Blue Bolt #v5#8 [56]
(May 1945)

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 Division of the Premium Service Co., Inc.
Editing
Robert D. Wheeler (editor and general manager); Mel Cummin (art director); Jane Spaulding Nye (associate editor); Peggy Ann Crowley (editorial assistant)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Newsprint
Binding
Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing

Issue Notes

Indicia title: BLUE BOLT COMICS.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Cole / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Wilcox
Inks
John Wilcox
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Dick Cole; Laura Bradly; Killer
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Blue Bolt Flashes / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Editors; readers
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

This is the inside-front cover

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
James Wilcox
Inks
James Wilcox
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Due to soft ice, carnival week at Farr Military Academy...
Characters
Dick Cole; Laura Bradly (his girl; daughter of coach Bradly); Helene Radmire (heiress); Killer (escapee)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Robert Pious
Inks
Robert Pious
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
June 6, 1944, is a glowing day in history, Joey. D-Day!

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A special delivery package for Mr. Eddie Bell!

Don't Buy it -- Make it Yourself (Table of Contents: 5)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Gill
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Man Bites Dog (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Seth Harmon
Letters
Typeset

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Gill
Inks
Tom Gill
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Resourceful Blue Bolt combines recreation with the deadly business...

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Milt Hammer
Inks
Milt Hammer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, me!" "Bury me not...

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

Sniffy / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Milt Hammer
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I think I'll thumb me a ride!

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

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

Script
Ray Gill
Pencils
Joe Donohoe
Inks
Joe Donohoe
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lesson For Today: The Courtship of Miles Standish

Gummed Up (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
David Marke
Letters
Typeset

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Jordan
Inks
John Jordan
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's your hurry, bub?

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Milt Hammer
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Cole
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Blue Bolt Flashes
  3. 2. ["Due to soft ice, carnival week at Farr Military Academy..."]
    Dick Cole
  4. 3. ["June 6, 1944, is a glowing day in history, Joey. D-Day!"]
    Old Cap Hawkins' True Tales
  5. 4. ["A special delivery package for Mr. Eddie Bell!"]
    Edison Bell
  6. 5. Don't Buy it -- Make it Yourself
  7. 6. Man Bites Dog
  8. 7. ["Resourceful Blue Bolt combines recreation with the deadly business..."]
    Blue Bolt the American
  9. 8. ["Oh, me!" "Bury me not..."]
    Krisko and Jasper
  10. 9. ["I think I'll thumb me a ride!"]
    Sniffy
  11. 10. ["Lesson For Today: The Courtship of Miles Standish"]
    Fearless Fellers
  12. 11. Gummed Up
  13. 12. ["What's your hurry, bub?"]
    Sergeant Spook
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Bluebolts and Nuts
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