Here's a black and white special. This is the first story of HAP HOPPER as drawn for the newspapers by Jack Sparling. As a kid, I saw Sparling's art everywhere but it always seemed rushed and I rarely cared much for it. Here in this early work, one can see the immense talent he had and his great skill with expressions.
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Referring to Dell's Space Man and The Cat (the movie, not the TV show), I know what you mean when you say Sparling's art looked rushed. As a little kid I found his characters, not only the villains, to look grim and frightening. Like some of my father's friends from work (he was a plumber, if you know construction workers). I didn't know Sparling was capable of doing better than this. Now I don't believe Fraccio/Tallarico's art was rushed (they may have done Raggedy Ann); on the other hand I think it was the best they could do.
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