Blue Bolt #v4#9 [45]
(April 1944)

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Volume
4
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly from November to June inclusive; bi-monthly July to October, inclusive
On-sale Date
1944-02-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Inc.
Editing
Stanley Beaman ?

Issue Notes

Title listed in indicia as BLUE BOLT.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Edison Bell / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chu F. Hing ?
Inks
Chu F. Hing ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Edison Bell

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

Ye Editors' Page / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as The Editors]
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

This is the inside-front cover; it's a call for a scrap-paper drive

The Great Jero (Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Cole / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Wilcox
Inks
Jim Wilcox
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Dick Cole; Major Farr; The Great Jero (hypnotist, villain); Simba
Reprints

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

Edison Bell / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harold DeLay
Inks
Harold DeLay
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, everybody -- buy a war stamp and get a chance...
Genre
adventure

Edison Bell's Grab Bag! (Table of Contents: 4)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Gill
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Build easy-to-make toys

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Jordan (signed as Wes Sirrom)
Inks
John Jordan (signed as Wes Sirrom)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jerry, Sergeant Spook's psychic side-kick, 'bites the hand that fed him,' and helps...
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; war

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Ramsey ?
Inks
Harry Ramsey ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This plane, the C-47 was used to tow the first freight glider across the Atlantic...
Genre
non-fiction; history

Indexer Notes

Sometimes this feature's title was ..Cap Hawkins'.., and sometimes ..Cap Hawkin's..

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Krisko and Jasper / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Warren
Pencils
Jack Warren
Inks
Jack Warren
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Call the ensign, J.G.!
Genre
humor

Adolph Hitler Wanted Alive (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
William Haywood (signed)
Pencils
Tom Gill (signed)
Inks
Tom Gill (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

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

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
Aw, that thing won't fly!
Genre
adventure; teen

Tons of Fun (Table of Contents: 10)

Edison Bell / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[Buying Flowers] (Table of Contents: 11)

Sniffy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer (signed as Milt Hammer)
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed as Milt Hammer)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed as Milt Hammer)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Sniffy
Synopsis
Sniffy finds flowers for a lady dog.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What mileage do you get, captain?
Genre
humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Edison Bell
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Ye Editors' Page
  3. 2. The Great Jero
    Dick Cole
  4. 3. ["Come on, everybody -- buy a war stamp and get a chance..."]
    Edison Bell
  5. 4. Edison Bell's Grab Bag!
  6. 5. ["Jerry, Sergeant Spook's psychic side-kick, 'bites the hand that fed him,' and helps..."]
    Sergeant Spook
  7. 6. ["This plane, the C-47 was used to tow the first freight glider across the Atlantic..."]
    Old Cap Hawkins' Tales
  8. 7. ["Call the ensign, J.G.!"]
    Krisko and Jasper
  9. 8. Adolph Hitler Wanted Alive
    Blue Bolt the American
  10. 9. ["Aw, that thing won't fly!"]
    Fearless Fellers
  11. 10. Tons of Fun
    Edison Bell
  12. 11. [Buying Flowers]
    Sniffy
  13. 12. ["What mileage do you get, captain?"]
    Bluebolts and Nuts
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky