How to animate object appearing/disappearing in 2.56

HI,
How do I animate an object appearing and disappearing from frame to frame? I mean totally change visibility, not fade in/out.

What I’m trying to do is render an animation where every frame will be used a a game sprite. I need to show one more/less object in each next frame/sprite.

Thanks!!!

Could this be something?

Or keyframe the objects visibility/renderability on/off in the outliner.

Awesome! Just what I need! Thanks!