Sparkler Comics #81

This anthology issue features an Ernie Bushmiller cover story depicting a child using a camera to film his friend bound with ropes. Inside, a pirate tale involves the old Captain and Bloody Bill seeking a treasure reward, with one character interrogating others about the location of a stolen Rembrandt painting. A separate "Hap Hopper" story follows a woman who receives a portrait as a gift and becomes involved in a plot concerning a stolen masterpiece that Americans plan to recover across the U.S. border, requiring her and a companion to follow a train carrying the painting to safely retrieve it once it crosses into U.S. territory.