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THE ADVENTURES OF SPARKY WATTS VOLUME ONE HARDCOVER STANDARD COLOR EDITIONHumor, action, super heroics, warfare and even more comedy were all facets of the Sparky Watts comics. Sparky Watts was working his way through college when he met Doctor Static and agreed to be the guinea pig for Dr. Statics new invention, the cosmic ray machine. The experiment transformed Sparky into the worlds strongest man, as well as giving him the ability to fly and making him practically invulnerable. Along with his pals Slap Happy, the man

Humor, action, super heroics, warfare and even more comedy were all facets of the Sparky Watts comics.
Sparky Watts was working his way through college when he met Doctor Static and agreed to be the guinea pig
for Dr. StaticÕs new invention, the cosmic ray machine. The experiment transformed Sparky into the worldÕs
strongest man, as well as giving him the ability to fly and making him practically invulnerable. Along with his
pals Slap-Happy, the man with the worldÕs largest feet, and a diminutive and mischievous Chinese lad named
Yoo-Hoo, Sparky would battle Nazis, monsters, gangsters and contend with various nutty predicaments
created by Dr. StaticÕs most recent invention.
Sparky Watts was created by Gordon G. ÒBoodyÓ Rogers in 1940 and originally was published as a newspaper
strip. When Boody was drafted into the military during World War Two, Sparky Watts strips were reprinted in
comics by Columbia. After Boody completed his service he went on to script new stories for the comics. Sparky
Watts appeared in BIG SHOT COMICS, the first issue of the short lived series THE FACE and in ten issues of his
own series.
Although he never wore a costume Sparky Watts may have been the very first parody of the superhero genre.
The stories were incredibly well drawn, dynamic and very, very funny..
These stories are a product of their times and there are images and comments that some people may find
offensive. This book was compiled with the best images currently available. That stated, these stories are from
comic books that are seventy years old. The best efforts have been made to make the pages as enjoyable as
possible but not every panel is perfect and some allowances for the age of the books need to be considered
when judging the overall contents.

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Khatuna Brady
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★★★★★ 2
A masterfully falsified history of the late Soviet developments
Format: Paperback
This book represents academic propaganda, providing some interesting insights into important events. Some details are true, but some crucial details are omitted. It represents a sanitized version of Russia's modern history. It provides misleading information about Gorbachev's constitutional reforms, aimed at partitioning of 15 republics into 53 confederation entities. Originally, the targeted republics were Kazakhstan, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, etc. Those conflicts were manufactured by the Soviet center to discredit "nationalists," facilitate the partition of national republics, and grant Moscow right to protect ethnic minorities. According to Starovoitova, Bakatin, Yakovlev, and a few other primary sources, the Soviet security services led special operations in the Caucasus and Central Asia to provoke those conflicts. Zubok avoids citing those parts. Using the imperial approach of "divide and rule," Moscow attempted to become a peacekeeper in the conflicts it created between different ethnicity. In addition to fragmenting the republics with well-developed national identities, Gorbachev's new constitution would revoke their right to leave the USSR, written in Lenin's 1922 Constitution (Shakhnazarov, 1992). Zubok does not explain any of it. His book is an effort to protect the truth and conceal facts with Russian myths and lies about nationalism (also referred to as Nazism). Notably, Zubok does not recognize non-Russian republics and describes them as "territories." He mentions Pitsunda as a resort on the Black Sea, not as Georgia. For lying about the genocidal ethnic cleansing conducted by the Russian military against the Georgian population of Abkhazia, Zubok owes apology to the victims of conflicts and wars initiated by Gorbachev and carried on by Yeltsin. The story about "the hardliners coup against Gorbachev" is also a big fat lie. American scholars, Amy Knight, John Dunlop, and William Odom provide more accurate insights. For Russian sources, read Marshal Shaposhnikov or Aleksandr Lebed's memoirs (1995) and listen to Gennady Yanaev's interview (2009). According to Mitrokhin archives (original), the August 1991 coup was an active measure the KGB developed per Gorbachev's request. The so-called coup was part of Gorbachev's constitutional reform, which would lead to the removal of unfriendly leaders (including Yeltsin) from the republics. It failed because the Soviet military brass, foremost Pavel Grachev, had defected to Yeltsin earlier in 1991. When you read a book by a seasoned Russian propagandist, like Zubok or Trenin, take it with a grain of salt, because it will always contain a mix of lies and truth.
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Ujjval K. Vyas
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An important work and worth the time.
Format: Hardcover
Real scholarship addressing difficult but important topics in history, economic history, and development. What every economist should read to think much more deeply about how institutions, culture, and human agency interact. At the same time, scholars like the three co-authors demonstrate that there still remains the possibility of doing work that isn’t larded with ideological or activist posturing. Highly recommended.
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Hal in Bloomington, Indiana
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Excellent research and well written by a Noble Laureate
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Excellent research and well written.
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David Freshwater
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★★★★★ 2
should have been shorter
Format: Hardcover
really interesting approach - but far too wordy
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★★★★★ 5
6 year old loves these books
Format: Paperback
One of my son’s favorite book series.
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