Blue Bolt #v2#6 [18]

(November 1941)

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

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

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters page, printing five letters from fans with editor responses. Readers were paid $1 for each letter printed.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bob Davis (signed)

Pencils

Bob Davis (signed)

Inks

Bob Davis (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Clear, crisp autumn days are here!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Dick Cole; Simba Karno (becomes supporting character hereafter); un-named coach for Farr Academy; Eddie; Major Farr; Tate (villain, Melrose quarterback); two un-named gamblers (villains); Dr. Karno (villain, Simba's guardian); un-named foreign spy (villain)

Synopsis

Wanting to make sure that Melrose defeats Farr in the upcoming game, several gamblers attempt to kidnap Dick Cole. However, the attempt fails and Dick is saved by Simba, and, together, in the game, both give the Melrose team all it can handle.....and more! Unfortunately, after the game, when the evil Dr. Karno convinces Simba to steal plans from Major Farr's desk, he and Dick find that they have another job to do.....on the doctor!

Keywords

Farr Academy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Blue Bolt / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alan Mandel

Inks

Alan Mandel

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Scene: Deportation Headquarters, New York City!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Blue Bolt [Fred Parrish]; Lois Blake (introduction, un-named in story); A.C. Ring [Mr. Zarbe; others un-named] (villains)

Synopsis

At deportation headquarters, Blue Bolt is faced with what to do with a large number of illegal aliens, in this country on forged papers, all obtained from the evil A.C. Ring. He decides to pose as an illegal and try to get papers, all to discover who is behind the plot and hopefully break it up.

The Phantom Sub Takes to the Air! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Bill O'Connor

Pencils

Ben Flinton

Inks

Leonard Sansone

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

adventure

Characters

Jack Damon; Slim Dugan

Synopsis

The crew of the Phantom Sub converts it into the largest amphibian as well beginning the transformation process to make this vessel an air worthy machine. Once completed, the vessel is taken on its first test flight, during which they shoot down an enemy aircraft.

Keywords

Stratosphere suits

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

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

Script

Henry Kiefer

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

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Today, son, France is crushed under the conqueror's heel!

Genre

adventure; non-fiction; historical

Characters

Cap Hawkins (retired mariner); Joey; President Thomas Jefferson; Joan of Arc (death); General George Washington; Marquis de Lafayette; Napoleon Bonaparte; Uncle Sam (cameo)

Synopsis

Cap tells his pal Joey about the French spirit, today under the control of Nazi Germany, but a nation which has traditionally had to struggle for its freedom and independence, and will do so again.

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

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The White Rider and Super Horse, their phenomenal powers...

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

The White Rider [Peter]; Super Horse [Cloud]; un-named foreman (villain, head of the bushwackers)

Synopsis

After helping a cattleman lead his herd across a swollen river, White Rider accepts a job with him to help rid the frontier of the ruthless bushwackers that inhabit the region.

Krisko and Jasper on Sea Horse Island: Part II (Table of Contents: 7)

Krisko and Jasper / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Art Gates (signed)

Pencils

Jack Warren ?

Inks

Jack Warren ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Krisko; Jasper; un-named ship's captain

Synopsis

Krisko and Jasper deserted to doomed "Calamity Jane" in a boat that hits a submerged object, throwing the duo in the air. As they look up from the water, they see a giant sea horse in the cove, and decide to mount it. They are soon flung off and they wonder in amazement as they see the cove full of these beasts. However, a ship appears and rescues them, and its captain tells the pair he and his crew will find a larger boat tro sail on from there.

Indexer Notes

Artist credits added by Craig Delich 2012-11-23.

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Edison Bell / comic story / 3.3 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill ?

Pencils

Harry Ramsey

Inks

Harry Ramsey

Colors

?

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?

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Signals have always interested me!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Edison Bell; Jerry; two un-named girls; un-named German agents (villains)

Synopsis

Eddie discovers that the two little girls accompanying them on their cruise to the South Seas have been captured by German agents, who plan to blow up the Panama Canal with a time bomb when the ship passes through.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2012-11-23.

