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Milton Caniff
Milton Caniff. NATIONAL CARTOONISTS SOCIETY PORTFOLIO PLATE. [SN23805X] $15 Carmel Valley: Collectors Press, 1978. 1st. 12" x 16" plate, VF. Signed & numbered by the artist. Milton Caniff created this for the National Cartoonists Society Portfolio. The "Hero Image" depicts the heroic male through the ages. One of a very few signed & numbered items from Caniff.
Milton Caniff. Harvey, R. C. MILTON CANIFF: CONVERSATIONS. [SN25389] $10 Jackson: Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2002. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), xxxvii, 273pp, 15 b&w illustrations, softcover color wraps. Fine. "In this collection of more than a dozen interviews one of the giants of American comic strips talks about his life and his craft. The years spanning 1937 to 1986, when the interviews were conducted, embrace almost all of Caniff's career as he was producing the legendary Terry and the Pirates and his post-World War II masterpiece Steve Canyon. "In long interviews with such comics luminaries as Jules Feiffer and Will Eisner, Caniff (1907-1988) discusses his signature chiaroscuro style, his passion for realism in every detail, and his relationships with such other cartooning greats as Al Capp (Li'l Abner), Noel Sickles (Scorchy Smith), and Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon). "As Caniff speaks earnestly about his art, his techniques, and his intentions, he discloses his inspirations. He based his characters on real persons and his material on contemporary politics and military issues. He gives candid opinions about the effects of the marketplace, business, and sales upon his art. "I would have created Blondie if I'd known that I could have sold it, you can be damn sure." He notes that the cause for terminating his association with Terry and the Pirates and his creation of Steve Canyon was neither lack of interest nor censorship but the opportunity to exert full creative control over his work. "Few of the interviews in this volume are likely to have been seen or read widely, for most have been gleaned from publications not in general circulation. Interviews from U.S. military publications attest to Caniff's status as a spokesman for the military, particularly for the Air Force. These interviews reveal how Caniff contributed to uplifting servicemen's wartime morale with both Terry and the Pirates and Male Call, a somewhat risqué strip he drew for military newspapers, and how Caniff's loyalty to the military cost his strip vital circulation as Vietnam War protest mounted. "Robert C. Harvey, a cartoonist, columnist, and critic of cartoon art, and the author of The Art of the Comic Book: An Aesthetic History, The Art of the Funnies: An Aesthetic History, and (with Gus Arriola) Accidental Ambassador Gordo: The Comic Strip Art of Gus Arriola (all published by the University Press of Mississippi), was appointed by Caniff as his official biographer."
Milton Caniff. Harvey, R.C. MEANWHILE... A BIOGRAPHY OF MILTON CANIFF. [SN23812] $35 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 2007. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 952pp, b&w, hardcover pictorial boards. VF/VF. 2008 Eisner Award Nominee for Best Comics-Related Book. "Milton Caniff was one of the most influential American cartoonists of the 20th century. He rose to prominence during World War II when he took the characters in his Terry and the Pirates strip into the war. The trenchant pragmatic patriotism of the strip warmed hearts and steeled nerves on the home front as well as the battlefront (one of his strips was read into the Congressional Record). He went on to create Steve Canyon, which was syndicated from 1947 to Caniff's death in 1988. "Meanwhile..." traces Caniff's life from the cradle to the grave, examining the artistic innovations and work routines of a nationally distributed cartoonist whose career was central to the development of the art form, and marking the milestones in the development of the comic strip that Caniff established. Caniff reshaped the medium and set standards by which all storytelling strips were subsequently judged. He created many colorful characters, including the stalwart Pat Ryan from Terry and the Pirates, Burma the shady lady, and, most memorable of all, the Dragon Lady, a beautiful but mysteriously menacing pirate queen who turned Chinese patriot during the War. While "Meanwhile..." provides a biography of Caniff and analyzes his storytelling techniques, it also serves as a history of the medium and reveals the inner workings of the syndicate business (at which Caniff was as expert as he was at cartooning). The book charts Caniff's rise to fame and fortune, then recounts the decline of his strip Steve Canyon's popularity (whose protagonist served as an unofficial spokesman for the U.S. Air Force from the Korean War until the end of the strip in 1988) when the same brand of patriotism that had inspired admiration during World War II provoked protest during Vietnam, a bittersweet conclusion to a career spent producing a daily feature for 55 years, a record that would stand for a generation."
Milton Caniff. CARTOONEWS #18. [SN25473] $20 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, b&w, softcover wraps. NF. "A Tribute to Milton Caniff....Armchair Marco Polo." This issue reprints Sigma Chi magazine's 1945 tribute to Caniff. Specialty art by Hal Foster, Fontaine Fox, Harold Gray, Gus Arriola, Siegel & Shuster, George Petty, many others.
Milton Caniff. APRIL KANE AND THE DRAGON LADY. [SN17552] $15 Racine: Whitman, 1942. 8vo (8-9"), 252pp, 21 full-page b&w illustrations, hardcover boards. VG+. A "Terry and the Pirates" Adventure. A Whitman juvenile novel based upon the comic strip.
Milton Caniff. CARTOONEWS #18. [SN18880] $30 1978. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 32pp, b&w, softcover wraps. Fine. "A Tribute to Milton Caniff....Armchair Marco Polo." This issue reprints Sigma Chi magazine's 1945 tribute to Caniff. Specialty art by Hal Foster, Fontaine Fox, Harold Gray, Gus Arriola, Siegel & Shuster, George Petty, many others.
Milton Caniff. Adams, John Paul & Rick Marschall. MILT CANIFF: REMBRANDT OF THE COMIC STRIP. [SN17695] $45 NY: Flying Buttress, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, b&w, softcover wraps. Fine/NF. A reprinting of the scarce 1946 monograph on Caniff with a new additional chapter written by Marschall.
Milton Caniff. Adams, John Paul & Rick Marschall. MILT CANIFF: REMBRANDT OF THE COMIC STRIP. [SN19255] $35 NY: Flying Buttress, 1981. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, b&w, softcover wraps. NF/NF. A reprinting of the scarce 1946 monograph on Caniff with an additional chapter written by Marschall.
Milton Caniff. MILTON CANIFF: AMERICAN STARS AND STRIPES. [SN15037] $17 Italy: Glamour International, 2001. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 144pp, over 200 b&w illustrations, 15pp in color, softcover wraps. VF. An overview of Caniff's career, a personal history, and a comprehensive listing of his comic strips. "Steve Canyon," "Male Call," and "Terry and the Pirates" comic strips; early cartoons; pen & ink drawings for stories. Text in both English and Italian.
Milton Caniff. NEMO #15. [SN9831] $12 Stamford, CT: Fantagraphics, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 68pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF. A complete Dickie Dare episode by Milton Caniff. Tim Tyler's Luck. European comics.
Milton Caniff. THE COMPLETE TERRY AND THE PIRATES VOLUME 1: 1934 TO 1936. [SN25620] $95 San Diego: IDW, 2007. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 369pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. Fine/Fine. A modern collection of the classic adventure comic strip. Over 800 consecutive strips. Three dailies per page and Sundays in color. Neither the dailies nor Sundays are reproduced nearly as large as the Flying Buttress/NBM hardcovers, but the strips are crisply printed and the color is nicely muted.
Milton Caniff. THE COMPLETE TERRY AND THE PIRATES VOLUME 2: 1937 TO 1938. [SN24709X] $50 San Diego: IDW, 2008. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 352pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. A modern collection of the classic adventure comic strip. Over 725 consecutive strips. Three dailies per page and Sundays in color. Neither the dailies nor Sundays are reproduced nearly as large as the Flying Buttress/NBM hardcovers, but the strips are crisply printed and the color is nicely muted. From the publisher: "Pat Ryan goes on trial for his life, Terry Lee needs all his resourcefulness to escape the twin menaces of Klang the Warlord and the master schemer, Hunter Yurk, while for the first and only time, Burma and the Dragon Lady share an adventure. IDW Publishing proudly presents The Library of American Comics reprinting of the greatest adventure strip of all time, Terry and the Pirates. This volume features more than 725 comic strips, including full-color Sundays that highlight the breathtaking work of Milton Caniff, The Rembrandt of the Comics. The second in a six-volume series edited by Dean Mullaney."
