Blue ribbon 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 athletic or other competitive endeavours (such as county and state fairs).
Blue Ribbon Comics published from late 1948 to mid-1949, with only issue #4–5 given cover dates (June & Aug. 1949) but postal indicia given as February to August 1949. The series starred the movie studio Terry Toons' funny animal characters Heckle and Jeckle in issues #1 & 3; the romance-themed "Diary Secrets" in issues #2, 4 & 5 (the last two fully titled "Teen-Age Diary Secrets"), and, in the final issue, the funny animal feature "Dinky", starring Dinky Duck. In the 2000s came two issues of a fan publication, "Blue Ribbon Fanzine" (Nov. 2005 & March 2006), published by Mike Bromberg and dedicated