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Red Giant's Blue Ribbons


Set Type: Blue Ribbon Comics (MLJ)
Owner: RedGiant
Last Modified: 5/9/2026
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This journey officially kicked off at SDCC in July 2022. Being a run collector, I was looking for my next run to collect. Didn't want something with only a few issues, but not a massive run either. Knew I wanted it to be a Golden Age set, ideally with about 20-30 issues in the run. Something hard to find, but not impossible. Wanted superheroes, WWII, and PCH - early 1940s. Had to be 'affordable' - some runs from this period I simply cannot afford to collect. What better set than Blue Ribbon Comics from MLJ? It checked all the boxes. However, I wasn't sure I'd be able to get a full universal run, as many of these only have about 10 copies or so on the census. So not only would I have to track them down, I wasn't sure how much they might cost.

Well, I'm (originally) inputting this set into the registry in October 2023, 15 months later. I somehow managed to get 2 full runs during that time with just a couple of exceptions where I only had 1 copy. Some issues I even had 3 or 4 copies of, which is wild. I would buy whatever I could get my hands on. I decided to sell the vast majority of my dupes, so others can enjoy these rare books, but since this has been so fun (and challenging) putting together, figured I'd share my set on the registry for others to see.

The first issue that kicked off my journey was #6, not my favorite cover in the run, but it was a start.
As of this June 2025 update, for me, issue #11 has been the toughest to find in nice shape.
My personal favorite cover is issue #21.

Stories started picking up with issue #9 when Mr. Justice was first introduced - then issues #16-#19 were probably the peak of the storytelling - but still some amazing artwork and fun stories up until the end with issue #22.
Some of these I bought raw and had slabbed myself. Others I bought already slabbed. Some were even purchased in the 'the other guys' slabs - so I had them regraded by CGC.

I managed to get a Larson and two Rockfords.

I hope you enjoy the set - if you happen to have any issues graded higher than mine, are reading this, and are willing to consider selling or trading please reach out to me.
*Initial update was June 2024.

*June 2025 update - I continue to upgrade copies as I'm able. They don't show up often, and they aren't cheap. Notable upgrades over the past 12 months include:
#10 - 4.5
#12 - 7.0
#14 - 6.5
#16 - 7.0
#17 - 5.0
#20 - 6.5
#22 - 9.0 Rockford Pedigree

*October 2025 update:
reholdered a few books: #10, #14, #22 (Rockford with new gold label)
and upgraded the following books:
#9 - 5.0
#11 - 4.0
#21 - 8.5 Berk copy

*May 2026 update:
No major upgrades since my last update, but still constantly looking for them. Upgrades are becoming tougher and tougher to come by. Hoping I may be able to grab at least one Mile High copy at some point in the future (hence I added the masthead from the #17 Mile High to the top of my registry - maybe I can manifest an acquisition).

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