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Issue: Blue Ribbon Comics #20 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1942
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Issues: #20 of 22 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/31/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date calculated from on-sale dates of preceding issues and multiple house ads with "on sale about the 30th of every month" as printed in issues of Top Notch Comics.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Flag; Corporal Collins
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Due to the signature being in the very bottom left corner, many times it was cropped or partially cropped from the cover. The location is also prone to damage, further obscuring the signature.
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Rescue on Devil's Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Flag [Tom Townsend]: Jeffrey Flynn; Captain Von Schrag (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: Captain Flag & his pet eagle Tang head for Devil's Island to rescue a young newspaperman he had encouraged to go there to dig up a story on the Nazis responsible for torturing people there.
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In Issue: FlagBlue Ribbon Fanzine #2 published March 2006
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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The Sinister Senator Snazzle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Senator Snazzle (villain, introduction); Bundists (villain, introduction); Mrs. Snazzle (introduction, death); J. J. Smith (introduction, death)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Department Store Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): John Grant (villain, introduction); a window dresser (villain, introduction); Nibbs (introduction, death)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Courier Mission to Russia

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Sgt. Boyle; Capt. Twerp; The Nazis (villain); General Psvov (introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: continued from PEP COMICS #22
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The Cannibals' Dinner Dance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Junior DeSnook; Captain Plug Nickel; The cannibal tribe (villain)
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of the "Ty-Gor" feature.
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The Future Bubble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): The Witch (introduction); John (introduction, death); Mary (introduction, death)
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Pages: 6
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Attack on Gibraltar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, war
Character(s): The Nazis (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of the "Loop Logan" feature.
Originally credited to Frank Volpe, but not him. It is the same unknown artist that made some Fran Frazer and Zambini stories. Notice very narrow and pointed ears.
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The Coming of the Gargoyle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Mr. Justice; The Gargoyle (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Kuntz (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: A group of German archaeologists enter a cave looking for artifacts, and discover a hideous gargoyle, who springs to life when it comes into contact with the blood with one of them. The gargoyle then becomes that madman's servant, killing and maiming...until Mr. Justice comes along.
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In Issue: FlagBlue Ribbon Fanzine #2 published March 2006
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9

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