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Issue: Blue Ribbon Comics #5
Publication Date: February 1984
 
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Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/18/1983
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 CAD
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Robin Snyder
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #35.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; 1-4 baxter; 5-14 newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Jack Kirby (signed)
Rich Buckler (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Shield
Shield [Lancelot Strong]
Reprinting
FlagThe Double Life of Private Strong #1 published June 1959
was New Action Champ of Comics! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robin Snyder
typeset
Subject Matter
Under The Gun
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Partial letters page and a continuation of the Golden Age Blue Ribbon Comics index by Robin Snyder. Located on the inside front cover. Letters by Joseph Addison (Italy), Ian Forrest (Costa Messa, Ca), Lou Henken (Flushing, NY), John Diesel (Palm Beach), Georgia Schultz (Lincoln, NE), Pam Miller (Clayton, OH)
Meet Lancelot Strong

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
?
Barry Grossman
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
Shield
Reprinting
FlagThe Double Life of Private Strong #1 published June 1959
was Meet Lancelot Strong, The Man With The Double Life! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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A brief intro page to the character. Joe Simon is credited as solo author in editorial.
The Double Life of Private Strong

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
?
Barry Grossman
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
Shield
Shield [Roger Fleming also known as Lancelot Strong] (origin); Professor Fleming (dies in this story); Abel Strong; Martha Strong
Professor Fleming explores his uncharted brain theories on his young son Roger. Soviet spies want the professor, the son and the theories behind the reality. But they run the professor and the boy off of a road during a car chase and leave them for dead. The professor dies but the boy survives and wanders off. Soon Roger is found by Abel Strong. Abel and his wife Martha adopt the lost child, and name him "Lancelot".
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FlagThe Double Life of Private Strong #1 published June 1959
was The Double Life of Private Strong [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robin Snyder
typeset
Subject Matter
Under the Gun
Robin talks about the early days of comic fandom.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Spawn of the "X" World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
?
?
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
Shield
Shield [Lancelot Strong]; Spud (is gravely injured in this story)
Lancelot and Spud find Professor Fleming's wrecked car years after the accident. Lancelot also finds Fleming's notes, eqiupment and a costume that fits him perfectly. The costume seems to activate his powers. As soon as he dons it, he defends the earth against a gigantic alien invader.
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FlagThe Double Life of Private Strong #1 published June 1959
was Spawn of the "X" World! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Mystery of the Vanished Wreckage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
?
Barry Grossman
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
Shield
Shield [Lancelot Strong]; Agent four (a Soviet spy); Klaut (a Soviet spy); Abel Strong; Martha Strong (cameo); Spud
Lancelot goes back to the wreckage, but finds it has been removed. Concentrating, Lancelot sees his life in reverse, remembering his real father and his experiments. He dons his Shield costume and follows the tire tracks to a Soviet spy ring-- the same one that killed his father 15 years earlier.
Reprinting
FlagThe Double Life of Private Strong #1 published June 1959
was Mystery of the Vanished Wreckage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Menace of the Micro-Men!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
Jack Kirby
?
Barry Grossman
Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
Shield
Shield [Private Lancelot Strong]; Sergeant Griper; Dr. Diablq; Colonel Smith; Georgia Smith (the Colonel's niece)
After being drafted into the army, Private Strong stops a suposedly unmanned atomic tank from accidently killing Colonel Smith and his niece. But the three of them and the tank are shrunk by Dr. Diablq, who has grand designs for the tank.
Reprinting
FlagThe Double Life of Private Strong #1 published June 1959
was The Menace of the Micro-Men! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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