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True to form, I completely forgot about this one until reminded about it by an incompletely sourced (☺) Reddit thread. So here’s the origin of the Sparkle Ponies, pasted together as [*comic:my little pony (g1) (101)].
 
Spoiler: it was aliens
 

 
Original comic scanner’s notes from the source
 
A Sparkling Surprise
Source: My Little Pony comic #100 (G1)
[…] interesting that Star Hopper is drawn with white hair like her mail order version […]
 

safe2285040 official comic8087 gypsy (g1)50 majesty381 milky way57 question mark (g1)1 star hopper40 sunspot15 pony1714582 g122711 my little pony vol. 1496 my little pony vol. 1 #1001 official15336 a sparkling surprise1 archway45 blank236 book46128 boop9796 comic142446 dream castle155 female1915669 flying saucer65 garland583 horn253650 majesty's library8 noseboop3918 origin story110 page175 sparkle pony15 stars25701 twirled her magic horn60

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