Featuring Comics and Original Art editions straight from the golden age beautifully restored.
BLUE BOLT #1 by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby!
You asked, and we listened! Featuring the original Blue Bolt by Joe Simon, this beautiful comic has been professionally restored to capture the original look of the 1940 comic. It retains the pulp-like texture and includes elements of Golden Age comics. This predates the creation of Captain America!
Featuring two Blue Bolt stories, “The Human Lightning Streak” originally from issue #1 is pure Joe Simon from his early days at Funnies Inc/Novelty Press. “The Lightning Man,” originally from issue #2, the first-ever collaboration between Joe Simon and Jack Kirby! This is truly historic for any comic fan! Originally printed by Novelty Press, Blue Bolt is a treasured character from the Golden Age.
The partnership of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby started here, in this issue! Witness the beginning of an iconic duo and see how their dynamic evolves from here on!
This 32-page comic book delivers an experience similar to a Golden Age comic, capturing the thrill and wonderful colors of 1940. These comics are a must-have for any fan of the Golden Age!
ORIGINAL ART EDITIONS:
Love original art? So do we! So little of it exists from the golden age, but it is spectacular! Here we have “OA editions“. Exactly as the colored comics, these comics feature pages of original art. For the pages of which the art does not exist, we instead have the beautiful line work that let’s you appreciate the wonderful inking”.
Unfortunately no original art for Blue Bolt is known to exist so the interiors will all be the line art. However, the covers feature the original art by these wonderful artists!
Mark Buckingham of Fables and Marvelman fame (with Neil Gaiman), drew a wonderful cover. Homaging Joe Simon’s 1940 original while modernizing and infusing his own talent and style. Truly a sure to be classic!
Garrie Gastonny provides a wonderful cover which is a take on the original cover by Joe Simon. Featuring many of the colorful characters of the story, the cover provides both action and story with Blue Bolt leaping in to save the Green Sorceress!
Get Joe Simon’s original Blue Bolt #1 cover. Love golden age but can’t manage to find those scarce comics? Well this is for you! This scarce cover can be added to your collection.
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