Many thanks to Alan Smith and his 'Sparky File' for inspiring me to visit the British Newspaper Library to complete my documentation of 'SPARKY'. Below is just a dusty list of stats. For a definitive, exhaustive, thorough and passionate account of the 'SPARKY' story, get hold of 'The Sparky File'.

Also, many thanks to Ray Moore for supplying information and detail that wasn't available at the British Newspaper Library - the relevant pages having been cut out by some swine.

STRIPS
Some strips have more than one series.
(a quick way to see which ones is to click on 'FROM' or 'TO' ascending).
Strip names are in upper case, individual series in lower case.
'APPS' (appearances) and 'PAGE AREA' totals in square brackets / italic are series totals (in effect, sub-totals of the strip).

Where a 'Sparky' strip / feature began life in the readers' letters pages (viz 'Teachers Nutty Nicknames', 'Yours Truly', 'Minnie The Sparky Office Tea-Lady', 'Nirdles To You', and 'Sir-Pics'), I have only included appearances outside of there.

For key to 'GENRE' column, see table below Summary table.
To change (or reverse) order click on column heading.
To see list of any missing appearances move cursor over bracketed figure in 'no. of missing' column.
Where there are more missing than appearances, the appearances are listed.

TABLE IS CURRENTLY SORTED BY TOTAL APPEARANCES IN RUN / ASCENDING ORDER

STRIP GENRE FROM-TO (no.of
missing)		 APPS PAGE AREA
all (colour / black + red /
black + white)
MAKE AN I SPY MODELRF278 no gaps 10.5 ( - / - / 0.5 )
SPARKY’S CHRISTMAS CRACKERSRF258 no gaps 10.5 ( - / - / 0.5 )
JUST SUPPOSIN'...C611 no gaps 11 ( - / - / 1 )
FROSTY McNABC2 and 4 no gaps 20.67 ( - / 0.67 / - )
STONE-AGE STEVEC1 and 5 no gaps 20.67 ( - / 0.67 / - )
EXTRA STAR PRIZERF606 and 609 no gaps 21 ( - / - / 1 )
GRANDMA JOLLY C2, 7 and 17 no gaps 31 ( - / 0.33 / 0.67 )
JOKES (NO TITLE)CF626,627 and 629 no gaps 31.2 ( - / - / 1.2 )
I Spy (series 5)C465 to 467 no gaps [3] [6 ( - / - / 6 ) ]
Lonely Wood (series 2)A57 to 59 no gaps [3] [9 ( - / - / 9 ) ]
BLACK JACKC2 to 5 no gaps 41.33 ( - / 1.33 / - )
Herman’s Horrorscope (series 2)C522 to 525 no gaps [4] [4 ( - / - / 4 ) ]
YOURS TRULYC597 to 632 (31) 55 ( - / - / 5 )
POCAHONTASAS56 to 60 no gaps 510 ( - / - / 10 )
RAIDERS FROM THE RED PLANETAS30 to 34 no gaps 510 ( - / - / 10 )
DICK TURPENTINEC1 to 12 (6) 62 ( - / 1.33 / 0.67 )
Granny Cupp And Her Flying Saucer (series 1)C80 to 85 no gaps [6] [12 ( - / - / 12 ) ]
