis and ballistics matching to the "Keeler Polygraph" lie detector and ultraviolet light that reveals hidden messages. You'll discover how police laboratories use blood spatter patterns, X-rays, photography, and chemical analysis to outsmart even the cleverest crooks, turning the tables on criminals in ways the old-time beat cop never could.
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