Blue Bolt
#v2#2 [14]
(July 1941)
Novelty / Premium / Curtis,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-05-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Novelty Press Inc.
- Editing
- David Adams
Issue Notes
BLUE BOLT, Vol. 2, No. 2, July 1941, published monthly by Novelty Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1198, Independence Square, Philadelphia, Pa., editorial offices, 292 Madison Avenue, New York 11, N. Y.
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. 3.
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. 3.
Round Two!!
Dick Cole / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Dick Cole; Simba Karno
- Reprints
-
in The Bill Everett Archives (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #2 - Heroic Tales (September 2013)
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[no title indexed]
Ye Editors' Page / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Printed on inside front cover.
The Clash! --Between Wonder Boys!
Dick Cole / comic story / 10 pages
- Characters
- Simba Karno (villain)
[no title indexed]
Sub-Zero / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Furnaces roar and dynamos hum...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sub-Zero; Captain Ronson (of Naval Intelligence); Bart Neill (business agent of the torpedoe workers union, death); R. V. Prentiss (head of the arms company); Mr. Ketler (villain, foreign agent); Ketler's gamg (villains)
- Synopsis
- U. S. Naval Intelligence enlists the aide of Sub-Zero to investigate the disappearance of two radio-controlled torpedoes from the Prentiss Naval Arms Company. They witness the murder of the Torpedo Union's business agent, but soon a member of the union reveals himself to be the killer of Neill and Sub-Zero rounds up the agent and his gang posthaste.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Prentiss Naval Arms Company
The Case of the Zombies and the Crazy Doctor Zorka
Sergeant Spook / comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- Sergeant Spook
[no title indexed]
Edison Bell / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Holy mackerel! Hey, Jerry! Come here, quickly!
"Blue Bolt" Gas Midget Racer
Edison Bell / activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Illustrates Edison Bell's invention.
Indexer Notes
This story sequence from Gary Watson, 12/5/2006.
[no title indexed]
The Twister / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It seems that Odysseus, in his travels (according to Greek mythology)...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Twister [Bob Sanders] (origin retold); Odysseus; Aeolus (god of the winds); Pete Sanders (Bob's father)
- Synopsis
- According to Greek mythology, Odysseus visited Aeolia, seeking out Aeolus to provide favorable winds for his ship. His wish was granted, but Aeolus also gave Odysseus a sealed bag of unfavorable winds and was told not to open it....but he did, and the winds blew his ship back to Aeolia. Aeolus was furious and demanded that Odysseus tracked down and capture the bad winds or reap the consequences...but he never did. Bad winds one day hit a red school house in Windy Gap and a student, Bob Sanders, was taken up in it and given strange powers, which he used as The Twister.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Island of Aeolia; Windy Gap
Indexer Notes
Text story with illustrations.
Bob Sanders/The Twister is considered a descendant of Odysseus.
Script credit courtesy of the Who's Who.
Art revision from Ray Gill to Gustavson per Who's Who and Paul's son, Terry Gustafson, all added by Craig Delich.
This story sequence from Gary Watson, 12/5/2006.
[no title indexed]
The Twister / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The office of Tony the Tornado -- notorious New York taxi-cab racketeer...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Twister [Bob Sanders]; Mr. Norton (cab company owner, introduction); Tony the Tornado (villain, taxi-cab racketeer); Tony's gang [Mugsey; rest unnamed](villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- Tony is furious as he reads the conclusion to the Twister story in Blue Bolt Comics Volume 2 #1, and decides to do kind deeds so that the Twister will like him. Suddenly the Twister appears and gives the whole gang a lesson they'll never forget and gives fair warning to them for the future. But Tony won't listen and attempts to use his cabs to damage those of his rival cab owner. Twister visits Tony again and gets vital information linking the racketeer to the deeds and turns it over to the Police.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Air Gun; Norton Cab Company
Indexer Notes
All Paul Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul's son.
[no title indexed]
Krisko and Jasper / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The captain says to ask you if you'll join him at lunch...
[no title indexed]
The White Rider and Super Horse / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The White Rider and Clous, the Superhorse...raised in a mysterious hidden valley...
[no title indexed]
The Phantom Sub / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Along the New England coast are situated many industries...
Indexer Notes
Gary Watson notes this story as "by FOS," 12/5/2006.
[no title indexed]
Blue Bolt / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Blue Bolt is in the outer world...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blue Bolt [Fred Parrish]
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Round Two!!
Dick Cole -
1.
[no title indexed]
Ye Editors' Page -
2.
The Clash! --Between Wonder Boys!
Dick Cole -
3.
["Furnaces roar and dynamos hum..."]
Sub-Zero -
4.
The Case of the Zombies and the Crazy Doctor Zorka
Sergeant Spook -
5.
["Holy mackerel! Hey, Jerry! Come here, quickly!"]
Edison Bell -
6.
"Blue Bolt" Gas Midget Racer
Edison Bell -
7.
["It seems that Odysseus, in his travels (according to Greek mythology)..."]
The Twister -
8.
["The office of Tony the Tornado -- notorious New York taxi-cab racketeer..."]
The Twister -
9.
["The captain says to ask you if you'll join him at lunch..."]
Krisko and Jasper -
10.
["The White Rider and Clous, the Superhorse...raised in a mysterious hidden valley..."]
The White Rider and Super Horse -
11.
[John Hancock]
Old Cap Hawkins Tales -
12.
["Along the New England coast are situated many industries..."]
The Phantom Sub -
13.
["Blue Bolt is in the outer world..."]
Blue Bolt -
14.
[no title indexed]
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15.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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