THE MISERY KINGAS255 to 260 no gaps 612 ( - / - / 12 )
NORTH SEA OYLAS587 to 592 no gaps 625 ( 1 / - / 24 )
Will O’ The Well (series 2)A53 to 59 no gaps [7] [14 ( - / - / 14 ) ]
Granny Cupp And Her Flying Saucer (series 2)C132 to 139 no gaps [8] [16 ( - / - / 16 ) ]
NINE HUNDRED YEARS AGOAS87 to 94 no gaps 816 ( - / - / 16 )
Wee Tusky (series 2)AC35 to 42 no gaps [8] [16 ( - / - / 16 ) ]
LOST CHILDREN OF THE FORESTAS48 to 55 no gaps 818 ( - / - / 18 )
TESS OF THE TAOKIAS356 to 363 no gaps 819 ( - / - / 19 )
THE QUEST OF THE WANDERING WINGATESAS50 to 58 no gaps 918 ( - / - / 18 )
Big Billy Bigg (series 1)CA161 to 169 no gaps [9] [20 ( 18 / 2 / - ) ]
CLEVER CLAIREC170 to 178 no gaps 920 ( 18 / 2 / - )
Lonely Wood (series 1)A26 to 34 no gaps [9] [26 ( - / - / 26 ) ]
John Bull DogC200 to 209 no gaps [10] [8 ( 8 / - / - ) ]
Herman’s Horrorscope (series 3)C593 to 602 no gaps [10] [10 ( - / - / 10 ) ]
Spoofer McGraw (series 2, reprints)C643 to 652 no gaps [10] [10 ( - / 10 / - ) ]
Baron Von Reichs-Pudding (series 2)C643 to 652 no gaps [10] [20 ( 20 / - / - ) ]
THE LOST PONIES OF THORA110 to 119 no gaps 1020 ( - / - / 20 )
THE DOWNSIDE DONKEYSAS43 to 52 no gaps 1020 ( - / - / 20 )
TITCH, THE PUP THAT GREW AND GREWA128 to 137 no gaps 1020 ( - / - / 20 )
THE RIDDLE OF THE ROUGHLANDSAS25 to 34 no gaps 1021 ( - / - / 21 )
HAIRY DANC1 to 29 (18) 113.67 ( - / 0.67 / 3 )
Herman’s Horrorscope (series 1)C489 to 499 no gaps [11] [11 ( - / - / 11 ) ]
GREEDY GUSAC117 to 127 no gaps 1122 ( - / - / 22 )
BOY IN THE FOREST OF FEARAS73 to 83 no gaps 1122 ( - / - / 22 )
POLICE HORSE HADRIANA75 to 85 no gaps 1122 ( - / - / 22 )
SACRAMENTO HERE WE COMEAS187 to 197 no gaps 1124 ( - / - / 24 )
BALLOON FAMILY ROBINSONA77-85 & 138/139 no gaps 1125 ( - / - / 25 )
THE MINI-MARTINSA322 to 332 no gaps 1126 ( - / - / 26 )
Will O’ The Well (series 1)A15 to 25 no gaps [11] [27.33 ( - / - / 27.33 ) ]
Big Billy Bigg (series 3)CA232 to 243 no gaps [12] [12 ( 12 / - / - ) ]
THE CAVE KIDSA120 to 131 no gaps 1224 ( - / - / 24 )
KIPPER FEETAC23 to 34 no gaps 1224 ( - / - / 24 )
THE CAPTIVE KIDDSAS184 to 195 no gaps 1224 ( - / - / 24 )
FLOATING ALONG, SINGING A SONGA36 to 47 no gaps 1225 ( - / - / 25 )
THE ISLAND FROM THE PASTA98 to 109 no gaps 1225 ( - / - / 25 )
TERRY HAD A LITTLE PIGA86 to 97 no gaps 1225 ( - / - / 25 )
THE MAGIC SWORDAS156 to 167 no gaps 1226 ( - / - / 26 )
THE CORAL ISLANDASN199 to 210 no gaps 1228 ( - / - / 28 )
LONELY WOODAsee series entries - 1235 ( - / - / 35 )
