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Blue Bolt (1940-1949) comic books 1955 or before

  • Vol. 1 #3
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 1 #3
    Published Aug 1940 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Trimmed
    • Interior is complete. RESTORATION. TRIMMED. Full length spine split (taped). Staples added (not manufacturing). Book removed from bound volume.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Edited by David Adams. Cover by Joe Simon. Stories by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Bob Davis, Larry Antonette, Harry Ramsey, Jack A. Warren, Stockbridge Winslow, Harry Ramsey, Paul Gustavson, Henry Kiefer, Malcolm Kildale, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, and Leonard Sansone. Blue Bolt battles Green Sorceress, who reforms. Dick Cole must deal with a stolen formula. Sub-Zero Man battles a deputy fire commissioner and an arson gang. The White Rider and Super Horse encounter a mystery at Russell Ranch. Runaway Ronson undertakes a rescue mission to Hamlin. The Phantom Sub encounters the pirate crew of the Good Samaritan. The Spacehawk ad, art by Basil Wolverton. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #8
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 1 #8
    Published Jan 1941 by Funnies, Inc..
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing first wrap, affects art and story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Edited by David Adams. Stories by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Al Avison, Al Gabriele, Bill Everett, Bob Davis, Jack A. Warren, Paul Gustavson, Harold DeLay, Malcolm Kildale, Henry Kiefer, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, and Leonard Sansone. Blue Bolt must be rescued. Sub-Zero battles Boss Reynolds. Dick Cole faces a prison break. Runaway Ronson battles Thurston. Sergeant Spook encounters the ghosts of John Paul Jones, Adm. Dewey, Sir Francis Drake, and George Washington. The White Rider and Super Horse face three killers. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #5
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 2 #5
    Published Oct 1941 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Cover detached and reattached to interior with glue. Centerfold detached at one staple, staple rust.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Edited by David Adams. Cover by Bob Davis. Stories by Bob Davis, Malcolm Kildale, Ray Gill, Paul Gustavson, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, Jack A. Warren, Harold DeLay, Henry Kiefer, Alan Mandel, Jack A. Warren, and John Daly. Dick Cole battles Simba Karno, who reforms after this story. Sergeant Spook encounters the ghost of Cyclopes and Hercules. In the Painted Desert starring The Twister. Edison Bell and Jerry win a round trip to the South Seas. The White Rider and Super Horse hurry through the sheer walls of Canyon Diablo. Blue Bolt the American origin retold. Sub-Zero story featuring Freezums intro and origin. Paper-Tube Periscope! activity page. 68 pages, $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #6
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 2 #6
    Published Nov 1941 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Cover and centerfold detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Edited by David Adams. Cover by Bob Davis. Stories by Bob Davis, Alan Mandel, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, Henry Kiefer, Art Gates, Harry Ramsey, Ray Gill, Malcolm Kildale, Jack A. Warren, and John Daly. Wanting to make sure that Melrose defeats Farr in the upcoming game, several gamblers attempt to kidnap Dick Cole. Blue Bolt must deal with a large number of illegal aliens. The crew of the Phantom Sub converts it into the largest amphibian. After helping a cattleman lead his herd across a swollen river, White Rider accepts a job with him to help rid the frontier of the ruthless bushwackers that inhabit the region. The Twister battles a servant of the ancient god Thor. Ad for Gene Autry merchandise. 68 pages, $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #5
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 3 #5
    Published Oct 1942 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by John Jordan. Stories and art by Alan Mandel, Jack Warren, John Daly, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, John Jordan, and Mickey Spillane. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #29. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. On patrol in South America, Blue Bolt stumbles on a hidden Nazi airfield, but the Germans get the drop on him. The White Rider tracks a rogue mountain lion while on vacation. The origin of Sergeant Spook, as a dead policeman learns he can still be seen and heard by teenage Jerry, and helps Jerry rid an orphanage of ghosts - written by future hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane. Dick Cole; Edison Bell; Blue Bolt the American; Krisko and Jasper; The White Rider and Super Horse; Sub-Zero; Old Cap Hawkins' Tales; Phantom Sub; Sergeant Spook: The Moaning Ghosts!; Bluebolts and Nuts. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #8
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 3 #8
    Published Jan 1943 by Funnies, Inc..
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Cover detached at one staple. Three center wraps detached.

    Cover by Jack Warren. Stories and art by Al Fagaly, Alan Mandel, Jack Warren, John Daly, Bill O'Connor, Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, George Kapitan, John Jordan, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, and Eugene L. Pollock. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #32. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Dick Cole seeks the secret of the strange madness that grips the staffs of wartime production factories. The White Rider and Superhorse investigate when outlaws steal a prospector's dynamite to engineer a jailbreak. Sergeant Spook tries to prove his sidekick Jerry was framed for stealing the Blue Star necklace - difficult, because no one else can see him. Dick Cole: The Madness Maker!; The Phantom Sub; Blue Bolt; Old Cap Hawkins True Tales: The US Tanks are Coming!; River Rat; Krisko & Jasper; Sub-Zero: Gasoline Is Dynamite; Edison Bell: Winter Time; Edison Bell's Racing Bobsled; The White Rider: Jail Break; Sergeant Spook: The Mysterious Case of the Blue Star Necklace. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #11
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 3 #11
    Published Apr 1943 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Water damage. Chew.
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.

    Cover by Al Fagaly. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Al Fagaly, Jack Warren, John Daly, Bill O'Connor, Ray Gill, Henry Kiefer, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, and Eugene L. Pollock. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #35. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Blue Bolt seeks missing planes and discovers a hidden enemy base, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Old Cap Hawkins tells the true story of Joe Stilwell, a US Army general who earned the nickname "Vinegar Joe" due to his caustic personality. Sergeant Spook uses his ghostly powers to animate a robot and solve a crime. Dick Cole: Obie's Day; The Phantom Sub; Blue Bolt; Old Cap Hawkins True Tales; Krisko & Jasper; Sub-Zero; Edison Bell; Glamour Gadgets for Glamour Gals; Fearless Fellers; Sergeant Spook; Bluebolts and Nuts. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #5
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 4 #5
    Published Dec 1943 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by Chu F. Hing. Stories and art by Dan Barry, John Giunta, Al Fagaly, Clarence E. Dickinson, Boyden Sparkes, Ray Gill, John Jordan, George Kapitan, Jim Wilcox, Henry C. Kiefer, Fred Bell, Harold DeLay, Jack A. Warren, and Eugene L. Pollock. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #41. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Blue Bolt is trapped by the Nazis on Crete and aided by Greek guerrillas, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Old Cap Hawkins tells the true story of the Doolittle Raid, aka "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo." Sergeant Spook inhabits a Santa Claus dummy to help save Christmas from gangsters. Dick Cole; I Fly For Vengeance, Part 2; Fearless Fellers; Sergeant Spook: Santas No Dummy; Old Cap Hawkins True Tales: The Billy Mitchell; Fast Away From Tripoli; Edison Bell; Edison Bells Victory X-Mas Tree; Blue Bolt: Trapped by the Nazis on Crete!; Krisko & Jasper. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #7
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 4 #7
    Published Feb 1944 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by James Wilcox. Stories and art by C. C. Beck, Rod Reed, Ray Gill, John Jordan, George Kapitan, Jim Wilcox, Henry C. Kiefer, Harold DeLay, Jack A. Warren, and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #43. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Shot down over Nazi-held Yugoslavia, Blue Bolt joins forces with partisan freedom fighters. Sergeant Spook and Jerry step out of the drawing board to help "Sergeant Spook" artist John Jordan catch the kids who stole his comic-book collection - yet another oddball Sgt. Spook plot. A vintage activity page on how to build a model railroad layout with control tower, and a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Dick Cole; I Fly For Vengeance, Part Four; Fearless Fellers; Sergeant Spook; Old Cap Hawkins True Tales; Unhappy Landing; Edison Bell; Edison Bell's Central Control Tower Model Railroad Layout; Blue Bolt; Krisko & Jasper; Bluebolts and Nuts. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 5 #4
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 5 #4
    Published Jan 1945 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Pen marking. Water damage.

    Cover by Joe Donohoe. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, John Jordan, Jim Wilcox, Robert Pious, Pam Robinson, Harold DeLay, David T. Marke, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #52. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Sergeant Spook and Jerry investigate robberies that happen during radio shows hosted by "The Ghost." Cap Hawkins tells the true story of the US military's K-9 Corps of service dogs. Blue Bolt and Charlie head to a new airfield in New Guinea, only to learn that reporter Marg Hesslin is already there...and already in danger. Dick Cole; Fearless Fellers; Cap Hawkins Tales; Edison Bell; Edison Bell's Simplified Plans; The Avalanche; Sergeant Spook: The Ghost Goes Wild!; Sparkling Secret; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt; Bluebolts and Nuts; Sniffy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 5 #7
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 5 #7
    Published Apr 1945 by Funnies, Inc..

    Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Robert Pious, Pam Robinson, B. G. Guth, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #55. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Dick Cole becomes a crucial player as the Wilson, Farr and Buckler military academies are tied for the lead in the college basketball championship. Blue Bolt goes undercover at a recuperative facility for wounded pilots to ferret out a leak, and of course reporter Marg Hesslin is already there. Sergeant Spook and Jerry fight a "sinister scheme for home-front sabotage." Dick Cole; Fearless Fellers; Cap Hawkins Tales; Edison Bell; Make Edison Bell's Boy-Size Jeep; Sergeant Spook; Krisko & Jasper; I'm Going Home!; Sniffy; Blue Bolt; It Happened Last Year; Bluebolts and Nuts; Merkin Gerkin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 6 #2
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 6 #2
    Published Aug 1945 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4288327005
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Tom Gill. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Robert Pious, Jack Hearne, Harold DeLay, Pam Robinson, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #58. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Cap Hawkins tells the true story of the B-29 Super Fortress bomber. Sergeant Spook helps Jerry when he gets mixed up with an eccentric portrait painter and a rich kid who looks just like him. Also featuring an ad for Tootsie Rolls, "Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!" Cover (a War Bonds promotion) features portraits of various American WWII generals and admirals, including future President Dwight Eisenhower. Inside front cover features a message from those same military figures, again promoting War Bonds, a WWII funding drive. Dick Cole; Old Cap Hawkins True Tales; Edison Bell: The Disappearing Act; Make Edison Bell's Professional Magician's Magic Box; Thorns of the Devil; Blue Bolt; Krisko and Jasper; Fearless Fellers; Sgt. Spook; Bluebolts and Nuts. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 6 #4
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 6 #4
    Published Oct 1945 by Funnies, Inc..
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Staple rust.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Tom Gill. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Robert Pious, Milt Hammer, Pam Robinson, Harold DeLay, Ross H. Davis, Jack Warren, and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #60. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. The Fearless Fellers kid gang enters a Soap Box Derby. Sergeant Spook and Jerry enlist real ghosts to expose phony psychics who are victimizing families of missing WWII servicemen. Blue Bolt's sidekick Charlie tires of being overshadowed by Blue Bolt, and tries some heroics of his own. Also featuring an ad for Tootsie Rolls, "Captain Tootsie and the Farmyard Fire!" from Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Also, instructions for making a model glider plane. Dick Cole; Cap Hawkins True Tales; Bluebolts & Nuts; Edison Bell; Glider Plane; Blue Bolt; Fearless Fellers; Valor's Reward; Sergeant Spook; Night Plane; Krisko & Jasper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #1
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 7 #1
    Published Jun 1946 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by James Wilcox. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Seth Harmon, K.W. Fitch, Don Rico, Art Helfant, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #67. Adopting a postwar persona, Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Dick Cole's academy faces summer maneuvers against rival Holden Military Academy. Blue Bolt follows a lead to an aerial dogfight with the unassuming but deadly Mr. Wisp. After a game of quoits turns deadly, Edison Bell and Jerry find themselves quoiting for their lives. Dick Cole; Sergeant Spook; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt; Fearless Fellers; The Vanishing Clue; Edison Bell; Boitram the Boiglar; Sniffy; Dink; Something For the World; Bluebolts & Nuts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #2
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 7 #2
    Published Jul 1946 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by Tom Gill. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Don Rico, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #68. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. A court tries to prove Jerry is insane, because only he can see Sergeant Spook. Blue Bolt and Snap intervene when rumors of a hidden treasure map cause unrest in the Pacific Northwest. Also featuring a vintage Shelby bicycle ad in comics form, featuring the Ringling Circus and the Flying Wallendas. Dick Cole; Sergeant Spook; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt: Mystery of the Vanishing Totem Poles; Fearless Fellers; Death Fall; Edison Bell; Bobby Shelby at the Ringling Circus; Sniffy; Toy Chariot; Bluebolts & Nuts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #3
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 7 #3
    Published Aug 1946 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Only one staple (manufacturing). Cover loose at staple.

    Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Don Rico, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, Pam Robinson and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #69. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Sergeant Spook and Jerry investigate when a wealthy friend's visiting uncle starts acting suspiciously, and his bandaged hand isn't actually injured. Blue Bolt tries to help a boy out of a three-million-dollar mess. Also featuring a vintage ad in comics form starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop, and one from Shelby Cycle promoting pre-helmet bicycle safety. Dick Cole; Krisko and Jasper; Blue Bolt; The Plays the Thing; Heathcliff the Hobo; Fearless Fellers; Bluebolts and Nuts; Sgt. Spook: Jackies Uncle Is from India!; Edison Bell; Lets Make a Super Scooter; Boitram the Boiglar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #4
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 7 #4
    Published Sep 1946 by Funnies, Inc..
    • 6.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

    Cover by Tom Gill. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Don Rico, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, Henry Kiefer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #70. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Sergeant Spook and Jerry try to help an aspiring reporter get a story, and Jerry winds up trapped in a slowly flooding basement. Aviator hero Blue Bolt joins the airborne forest rangers who fight forest fires in the Northwest. Delivery men Krisko & Jasper deliver cans of motion picture film, and get mixed up with a movie crew. Dick Cole; Edison Bell; Air Race; Love Match; Blue Bolt: Fire; Krisko & Jasper; Sergeant Spook; Bluebolts & Nuts; Fearless Fellers; Dink. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #6
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 7 #6
    Published Nov 1946 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Don Rico, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, Henry Kiefer, E. J. Reeves, Tex Blaisdell, and Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #72. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Sergeant Spook helps when Jerry and his friend are blamed for a fatal accident. Blue Bolt finds trouble in the South American jungle, in a story (and cover) by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). A boating excursion turns dangerous for Edison Bell and Jerry when a storm catches them on the open sea. Edison Bell tells young readers how to create a midget sailboat. Also featuring vintage ads in comics form from "Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop and "U. S." Royal and His Jet-Propelled Bike. Dick Cole; Blue Bolt; Sergeant Spook; A Watch for Terry; Edison Bell; Edison Bells Midget Sailboat; Bluebolts & Nuts; Fearless Fellers; Krisko & Jasper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #7
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 7 #7
    Published Dec 1946 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Cover loose at staples. Pencil marking.

    Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Don Rico, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, Henry Kiefer, and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #73. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Sergeant Spook and Jerry take on a bully in a Jughead hat who's terrorizing kids with newspaper delivery routes. Blue Bolt rides a famous thoroughbred in a Kentucky horse race to smoke out a killer. The Fearless Fellers catch a crook at a costume party. Instructions for young readers on how to create Flippo, a bean-bag toss game, and a rubber band-powered model boat. Also featuring vintage ads in comics form from Shelby Cycles and "U. S." Royal and His Jet-Propelled Bike. Dick Cole; Blue Bolt; Sergeant Spook; Edison Bell; Make and Play Flippo; Bluebolts & Nuts; Fearless Fellers; Krisko & Jasper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #8
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 7 #8
    Published Jan 1947 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, John Graham, E. J. Reeves, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, Henry Kiefer, and Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #74. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Blue Bolt battles spies disguised as astronomers in an observatory, in a story (and cover) by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Millionaire adventurer Rick Richards returns from military service to find his right-hand man has been embezzling his fortune. Edison Bell gets mixed up with cheaters and crooks at a soap-box derby. Edison Bell tells young readers how to create a Soap Box racer. Dick Cole; Blue Bolt; Rick Richards; Head Man; Edison Bell; Make Eddie Bell's Soap Box Speeder; Crooked Feint; Old Cap Hawkins' True Tales; Bluebolts & Nuts; Fearless Fellers; Krisko & Jasper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #10
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 7 #10
    Published Mar 1947 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Tex Blaisdell, Jack Hearne, E. J. Reeves, Don Rico, Art Helfant, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, Henry Kiefer, and Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #76. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. In the South American Andes, Blue Bolt battles a human vulture, in a story (and cover) by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Sergeant Spook and Jerry investigate when a priceless Stradivarius violin is switched for another. Edison Bell builds a new sled for a race against neighbor kids. Edison Bell tells young readers how to create an airflow springsled. Dick Cole; Bluebolts & Nuts; Rick Richards; Heathcliff the Hobo; Gimpy; Edison Bell; Airflow Springsled; Blue Bolt; Krisko & Jasper; Sergeant Spook; Two-Ton O'Toole. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #11
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 7 #11
    Published Apr 1947 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by Jack Hearne. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Gordon Guth, Jim Wilcox, Tex Blaisdell, Jack Hearne, E. J. Reeves, Don Rico, Art Helfant, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, Henry Kiefer, and Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #77. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Still in the Andes, aviator hero Blue Bolt pursues Senorita Viva and Herr Bludel across South American pampas, in a story by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Sergeant Spook and his teen pal Jerry grapple with a weighty problem. Millionaire adventurer Rick Richards tries to save a newspaper. Edison Bell tells young readers how to create a tree hut. Dick Cole; Merkin Gerkin; Bluebolts & Nuts; Rick Richards; Build This Tree Hut; Red Danger; Edison Bell; Blue Bolt; Krisko & Jasper; Sergeant Spook. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 8 #3
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 8 #3
    Published Aug 1947 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by Jack Hearne. Stories and art by Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon), Jim Wilcox, Al Huston, Milt Hammer, Henry Kiefer, and Art Helfant. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #81. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Sgt. Spook joins forces with the spirit of Paul Revere to prevent modern-day crooks from stealing an ancient store of silver. Blue Bolt's old war buddy Charlie seeks his help in turning his new golf course profitable, in a story by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Edison Bell and Jerry become counselors at a summer camp. King Neptune teaches young readers basic swimming lessons. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Popsicle Pete" prizes in exchange for saving popsicle wrappers, featuring Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller. Dick Cole; Sergeant Spook: The Adventure of King's Plate!; Cowboy Justice; Rick Richards; Make Friends with King Neptune; Heathcliff the Hobo: At the Circus; Edison Bell; Blue Bolt; Bluebolts & Nuts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 8 #6
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 8 #6
    Published Nov 1947 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Cover coming loose at one staple. Water damage. Interior residue. Oxidation. Mold. Chew.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Joe Donohoe. Stories and art by Ray Gill, John Graham, Jack Hearne, E. J. Reeves, Joe Donohoe, Don Rico, Tex Blaisdell, Milt Hammer, Art Helfant, Henry Kiefer and Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #84. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Dick Cole and his fellow cadets become impromptu firefighters when Farr Military Academy catches fire. Visiting a preserved tall ship, Blue Bolt battles modern-day pirates, in a story by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Sgt. Spook revives the spirits of famous sea captains to help Jerry with his model boat. Edison Bell tells young readers how to create a drag brake for a soapbox racer. Dick Cole; Blue Bolt: Yo, Ho! Ho!; Fearless Fellers; Timid Tim; Cunning; Rick Richards; Bluebolts and Nuts; Edison Bell; Sergeant Spook: Old Ironsides; How to Construct a Drag Brake for Your Soapbox Racer. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 8 #7
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 8 #7
    Published Dec 1947 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Jack Hearne, Joe Donohoe, Tex Blaisdell, Milt Hammer, Art Helfant, Henry Kiefer and Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #85. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Rick Richards makes a daring leap from the battlements of a medieval castle to prevent atomic secrets from falling into enemy hands. Blue Bolt discovers the secret of an ape-man living in the hills, in a story by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Sgt. Spook revives the spirit of Noah Webster to help Jerry crack a secret code. Edison Bell tells young readers how to print their own newspaper. Dick Cole; Rick Richards; Edison Bell; Print Your Own Newspaper; Fearless Fellers; Heathcliff, the Hobo; Sergeant Spook: Mystery of the Three Dials; Boitram, the Boiglar; Boys Best Friend; Blue Bolt; Bluebolts & Nuts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 9 #1
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 9 #1
    Published Jun 1948 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by Al McWilliams. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Joe Donohoe, Jack Hearne, Harry Zee Hoffman, Milt Hammer, Art Helfant and Henry Kiefer. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #91. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Years after his superhero identity and electrical powers were forgotten, Blue Bolt's colorful name is retconned to Fred "Blue" Bolt, a nickname explained in a new story that makes him an ex-circus performer. A modern-day pirate matches wits with two-fisted aviator Rick Richards and Canadian Mountie Hugh Fort. Edison Bell and Jerry follow a runaway monkey and fall into a water tower, but luckily, Edison has his conch horn. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make a conch horn, just like in Lord of the Flies. Dick Cole; Two-Ton O'Toole: Shadow Boxing; Easy Cartooning: Lesson #3; Blue Bolt; Hicktown; Bluebolts and Nuts; Sgt. Spook: The Knight of Terror; Rick Richards; Edison Bell; Anyone Can Make This Conch Horn. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 9 #3
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 9 #3
    Published Aug 1948 by Funnies, Inc..

