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Blue Bolt (1949) comic books 1948-1950

  • Issue #102
    Blue Bolt (1949) 102
    • INCOMPLETE. 2 centerfold wraps missing (affects art and story). 2" Cumulative spine split. Tape on interior cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Tom Gill, Milt Hammer, C. W. Winter and Joe Certa. Series continues from Blue Bolt Vol. 10 (1949) #2. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. Blue Bolt, by now a reporter with no costume, follows a lead to an aerial dogfight with the unassuming but deadly Mr. Wisp. Photography nerd Candid Charlie gets a chance to show up bully Biff and impress Joan when he accidentally grows a rare tropical flower in botany class. Tommy wants to go on safari, but Rick Richards must rescue the boy from jaguars and other dangers of the jungle. Blue Bolt the American; Target and the Targeteers; Gummed Up; Man Bites Dog; Candid Charlie; Diggy the Derrick; Rick Richards. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #103B
    Blue Bolt (1949) 103B
    • Interior tearing. Water damage.
    • Water damage with staple rust.
    • Water damage. 2" cumulative spine split. Cover loose at one staple. Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Cover oxidation. Pencil on interior page.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Reprint edition from Accepted Publications. Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Tom Gill, Bill Allison and Joe Certa. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. Blue Bolt and Snap intervene when rumors of a hidden treasure map cause unrest in the Pacific Northwest. Photography nerd Candid Charlie finds danger on a school picnic after he photographs someone faking their own death. Heroic master of disguise the Chameleon must impersonate a Central American presidente to forestall a revolution. Mystery of the Vanishing Totem Poles; Chameleon; No Prisoners!; Candid Charlie; Target. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #104
    Blue Bolt (1949) 104
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing ad page. Does not interrupt art or story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Tom Gill and Sid Greene. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. Now an ace pilot and magazine photographer, Blue Bolt tries to help a boy out of a three-million-dollar mess. The true story of early boxing legend Ruby Rob Fitzsimmons and his victory over Gentleman Jim Corbett. The Target and the Targeteers play themselves during a movie shoot, featuring a rampaging gorilla cover by L. B. Cole. Blue Bolt the American; Chameleon: Killer's Holiday; You and What Army!; I Can't; The Target and the Targeteers. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #106
    Blue Bolt (1949) 106
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4100551002
    • 2" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Mickey Spillane, Larry Antonette and Basil Wolverton. L. B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the Blue Bolt series, and as the superhero craze wanes, Blue Bolt becomes a backup feature to Dick Cole in his own title. A reprint of the second Blue Bolt adventure, featuring the very first teaming of Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby: Blue Bolt faces the Green Sorceress and her latest secret weapon, the Cyclotron. A Spacehawk adventure by Basil Wolverton, as Spacehawk faces Droon and The Queen of Neptune. The presence of a text story by future hardboiled detective author Mickey Spillane makes this a rare issue indeed, featuring early work by Spillane, Wolverton, AND Simon and Kirby. Blue Bolt; Sub-Zero Man; Terror in the Grass; Spacehawk. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.