Blue Bolt #v2#7 [19]

(December 1941)

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

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

Script

Bob Davis (signed)

Pencils

Bob Davis (signed)

Inks

Bob Davis (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dick and Simba Friends!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Dick Cole; Simba Karno; Major Farr; Eddie; Dr. Karno (villain, Simba's guardian); Grof (villain, Dr. Karno's assistant)

Synopsis

Because Simba has renounced his evil past and confessed his thefts to Major Farr, he is put on probation in the Major's care. However, the evil Dr. Karno is not about to let Simba get away with that, especially since Simba has put the Police on the doctor's trail. With the help of Grof, the doctor kidnaps Simba from Farr Academy, takes him to his lab and operates on his brain to make him cruel and vicious.

Keywords

Farr Academy

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Alan Mandel

Inks

Dan Barry

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Eeee-ee! Don't be afraid, Lois, I've got you!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Blue Bolt [Fred Parrish]; Lois Blake; Dr. Bertoff; the A.C. Ring (villains)

Synopsis

Blue Bolt takes Lois, as his new helper, to see Dr. Bertoff to see if the scientist has been able to locate the A.C. Ring, the purveyors of fake citizenship papers. Bertoff decides to give some the Blue Bolt's powers to Lois as she aids him in combating and rounding up the vicious ring.

Keywords

The Underground World

Indexer Notes

Inker credit from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. on 2004-6-16; original inker credit given to Alan Mandel.

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

John Jordan ? (signed)

Inks

John Jordan ? (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sh-h-hhh! The ghost is walking tonight!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sergeant Spook (un-named Policeman); Mrs. Lucy Howard; Jerry (villain, Lucy's nephew); Professor Gondo (villain, fake medium); Rosie (fake spirit world contact)

Synopsis

A medium named Gondo convinces wealthy Mrs. Howard that he can make contact with her late husband Horace, but she is unaware that it is a hoax concocted in order that her nephew will be given her million dollar estate.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Henry Kiefer

Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

Henry Kiefer

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You may be surprised to learn, lad, that the blitzkrieg...

Genre

adventure; non-fiction; historical

Characters

Cap Hawkins (retired mariner); Joey; Mad Anthony Wayne; General George Washington; General Henry Clinton (villain, British General)

Synopsis

Cap tells his pal Joey that the term "blitzkrieg" is not a new one, but one that originated with a famed General back in 1779, who stormed an impregnable for called Stony Point and took it, using the same tactics the Germans were using in their campaigns.

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

Edison Bell / comic story / 4.3 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils

Harold DeLay [as H. Delay] (signed)

Inks

Harold DeLay [as H. Delay] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ah! Romantic adventurous south sea island!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Edison Bell; Jerry (Eddie's pal); Malola (native diver)

Synopsis

Eddie and Jerry, having won a trip to the island of Tago Tago and wanting to see all the sights. hire a glass bottom boat. They spot a cruise ship and the passengers on board throwing coins into the water for native divers to retrieve. However, when one of the divers is swamped and hit by a boat, the boys rescue him.......in gratitude, the man gives the boys a black box he found in the waters. When they open it, they find a mysterious map inside.

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (2004-6-16).

Let's all make Eddie Bell's Aqua-Scope! (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 0.7 page (report information)

Script

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils

Ray Gill (signed)

Inks

Ray Gill (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ray Gill ?

Synopsis

Ray Gill demonstrates how readers can make an Aqua-Scope, a device that allows users to study underwater sea life

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 2-12-11-22. This feature appears on the last page of the Edison Bell story and also tells that, in the next issue, Eddie will show readers how to make a South Seas ceremonial drum!

The Secret Fortress (Table of Contents: 7)

The Phantom Sub / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Irving Werstein [as Werstein] (signed)

Pencils

Bill O'Connor (signed)

Inks

Bill O'Connor (signed)

Colors

Irving Werstein

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Jack Damon; Slim Dugan

Synopsis

Jack and Damon take the Phantom Sub off the coast of Mexico, trying to locate an enemy raider's base. Suddenly they spot an uncharted group of coral islands and discover it to be that very enemy base they'd suspected of being in the area.

Indexer Notes

Story title, pencils, inks, and colors information provided by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. on 2006-16. original story title listed as "The Secret Fortress [Part One]"; illustrations previously only credited in the notes.

The Mysterious Black Cloud! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Phantom Sub / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Bill O'Connor [as FOS] (signed)

Pencils

Ben Flinton [as FOS] (signed)

Inks

Leonard Sansone [as FOS] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Jack Damon; Slim Dugan

Synopsis

While taking the Sub out on its first test flight, Jack and Slim note a black cloud amongst all the white ones, a cloud which fires a huge lightning bolt at them!

Keywords

Water gun

The Twister Battles An Airplane! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Twister / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ray Gill

Pencils

Mike Roy

Inks

Mike Roy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Twister [Bob Sanders]; unnamed jewel transporter (introduction, death); unnamed jewel thieves (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

The Twister comes upon the scenes of an airplane attacking a car and watching a group of crooks take a black bag from that car. When he talks to the dying driver of the car, he discovers the gang has made off with the Monger Jewels, which were being transported by the man to Washington.

Reprints

• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland, 2018 series) #1773 (2018)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

Art credits revised from Paul Gusatavson to ? by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (2004-6-16).

New art credits of Roy added by Craig Delich 2012-11-22.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Brady

Inks

Bill Brady

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Born and raised in the hidden valley...

Genre

historical; western-frontier

Characters

The White Rider [Peter]; Super Horse [Cloud]; un-named girl; Un-named prospector (girl's father); un-named Sheriff; Dirk Gray (villain, death)

Synopsis

The Rider and Cloud assist in saving a girl from Dirk Gray and his henchm,en, who have learned that the girl's father has discovered a vein of gold in Skeleton Valley, and they want to prevent him from filing a claim on the vein in the morning.

Keywords

Skeleton Valley

Indexer Notes

Art credits provided by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (2004-6-16).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren]

Pencils

Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren]

Inks

Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren]

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Krisko, Jasper, and the captain of the late Calamity Jane...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Krisco; Jasper; un-named Captain of the Calamity Jane;

Synopsis

Set adrift in a boat, Krisco, Jasper and the Captain are rescued by a submarine and given medical treatment. Soon, they show their appreciation by volunteering to dislodge the sub's anchor, which is entangled in a giant clam, and discover that the sub has entered into an enemy minefield!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Sub-Zero / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Grab your hats!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Zero; Freezum; Dr. Waring; Joe (villain); Cobett (villain)

Synopsis

A group of river pirates attack a ship in order to get to Dr. Waring, who is carrying a casket of radium aboard ship for the Scientific Foundation, and which they intend to hold for ransom.

Magical items to amaze your friends (Table of Contents: 13)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Illustrated advertisement from Treasure House in New York, which pictures a variety of items that readers can purchase, such as: Bag 'O' Tricks for 50 cents, a Gene Autry ring for 15 cents, bicycle handle grips for 19 cents a pair, automatic dime register bank for 15 cents, a checker game for 20 cents, and many more.

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside back cover. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2012-11-22.