Blue Bolt #v3#9 [33]
(February 1943)

Novelty / Premium / Curtis, 1940 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-12-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Inc.
Editing
Stanley Beaman

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Phantom Sub / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Plastino (signed)
Inks
Al Plastino (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The boys from the Phantom Sub caught the Jap base completely by surprise
Genre
adventure; war
Keywords
plane; tank; World War II
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

on the inside-front cover

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

Dick Cole / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
George Kapitan?
Pencils
Al Fagaly (signed)
Inks
Al Fagaly (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A blinding blizzard sweeps over the high mountain...
Genre
adventure

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

Sub-Zero / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Daly
Inks
John Daly ?; Gus Schrotter ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you're looking for trouble, you've got it!
Genre
adventure; war

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

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

Edison Bell / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Gill (credited)
Pencils
Harold DeLay (signed)
Inks
Harold DeLay (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How about this dress? I could do an act as queen Elizabeth...
Genre
adventure; teen

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

Fearless Fellers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Gill
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Introducing the Boys--and Butch!
Genre
adventure; teen
Characters
The Fearless Fellers [Butch; Inky; Chuck; ?] (introduction)
Reprints

Boy General of the U.S. (Table of Contents: 6)

Stamp Collecting / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eugene L. Pollock
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Includes stamp ads

Who's a Sissy! (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Gill (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
teen

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
R. E. MacNeal
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Old Cap Hawkins' True Tales / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Ramsey (signed)
Inks
Ray Ramsey (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The tough, fighting spirit of America...
Genre
non-fiction; war
Characters
Major General 'Scrappy' Hartle

The Phantom Sub Invades Japan! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Bill O'Connor
Pencils
Ben Flinton ?; Al Plastino ?
Inks
Leonard Sansone ?; Al Plastino ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war

Indexer Notes

Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. sees Al Plastino at work here.

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

Blue Bolt / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alan Mandel (signed)
Inks
Dan Barry (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Arson fiends - but not the usual type.
Genre
adventure; war

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

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
Huh? What's the matter with you now?!
Genre
adventure; war

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Sergeant Spook / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Cuthbert (credited)
Pencils
John Jordan (signed)
Inks
John Jordan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A daring plot to enslave the people of a whole nation...
Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Bluebolts and Nuts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Martin Filchock (signed)
Inks
Martin Filchock (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Remind me, Miss Schmutz, to see an optician...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
8 single-panel cartoons arranged on a page
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The boys from the Phantom Sub caught the Jap base completely by surprise"]
    Phantom Sub
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Ye Editors' Page
  3. 2. ["A blinding blizzard sweeps over the high mountain..."]
    Dick Cole
  4. 3. ["If you're looking for trouble, you've got it!"]
    Sub-Zero
  5. 4. ["How about this dress? I could do an act as queen Elizabeth..."]
    Edison Bell
  6. 5. ["Introducing the Boys--and Butch!"]
    Fearless Fellers
  7. 6. Boy General of the U.S.
    Stamp Collecting
  8. 7. Who's a Sissy!
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. ["The tough, fighting spirit of America..."]
    Old Cap Hawkins' True Tales
  11. 10. The Phantom Sub Invades Japan!
    Phantom Sub
  12. 11. ["Arson fiends - but not the usual type."]
    Blue Bolt
  13. 12. ["Huh? What's the matter with you now?!"]
    Krisko and Jasper
  14. 13. ["A daring plot to enslave the people of a whole nation..."]
    Sergeant Spook
  15. 14. ["Remind me, Miss Schmutz, to see an optician..."]
    Bluebolts and Nuts
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