Milton Caniff. THE COMPLETE TERRY AND THE PIRATES VOLUME 3: 1939 TO 1940. [SN24710X] $50 San Diego: IDW, 2008. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 352pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. A modern collection of the classic adventure comic strip. Over 725 consecutive strips. Three dailies per page and Sundays in color. Neither the dailies nor Sundays are reproduced nearly as large as the Flying Buttress/NBM hardcovers, but the strips are crisply printed and the color is nicely muted. From the publisher: "April Kane has come to China and Terry Lee's life will never be the same! Milton Caniff's newspaper classic shifts into high gear with stories featuring the villainous Sanjak, the outrageous Singh-Singh, and the mysterious Hu Shee. This volume features the first appearance of pivotal character Raven Sherman. Containing over 100 lovingly-restored color Sunday pages and more than 700 total comic strips, The Complete Terry And The Pirates provides nonstop adventure, comedy, and romance, as IDW Publishing's Library of American Comics showcases the incredible work of Milton Caniff, forever known as The Rembrandt of American Comics."
Milton Caniff. THE COMPLETE TERRY AND THE PIRATES VOLUME 6: 1945 TO 1946. [SN25747X] $50 San Diego: IDW, 2009. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 360pp, color and b&w illustrations, hardcover cloth. VF/VF. A modern collection of the classic adventure comic strip. Over 725 consecutive strips. Three dailies per page and Sundays in color. Neither the dailies nor Sundays are reproduced nearly as large as the Flying Buttress/NBM hardcovers, but the strips are crisply printed and the color is nicely muted. This is the final volume. From the publisher: "In the final volume of the Eisner Award-winning series The Complete Terry and The Pirates, reprinting every strip from the years 1945 and 1946, World War II comes to an end, and then Milton Caniff says goodbye to his greatest creation. Caniff gives curtain calls to many of his vivid, colorful characters. Readers will be sometimes delighted, sometimes shocked by their last visits with the Dragon Lady, Pat Ryan, Burma, Hu Shee, Snake Tumblin, Papa Pyzon, Tony Sandhurst, Baron de Plexus, Nastalthia Smythe-Heatherstone, Jane Allen, Deeth Crispin, and April Kane."
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #1. [SN11175M] $20 NY: NBM, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 236 dailies, softcover wraps. NF. 1934-5. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #2. [SN20875] $20 NY: NBM, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 236 dailies, softcover wraps. NF. 1935-36. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #3. [SN20876] $20 NY: NBM, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 236 dailies, softcover wraps. Fine. 1936. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #4. [SN20877] $20 NY: NBM, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. Fine. 1936-7. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #5. [SN20904] $20 NY: NBM, 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VG+. 1937. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #7. [SN20878] $20 NY: NBM, 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. NF. 1938. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #8. [SN20879] $20 NY: NBM, 1988. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1938-39. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #9. [SN20880] $20 NY: NBM, 1988. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1939. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #10. [SN20881] $20 NY: NBM, 1988. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1939-40. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #11. [SN20882] $20 NY: NBM, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1940. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #12. [SN20883] $20 NY: NBM, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1940-41. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #13. [SN20884] $20 NY: NBM, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1941. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #14. [SN20885] $20 NY: NBM, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. Fine. 1941. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #15. [SN20886] $20 NY: NBM, 1989. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. Fine. 1942. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #16. [SN20758M] $20 NY: NBM, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1942. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #17. [SN20888] $20 NY: NBM, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1942-43. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #18. [SN20759] $20 NY: NBM, 1990. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1943. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #19. [SN20761M] $20 NY: NBM, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1943-44. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #20. [SN20891] $20 NY: NBM, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1944. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #21. [SN20762M] $20 NY: NBM, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. VF. 1944-45. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES #22. [SN20763M] $20 NY: NBM, 1991. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, 24 Sundays and 160 dailies, softcover wraps. Fine. 1946. Reprints four dailies per page and Sundays full-page.
Milton Caniff. TERRY AND THE PIRATES SLIP CASE. [SN21076M] $25 NY: NBM, 1990s. 1st. 4to (11-13"), leather. Fine. A leatherbound slip case designed to hold five volumes of the Terry NBM paperback series.
Milton Caniff. Blackbeard, Bill. TERRY AND THE PIRATES VOL. 1 (1934-1935). [SN22269] $55 NY: NBM, 1984. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 224pp, b&w, leather. Fine/VG+ (scrape to the DJ’s rear panel). Limited to 1200 numbered copies. Sundays and dailies in big, beautiful black & white.
Milton Caniff. Blackbeard, Bill. TERRY AND THE PIRATES VOL. 2 (1935-1936). [SN24547] $60 NY: NBM, 1984. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 224pp, b&w, leather. Fine/NF. Limited to 1200 copies. Sundays and dailies in big, beautiful black & white.
