Blue Bolt #v8#12 [90]
(May 1948)

Novelty / Premium / Curtis, 1940 Series
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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 D. Wheeler (Editor and General Manager); Jane Spaulding Nye (Managing Editor); Phillip E. Moonan (Assistant Manager); Mel Cummin (Art Director); Alfred V. Fago (Art Consultant)

Issue Notes

James Ludwig updated contents of this index (June 7, 2005).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rick Richards / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Rick Richards
Reprints
Keywords
jungle; lions; spears
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Bill Van Klock, Frances Henderson, Doris Cearley, Allan Spevack.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Hearne
Inks
Jack Hearne
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Impressed by a tour of the splendid New Farr campus...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Dick Cole; Laura; Ted Tooley; Betty Brown; Mrs. Billows; Joseph Digger
Synopsis
The girls discover a rare rosebush but Digger wants it for himself.
Reprints

I Saw Farr Campus with Dick Cole (Table of Contents: 3)

Dick Cole / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Milner
Pencils
Bill Milner ?
Inks
Bill Milner ?
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset
Characters
Dick Cole

Indexer Notes

Tour of Farr Military Academy; includes schematic.

Roping the Runaway Driver (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

"U.S." Royal; U.S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
W-wow! Did you hear that?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Edison Bell; Jerry; Mrs. Tucker; constable; Trapper Roon
Synopsis
Edison and Jerry discover that a baby bear has stolen a ring.
Reprints

Build Your Own Amateur Criminologist's Fingerprint File... (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

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

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Hammer?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wonder where the jelly fish get their jelly from??
Genre
humor; animal; children

Headwork (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jay Graham
Letters
Typeset
Genre
crime

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

cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Hammer?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If a hobo's a tramp - wot's an oboe?
Genre
humor; children

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

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

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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In an attempt to save a dozen lives, Blue Bolt runs a flying gas station!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Blue Bolt; Blue Bolt's mom; Snap; Guy Palmer
Synopsis
Blue Bolt and Snap rescue Guy Palmer's uncle.
Reprints

Easy Cartooning (Table of Contents: 11)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer
Pencils
Milt Hammer (signed)
Inks
Milt Hammer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Hammer?
Genre
non-fiction

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

The Jerkwater Line / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Warren ?
Pencils
Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren]
Inks
Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren]
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
All aboard the Jerkwater Special!
Genre
humor
Characters
Mrs. Waymore; Aunt Tillie; Bram Reeds; Si Grayfish; Amanda

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Milt Hammer
Pencils
Milt Hammer
Inks
Milt Hammer
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Hammer ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
So your brother's a football player...
Genre
humor

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

Boitram the Boiglar / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Art Helfant
Pencils
Art Helfant
Inks
Art Helfant
Colors
?
Letters
Art Helfant ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Boitram! Do you wanna help me play with my bow and arrow?
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Rick Richards / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rick Richards, the adventurous millionaire, battles to save a 'bring-'em-back-alive' expedition
Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Rick Richards; Al Hale; Hikka (villain); Tugo
Synopsis
Rick sponsors a safari to obtain animals for the new zoo. When they defeat a black lion attacking a village, Rick earns the enmity of their witch doctor.
Reprints
Keywords
Bgong

Ambush (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rick Richards
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Blue Bolt Flashes
  3. 2. ["Impressed by a tour of the splendid New Farr campus..."]
    Dick Cole
  4. 3. I Saw Farr Campus with Dick Cole
    Dick Cole
  5. 4. Roping the Runaway Driver
    "U.S." Royal; U.S. Bike Tires
  6. 5. ["W-wow! Did you hear that?"]
    Edison Bell
  7. 6. Build Your Own Amateur Criminologist's Fingerprint File...
  8. 7. ["I wonder where the jelly fish get their jelly from??"]
  9. 8. Headwork
  10. 9. ["If a hobo's a tramp - wot's an oboe?"]
  11. 10. ["In an attempt to save a dozen lives, Blue Bolt runs a flying gas station!"]
    Blue Bolt the American
  12. 11. Easy Cartooning
  13. 12. ["All aboard the Jerkwater Special!"]
    The Jerkwater Line
  14. 13. ["So your brother's a football player..."]
  15. 14. ["Hello, Boitram! Do you wanna help me play with my bow and arrow?"]
    Boitram the Boiglar
  16. 15. ["Rick Richards, the adventurous millionaire, battles to save a 'bring-'em-back-alive' expedition"]
    Rick Richards
  17. 16. Ambush
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