THE FLOOD THAT MOTHER REMEMBERSAS35 to 47 no gaps 1326 ( - / - / 26 )
THE BOYHOOD OF DEADWOOD DICKA198 to 210 no gaps 1326 ( - / - / 26 )
McGINTY THE GOATAC17 to 29 no gaps 1326 ( - / - / 26 )
RORY, THE HORSE OF MANY MASTERSAS62 to 74 no gaps 1326 ( - / - / 26 )
SEVEN AT ONE BLOWAS60 to 72 no gaps 1326 ( - / - / 26 )
THE WILD WEST KIDSA364 to 376 no gaps 1326 ( - / - / 26 )
Little Davey Spacer (series 1)A95 to 107 no gaps [13] [27 ( - / - / 27 ) ]
THE FLOATING FARRELLSAS158 to 170 no gaps 1327 ( - / - / 27 )
Big Klanky (series 1)AC75 to 87 no gaps [13] [28 ( - / - / 28 ) ]
HARRY PRESTOC211 to 224 no gaps 147 ( - / - / 7 )
GOLDIEAS48 to 61 no gaps 1428 ( - / - / 28 )
Davey Spacer (series 3)A227 to 240 no gaps [14] [28 ( - / - / 28 ) ]
GRANNY CUPP AND HER FLYING SAUCERCsee series entries - 1428 ( - / - / 28 )
THE JUNGLE WALKERSAS241 to 254 no gaps 1428 ( - / - / 28 )
BLONDEL, THE WANDERING MINSTRELAS168 to 181 no gaps 1430 ( - / - / 30 )
THE PALACE OF SECRETSA1 to 14 no gaps 1436.17 ( - / - / 36.17 )
Bushboy (series 2)A346 to 359 no gaps [14] [42 ( 28 / 14 / - ) ]
GILPIN THE LOST, LOST BOYAS35 to 49 no gaps 1530 ( - / - / 30 )
HUFFY, MUFFY AND TUFFYAC60 to 74 no gaps 1530 ( - / - / 30 )
THE KIDNAPPED KIDDSAS1 to 15 no gaps 1530 ( - / - / 30 )
Bushboy (series 1)A261 to 275 no gaps [15] [31.5 ( 30 / 1.5 / - ) ]
BIG OSSIEAS141 to 155 no gaps 1532 ( - / - / 32 )
SAILOR BROWN’S SCHOOLDAYSA196 to 210 no gaps 1534 ( - / - / 34 )
CHILDREN OF THE SECRET POOLAS61 to 76 no gaps 1632 ( - / - / 32 )
Invisible Dick (series 1)AC108 to 123 no gaps [16] [32 ( - / - / 32 ) ]
POP MADCF547 to 562 no gaps 1632 ( - / - / 32 )
THE JUNGLE ARKAS211 to 226 no gaps 1632 ( - / - / 32 )
THE YOUNG CASTAWAYSA1 to 16 no gaps 1632 ( - / - / 32 )
KEEPERS OF THE DANCING DRUMSAS107 to 122 no gaps 1633 ( - / - / 33 )
FOUR LEGGED FREDC / A299 to 314 no gaps 1634 ( - / - / 34 )
SOUTH SEAS SUZIEAS171 to 186 no gaps 1635 ( - / - / 35 )
FLUBBERFACEC1 to 59 (42) 1717 ( - / 6 / 11 )
CHEATING CHARLIEC192 to 210 (2) 1717 ( - / - / 17 )
PIN-UPSCF456 to 473 (1) 1717 ( 17 / - / - )
NIRDLES TO YOU!RF594 to 647 (36) 189 ( - / - / 9 )
Kings Of The Castle (series 3)C561 to 578 no gaps [18] [36 ( 36 / - / - ) ]
Davey Spacer In Giantland (series 2) A140 to 157 no gaps [18] [36 ( - / - / 36 ) ]
WILL O’ THE WELLAsee series entries - 1841.33 ( - / - / 41.33 )
SIR PICS!RF582 to 642 (42) 199.4 ( - / - / 9.4 )
THE HORSE WITH WINGSAS88 to 106 no gaps 1938 ( 38 / - / - )
