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Issue: Blue Bolt #12 [12] Public Domain
Publication Date: May 1941
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Issues: #12 [12] of 101 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagNovelty / Premium / Curtis
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Novelty Press Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/12/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): David Adams (uncredited)
Disclose Notes: BLUE BOLT, Vol. 1, No. 12, May 1941, published monthly by Novelty Press, Inc., P. O. Box 1198, Philadelphia, Pa., editorial offices, 292 Madison Avenue, New York 11, N. Y.

Index revised from a scan from http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/.

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. 2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Dick Cole
Character(s): Dick Cole
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ye Editors' Page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Attack on a Princess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Davis
Penciller(s): Bob Davis
Inker(s): Bob Davis
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dick Cole
Character(s): Count De Sac (introduction); Princess Louise of Dania (introduction); Derek Von Weber (introduction); The Nazis (villains)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: First line: "Unaware that he is on the threshold of a startling adventure..."
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The Latonian Agent

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Gill?
Penciller(s): John Daly
Inker(s): John Daly
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sub-Zero
Character(s): Gonzales (villain, death); Kurt (villain, introduction); Agent 5 (villain, introduction); Agent 17 (villain, introduction); other spies (villains, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: First line: "A five-story drop, Gonzales..."
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The Secret Explosive Hijacking

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Gustavson
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Runaway Ronson
Character(s): Runaway Ronson; Pete (introduction); Perelli (villain, introduction); Perelli's spy ring (villains, introduction for all)
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: First line: "At the office of Super-Railroads, Runaway Ronson..."

Last appearance.

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] (credited)
Penciller(s): Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] (credited)
Inker(s): Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Krisko and Jasper
Character(s): Mr. Gravedigger (villain); Captain of the CALAMITY JANE (villain)
First Line: Krisko and Jasper...two cowboys from the wide open spaces are out to see the world.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Mysterious Island [Part 2]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Gill
Penciller(s): Ray Gill (illustrations)
Inker(s): Ray Gill (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): An Edison Bell Story
Character(s): Edison Bell
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Lost World: Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Malcolm Kildale (credited)
Inker(s): Malcolm Kildale (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sergeant Spook
Character(s): Kit Carson (introduction, ghost); Jim Bridges (introduction, ghost); Daniel Boone (guest-star); Ghost cavemen (villain, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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"To Be Prepared for War, Is One of the Most Effectual Ways for Preserving Peace"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Kiefer
Penciller(s): Henry Kiefer
Inker(s): Henry Kiefer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Old Cap Hawkin's Tales
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Pages: 2
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The Pursuit Plane Plans Plot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill O'Connor [as FOS]
Penciller(s): Ben Flinton [as FOS]
Inker(s): Leonard Sansone [as FOS]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Phantom Sub
Character(s): Jason Phelps (introduction); Igor (villain, introduction); his fellow spy (villain, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: First line: "In order to protect its peace in this war-torn world..."
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The Banker Who Robbed His Own Bank

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Anders
Inker(s): Al Anders
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The White Rider and Super Horse
Character(s): A banker (villain, introduction); Crosson (villain, introduction); Dandy (villain, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: First line: "Raised in a valley hidden from the eyes of men..."
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The Floodlight Picture

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harold DeLay
Inker(s): Harold DeLay
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Edison Bell
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
Disclose Notes: First line: "I hope it works!"
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Dishpan Floodlight

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Gill (signed)
Penciller(s): Ray Gill (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Gill (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Introducing Blue Bolt's Brother

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Gill?
Penciller(s): Alan Mandel?
Inker(s): Alan Mandel?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Blue Bolt
Character(s): Kip Parrish (Blue Bolt's brother, introduction); Red (villain, introduction); Hans (villain, introduction); spy (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: First line: "Introducing Kip Parrish, brother of Blue Bolt..."

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