(December 1940)

Novelty Press, 1940 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Novelty Press, Inc.
Editing:
David Adams (uncredited)
Format:
Color; Standard Golden Age US; Saddle-Stitched; Newsprint; Ongoing

Issue Notes

BLUE BOLT, Vol. 1, No. 7, December 1940, published monthly by Novelty Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1198, Philadelphia, Pa., editorial offices, 292 Madison Avenue, New York 11, N. Y.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blue Bolt / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Joe Simon
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Reprints:
  • in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1940-1941 [2]

[The Green Army's Blitzkrieg] (Table of Contents)

Blue Bolt / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Joe Simon; Al Avison; Al Gabriele
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Green Sorceress (villain); Gen. Lhokar (villain, introduction); Col. Rhux (villain, introdution); Capt. Sarn (villain, introduction)
Reprints:
  • in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1940-1941 [2]

[The Murder of Bert Hart] (Table of Contents)

Dick Cole / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Davis
Pencils:
Bob Davis
Inks:
Bob Davis
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Bert Hart (guest-star, death); Phil Carp (villain); his two accomplices (villains, introduction)

[Skulduggery At the Ballgame] (Table of Contents)

Sub-Zero / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Everett
Pencils:
Bill Everett
Inks:
Bill Everett
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Rocky Garrett (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction); McBride (introduction); Lefty Johnson (introduction)

["You and your poker playin'--!"] (Table of Contents)

Pony Tracks / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack A. Warren
Pencils:
Jack A. Warren
Inks:
Jack A. Warren
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

The Ray Master [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Andrew McWhiney
Pencils:
Harry Ramsey
Inks:
Harry Ramsey
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Text story with Illustration


[King Robinson: Part 3] (Table of Contents)

Edison Bell / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Harold DeLay
Inks:
Harold DeLay
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
King Robinson (guest-star)

[Revolt In Spirit Town] (Table of Contents)

Sergeant Spook / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Malcolm Kildale
Pencils:
Malcolm Kildale
Inks:
Malcolm Kildale
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Napoleon Bonaparte (villain, ghost); Jesse James (villain, ghost); Patrick Henry (guest-star, ghost); Dr. Sherlock (guest-star, ghost); Solomon (guest-star, ghost); Daniel Webster (guest-star, ghost); King Arthur (introduction, ghost); Duke of Wellington (introduction, ghost)

Millions For Defense, But Not One Cent For Tribute! (Table of Contents)

Old Cap Hawkin's Tales / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Kiefer
Pencils:
Henry Kiefer
Inks:
Henry Kiefer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

[The Return of Captain Gorling] (Table of Contents)

The Phantom Sub / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill O'Connor
Pencils:
Ben Flinton
Inks:
Leonard Sansone
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Capt. Gorling (villain, death?); Cameo: Franklin D. Roosevelt (cameo)

[The Robbery of the Railroad Guns] (Table of Contents)

Runaway Ronson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Paul Gustavson
Pencils:
Paul Gustavson
Inks:
Paul Gustavson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Hansen (villain, introduction, death); Lippy (villain, introduction, death); their gang (villains, introduction, death)

[Fire on the Trestle] (Table of Contents)

The White Rider and Super Horse / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
St. Maxwell?
Inks:
St. Maxwell?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Casler (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction); Sue (introduction); her brother (introduction); her father (introduction)

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. [The Green Army's Blitzkrieg]
    Blue Bolt
  2. 2. [The Murder of Bert Hart]
    Dick Cole
  3. 3. [Skulduggery At the Ballgame]
    Sub-Zero
  4. 4. ["You and your poker playin'--!"]
    Pony Tracks
  5. 5. The Ray Master [Part 1]
  6. 6. [King Robinson: Part 3]
    Edison Bell
  7. 7. [Revolt In Spirit Town]
    Sergeant Spook
  8. 8. Millions For Defense, But Not One Cent For Tribute!
    Old Cap Hawkin's Tales
  9. 9. [The Return of Captain Gorling]
    The Phantom Sub
  10. 10. [The Robbery of the Railroad Guns]
    Runaway Ronson
  11. 11. [Fire on the Trestle]
    The White Rider and Super Horse
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