PRENTICE PETEA84 & 123 -140 no gaps 1938 ( - / - / 38 )
Wyatt Twerp (series 1)C211 to 229 no gaps [19] [38 ( 38 / - / - ) ]
DAVID COPPERFIELDASN140 to 158 no gaps 1940 ( - / - / 40 )
HELPFUL HENRYC211 to 230 no gaps 2020 ( - / - / 20 )
CAP’ N HOOD AND HIS MERRY MENC212 to 231 no gaps 2020 ( 20 / - / - )
TOM TARDYC140 to 175 (16) 2020 ( - / 20 / - )
Klanky (series 2)AC141 to 160 no gaps [20] [40 ( - / - / 40 ) ]
CITY UNDER THE SEAAS60 to 79 no gaps 2040 ( 40 / - / - )
Around The World With Klanky (series 4)AC280 to 299 no gaps [20] [40 ( - / - / 40 ) ]
UNCLE TOM’S CABINASN159 to 178 no gaps 2040 ( - / - / 40 )
WATCHA16 to 35 no gaps 2040 ( - / - / 40 )
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOPASN179 to 198 no gaps 2044 ( - / - / 44 )
I Spy (series 6)CA500 to 520 no gaps [21] [43 ( - / - / 43 ) ]
YEAR OF THE VANAKSAS35 to 56 no gaps 2244 ( 44 / - / - )
Wee Tusky (series 1)AC1 to 22 no gaps [22] [44 ( - / - / 44 ) ]
I Spy (series 2)CA300 to 321 no gaps [22] [66.5 ( - / - / 66.5 ) ]
JEFF YE JOLLY JESTERC1 to 89 (66) 2323 ( - / 9 / 14 )
I Spy (series 3)CA333 to 355 no gaps [23] [53 ( - / - / 53 ) ]
Nosey Parker (series 1)C1 to 29 (5) [24] [12 ( - / 9.5 / 2.5 ) ]
A. TROCIOUSCF579 to 602 no gaps 2424 ( - / - / 24 )
Invisible Dick (series 3, reprints)AC563 to 586 no gaps [24] [48 ( - / - / 48 ) ]
Rudolf The Redcoat Mountie (series 1)C276 to 299 no gaps [24] [48 ( 48 / - / - ) ]
Rudolf The Redcoat Mountie (series 2, reprints)C603 to 626 no gaps [24] [48 ( - / - / 48 ) ]
HERMAN’S HORRORSCOPECsee series entries - 2525 ( - / - / 25 )
TELLYFUNCF521 to 549 (4) 2532 ( 30 / 1 / 1 )
DEPUTY DAWGC140 to 165 no gaps 2626 ( - / 26 / - )
Mister Bubbles (series 2, reprints)AC627 to 652 no gaps [26] [52 ( - / - / 52 ) ]
Klanky (series 3)AC211 to 239 no gaps [29] [58 ( - / - / 58 ) ]
JUMBO AND JETC427 to 455 no gaps 2958 ( 58 / - / - )
BUSHBOYAsee series entries - 2973.5 ( 58 / 15.5 / - )
WEE TUSKYACsee series entries - 3060 ( - / - / 60 )
CAPTAIN CUTLER AND HIS BUTLERC397 to 426 no gaps 3061 ( 60 / 1 / - )
Kings Of The Castle (series 1)C230 to 260 no gaps [31] [62 ( 62 / - / - ) ]
Kings Of The Castle (series 2)C315 to 345 no gaps [31] [62 ( 62 / - / - ) ]
WILLY THE WOEFUL WIZARDCA86 to 116 no gaps 3162 ( - / - / 62 )
Big Billy Bigg (series 2)CA179 to 210 no gaps [32] [65 ( 64 / 1 / - ) ]
FREDDIE THE FEARLESS FLYC1 to 91 (58) 3333 ( - / 3 / 30 )
MINNIE-HA-HAC1 to 55 (22) 3333 ( - / 30 / 3 )
TROUBLE BRUINC280 to 314 no gaps 3534.75 ( - / - / 34.75 )
