Sparkington J. Northrup

A true creature of the Golden Age, Sparkington J. Northrup made his debut in Holyoke's Blue Beetle #15 in 1942, brought to life by creator Allen Ulmer. With a name as grand as any in comics, this character kept lively company — sharing pages with the likes of Dan Garret, The Blue Beetle himself, and V-Man — across Blue Beetle and Cat-Man Comics during those wonderfully chaotic wartime years of 1942–43. Appearances may be rare, but for collectors who love hunting down the distinctive, idiosyncratic personalities that made the Golden Age so richly strange, Sparkington J. Northrup is exactly the kind of find that makes the era endlessly rewarding to explore.