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Have a Cigar! MLJ Publishing and Golden Age Archie only!
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On 5/22/2022 at 9:08 PM, Point Five said:

These Blue Ribbons will be the ruin of me. The absolute ruin. When I saw this wreck of a BR #21 I just HAD to have it... and paid accordingly. Second-to-last issue of the run and so friggin' rare! I feel the way about this one that Gino feels about the BR #19. Love it to death and I'll probably be buried with it.

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:applause:Certainly a "The time to buy it is when you see it" book. 

Congrats!

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On 5/22/2022 at 9:08 PM, Point Five said:

These Blue Ribbons will be the ruin of me. The absolute ruin. When I saw this wreck of a BR #21 I just HAD to have it... and paid accordingly. Second-to-last issue of the run and so friggin' rare! I feel the way about this one that Gino feels about the BR #19. Love it to death and I'll probably be buried with it.

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WHOA!!!! You are quite the run lately my friend!!!! Absolutely crushing it!! 

Btw I actually like this one even more than 19 and it has been on the list just as long!! Not sure where you scored this but you are one lucky gent to track it down as it is a literal ghost in the market!!! Presents wonderfully might I add!! This is a mic drop book as the kids say hehe!!

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Thanks for the kind words, @gino2paulus2!

Here's the other cool thing about Blue Ribbon #21 -- these two splash pages (and stories), credited to an artist named Jim Phillips. Took a spin on GCD, and it looks like he drew stories in BR #21 & #22, a handful of Zips and Top Notchs also from 1942, and that's pretty much it. I would like to know more about him... these are stunning.
 

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I found this online bio of Jim Phillips:

https://www.pulpartists.com/Phillips.html

He did serve in WWII as I was guessing. But his career in comics was over after he returned home; a pity.

 

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On 5/27/2022 at 9:56 PM, Point Five said:

Thanks for the kind words, @gino2paulus2!

Here's the other cool thing about Blue Ribbon #21 -- these two splash pages (and stories), credited to an artist named Jim Phillips. Took a spin on GCD, and it looks like he drew stories in BR #21 & #22, a handful of Zips and Top Notchs also from 1942, and that's pretty much it. I would like to know more about him... these are stunning.
 

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That Mr. Justice splash is :headbang:

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On 5/22/2022 at 6:08 PM, Point Five said:

These Blue Ribbons will be the ruin of me. The absolute ruin. When I saw this wreck of a BR #21 I just HAD to have it... and paid accordingly. Second-to-last issue of the run and so friggin' rare! I feel the way about this one that Gino feels about the BR #19. Love it to death and I'll probably be buried with it.

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Killer issue and just impossible in any condition. Last one I need for my run. Pretty much given up.

Great score!  And you call that a wreck? :roflmao:

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On 5/27/2022 at 11:25 PM, Robot Man said:

Killer issue and just impossible in any condition. Last one I need for my run. Pretty much given up.

Great score!  And you call that a wreck? :roflmao:

The covers are split and detached, but point taken. Very pleased to have one in any grade. 
 

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On 5/30/2022 at 2:47 PM, Spyder! said:

Picked up a few Zips this weekend at the Collectors Summit. Thanks to @bounty_coder for letting this one go!

Only 8 universal copies on the census. :cloud9:

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It was awesome to meet you man!  So glad it went to you. It’s a stunner for the grade 😍 Summit Rocked. 

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On 6/1/2022 at 6:41 AM, JimButlerGA said:

Very happy to add this super tough Blue Ribbon 20 to my WWIICover  collection. Only 6 unrestored on the census. I’m 

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Excellent!  :applause:

(I'm also glad this truly nice copy drew the heat away from the beater copies that finished the same night.) :whistle:

 

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On 6/1/2022 at 8:08 AM, Point Five said:

Excellent!  :applause:

(I'm also glad this truly nice copy drew the heat away from the beater copies that finished the same night.) :whistle:

 

Thanks! Where were the beater books sold that night?

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On 6/1/2022 at 6:41 AM, JimButlerGA said:

Very happy to add this super tough Blue Ribbon 20 to my WWIICover  collection. Only 6 unrestored on the census. I’m 

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:applause:Great pickups Jim, the Captain Flag run of covers conatin some real gems

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On 6/1/2022 at 9:07 AM, sagii said:

One I've never shared on the Boards I believe. MLJ key 

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The fanged clawed monster peeping through is awesome. I'm thinking an MLJ editor showed this cover to whichever artist was working on the TN #13 cover and said 'can you get in a scary green monster just like that?' Hey, he tried his best...  (shrug) 

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On 6/1/2022 at 9:22 AM, Point Five said:

The fanged clawed monster peeping through is awesome. I'm thinking an MLJ editor showed this cover to whichever artist was working on the TN #13 cover and said 'can you get in a scary green monster just like that?' Hey, he tried his best...  (shrug) 

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I think you maybe right lol

But awesome cover in its own right. 

On another note I think MLJ's The Skull and Aces The Clown maybe contenders for MVP golden age villain cover appearances ?hm

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On 6/1/2022 at 9:40 AM, sagii said:

On another note I think MLJ's The Skull and Aces The Clown maybe contenders for MVP golden age villain cover appearances ?hm

The Skull is an interesting dude. Top Notch #10 has a story where he's murdering people one by one and leaving them with a 'ghastly green skull face', which is an obvious swipe of the Joker's first appearance. Seems like the writers tried to set up a Batman-Joker dynamic between The Black Hood and The Skull... as you can probably tell from the covers, he got way overused, but it worked in fits and starts.

 

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