I Spy (series 4)CA360 to 396 no gaps [37] [82 ( 74 / 8 / - ) ]
Wyatt Twerp and Bugsy (series 2)C261 to 298 no gaps [38] [38 ( - / - / 38 ) ]
THE SNOOKSC166 to 205 (1) 3939 ( - / 39 / - )
HOCKEY HANNAHC1 to 76 (33) 4343 ( - / 13 / 30 )
JOE BANN C1 to 138 (95) 4343 ( - / 35 / 8 )
DAVEY SPACER Asee series entries - 4591 ( - / - / 91 )
SNAPSHOT SIDC140 to 191 (5) 4747 ( - / 39 / 8 )
RUDOLF THE REDCOAT MOUNTIECsee series entries - 4896 ( 48 / - / 48 )
ESKY MOC211 to 259 no gaps 4949 ( - / - / 49 )
TEACHERS’ NUTTY NICKNAMESCF / RF571 to 652 (30) 5228.4 ( - / - / 28.4 )
Nosey Parker (series 2)C83 to 139 (5) [52] [36.5 ( - / - / 36.5 ) ]
CHARLIE CHUTNEYC141 to 209 (16) 5326.5 ( - / - / 26.5 )
BIG BILLY BIGGCAsee series entries - 5397 ( 94 / 3 / - )
BarneyC449 to 528 (25) [54] [55 ( 55 / - / - ) ]
MY GROCKLE AND MEC86 to 140 no gaps 55111 ( - / - / 111 )
TOM KATC323 to 401 (23) 5656 ( - / 1 / 55 )
WYATT TWERP Csee series entries - 5776 ( 38 / - / 38 )
Invisible Dick (series 4, reprints)AC593 to 652 no gaps [60] [120 ( - / - / 120 ) ]
THE LONELY LAD OF BLUE LAGOONA124 to 183 no gaps 60121 ( - / - / 121 )
COVERCF / RF1 to 567 (506) 6162 ( 62 / - / - )
I Spy (series 7)CA526 to 586 no gaps [61] [123 ( 16 / - / 107 ) ]
MEDDLESOME MATTYC140 to 224 (23) 6231 ( - / - / 31 )
The PLANET OF THE NIRDLESC579 to 642 no gaps 6464 ( - / - / 64 )
FIREMAN FREDC63 to 131 (3) 6666 ( - / 66 / - )
MINNIE THE SPARKY OFFICE TEA-LADYC545 to 648 (37) 6733.5 ( 2.5 / - / 31 )
I Spy (series 1)CA211 to 279 no gaps [69] [144 ( - / 1 / 143 ) ]
AH-CHOO!C545 to 650 (36) 7043.5 ( 18 / - / 25.5 )
THE SLOWDOWN EXPRESSC25 to 137 (42) 7171 ( - / 62 / 9 )
The CIRCUS OF PT BIMBOC581 to 652 no gaps 7272 ( - / 72 / - )
HARRY CARRYC123 to 209 (14) 7373 ( - / - / 73 )
NOSEY PARKER Csee series entries - 7648.5 ( - / 9.5 / 39 )
THE KINGS OF THE CASTLECsee series entries - 80160 ( 160 / - / - )
MA KELLY’S TELLYC315 to 402 (4) 8484 ( - / 34 / 50 )
SOME MUMMIES DO ‘AVE ‘EM!C568 to 652 no gaps 85169 ( 169 / - / - )
Baron Von Reichs-Pudding (series 1)C474 to 560 (1) [86] [147 ( 147 / - / - ) ]
BARON VON REICHS-PUDDINGCsee series entries - 96167 ( 167 / - / - )
SNIP AND SNAPC403 to 499 no gaps 9797 ( - / 1 / 96 )
WINNIE THE WITCHC25 to 122 no gaps 9898 ( - / - / 98 )
I FLYC262 to 426 (57) 10854 ( - / - / 54 )
Klanky (series 5)AC377 to 499 (1) [122] [245 ( - / - / 245 ) ]
SAM’S SNAKEC244 to 426 (54) 12964.5 ( - / 0.5 / 64 )
CUCKOO IN THE CLOCKC2 to 139 no gaps 138138 ( - / 137 / 1 )
