The Old Glory Story

“The Old Glory Story” was Rick’s first weekly syndicated full color adventure story strip starting on February 15th 1953. Brilliantly written and researched by Athena Robbins, This timely, multi-award winning story strip guided readers through the history of the American Flag. The unique aspect of The Old Glory Story was the attention to detail with all the stories, flags, people, uniforms, weapons and transportation which were illustrated and produced with historical accuracy then reproduced in full color every week until April 17th 1966. These stories takes the reader back in American history to places not always in the mainstream history books.

The Old Glory Story 2-15-1953 – 9-25-1955

Daniel Boone 10-2-1955 – 1-8-1956

George Rogers Clark 1-15-1956 – 4-29-1956

John Sevier 5-6-1956 – 8-19-1956

Captain Robert Gray 8-26-1956 – 11-18-1956

Mad Anthony Wayne 11-25-1956 – 2-17-1957

Lewis and Clark 2-24-1957 – 7-7-1957

Zebulon Pike 7-14-1957 – 10-6-1957

Stephen Decatur 10-13-1957 – 1-5-1958

William Henry Harrison 1-12-1958 – 4-6-1958

Andrew Jackson 4-13-1958 – 8-24-1958

Defense of Baltimore 8-31-1958 – 11-23-1958

Stephen F Austin 11-30-1958 – 2-22-1959

Astorians of Oregon 3-1-1959 – 5-24-1959

Lewis Cass 5-31-1959 – 8-23-1959

Jed Smith 8-30-1959 – 12-13-1959

Dewitt Clinton 12-20-1959 – 3-13-1960

Sam Houston 3-20-1960 – 6-12-1960

Great Western Migration 6-19-1960 – 9-11-1960

Kit Carson 9-18-1960 – 12-25-1960

Old Glory at the Crossroads 1-1-1961 – 6-6-1965

Frontier Adventures 6-13-1965 – 4-17-1966