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Issue: Blue Ribbon Comics #3 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1940
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Issues: #3 of 22 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/01/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Second class permit. Copyright number 447051. 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
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Corporal Collins [Jim Collins]
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In Issue: FlagAction! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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On the Trail of the Bank Robbers

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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Mystery Thriller of the Month

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stuart Logan
Character(s): Stuart Logan (introduction, only appearance)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the only appearance of the "Stuart Logan" feature.
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[untitled]

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: Larry Kelly former Yale captain...
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The Baston Murder Case

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Baston (introduction, death); Riggs (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of the "Silver Fox" feature.
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The Master Plan of Billy Wolf

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Billy Wolf (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of the "Sugar, Honey, and Huggin'" feature.
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The Story of the Famous Pope Diamond Mystery

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Scoop Cody; The Marvel; Mrs. Lancelot van Meter
Synopsis: Having heard that the famous Pope Diamond has been stolen from Mrs. van Meter, Scoop heads out to find it. He nearly loses his life until the mysterious Marvel shows up to save him at the last minute.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of the "Scoop Cody" feature.

Story is told of the famous Pope Diamond Robbery.

Faces with prominent chin, and large hands look much like Biro's early work, as in Corporal Collins in #2.
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Red Grange

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Facts about Red Grange football star.
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Pages: 1
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All Quiet on the Western Front

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Character(s): The Nazis (villains)
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Pages: 6
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Frame-Up

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Pages: 2
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The Sea Monster

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Character(s): Spike Wood (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Cardo (introduction, death); a sea monster (introduction); Red Dugan (introduction)
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of the "Devils of the Deep" feature.
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The Lost Ship

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Character(s): The Wreckers (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of the "Secret Assignments" feature.
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The Downfall of Snaky Simms

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Snaky Simms (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction)
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of the "Bob Phantom" feature in Blue Ribbon Comics. It will next appear in Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 Series), starting with #3 (Feburary 1940).
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The Los Angeles Killers

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Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: true-crime story
This is the final appearance of the "Crime on the Run" feature in Blue Ribbon Comics. It will next appear in Snap Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1944 Series), starting with #9 (1944).
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Win a $5 prize for writing the best letter!

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