WILLIE GETAWAYC316 to 499 (42) 142142 ( - / - / 142 )
SUPERWITCHC500 to 651 (5) 147147 ( - / - / 147 )
THINGUMMYBLOBC500 to 652 no gaps 153306 ( - / - / 306 )
DEAR SIRRF466 to 652 no gaps 187245 ( - / 27 / 218 )
WRITE TO SPARKYRF3 to 190 no gaps 188188 ( - / - / 188 )
SPARKY’S PUZZLESRF1 to 190 no gaps 190190 ( - / - / 190 )
The MOONSTERSC2 to 199 no gaps 198184.2 ( 184.2 / - / - )
DREAMY DAVE AND DOZY DORAC1 to 204 no gaps 204408 ( 198 / - / 210 )
KLANKYACsee series entries - 204411 ( - / - / 411 )
SPARKYC1 to 210 no gaps 210188.9 ( 188.9 / - / - )
Barney BulldogC211 to 448 (2) [236] [236 ( 236 / - / - ) ]
I SPYCA / Csee series entries - 236517.5 ( 90 / 9 / 418.5 )
DREAMY DANIELC403 to 652 (1) 249249 ( - / 231 / 18 )
FUNFARE / THE SPARKY FUNFARERF191 to 465 no gaps 275446 ( - / - / 446 )
BARNEY (BULLDOG) / JOHN BULL DOGGCsee series entries - 300299 ( 299 / - / - )
Mister Bubbles (series 1)AC240 to 546 no gaps [307] [614 ( 30 / - / 584 ) ]
Invisible Dick (series 2)AC182 to 499 (1) [317] [634 ( - / - / 634 ) ]
MISTER BUBBLESACsee series entries - 333666 ( 30 / - / 636 )
Spoofer (series 1)C206 to 580 (4) [371] [371 ( 19 / 350 / 2 ) ]
SPOOFERCsee series entries - 381381 ( 19 / 360 / 2 )
ALI'S BABA / ALI AND HIS BABAC261 to 652 (1) 391391 ( - / 391 / - )
INVISIBLE DICKACsee series entries - 417834 ( - / - / 834 )
PUSS AN’ BOOTSC231 to 652 (1) 421618.5 ( 406 / 3 / 209.5 )
(WE ARE) THE SPARKY PEOPLEC211 to 652 no gaps 442442 ( - / 438 / 4 )
L-CARSC205 to 652 no gaps 448904 ( - / - / 904 )
PANSY POTTERC2 to 567 (103) 463450 ( - / 100.5 / 349.5 )
KEYHOLE KATEC1 to 488 (8) 480480 ( - / 233 / 247 )
PETER PIPERC3 to 652 (26) 624815 ( - / 168 / 647 )
HUNGRY HORACEC1 to 652 (5) 647647 ( - / 4 / 643 )
Key Genre Description
AAdventure Art is 'real-life' and story is dramatic and may continue into following issue
ACAdventure Comic Art is 'real-life' and story is humorous, or art is cartoon-like and action is adventure rather than laughs
ASAdventure Story Art is 'real-life' and story is dramatic and takes place over length of run with 'cliff-hangers'
ASNAdventure Story based on a novel (or other literary work) as for 'Adventure Story'
CComic Art is cartoon-like and story is humorous or amusing
CAComic Adventure As for 'Comic', but some or all stories continue to following issue.
CFComic Feature Art is cartoon-like and humorous, but with no story or no regular characters
RFReaders' Feature Announcements to readers or content derived from readers' submissions, eg letters page