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| Publication | January 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Corporal Collins [Jim Collins] |
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| Comic Story | On the Trail of the Bank Robbers (10 pages) |
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| Comic Story | Mystery Thriller of the Month (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Stuart Logan |
| Content | Characters: Stuart Logan (introduction, only appearance) |
| Notes | This is the only appearance of the "Stuart Logan" feature. |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | The Baston Murder Case (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Baston (introduction, death); Riggs (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Silver Fox" feature. |
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| Comic Story | The Master Plan of Billy Wolf (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Billy Wolf (villain) |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Sugar, Honey, and Huggin'" feature. |
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| Comic Story | The Story of the Famous Pope Diamond Mystery (6 pages) |
| 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. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Scoop Cody; The Marvel; Mrs. Lancelot van Meter |
| 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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| Comic Story | Red Grange (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Facts about Red Grange football star. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | All Quiet on the Western Front (6 pages) |
| Content | Characters: The Nazis (villains) |
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| Text Story | Frame-Up (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Comic Story | The Sea Monster (6 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Spike Wood (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Cardo (introduction, death); a sea monster (introduction); Red Dugan (introduction) |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Devils of the Deep" feature. |
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| Comic Story | The Lost Ship (6 pages) |
| Content | Characters: The Wreckers (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Secret Assignments" feature. |
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| Comic Story | The Downfall of Snaky Simms (6 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Snaky Simms (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction) |
| 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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| Comic Story | The Los Angeles Killers (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| 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 | Boys and Girls Win a Prize For Your Letter (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Win a $5 prize for writing the best letter! |
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