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Issue: Blue Ribbon Comics #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: November 1939
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Issues: #1 of 22 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/18/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 432477. Produced by Chesler Publications for the fledgling M.L.J Magazines, Inc. Louis H. Silberkleit is recorded as editor on the first published Statement of Ownership for October 1st, 1939. Abner J. Sundell was working as editor for Louis Silberkleit's pulp publications and could have acted as editor on the early M.L.J comic books.
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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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Meet Rang-A-Tang "The Wonder Dog"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, nature
Character(s): Rang-A-Tang (dog); Detective Hy Speed
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Formerly credited to Norman Danberg, but Danberg was a writer.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hold That Line!
First Line: I'm always on the winning side!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover
This is the only appearance of the "Hold That Line!" feature.
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Hello

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Just a Moment
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Editorial, various artists.
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Origin of Rang-a-Tang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, nature
Character(s): Rang-A-Tang (a dog) (introduction); Hy Speed (detective, introduction); Amazing Boy [Ritchie Waters]; Blackie Blade (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Rang-A-Tang, the wonder dog, is a dog at a small carnival, but escapes from his cruel trainer and was living in the streets until he saves Detective Speed’s life. After helping him, he gets full status with the police department.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credit identification's by Martin O'Hearn. Writer formerly identified as "Will Harr ?".

Danberg formerly mis-identified as the artist.

Jerry Bails's Who's Who indicates Edd Ashe may be the artist.
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The Mexidian Raiders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dan Hastings; Dr. Carter; Bob Carter; Gloria Carter; Europas (villain); Ursulis (villain)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Gretter is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and faces, hands and figures are very much like his signed stories in US Marines Comics #1 and in Ray and Gail from DC Comics. Continued from Star Comics (Chesler) feature.
The "Dan Hastings" feature previously appeared in Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 Series).
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A Bad Bargain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Buck Stacey (range detective, introduction); Sandra Cummings (rancher); Steve Vance (villain, crooked rancher); Ben Hackerman (villain, foreman)
Synopsis: In the Old West, Buck, considered a "range detective", is hired to find some cattle rustlers by ranch owner Sandra Cummings, eventually capturing both the rustlers and the heart of Sandra.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Continued next issue.

The story is printed in black, white, and red.

The faces and realistic horses are all identical to Allison's credited stories in Cowboy Western Comics #38, and Hi-Lite Comics #1.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Brain-Teasers
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Picnic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Trap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (black, white, and red)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Sugar; Honey; Huggin' (three bears); Billy Fox (Introduction, villain)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Signed on second page.
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Secret Agent -- B.O.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (black, white, and red)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ima Slooth (introduction)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: This is the only appearance of the "Ima Slooth" feature in Blue Ribbon Comics. It will next appear in Dynamic Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 Series), starting with #11 (September 1944).
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (black, white, and red)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: I'm going to will my body to the National Leather Bag Co. for research study
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Big Fight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Boodini (a magician / escape artist)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJest Comics #11 published January 1945
as The Big Fight [Story on Interior Page(s)]Possibly originally printed in an Ultem or Centaur issue of Funny Pages.
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Previously credited to WIll Eisner apparently due to an erroneous (or at least as yet unexplained) entry linking Boodini to Eisner in Who's Who. All known Boodini appearances in the 1930s are by Fred Schwab, who is also credited with wr/pen/inks/ in Who's Who. Much of Schwab's early work is signed, and this matches the style exactly.
The "Boodini" feature usually appears in Funny Pages (Centaur, 1938 Series). This is its only appearance in Blue Ribbon Comics.
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The Radium Ore Robber

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (black, white, and red)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Burk of the Briny
Character(s): Jack Burk (introduction); Johnson (villain, dies)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: This is the only appearance of the "Burk of the Briny" feature.
story in black and white and red.
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (black, white, and red)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Ages of Animals
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Hand lettered text with illustrations. Former Chesler feature.
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Down with the King

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, historical, humorous
Character(s): King Kole
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The "King Kole's Kort" feature usually appears in Keen Komics (Centaur, 1939 Series). This is its only appearance in Blue Ribbon Comics.
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Village of Missing Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Cliff Thorndyke] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Feature(s): Joe Jordan
Character(s): Joe Jordan of the Diamond Patrol (introduction); Denny (introduction); Barrett (villain, introduction); Barrett's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: Major Joe Jordan and Denny are with the Diamond Patrol in Africa to investigate smuggling, illegal mining, etc. They are after a man named Barrett who holds women and children of a native village hostage to force the natives to reveal the location of and mine the stones for him and his gang.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story in printed in black, white, and red.
Thorndyke is only credited as byline by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
This is the only appearance of the "Joe Jordan" feature.
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Death around the Bend

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, jungle
Character(s): Jim Steele
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Art identical to Rang-A-Tang story.
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The Man in the Moon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Little Nemo; Dr. Pill; Flip; The Man in the Moon (villain); a Moon Man
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: next app. in ?
McCay credited as writer and artist by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: That an average of twenty pounds of gum is shaved off the floor...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The "It's Really a Fact" feature previously appeared in Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 Series).
This is the only appearance of the "It's Really a Fact" feature in Blue Ribbon Comics. It will next appear in Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 Series), starting with #1 (December 1939).
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The Murderous "Red" Keenan Gang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, non-fiction
Character(s): Detective Cody; Lieutenant Storey; Keenan Gang (villains)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagPunch Comics #11 published November 1944
as The Murderous "Red" Keenan Gang [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Weekender v2 #1 published January 1946
as The Murderous Red Keenan Gang [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAuthentic Police Cases #6 published November 1948
as Smashing the Red Keenan Gang [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: true-crime story

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