Milton Caniff. Blackbeard, Bill. TERRY AND THE PIRATES VOL. 9 (1942-1943). [SN22264] $45 NY: NBM, 1986. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 288pp, b&w, leather. NF ("COPY" stamped on bottom edge). Limited to 1300 numbered copies. Sundays and dailies. Reprints an article by Caniff from 1943.
Milton Caniff. Blackbeard, Bill. TERRY AND THE PIRATES VOL. 10 (1943-1944). [SN22272] $45 NY: NBM, 1986. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 288pp, b&w, leather. NF ("COPY" stamped on bottom edge). Limited to 1300 numbered copies. Sundays and dailies in big, beautiful black & white. 26 pages of rare Caniff art.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON, VOL. 1: MEETS THE COPPERHEAD. [SN24782] $25 Concord: Comic Art Publishing, 1977. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 98pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. NF (small creases on back cover). From the first daily: 1/13/47 - 5/11/47. Dailies and Sundays complete and uncut. Two dailies per oblong page. Sundays are spread over two pages. (Similar to Flying Buttress' Terry and the Pirates hardcovers.) The largest reproduction of these strips ever. Introduction by Bill Blackbeard.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON, VOL. 2: MEETS HAPPY EASTER. [SN24783] $25 Concord: Comic Art Publishing, 1977. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 104pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. NF. 5/12/47 to 9/27/47. Dailies and Sundays complete and uncut. Two dailies per oblong page. Sundays are spread over two pages. (Similar to Flying Buttress' Terry and the Pirates hardcovers.) The largest reproduction of these strips ever. Introduction by Bill Blackbeard.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #5. [SN8645M] $10 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1984. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, b&w, softcover wraps. NF. May 27, 1948. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork. Plus: Male Call.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #8. [SN21530] $20 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1984. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, b&w, softcover wraps. NF. The first squarebound issue. May 19, 1949 to Oct 9, 1949. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork. Plus: the art of Caniff.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #11. [SN24105] $12 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VG+ (corners rubbed). Squarebound issue. June 8, 1950 to Oct 8, 1950. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork. Plus: Notes on Scorchy Smith by Ron Goulart and Noel Sickle's Scorchy Smith 4/9/34 - 5/9/34.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #12. [SN10211M] $20 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF. Squarebound issue. Oct. 9, 1950. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork. Plus: Notes on Scorchy Smith by Ron Goulart and Noel Sickle's Scorchy Smith (May 9 to June 16, 1934).
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #13. [SN21526] $20 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1985. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VG . Squarebound issue. Jan 28, 1951 to Aug 5, 1951. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork. Plus: Noel Sickle's Scorchy Smith Part 4 (Jun 16, 1934 to Jun 24, 1934).
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #14. [SN15241M] $20 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, b&w, softcover wraps. Fine. Squarebound issue. Aug 6, 1951. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork. Plus: Noel Sickle's Scorchy Smith (Jun 25, 1934 to Jul 14, 1934).
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #16. [SN8645] $15 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1986. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 72pp, b&w, softcover wraps. VF. Squarebound issue. Apr 8, 1952. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork. Plus: Noel Sickle's Scorchy Smith (Jul 30, 1934 to Aug 31, 1934) and Caniff's My Four Years in a Red Hell.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON #18. [SN21529] $20 Princeton, WI: Kitchen Sink, 1987. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 72pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. NF. Squarebound issue. Dec 8, 1952 to May 14, 1953. Reprinting dailies and Sundays from Caniff's own proofs and artwork. Plus: Noel Sickle's Scorchy Smith part 8 (Aug 9, 1934 to Aug 22, 1934).
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON 1947. [SN22402] $15 Centerville, OH: Checker, 2003. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 148pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. Four full stories. Strips from 1/13/1947 through 11/24/47.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON 1948. [SN22360M] $19 Centerville, OH: Checker, 2003. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 168pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. Five full stories. Strips from 11/25/1947 through 2/9/1949.
Milton Caniff. STEVE CANYON 1949. [SN22401] $16 Centerville, OH: Checker, 2004. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 148pp, b&w, softcover color wraps. VF. Three full stories. Strips from 2/9/1949 through 2/18/50. |
