Blue Bolt
#v6#1 [57]
(June-July 1945)
Novelty / Premium / Curtis,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 6
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly (except June-July and December-January)
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Novelty Press Division of the Premium Service Co. Inc.
- Editing
- Robert Wheeler (credited as Robert D. Wheeler) (editor; general manager); Mel Cummin (credited) (art director); Jane Spaulding Nye (credited) (associate editor); Peggy Crowley (credited as Peggy Ann Crowley) (editorial assistant)
Issue Notes
At first, Blue Bolt was a powered hero but stopped in mid-1942 in order to join the Navy to fight against the Axis in World War II.
[no title indexed]
Edison Bell / cover / 1 page
- Characters
- Edison Bell; Pat
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
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[no title indexed]
Blue Bolt Flashes / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This trip we're definitely on the serious side...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. The editors take a moment to put out a call for more Army nurses needed on the front lines as soon as possible. Letters of comment from Ronald Houdek, Richard Simpson, Charles H. Burr, Patricia Gleave, Ray Florey, and Pat Blackstone.
[no title indexed]
Dick Cole / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Wilcox (signed as Jim Wilcox)
- Inks
- Jim Wilcox (signed as Jim Wilcox)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It is spring at Farr military academy...
- Feature Logo
Dick Cole- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Dick Cole; Barkley "Bark" Hall; Laura
- Synopsis
- Dick competes in a tennis championship for the academy but accidentally wins a crucial match with an uncaught fault. He fakes an injury later so the real winner can advance.
- Reprints
-
in Sport Thrills (Accepted, 1958 series) #11 ([1958])
-
[no title indexed]
Old Cap Hawkins' Tales / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Red Cross clubmobiles landed in France...
- Feature Logo
Old Cap Hawkins' Tales- Genre
- war; history
- Synopsis
- Red Cross volunteers travel to the front lines to bring cheer with dance, food, and stories.
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested Robert Pious for pencils and inks.
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Edison Bell / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! Stop shaking the scaffold, Jerry!
- Feature Logo
Edison Bell- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Edison; Jerry; Pat; Babs
- Synopsis
- Decorations and preparations are made for the annual school dance, while Pat and Babs appear to have to compete with glamour girl twins for dates with the boys to go to the dance.
- Keywords
- jive session
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Junk and Jive
illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hep-cat Eddie Bell gives us the lowdown...
...He Also Serves
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Pam Robinson (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Young Ted stared glumly at the floor, avoiding his father's eyes.
- Genre
- war
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Blue Bolt / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quick--while they're blinded!
- Feature Logo
Blue Bolt the American- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Lt. Blue Bolt; Marg Hesslin
- Synopsis
- Blue Bolt works to protect a serum to check a plague in China.
Indexer Notes
Lt. Blue Bolt is promoted to Captain.
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Krisko and Jasper / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Inks
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ho-hum- another day, git up, Jasper!
- Feature Logo
Krisko and Jasper- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Krisko; Jasper; Sea Snake
- Synopsis
- The boys lose track of their submarine, the Bluebolt.
[Induction Center]
Sniffy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Milt Hammer ?
- Pencils
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Inks
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sniffy (dog)
- Synopsis
- Sniffy is happy to go down to watch the Dog Catcher queue for the military induction center.
[no title indexed]
Sergeant Spook / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Robert Pious (signed as R.S. Pious)
- Inks
- Robert Pious (signed as R.S. Pious)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, that soldier looks sad.
- Genre
- adventure; war; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Jerry; Pud; Tom Watson (death); Sergeant Spook
- Synopsis
- Jerry listens to Tom's tale and decides to help the soldier's mother, but Jerry and Pud run into serious criminals stealing mail.
Indexer Notes
Jerry can interact with the soldier ghosts but not Pud or anyone else.
Bagged on April 1st
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Griff Decker (credited) (house name)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chuck saw the paper bag first.
- Characters
- Chuck; Ernest
- Synopsis
- Folks around town suffer various April Fool's jokes.
[no title indexed]
Fearless Fellers / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Ray Gill
- Pencils
- Joe Donohoe (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Donohoe (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the Fearless Fellers clubhouse...
- Feature Logo
- Fearless Fellers
- Genre
- detective-mystery; teen; adventure
- Characters
- Fearless Fellers [Chuck; Inky; Pudge; Betty (Butch)]; Mrs. Van Gelt
- Synopsis
- The kids take a job watching Mrs. Van Gelt's baby but lose it while fishing and think they find it having been taken by Gypsies.
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Bluebolts and Nuts / cartoon / 0.66 page
- Script
- Milt Hammer ?
- Pencils
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Inks
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I just invented reversible skates...
- Feature Logo
Bluebolts and Nuts- Genre
- humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Edison Bell -
1.
["This trip we're definitely on the serious side..."]
Blue Bolt Flashes -
2.
["It is spring at Farr military academy..."]
Dick Cole -
3.
["Red Cross clubmobiles landed in France..."]
Old Cap Hawkins' Tales -
4.
["Hey! Stop shaking the scaffold, Jerry!"]
Edison Bell -
5.
Junk and Jive
-
6.
...He Also Serves
-
7.
["Quick--while they're blinded!"]
Blue Bolt -
8.
["Ho-hum- another day, git up, Jasper!"]
Krisko and Jasper -
9.
[Induction Center]
Sniffy -
10.
["Gee, that soldier looks sad."]
Sergeant Spook -
11.
Bagged on April 1st
-
12.
["At the Fearless Fellers clubhouse..."]
Fearless Fellers -
13.
["I just invented reversible skates..."]
Bluebolts and Nuts
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Tillmann Courth
- CTGarry
- Michael Hoskin
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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