Blue Bolt #v1#12 [12]
(May 1941)

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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1941-03-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Inc.
Editing
David Adams (editor)

Issue Notes

BLUE BOLT, Vol. 1, No. 12, May 1941, published monthly by Novelty Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1198, Philadelphia, Pa., editorial offices, 292 Madison Avenue, New York 11, N. Y.

Index revised from a scan from http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Cole / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Dick Cole

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Ye Editors' Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[Attack on a Princess] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Cole / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Unaware that he is on the threshold of a startling adventure...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Count De Sac (introduction); Princess Louise of Dania (introduction); Derek Von Weber (introduction); The Nazis (villains)

[The Latonian Agent] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Ray Gill ?
Pencils
John Daly
Inks
John Daly
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A five-story drop, Gonzales...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Gonzales (villain, death); Kurt (villain, introduction); Agent 5 (villain, introduction); Agent 17 (villain, introduction); other spies (villains, introduction)

[The Secret Explosive Hijacking] (Table of Contents: 4)

Runaway Ronson / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At the office of Super-Railroads, Runaway Ronson...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Runaway Ronson; Pete (introduction); Perelli (villain, introduction); Perelli's spy ring (villains, introduction for all)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

All Paul Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul's son.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Krisko and Jasper / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Warren (credited as Jack A. Warren)
Pencils
Jack Warren (credited as Jack A. Warren)
Inks
Jack Warren (credited as Jack A. Warren)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Krisko and Jasper...two cowboys from the wide open spaces are out to see the world.
Genre
western-frontier; humor
Characters
Mr. Gravedigger (villain); Captain of the CALAMITY JANE (villain)

Mysterious Island [Part 2] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Ray Gill
Pencils
Ray Gill (illustrations)
Inks
Ray Gill (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Edison Bell

[The Lost World: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 7)

Sergeant Spook / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Malcolm Kildale (credited)
Inks
Malcolm Kildale (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; war
Characters
Kit Carson (introduction, ghost); Jim Bridges (introduction, ghost); Daniel Boone (guest-star); Ghost cavemen (villain, introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To Be Prepared for War, Is One of the Most Effectual Ways for Preserving Peace
Genre
non-fiction

[The Pursuit Plane Plans Plot] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Phantom Sub / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill O'Connor (credited as FOS)
Pencils
Ben Flinton (credited as FOS)
Inks
Leonard Sansone (credited as FOS)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In order to protect its peace in this war-torn world...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Jason Phelps (introduction); Igor (villain, introduction); his fellow spy (villain, introduction)

[The Banker Who Robbed His Own Bank] (Table of Contents: 10)

The White Rider and Super Horse / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Anders
Inks
Al Anders
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Raised in a valley hidden from the eyes of men...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
A banker (villain, introduction); Crosson (villain, introduction); Dandy (villain, introduction)

[The Floodlight Picture] (Table of Contents: 11)

Edison Bell / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hope it works!
Genre
adventure

Dishpan Floodlight (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Ray Gill (signed)
Pencils
Ray Gill (signed)
Inks
Ray Gill (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

[Introducing Blue Bolt's Brother] (Table of Contents: 13)

Blue Bolt / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Gill ?
Pencils
Alan Mandel ?
Inks
Alan Mandel ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Introducing Kip Parrish, brother of Blue Bolt...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Kip Parrish (Blue Bolt's brother, introduction); Red (villain, introduction); Hans (villain, introduction); spy (villain, introduction)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Cole
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Ye Editors' Page
  3. 2. [Attack on a Princess]
    Dick Cole
  4. 3. [The Latonian Agent]
    Sub-Zero
  5. 4. [The Secret Explosive Hijacking]
    Runaway Ronson
  6. 5. ["Krisko and Jasper...two cowboys from the wide open spaces are out to see the world."]
    Krisko and Jasper
  7. 6. Mysterious Island [Part 2]
    Edison Bell
  8. 7. [The Lost World: Part 2]
    Sergeant Spook
  9. 8. ["To Be Prepared for War, Is One of the Most Effectual Ways for Preserving Peace"]
    Old Cap Hawkin's Tales
  10. 9. [The Pursuit Plane Plans Plot]
    The Phantom Sub
  11. 10. [The Banker Who Robbed His Own Bank]
    The White Rider and Super Horse
  12. 11. [The Floodlight Picture]
    Edison Bell
  13. 12. Dishpan Floodlight
  14. 13. [Introducing Blue Bolt's Brother]
    Blue Bolt
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore