(W) Milton Canniff (A/CA) Milton Caniff
“There's no strip more worthy of [being collected] than the one that made Milton Caniff famous.” — Atlanta Journal-Constitution “A genuine treat from beginning to end.” — The Midwest Book Review The saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 10, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs! Terry must solve the riddle, “Who? Who is Madame Shoo-Shoo?” It’s an answer that places him in the clutches of Singh-Singh; his wife, Cheery Blaze; and the Nazi major with whom they do business! Meanwhile, Burma and teenaged orphan Willow Belinda connect with Terry just in time to meet the nosy war correspondent, Dunkan, and the noisy new flyboy, Hotshot Charlie! But the hearts that beat fastest belong to daredevil pilot “Snake” Tumblin and “Big” Jane Allen of the Women’s Army Corps… This tabloid-sized Volume 10 containing the 1944 dailies and Sundays is an unparalleled upgrade that no Terry fan can afford to pass up.
(W) Milton Canniff (A/CA) Milton Caniff
?In Terry and the Pirates all the storytelling tech-niques of the adventure strip fused and a classic style emerged. Caniff developed and integrated the narrative and its visual expression into a uniform aesthetic balance.? ? Jerry Robinson, The Comics The saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 9, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs! Flip Corkin schools Joe Jitsu in good ol? American know-how before he schools Terry about the ins-and-outs of being a fighter pilot. The October 17th Sunday page?as Terry earns his wings and Flip delivers ?The Pilot?s Creed??is so powerful it was read into the Congressional Record. Before that can happen, wily Rouge abducts Taffy Tucker and gives her amnesia before slipping away! Taffy is in safe hands, however, when she falls under the wing of Connie, Big Stoop, and Navy Lieutenant Pat Ryan! Taffy?s reunion with her memory and with Flip coincides with the arrival of Flight Lieutenant Tote Bonny and Grett Murmur, while Terry investigates the French Captain Midi, w