Issue Details

Issue	V8#9 [87]
Published	February 1948
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Robert D. Wheeler; Mel Cummin (art director); Alfred V. Fago (art consultant)
Notes	Indicia title: BLUE BOLT.

Cover Details

Characters	Dick Cole; Laura Bradly; Chuck Bent
Pencils	Al McWilliams
Inks	Al McWilliams

1 page Blue Bolt Flashes letters page

Script	Editors; readers
Letters	typeset
Notes	This is the inside-front cover

9 page Dick Cole story "Returning east from Arizona for the Christmas holidays, Dick arrives..."

Characters	Dick Cole; Laura Bradly (his girl); Chuck Bent (villain); Simba Karno
Pencils	Jack Hearne
Inks	Jack Hearne

Half page Bluebolts and Nuts cartoon

Pencils

Milt Hammer

6 page Blue Bolt the American story "In the ruins of a great Mayan city, Blue Bolt finds himself heels over head..."

Characters

Blue Bolt (reporter for Glimpses); Snap Doodle (his photographer)

5 page Fearless Fellers story "Come on, they must use plenty of locks to lock up criminals."

Script	Ray Gill
Pencils	Joe Donohoe
Inks	Joe Donohoe

1 page text story "The Young Chef"

Letters

typeset

1 page Bluebolts and Nuts cartoon

Pencils

Milt Hammer

1 page text story "A Shot in the Dark"

Letters	typeset
Notes	This page includes the SOO

8 page Sergeant Spook story "Jerry and Sergeant Spook discover that the little brown church, abandoned..."

Pencils	Howard Larsen?
Inks	Howard Larsen?

1 page Bluebolts and Nuts cartoon

Pencils

Milt Hammer

8 page Rick Richards story "Rick Richards gives freely of his vast fortune to worthy charities..."

5 page Edison Bell story "Hobby Show Today"

Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer

1 page activity "This Fish Story is Fun"

Pencils	Tex Blaisdell
Notes	Build an aquarium

1 page Bluebolts and Nuts cartoon

Pencils

Milt Hammer