(December 1939)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1939-10-20
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Louis H. Silberkleit ? (editor); Harry "A" Chesler ? (editor); Abner J. Sundell ? (editor)
Issue Notes
Featuring Rang-A-Tang
Rang-A-Tang / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- animal
- Characters
- Rang-a-Tang
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Formerly credited to Norman Danberg, but Danberg was a writer, not an artist.
[The Vandemeer Arson Case]
Rang-A-Tang / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- animal; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Rang-A-Tang (dog); Detective Hy Speed; Vandemeer (introduction); Pierre (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
Credit ID's by Martin O'Hearn. Writing formerly credited to "Will Harr ?" and art to Norman Danberg.
Jerry Bails's Who's Who indicates Edd Ashe may be the artist.
[The Platinum Asteroid]
Dan Hastings / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Dan Hastings; Dr. Carter; Bob Carter; Gloria Carter (Dr. Carter's daughter); Crissman (villain, introduction, death); Arnold Barnes (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Barnes asks Carter for his daughter Gloria's hand in marriage, he's rebuffed because he's middle-aged and poor. Carter is more interested in a meteorite that he's convinced is made of platinum and he sends Barnes and Dan Hastings to stake a claim. Barnes calls upon Jan Crissman to help him ambush Hastings and steal the ore. Hastings fights both off, and Crissman abandons Barnes and flees. Barnes comes to his senses, and confesses all to Hastings. He even proves his reformation in saving both Hastings, himself and the ship when Hastings falls unconscious after destroying Crissman and his ship.
Indexer Notes
This is the final appearance of the "Dan Hastings" feature.
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.
[A Bad Bargain: Part 2]
Buck Stacey / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Buck Stacey (range detective); Sandra Cummings (rancher); Steve Vance (crooked rancher); Ben Hackerman (foreman)
Indexer Notes
This is the final appearance of the "Buck Stacey" feature.
The faces and realistic horses are all identical to his credited stories in Cowboy Western Comics #38, and Hi-Lite Comics #1.
Experiment in Death
Dan Hastings / text story / 4 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Dan Hastings; Dr. Carter; Bob Carter; Gloria Carter (Dr. Carter's daughter)
Indexer Notes
Art notes as for the Dan Hastings story.
[no title indexed]
Knight Off / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fire! Fire!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
This is the only appearance of the "Knight Off" feature.
[Enter: The Marvel]
Scoop Cody / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; adventure
- Characters
- Scoop Cody (newspaperman); the Marvel (introduction); King Carr (villain; introduction)
- Synopsis
- A white masked individual called The Marvel helps Scoop track down King Carr.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Faces with prominent chin, and large hands look much like Biro's early work, as in Corporal Collins in this issue.
The "Scoop Cody" feature previously appeared in Star Comics (Centaur, 1938 Series).
[no title indexed]
Strange but True / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The man who smokes with his eyes
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Alfred Langevin
- Synopsis
- Smoking, football and ukulele.
[The Stolen Porridge]
Sugar, Honey, and Huggin' / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Sugar; Honey; Huggin; Willie Wolf (villain, introduction)
In This Corner! "Billy" Conn!
Sport-O-Grams / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
- Characters
- Billy Conn (boxer)
Indexer Notes
This is the only appearance of the "Sport-O-Grams" feature in Blue Ribbon Comics. It will next appear in Zip Comics (Archie, 1940 Series), starting with #1 (February 1940).
[no title indexed]
Do You Know? / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That the persimon tree is a source of food...
- Genre
- non-fiction
The Scourge of the Underworld
Bob Phantom / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten ?
- Pencils
- Irv Novick (signed as Irving Novick)
- Inks
- Irv Novick (signed as Irving Novick)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney] (introduction); Butch Brady (introduction); Dan Danning (introduction); The Purple Gang (villains, introduction for all)
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
An earlier feature named "Bob Phantom" appeared in Star Comics #1 and Keen Komics #1. It was about a stage magician who also fights crime, and was not the same character or the same feature.
[Murder on the Ventura]
Devils of the Deep / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Devils of the Deep [Jim; Bill; Ted] (introduction)
- Reprints
-
in Un Faux Livre (Delcourt, 2017 series) #2 (octobre 2018) [Page 1]
-
Indexer Notes
Ashe is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
The "Devils of the Deep" feature previously appeared in Funny Pages (Centaur, 1938 Series).
[Sabotage at the Balkan Oil Fields]
Secret Assignments / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; spy
- Characters
- Jack Strand (introduction); Parker Halsey (introduction)
[Origin of the Silver Fox]
Silver Fox / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- The Silver Fox (a police chief, introduction, origin)
[The Coming of Corporal Collins]
Corporal Collins / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Corporal Collins [Jim Collins] (introduction, origin); The Nazis (villains)
Indexer Notes
Biro is credited as a creator on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
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0.
Featuring Rang-A-Tang
Rang-A-Tang -
1.
[The Vandemeer Arson Case]
Rang-A-Tang -
2.
[The Platinum Asteroid]
Dan Hastings -
3.
[A Bad Bargain: Part 2]
Buck Stacey -
4.
Experiment in Death
Dan Hastings -
5.
["Fire! Fire!"]
Knight Off -
6.
[Enter: The Marvel]
Scoop Cody -
7.
["The man who smokes with his eyes"]
Strange but True -
8.
[The Stolen Porridge]
Sugar, Honey, and Huggin' -
9.
In This Corner! "Billy" Conn!
Sport-O-Grams -
10.
["That the persimon tree is a source of food..."]
Do You Know? -
11.
The Scourge of the Underworld
Bob Phantom -
12.
["Maple"]
Brain-Teasers -
13.
[Murder on the Ventura]
Devils of the Deep -
14.
[Sabotage at the Balkan Oil Fields]
Secret Assignments -
15.
[Origin of the Silver Fox]
Silver Fox -
16.
[The Coming of Corporal Collins]
Corporal Collins -
17.
Your Second Helping
Just a Moment
- Katie
- Steinar Ådland
- Henry Andrews
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Steve Coates
- Craig Delich
- Bob Hughes
- Dan Kocher
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
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