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Blue Ribbon
Date | Number: 22 | Lang: English (en)
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NotesFeatures in this issue include Mr. Justice, Rang-a-Tang the Wonder Dog, The Fox, Corporal Collins, Captain Flag, and Tales from the Witch's Cauldron. Artists in this issue include Ed Smalle, Warren King, Jim S. Phillips, Carl Hubbell, Sam Cooper, and Lin Streeter.
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PublicationMarch 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly
NotesDue 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.
 
CreditsLetters:?; typeset
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Flag [Tom Townsend] (also in inset); Black Hand; Rang-a-Tang (inset)
NotesDue 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.
 
Comic StoryThe Black Hand's Pirate Ship (11 pages)
SynopsisCaptain Flag finally succeeds in capturing the Black Hand and thwarts his piracy scheme, and the evil villain is hung from the yardarm.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Flag [Tom Townsend]; The Black Hand (villain, death)
NotesFinal appearance of the "Captain Flag" feature, except for a public service announcement in Archie's Weird Mysteries (Archie, 2000 Series) #13. Next appearance of Captain Flag [Tom Townsend] in Mighty Crusaders #4 (1966).
 
Comic StoryThe Sacrifice (9 pages)
ContentGenre: Animal | Characters: Scott (villain, introduction, death); A small dog (introduction, death)
NotesThis is the final appearance of the "Rang-A-Tang" feature.
 
Comic StoryThe Fingerless Corpse (6 pages)
SynopsisA rash of fingerless corpses found in the East River attracts the attention of reporter Ruth Ransom, so she tracks the murders to a hidden opium den in a Chinese museum and is captured by the man only known as the Mandarin. Luckily for her, she was followed by the Fox who rescues her from the death trap and sends the Mandarin to the doom he granted so many others: a pit with a ladder whose rungs conceal blades that slice the fingers when grabbed.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Fox [Paul Patton]; Ruth Ransom (reporter); The Mandarin (villain, introduction, death)
NotesNext appearance of the Fox [Paul Patton] in Mighty Crusaders #4 (1966). Originally pencils were credited "Bob Montana ?", but with all the slim figures and heads at an angle popping in from the panel borders, it must be King on pencils. This is the final appearance of the "The Fox" feature in Blue Ribbon Comics. It will next appear in Mighty Comics (Archie, 1966 Series), starting with #49 (August 1967).
 
Comic StoryThe Last Mission (8 pages)
ContentGenre: War | Characters: Corporal Collins [Jim Collins]; The Nazis (villains)
NotesCorporal Jim Collins appears next in Pep Comics #26. This is the final appearance of the "Corporal Collins" feature.
 
Comic StoryBeethoven (6 pages)
ContentGenre: Biography | Characters: Ludwig Von Beethoven (origin)
NotesOriginally credited "Warren King?", but none of his sleek figures or heads popping out of the borders are found.
 
Comic StoryThe Warren House Curse (6 pages)
ContentGenre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Dr. Frank Payne (introduction, death); Dr. Wallace (introduction, death); John Payne (introduction, death)
NotesThis is the final appearance of the "Tales from the Witch's Cauldron" feature in Blue Ribbon Comics. It will next appear in Zip Comics (Archie, 1940 Series) starting with #26 (May 1942), with a new name: "Stories of the Black Witch". Originally credited to Sam Cooper, but this is the same art as on the signed Mr. Justice story in #21, Jim Phillips.
 
Comic StoryLeonardo Da Vinci (6 pages)
ContentGenre: Biography | Characters: Leonardo Da Vinci (origin)
NotesOriginally credited "Warren King?", but none of his sleek figures or heads popping out of the borders are found. This is the same unknown artist that made some Fran Frazer and Zambini stories. Notice very narrow and pointed ears, and long creepy fingers.
 
Comic StoryThe Ghost of Rogers (9 pages)
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: Mr. Justice [Prince James] (origin retold in flashback); Sir Harold Rogers (villain, introduction, death); The Ghost of Rogers (villain)
NotesThis is the final appearance of the "Mr. Justice" feature in Blue Ribbon Comics. However, the feature has also been appearing in Jackpot Comics (Archie, 1941 Series) and will continue there.
 
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