Blue Ribbon Comics #9 - First Appearance of Mr. Justice, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Blue Ribbon Comics (Archie, 1939 series)
Issue: #9
Publication date: February 1941
Key date: February 1941
On-sale date: November 29, 1940
Indicia publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price: $0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages: 68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Mr. Justice - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Prince James - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of The Fox - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Paul Patton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Green Falcon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Doc Strong - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ty-Gor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tyrone Gorman - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Sam Cooper; inks: Sam Cooper	Mr. Justice First, Prince James First, Rang-A-Tang
1	Origin of Mr. Justice	comic story	10	script: Joe Blair; pencils: Sam Cooper; inks: Sam Cooper	Mr. Justice First, Prince James First
2	Clue of the Missing Coffins	comic story	11	script: Joe Blair; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed Smalle	Rang-A-Tang
3	The Dilemma of Slugs Morelli	comic story	6	script: Joe Blair; pencils: Irwin Hasen; inks: Irwin Hasen	The Fox First, Paul Patton First
4	Introducing Steve Stacey	comic story	4	script: H. A. Biern; pencils: Nick Zuraw; inks: Nick Zuraw	Steve Stacey (introduction); Joyce Barton (introduction); Prof. Schultz (villain, introduction); Greasy (villain, introduction)
5	Side-by-Side with Sergeant Boyle	comic story	7	script: Abner Sundell; pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles Biro	Sergeant Boyle, Corporal Collins
6	Circus of Fury	comic story	6	script: Joe Blair; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort Meskin	Tyrone Gorman First, Ty-Gor First
7	The Coliseum of Mars	comic story	6	script: Joe Blair; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort Meskin	Doc Strong First
8	The Suez Canal Mission: Part One	comic story	6	script: Joe Blair; pencils: Frank Volp; inks: Frank Volp	Loop Logan; The Fascists (villains); Clatra (introduction)
9	Bound To Dance	text story	1	script: S. Omar Barker
10	Food Fight	comic story	5	script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Roland Patenaude; inks: Roland Patenaude	The Green Falcon First

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Lurid Little Nightmare Makers #2 ISBN 9780692211335	2014	On eBay ›
The Golden Age Firsts of MLJ Comics: Volume 1 ISBN 978-1721232918	2018	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #89 of 22#10 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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