Let's All Make Edison Bell's Home Made Signal Box! (Table of Contents: 9)

activity / 0.7 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Illustrated directions on how to make a signal box, that can be used to send secret codes. A copy of the Morse Code is included for readers to practice with.

This feature is found on the concluding page of the story.

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Sgt. Spook / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill

Pencils

Malcolm Kildale (signed)

Inks

Malcolm Kildale (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Returning from his escapades in the frozen wastes of the north...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sergeant Spook (un-named Policeman, origin re-cap); Doctor Sherlock; Major Goodall; the Prehistoric Cavemen (villains, cameo); Jesse James (villain, in spirit form, cameo); The Cyclops (villain, cameo)

Synopsis

Returning to Ghost Town after defeating the Cyclops, Sgt. Spook is convinced by Dr. Sherlock to go to the mortal world and assist in stopping those who would do anything to halt defense efforts. His first mission is to defeat those agents who wish to steal an American tank.

Keywords

Fort Gill; Ghost Town

Indexer Notes

Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2012-11-23. No doubt the fort in this story was named after the writer, Ray Gill.

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

Script

Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] (signed)

Pencils

Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] (signed)

Inks

Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Krisko, Jasper, and the captain of the tramp steamer Calamity Jane...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Krisko; Jasper; un-named Captain of the Calamity Jane; Mr. Gravedigger (villain)

Synopsis

Mr. Gravedigger, who has turned out to be a spy in the pay of the enemy, throws the Captain of the ship, Krisko and Jasper into the bilge. Soon the ship is attacked and sunk, but all three prisoners are re-captured and put to work as oarsmen until land is sighted and Gravedigger and friend cast the prisoners adrift back into the ocean.

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The Twister / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill

Pencils

Mike Roy

Inks

Mike Roy

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hypnotic vibrations!

Characters

The Twister [Bob Sanders]; unnamed High Priest of Thor (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Twister battles a servant of the ancient god Thor, who, speaking for Thor, uses a hypnotic vibration device on the workers of an airplane plant, which brings them under hypnotic control. Their task is to destroy that airplane plant and others because they are a perceived threat to Thor.

Reprints

• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #1773 - The Complete Golden Age Twister ([February] 2018)

Keywords

Alto Plane Plant

Indexer Notes

Art credits revised from Paul Gustavson to Roy by Craig Delich 2012-11-23.

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

Script

?

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Heading home from their Alaskan adventure...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Zero; Freezum; Mr. Harris (villain, circus barker, death); Rino (villain, circus midget); Cragg (villain, circus giant)

Synopsis

Returning from their Alaskan adventure, Sub-Zero and his Eskimo friend Freezum are passing through a suburb when they hear screams coming from a nearby cottage. Breaking into the home, they discover the owner dead, stabbed in the throat by a midget. Captured, the midget reveals that he, Cragg, and Harris had pooled their efforts to steal the circus receipts, then Harris ran off with all the money.

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis

Illustrated advertisement from Treasure House in New York, tempting readers to buy a variety of their products, including: the "mystery" knife for 29 cents, a Gene Autry ring for 15 cents, a joy buzzer for 25 cents, a good luck ring for 12 cents, an official "touch" football for 50 cents, a football helmet for $3, and many more.

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside back cover. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2012-11-23.

Prizes! They're Yours! (Table of Contents: 15)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Harman; ?; Gene Autry (photo); Sonya Henie (photo)

Inks

Fred Harman; ?; Gene Autry (photo); Sonya Henie (photo)

Colors

Fred Harman; ?;

Letters

typeset

Characters

Red Ryder; Gene Autry; Sonya Henie

Synopsis

Illustrated advertisement from the American Specialty Company, offering a variety of prizes to readers who sell the company's 40 Christmas packs of 96 full color seals for 10 cents each. Readers are then to send in the $4 from the sales and chose from any of the following prizes: a Gene Autry guitar, a Gene Autry two-gun holster set, a Daisy Red Ryder carbine, a midget radio, an Eastman Bullet or Brownie camera, a wrist watch, a Yale football set, a Spitfire & Airacobra model airplane set, an electric Army supply train, Sonya Henie ice skates, and more.

Indexer Notes

Found on the back cover. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2012-11-23.