In 2011, I found out that Sexton Blake wasn't actually in the public domain in the UK (though should be, and will), and thus I couldn't make stories about him for my self-published comics. Originally I thought about just doing a find-and-replace on the character names in the existing stories, and calling it a day. But, as I was given the chance to come up with my own character, I could actually give him a proper continuity! So I decided to completely re-format the Red, White & Blue. I also took the chance to give it the better logo, add a new comic, and create some better features. Issue 1 led with a huge article about the history of British adventure comics, which I may expand into a book one of these days... Production of the issues was never fast, but was badly stalled when I moved to Japan. I decided that, when I continued, I'd re-start it once again, from Issue 3!
	Issue 1 (Jan - Feb 2012) Eugene Manx - A spy strip set in 1950. A former spy from the German army is hunting down Nazi war criminals. (Reprint) Norman Saxon - Doctor-turned-adventurer Norman Saxon has returned to Britain. He is at a party when a terrible murder is committed - by an innocent man! Tigers Of Punjab - A war story set in the partition of India in 1947 (Reprint) Article - Golden Hamster Letter Not Included - A history of British adventure comics, by one who reads them/ The Signal Lamp - The editor's page The Gun - A story about World War 3, fought with conventional weapons against a huge cult, in 2020. Meet the New Heroes - A page about the characters of 1910 Press Size: A4 | Pages: 32 | Price: £1½
	Issue 2 (May-Jun / Jul-Aug 2012) The Editor's Page Eugene Manx Tigers Of Punjab Norman Saxon - The Body in the Woods Xin Zhou's Schooldays - A text serial about the school days of Norman Saxon's boy assistant. The Gun Article - British Boarding School (story!) Slang. Article - A map of the world of The Gun, showing which army controls which territory. Size: A4 | Pages: 32 | Price: £1½
	Issue 3 (Jan-Jun 2013) Sarah Millman - A colour story, of detective work in the 2060's! The Editor's Page Eugene Manx Tigers Of Punjab Norman Saxon - The Forgers Xin Zhou's Schooldays The Gun Size: A4 | Pages: 32 | Price: £1½
	Issue 4 (Jul-Dec / Jan-Jun / Jun-Dec 2013 / 14) Sarah Millman The Editor's Page The Red Spitfire - Short, complete comic strip set in October 1940 Tigers Of Punjab Norman Saxon - The Botanist Xin Zhou's Schooldays The Gun Size: A4 | Pages: 32 | Price: £1½

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