Blue Bolt

Blue Bolt

Blue Bolt is a fictional American comic book superhero created by writer-artist Joe Simon in 1940, during the period fans and historians refer to as the Golden Age of Comic Books.

Publication history

Initially published by Novelty Press, "Blue Bolt Comics", one of the earliest comic books titled after a single character, ran 110 issues, cover-dated June 1940 to August 1951. Its namesake hero was created by writer-artist Joe Simon for Funnies Inc., one of the earliest comic-book "packagers" that produced outsourced comics on demand for publisher entering the fledgling medium. By the second issue, Simon had enlisted Jack Kirby as the series co-writer/artist, starting the first pairing of the future comic book legends who shortly there after created Captain America and other characters. As Simon recalled in a 1998 Comic-Con International panel in San Diego, California,:

The two teamed for fewer than 12 issues, turning over the book to successors including Dan Barry, Tom Gill and Mickey Spillane, before his creation of the detective character Mike Hammer in novels.

As the popularity of superheroes began to fade in the post-World War II era,, Blue Bolt was transformed from a superhero into a plainclothes type of hero.

In 1949, Novelty Press sold its assets, including Blue Bolt, to series cover artist L. B. Cole due to the growing criticism over violence in comic books. [ [http://www.toonopedia.com/bluebolt.htm Blue Bolt] Don Markstein's Toonopedia ] Using his new assets, Cole began his own company, Star Publications. By 1951, "Blue Bolt Comics"' name had been changed to "Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror" and featured the type of horror covers epitomized by EC Comics. A couple of issues after the name change, the Blue Bolt was dropped in favor of horror stories. With issue #120 (published in 1953) the title was changed to "Ghostly Weird Stories".

Fictional character biography

After college football star Fred Parrish is struck by lightning during practice he boards a plane in order to seek help. This plane is struck by a second bolt of lighting, causing the plane to crash. Finding himself underground, Parrish is found by a scientist named Bertoff who heals him using an experimental radium treatment. This treatment gives Parrish super powers.

Using his powers and a lightning gun given to him by Bertoff, Parrish takes up the name the Blue Bolt and battles the underground forces of the evil Green Sorceress. After a year, the Blue Bolt discovers that World War II has started. He journeys back to the surface to fight against the Nazis.

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.toonopedia.com/bluebolt.htm Don Markstein's Toonopedia]
* [http://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=202 Grand Comics Database Project: Blue Bolt Comics]
* [http://www.comics.org/series.lasso?SeriesID=785 Grand Comics Database Project: Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror]
* [http://fortressofortitude.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/the-dynamic-duo/ A Simon&Kirby Blue Bolt story]


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