Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1940-10-09
Editing: David Adams (uncredited)
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[no title indexed]
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Blue Bolt / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Blue Bolt [Fred Parrish]
Reprints (2)

Issue Data

  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Novelty Press Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: monthly
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

BLUE BOLT, Vol. 1, No. 7, December 1940, published monthly by Novelty Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1198, Philadelphia, Pa., editorial offices, 292 Madison Avenue, New York 11, N. Y.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 1.

[The Green Army's Blitzkrieg]
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Blue Bolt / comic story / 10 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Blue Bolt [Fred Parrish]; The Green Sorceress (villain); Gen. Lhokar (villain, introduction); Col. Rhux (villain, introduction); Capt. Sarn (villain, introduction)
Reprints (3)

[The Murder of Bert Hart]
(Table of Contents: 2)

Dick Cole / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
Bob Davis (credited)
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Bob Davis (credited)
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Bob Davis (credited)
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  • Feature Logo:Dick Cole
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hollywood! It is the premiere of the picture, “Shining Star”, in which Dick has doubled for the famous actor, Bert Hart!
Characters:
Dick Cole; Betty Lee; Mr. Malcolm; Professor Blair; Bert Hart (guest-star, death); Phil Carp (villain); May Doyle (villain, introduction); Mike (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Bert Hart, the actor Dick Cole has been doubling, is murdered and the police believe Dick is the murderer.
Reprints (1)

[Skulduggery At the Ballgame]
(Table of Contents: 3)

Sub-Zero / comic story / 9 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Rocky Garrett (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction); McBride (introduction); Lefty Johnson (introduction)

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

Loco Luke / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; western-frontier
  • Feature Logo:Pony Tracks
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:You and your poker playin'--!

The Ray Master [Part 1]
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text story / 2 pages

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typeset

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Text story with Illustration

[King Robinson: Part 3]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Edison Bell / comic story / 2 pages

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King Robinson (guest-star)

[Revolt In Spirit Town]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Sergeant Spook / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural; war
Characters:
Napoleon Bonaparte (villain, ghost); Jesse James (villain, ghost); Patrick Henry (guest-star, ghost); Dr. Sherlock (guest-star, ghost); Solomon (guest-star, ghost); Daniel Webster (guest-star, ghost); King Arthur (introduction, ghost); Duke of Wellington (introduction, ghost)

Millions For Defense, But Not One Cent For Tribute!
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Old Cap Hawkins' Tales / comic story / 2 pages

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[The Return of Captain Gorling]
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The Phantom Sub / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Capt. Gorling (villain, death?); Cameo: Franklin D. Roosevelt (cameo)

[The Robbery of the Railroad Guns]
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Runaway Ronson / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Runaway Ronson; Hansen (villain, introduction, death); Lippy (villain, introduction, death); Hansen and Lippy's gang (villains, introduction for all, all die)

Indexer Notes

All Paul Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul's son.

[Fire on the Trestle]
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The White Rider and Super Horse / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier
Characters:
Casler (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction); Sue (introduction); her brother (introduction); her father (introduction)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Blue Bolt
  2. [The Green Army's Blitzkrieg]
    Blue Bolt
  3. [The Murder of Bert Hart]
    Dick Cole
  4. [Skulduggery At the Ballgame]
    Sub-Zero
  5. ["You and your poker playin'--!"]
    Loco Luke
  6. The Ray Master [Part 1]
  7. [King Robinson: Part 3]
    Edison Bell
  8. [Revolt In Spirit Town]
    Sergeant Spook
  9. Millions For Defense, But Not One Cent For Tribute!
    Old Cap Hawkins' Tales
  10. [The Return of Captain Gorling]
    The Phantom Sub
  11. [The Robbery of the Railroad Guns]
    Runaway Ronson
  12. [Fire on the Trestle]
    The White Rider and Super Horse
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