Blue Bolt

Joe Simon and Jack Kirby’s postwar creation found a second life at Star Publications, where a rotating team of Jay Disbrow, Basil Wolverton, and Simon himself kept the high-voltage hero crackling through a 14-issue run. Blending science-fiction menace with Kirby-esque action, the series pitted the electrically charged Blue Bolt against bizarre threats, showcasing Wolverton’s signature grotesquerie alongside Simon’s polished storytelling. A lively relic of the early 1950s comic boom, it’s a fascinating snapshot of a major talent incubating wild ideas on a small press budget.