Blue Bolt #v8#3 [81]
(August 1947)

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Volume
8
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Premium Group of Comics
Brand
Premium / PG
Editing
Robert Wheeler (credited as Robert D. Wheeler) (editor, general manager); Jane Spaulding Nye (credited) (managing editor); Mel Cummin (credited) (art director); Jean Brundage (credited as Jean Gibson Brundage) (editorial assistant); Al Fago (credited as Alfred V. Fago) (art consultant)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dick Cole / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Hearne (signed as J. R. H.)
Inks
Jack Hearne (signed as J. R. H.)
Colors
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Dick Cole

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

Blue Bolt Flashes / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Wilcox (credited)
Inks
Jim Wilcox (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Excitement grips the Farr and Holden military academies...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Dick Cole

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you know what happened in 1812?
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

Two cartoons.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon)
Inks
Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Blue Bolt, remember me?
Genre
adventure

The Adventure of King's Plate! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Larsen ?
Inks
Howard Larsen ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural; war

Cowboy Justice (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Al Huston (credited)
Pencils
Howard Larsen ? (as HLL)
Inks
Howard Larsen ? (as HLL)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Edison Bell and his friend Jerry take jobs...
Genre
adventure

Make Friends with King Neptune... (Table of Contents: 8)

Edison Bell / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

At the Circus (Table of Contents: 9)

Heathcliff the Hobo / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils
Art Helfant (signed)
Inks
Art Helfant (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Art Helfant

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 0.89 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's a road map?
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

4 cartoons.

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

Rick Richards / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rick Richards's attempt to wipe out a slum area...

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's a waffle?
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

2 cartoons.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
G'wan - How could your pop be an airplane mechanic...
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

4 cartoons.

Their Maine Chance (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Fisk Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dick Cole
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Blue Bolt Flashes
  3. 2. ["Excitement grips the Farr and Holden military academies..."]
    Dick Cole
  4. 3. ["Do you know what happened in 1812?"]
  5. 4. ["Dear Blue Bolt, remember me?"]
    Blue Bolt the American
  6. 5. The Adventure of King's Plate!
    Sergeant Spook
  7. 6. Cowboy Justice
  8. 7. ["Edison Bell and his friend Jerry take jobs..."]
    Edison Bell
  9. 8. Make Friends with King Neptune...
    Edison Bell
  10. 9. At the Circus
    Heathcliff the Hobo
  11. 10. ["What's a road map?"]
  12. 11. ["Rick Richards's attempt to wipe out a slum area..."]
    Rick Richards
  13. 12. ["What's a waffle?"]
  14. 13. ["G'wan - How could your pop be an airplane mechanic..."]
    Bluebolts and Nuts
  15. 14. Their Maine Chance
    Fisk Bike Tires
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore