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| Somehow, the name "Blue Bolt and Lois" just doesn't have a zing to it. |
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| Publication | December 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Featuring | Dick Cole |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Davis (signed) | Inks: Bob Davis (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Dick Cole; Simba Karno |
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| Synopsis | Because Simba has renounced his evil past and confessed his thefts to Major Farr, he is put on probation in the Major's care. However, the evil Dr. Karno is not about to let Simba get away with that, especially since Simba has put the Police on the doctor's trail. With the help of Grof, the doctor kidnaps Simba from Farr Academy, takes him to his lab and operates on his brain to make him cruel and vicious. |
| Featuring | Dick Cole Wonder Boy |
| Credits | Script: Bob Davis (signed) | Pencils: Bob Davis (signed) | Inks: Bob Davis (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Dick Cole; Simba Karno; Major Farr; Eddie; Dr. Karno (villain, Simba's guardian); Grof (villain, Dr. Karno's assistant) |
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| Synopsis | Blue Bolt takes Lois, as his new helper, to see Dr. Bertoff to see if the scientist has been able to locate the A.C. Ring, the purveyors of fake citizenship papers. Bertoff decides to give some the Blue Bolt's powers to Lois as she aids him in combating and rounding up the vicious ring. |
| Featuring | Blue Bolt the American |
| Credits | Pencils: Alan Mandel | Inks: Dan Barry |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Bolt [Fred Parrish]; Lois Blake; Dr. Bertoff; the A.C. Ring (villains) |
| Notes | Inker credit from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. on 2004-6-16; original inker credit given to Alan Mandel. |
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| Synopsis | A medium named Gondo convinces wealthy Mrs. Howard that he can make contact with her late husband Horace, but she is unaware that it is a hoax concocted in order that her nephew will be given her million dollar estate. |
| Featuring | Sergeant Spook |
| Credits | Pencils: John Jordan? (signed) | Inks: John Jordan? (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Sergeant Spook (un-named Policeman); Mrs. Lucy Howard; Jerry (villain, Lucy's nephew); Professor Gondo (villain, fake medium); Rosie (fake spirit world contact) |
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| Synopsis | Cap tells his pal Joey that the term "blitzkrieg" is not a new one, but one that originated with a famed General back in 1779, who stormed an impregnable for called Stony Point and took it, using the same tactics the Germans were using in their campaigns. |
| Featuring | Old Cap Hawkins' Tales |
| Credits | Script: Henry Kiefer | Pencils: Henry Kiefer | Inks: Henry Kiefer |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Non-fiction; Historical | Characters: Cap Hawkins (retired mariner); Joey; Mad Anthony Wayne; General George Washington; General Henry Clinton (villain, British General) |
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| Synopsis | Eddie and Jerry, having won a trip to the island of Tago Tago and wanting to see all the sights. hire a glass bottom boat. They spot a cruise ship and the passengers on board throwing coins into the water for native divers to retrieve. However, when one of the divers is swamped and hit by a boat, the boys rescue him.......in gratitude, the man gives the boys a black box he found in the waters. When they open it, they find a mysterious map inside. |
| Featuring | Edison Bell |
| Credits | Script: Ray Gill (signed) | Pencils: Harold DeLay [as H. Delay] (signed) | Inks: Harold DeLay [as H. Delay] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Edison Bell; Jerry (Eddie's pal); Malola (native diver) |
| Notes | Script credit from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (2004-6-16). |
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| Activity | Let's all make Eddie Bell's Aqua-Scope! |
| Synopsis | Ray Gill demonstrates how readers can make an Aqua-Scope, a device that allows users to study underwater sea life |
| Credits | Script: Ray Gill (signed) | Pencils: Ray Gill (signed) | Inks: Ray Gill (signed) | Letters: Ray Gill? |
| Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich 2-12-11-22. This feature appears on the last page of the Edison Bell story and also tells that, in the next issue, Eddie will show readers how to make a South Seas ceremonial drum! |
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| Text Story | The Secret Fortress (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack and Damon take the Phantom Sub off the coast of Mexico, trying to locate an enemy raider's base. Suddenly they spot an uncharted group of coral islands and discover it to be that very enemy base they'd suspected of being in the area. |
| Featuring | The Phantom Sub |
| Credits | Script: Irving Werstein [as Werstein] (signed) | Pencils: Bill O'Connor (signed) | Inks: Bill O'Connor (signed) | Colors: Irving Werstein | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jack Damon; Slim Dugan |
| Notes | Story title, pencils, inks, and colors information provided by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. on 2006-16. original story title listed as "The Secret Fortress [Part One]"; illustrations previously only credited in the notes. |
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| Comic Story | The Mysterious Black Cloud! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | While taking the Sub out on its first test flight, Jack and Slim note a black cloud amongst all the white ones, a cloud which fires a huge lightning bolt at them! |
| Featuring | The Phantom Sub |
| Credits | Script: Bill O'Connor [as FOS] (signed) | Pencils: Ben Flinton [as FOS] (signed) | Inks: Leonard Sansone [as FOS] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jack Damon; Slim Dugan |
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| Comic Story | The Twister Battles An Airplane! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Twister comes upon the scenes of an airplane attacking a car and watching a group of crooks take a black bag from that car. When he talks to the dying driver of the car, he discovers the gang has made off with the Monger Jewels, which were being transported by the man to Washington. |
| Featuring | The Twister |
| Credits | Script: Ray Gill | Pencils: Mike Roy | Inks: Mike Roy |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Twister [Bob Sanders]; unnamed jewel transporter (introduction, death); unnamed jewel thieves (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | Last appearance.
Art credits revised from Paul Gusatavson to ? by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (2004-6-16).
New art credits of Roy added by Craig Delich 2012-11-22. |
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| Synopsis | The Rider and Cloud assist in saving a girl from Dirk Gray and his henchm,en, who have learned that the girl's father has discovered a vein of gold in Skeleton Valley, and they want to prevent him from filing a claim on the vein in the morning. |
| Featuring | The White Rider and Super Horse |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Brady | Inks: Bill Brady |
| Content | Genre: Historical; Western-frontier | Characters: The White Rider [Peter]; Super Horse [Cloud]; un-named girl; Un-named prospector (girl's father); un-named Sheriff; Dirk Gray (villain, death) |
| Notes | Art credits provided by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (2004-6-16). |
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| Synopsis | Set adrift in a boat, Krisco, Jasper and the Captain are rescued by a submarine and given medical treatment. Soon, they show their appreciation by volunteering to dislodge the sub's anchor, which is entangled in a giant clam, and discover that the sub has entered into an enemy minefield! |
| Featuring | Krisko and Jasper |
| Credits | Script: Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] | Pencils: Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] | Inks: Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren] |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Krisco; Jasper; un-named Captain of the Calamity Jane; |
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| Synopsis | A group of river pirates attack a ship in order to get to Dr. Waring, who is carrying a casket of radium aboard ship for the Scientific Foundation, and which they intend to hold for ransom. |
| Featuring | Sub-Zero |
| Credits | Pencils: John Daly | Inks: John Daly |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Sub-Zero; Freezum; Dr. Waring; Joe (villain); Cobett (villain) |
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| Advertisement | Magical items to amaze your friends (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Illustrated advertisement from Treasure House in New York, which pictures a variety of items that readers can purchase, such as: Bag 'O' Tricks for 50 cents, a Gene Autry ring for 15 cents, bicycle handle grips for 19 cents a pair, automatic dime register bank for 15 cents, a checker game for 20 cents, and many more. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Found on the inside back cover. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2012-11-22. |
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