Blue ribbon ribbon may given to the champion and second-place (or reserve) champion. Blue ribbon The blue ribbon is a symbol of high quality. The association comes from The Blue Riband, a prize awarded for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by passenger liners and, prior to that from Cordon Bleu, which referred to the blue ribbon worn by a particular order of knights. The spelling "blue riband" is still encountered in most English-speaking countries, but in the United States, the term was altered to "blue ribbon", and ribbons of this color came to be awarded for first place in certain
Blue Ribbon Comics patriotically themed Captain Flag, created by Blair and artist Lin Streeter in #16 (Sept. 1941), completed the "Blue Ribbon Comics" superhero cluster. Mr. Justice was the cover feature from his debut in #9 (Feb. 1941), then shared the cover with Captain Flag from #16–18, and took over from #19 (Dec. 1941) until the end of the title's run. "Blue Ribbon Comics" #21 (Feb. 1942) introduced a new direction, advertising on the cover " 'new sensational true life features' ", with an inside-front cover editorial explaining the title would now mix superhero and adventure stories with real-life tales: " 'Just as