Publishers / Archie / Blue Ribbon Comics (1983) / #5
5February 1984
$0.75; 1.00 CAD

Blue Ribbon Comics #5

Archie · February 1984 · on sale 1983-11-18

Origin: Lancelot Strong2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Blue Ribbon Comics (Archie, 1983 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
February 1984
Key date
1984-02-00
On-sale date
1983-11-18
Indicia publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Lancelot Strong, The Shield.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Rich BucklerThe Shield, Lancelot Strong
1Under The Gunletters page1script: Robin Snyder
2Meet Lancelot Strong, The Man With The Double Life!comic story1script: Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Sam Rosen
3The Double Life of Private Strongcomic story4script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Sam RosenThe Shield Origin, Lancelot Strong Origin
4Under the Guntext article1script: Robin Snyder
5Spawn of the "X" World!comic story6script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; letters: Sam RosenThe Shield, Lancelot Strong
6Mystery of the Vanished Wreckagecomic story6script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Sam RosenThe Shield, Lancelot Strong
7The Menace of the Micro-Men!comic story8script: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Sam RosenThe Shield, Lancelot Strong

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0271000693402
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0271000693402

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Sources

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