    Stories and art by John Meditz, Bert Green, Jack Hearne, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus and Henry Kiefer. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #93. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. The "A-B-C" Brothers create disaster with their revenge scheme, and only millionaire adventurer Rick Richards can stop them. Sergeant Spook and Jerry get involved in the search for the lost treasure of Captain Kidd. Blue Bolt and Snap battle a vengeful ex-actor who takes over an old-time Mississippi riverboat, leading to Snap being tied to the paddlewheel. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make a pontoon raft. Dick Cole; Two-Ton O'Toole; Easy Cartooning: Lesson 5: More Expressions; Blue Bolt; Isobel's Homer; Kids Is Kids; Bluebolts and Nuts; Sgt. Spook; Rick Richards; Edison Bell; Pontoon Raft. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 9 #5
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 9 #5
    Published Oct 1948 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Centerfold detached. Staple rust with migration. Staple holes.

    Cover by Jack Hearne. Stories and art by James Wilcox, Al McWilliams, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus and Henry Kiefer. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #95. Early issues of Blue Bolt featured a super-hero of the same name who had the power to control electricity. Dick Cole and his fellow cadets set out to rescue Major Farr from kidnappers during an outing on the lake. Ace pilot Blue Bolt sets a trap for the mysterious Red Hawk of France. A comics biography of baseball great Ted Williams. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make stilts. Cover by Jack Hearne features perhaps the most dynamic fish-slap in fight history. Dick Cole; Blue Bolts and Nuts; Easy Cartooning: Lesson - 7: Comic Noses; Blue Bolt; Who's a Dummy?; Sergeant Spook; Ted Williams; Rick Richards; Edison Bell; Sled-Mobile. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $399 Blue Bolt 5 (v9) CGC 6.0 OW/ White Pages Classic Cover “Fish In Face”

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  • Vol. 9 #6
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 9 #6
    Published Nov 1948 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Pencil marking. Water damage.

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by James Wilcox, Gus Ricca, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, Jack Callahan and Jack Hearne. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #96. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. When Dick Cole discovers gambler Caster is trying to fix an academy football game, Caster takes him captive. Edison Bell and Jerry track a spy with stolen uranium to a deadly midair chase. Blue Bolt discovers evidence of fraud at a new oil pipeline in Texas. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make camping utensils. Dick Cole; Build This Simple Microscope; Easy Cartooning; Blue Bolt; Grover and Bonnie; Bouncin' Betsy; Rick Richards; Edison Bell; Gourd Craft Camping Utensils. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 9 #7
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 9 #7
    Published Feb 1949 by Funnies, Inc..

    Cover by Jack Hearne. Stories and art by Art Helfant, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, Henry Kiefer and Jack Hearne. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #97. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Dick Cole makes a daring leap over Dead Man's Gorge, only land in the middle of a gunfight. Edison and Jerry set out to find a replacement turkey for a charity raffle on Thanksgiving eve. Blue Bolt's rival, reporter Marg Hesslin, wants to scoop him on a story about a Mexican volcano eruption, but she's not the one who sabotages Bolt's plane. Edison Bell tells young readers how to build a turkey call and a weather vane. Dick Cole; Dink: The Wild West; Easy Cartooning; Blue Bolt: The Volcano; Even a Dummy; Li'l Sis: Wet Paint; Rick Richards: Dreaded Bandits; Low Lights from the News; Heathcliff the Hobo; Edison Bell; Turkey Call; Weather Vane. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 9 #9
    Blue Bolt (1940-1949) Vol. 9 #9
    Published Jun 1949 by Funnies, Inc..
    • Water damage.

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jack Callahan and Jack Hearne. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #99. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Students at a rival school kidnap Dick Cole's brother so they have the advantage in a basketball game. Grover decides to automate the entire house to save work for Bonnie, but of course that doesn't go like it should. Blue Bolt takes an underwater photography assignment and winds up far too close to a shark. Dick Cole; Mom Says, "Don't Fight"; Grover and Bonnie: The House of Magic; Blue Bolt the American. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.