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Terry and Pirates Daily 12/21/35 by Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles

Artists: Milton Caniff (All) , Noel Sickles (Assistant)

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Terry and Pirates Daily 12/21/35 by Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles Comic Art

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Title:	Terry and Pirates Daily 12/21/35 by Milton Caniff and Noel Sickles
Artist:	Milton Caniff (All)
Artist:	Noel Sickles (Assistant)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	0
Views:	2,365
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	9
Added to Site:	5/2/2018
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Beautiful early Terry and the Pirates daily by Milton Caniff featuring an iconic Chinese Junk (Ruben, that is the boat thingy in the last panel:)). There are a handful of stand alone dailies by Caniff that encapsulate the whole vibe and theme of the strip. I think this is one of those perfect dailies featuring Terry (growing up), Connie and a melancholy Pat Ryan beautifully rendered and lushly enhanced with a moody blue wash. When I first saw this strip, I thought it might even be 100% Sickles's work but probably just a heavy hand in this one. The influence of Sickles is certainly evident in this daily and although his tenure as Caniff's assistant was short, it left its mark on the rest of Milt's career. I think looking back you can pin point the day(August 16th, 1935) that Sickles started assisting or Caniff starting to change his style and over the next few months there was a great evolution in Caniff's art. By the time this daily was done, Caniff had reached a new maturity in his work that he would further refine over the next few years. My favorite period for Caniff is 1939 plus or minus a year. His style later evolved further for the war years Terrys and then again with later Steve Canyon work. All great art but my favorite period began with art around the period of this daily and continued for the next 5 years.

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frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 5/2/2018

Excellent!

Chris K.
Member Since 2008

Posted on 5/2/2018

What an outstanding example, Jeff. Great addition to an already epic collection!

Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

Posted on 5/2/2018

Hmm, this is kind of a so-so example, but I love the final panel featuring sillhouette of one of those old, Chinese SHIPS! :P

Aaron N.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 5/3/2018

Wow! Absolutely gorgeous.

DC's Showcase
Member Since 2006

Posted on 5/3/2018

Two killer Terrys. Great update, Jeff! Congrats.

Benno Rothschild
Member Since 2003

Posted on 5/3/2018

This is a sweet one Jeff. Well done!!

Thomas Ward
Member Since 2004

Posted on 5/4/2018

I really like this strip! Great pick-up Jeff!

Matt Dicke
Member Since 2006

Posted on 5/5/2018

Fantastic early terry. Love the blue washes- always added a nice touch to the originals.

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 8/24/2018

Fabulous daily from the amazing Milt Caniff!! It's just about perfect in its subject matter and storytelling! Congrats!!!

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