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''Blue Ribbon Comics'' vol. 2 published a combination of new and reprinted work featuring a variety of Archie superheroes. Reprints including [[Joe Simon]] and [[Jack Kirby]] stories from ''[[The Fly (Archie Comics)|Adventures of the Fly]]'' #1-2 (Aug-Sept. 1959), and Simon/Kirby [[Shield (Archie Comics)|Lancelot Strong: Shield]] stories primarily from ''The Double Life of Private Strong'' #1 (June 1959). However, the second volume largely comprised new stories of previous MLJ/Archie characters: a Mr. Justice origin story by writers Robin Snyder, who also provided a ''Blue Ribbon Comics'' checklist over various issues of the comic's run, and [[Bill Dubay]], with art by [[Trevor Von Eeden]] and [[Alex Nino]] in issue #2 (Dec. 1983). An origin for Steel Sterling followed, in issue #3 (Dec. 1983), leading into a backup feature in another Archie title, ''The Shield''. There were also two new stories of the Fly and [[Flygirl (Archie)|Flygirl]], the featuring [[Jaguar (Archie Comics)|Jaguar]], by writers [[Rich Buckler]] and Stan Timmons, with art by [[Trevor Von Eeden]] in #4 (Jan. 1984), and a two-part Fox story by Buckler and Timmons, with art by [[Dick Ayers]] and [[Tony DeZuniga]], in #6-7 (March-April 1984). A revival of [[Black Hood]] by [[Gray Morrow]] took up issue #8 (May 1984).<ref name=gcd2>[http://www.comics.org/series/2731/ ''Blue Ribbon Comics'', Archie, Red Circle / Archie Adventure Series imprint, 1983 Series] at the Grand Comics Database</ref>
As well as revivals of MLJ/Archie inventory characters, volume two introduced the underwater adventures of "Agents of Atantis" in #9 (June 1984). On the letters page of issue #10 (July 1984), Buckler signaled another editorial change, to "more lighthearted stories", with more Simon/Kirby reprints from the early 1960s ''Adventures of the Fly'', followed by a reprint in issue #11 (August 1984) of a Black Hood story from ''Archie Superhero Special Digest Magazine'' #2 (Aug. 1979), originally written for the unpublished ''Black Hood'' #1. The story had already been reprinted in ''[[JC Comics]]'' #1 (1981). John Carbonaro appears to have bought the work from Archie to publish in JC, then paid Archie to reprint the tale in Archie/Red Circle Comics.<ref>Interview with Carbonaro in Cooke, John B., ''The Thunder Agents Companion'' (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2005) pp. 113-117. ISBN 1893905438</ref> Characters from other publishing companies were featured in the following issues:. First came [[Tower Comics]]' [[T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents]] in #12 (Sept. 1984),<ref>The best-selling issue of ''Blue Ribbon Comics'' vol. 2, according to Carbonaro in Cooke, p. 116</ref> with art by [[Steve Ditko]] on a back-up story starring [[NoMan]], one of the Agents. Martin L. Griem's company-hopping [[Thunder Bunny|Thunderbunny]] starred in #13 (Oct. 1984), in a story also featuring Archie Comics' [[Mighty Crusaders]] superhero team. The last issue, #14 (Nov. 1984), teamed the [[The Web (comics)|Web]] and the Jaguar. A "next-issue" box in #14 announced that a planned but ultimately unpublished issue #15 would feature
==Publication history: Other==
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