Blue Bolt #v5#1 [49]
(September-October 1944)

Novelty / Premium / Curtis, 1940 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly from November to June inclusive; bi-monthly July to October, inclusive
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Novelty Press Inc.
Editing
Robert Wheeler (credited as Robert D. Wheeler) (editor, general manager); Jane Spaulding Nye (credited) (associate editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Krisko and Jasper / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
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Blue Bolt Flashes / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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?
Letters
typeset

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

Dick Cole / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Wilcox (signed)
Inks
Jim Wilcox (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Every year, Farr M.A. and Holden M.A. meet...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Dick Cole

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

Fearless Fellers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Gill
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Fearless Fellers go all out in their weekly scrap collection drive...
Genre
adventure; teen

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Gary Watson via the GCD Error List (22 September 2006); the original indexer credited pencils and inks to Joe Donohoe

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

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

Script
William Haywood (signed)
Pencils
Tom Gill (signed)
Inks
Tom Gill (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Alone in an unarmed camera plane...
Genre
aviation; superhero

Indexer Notes

Script, pencils, and inks credits from Gary Watson via the GCD Error List (22 September 2006).

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

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

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?
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?
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?
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
A U.S. plane marked No. 98 streaks through the air...
Genre
history

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

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

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Things start popping when Eddie goes shopping...

Edison Bell's Clothes Closet (Table of Contents: 7)

Edison Bell / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Sniffy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer (signed)
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Grrr now I done it!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

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

Script
Milt Hammer (signed)
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll remember that the boys knocked down a Zero with a pair of ice skates...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Gary Watson via the GCD Error List (22 September 2006); the original indexer credited Jack A. Warren.

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Jordan
Inks
John Jordan
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mike Sparton had the perfect setup for murder!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural; war

Killer of the Kilns (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

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

Sniffy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer (signed)
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Puff puff!
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Blue Bolts and Nuts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer (credited)
Pencils
Milt Hammer (credited)
Inks
Milt Hammer (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw, come on, Tubby.
Genre
humor

Wonders of Science (Table of Contents: 14)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for the book Wonders of Science.

Captain Tootsie and the Giant Cannon (Table of Contents: 15)

Captain Tootsie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Reed (credited)
Pencils
C. C. Beck (credited)
Inks
C. C. Beck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Tootsie
Synopsis
Promotional story for Tootsie Pops.

Indexer Notes

On the back cover.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Krisko and Jasper
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Blue Bolt Flashes
  3. 2. ["Every year, Farr M.A. and Holden M.A. meet..."]
    Dick Cole
  4. 3. ["The Fearless Fellers go all out in their weekly scrap collection drive..."]
    Fearless Fellers
  5. 4. ["Alone in an unarmed camera plane..."]
    Blue Bolt
  6. 5. ["A U.S. plane marked No. 98 streaks through the air..."]
    Old Cap Hawkins' Tales
  7. 6. ["Things start popping when Eddie goes shopping..."]
    Edison Bell
  8. 7. Edison Bell's Clothes Closet
    Edison Bell
  9. 8. ["Grrr now I done it!"]
    Sniffy
  10. 9. ["You'll remember that the boys knocked down a Zero with a pair of ice skates..."]
    Krisko and Jasper
  11. 10. ["Mike Sparton had the perfect setup for murder!"]
    Sergeant Spook
  12. 11. Killer of the Kilns
  13. 12. ["Puff puff!"]
    Sniffy
  14. 13. ["Aw, come on, Tubby."]
    Blue Bolts and Nuts
  15. 14. Wonders of Science
  16. 15. Captain Tootsie and the Giant Cannon
    Captain Tootsie
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Smith
  • Jim Van Dore
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