Blue Ribbon Comics #9

(February 1941)

[Origin of Mr. Justice] (Table of Contents: 1)

Mr. Justice / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Sam Cooper

Inks:

Sam Cooper

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters:

Mr. Justice [Prince James] (introduction, origin, death, resurrection); Gloria Piddle (introduction); Rogers (villain, death); Hawkes (villain, death); MacDuff (introduction, death); a gang of kidnappers (villains); the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis:

In 1040, Scottish rebels kill Prince James, the heir to the English throne. However, his spirit does not move on but instead kills his assassins and is somehow trapped in the castle. Nine hundred years later, the castle is taken apart and shipped to the U.S.. A U-boat sinks the ship carrying the castle and frees James’ ghost, who uses his nearly limitless powers to insure others do not die a death similar to his.

[Clue of the Missing Coffins] (Table of Contents: 2)

Rang-A-Tang / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Ed Smalle

Inks:

Ed Smalle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Jackson (villain, introduction)

[The Dilemma of Slugs Morelli] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Fox / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

Irwin Hasen

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Fox [Paul Patton]; Slugs Morelli (villain, introduction); Slugs Morelli Gang [Mike Morelli (Slug's son, introduction); Morelli (his brother, introduction)]

[Introducing Steve Stacey] (Table of Contents: 4)

Steve Stacey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

H. A. Biern

Pencils:

Nick Zuraw

Inks:

Nick Zuraw

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Steve Stacey (introduction); Joyce Barton (introduction); Prof. Schultz (villain, introduction); Greasy (villain, introduction)

[Side-By-Side With Sergeant Boyle] (Table of Contents: 5)

Corporal Collins / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Abner Sundell?

Pencils:

Charles Biro?

Inks:

Charles Biro?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Sergeant Boyle (guest-star); Captain Twerp (guest-star); The Nazis (guest-stars)

[Circus of Fury] (Table of Contents: 6)

Ty-Gor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Mort Meskin

Inks:

Mort Meskin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Joan Davis (guest-star); Mr. Davis (guest-star)

[The Coliseum of Mars] (Table of Contents: 7)

Doc Strong and the Isle of Right / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Mort Meskin

Inks:

Mort Meskin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

The Martians (villains); Stinky Jones (guest-star); Doc Strong; Sampson; Alice

Synopsis:

Doc Strong and his gang discover that the King of Mars is really an old friend of Sampson's.

Reprints:

• in Lurid Little Nightmare Makers (Boardman Books, 2014 series) #2 ([May] 2014)

Keywords:

Mars; Martians; robot

[The Suez Canal Mission: Part One] (Table of Contents: 8)

Loop Logan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Frank Volp

Inks:

Frank Volp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

The Fascists (villains); Clatra (introduction)

Bound To Dance (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

S. Omar Barker

Letters:

Typeset

[Food Fight] (Table of Contents: 10)

Green Falcon / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Ramona Patenaude

Inks:

Ramona Patenaude

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

King John (villain); Sir Boltyn (villain)