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Male Call - Christmas 1943

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Artwork Details

Title:	Male Call - Christmas 1943
Artist:	Milton Caniff (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	5,473
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	15
Added to Site:	8/30/2017
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Description

My latest obsession has been Terry and the Pirates, most notably the time period during World War II. Terry was created by Milton Caniff and the adventure strip ran from 1934 to 1973 (Caniff left the strip in 1946).

To support our soldiers during World War II, Caniff created “Male Call.” The strip ran from 1943 to 1946, and it was only published in military camp newspapers. It was a morale boosting strip; focused on the exploits of Miss Lace, and was a bit edgier, and certainly more sexy than Terry could be (allowed given the audience). One interesting point, Caniff refused to take a fee for the strip, donating it all in service of the men and women in the armed forces. Pieces don’t show up very often, and I was thrilled to see one this special pop up in the auction.

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Joined:	June 2007
Last Login:	September 2025
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Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

Posted on 8/30/2017

Beautiful Miss Lace specialty piece. Congratulations, Ron. If you don't already have it, you should consider getting yourself the complete collected Male Call hardcover, assuming it's still in print. After that, time to go after a Male Call daily. Va-va-voom!

Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004

Posted on 8/30/2017

Such a great pin-up by Milt. 1943 was a good year!

Chris K.
Member Since 2008

Posted on 8/30/2017

Spectacular addition to an already amazing collection. What a unique and beautiful piece of art.

Stephen F
Member Since 2005

Posted on 8/31/2017

Great piece Ron! Congrats!

P. Portillo
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/31/2017

What a beautiful piece! Congratulations, Ron

Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008

Posted on 8/31/2017

Sigh!! He is one of my all time favorite artists.This beautiful woman is a fine example of how he created eye popping mouth watering ladies. I'm sure our battling boys appreciated this one.

Davide G.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 8/31/2017

Sweeet!

frank x townsondecker
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/31/2017

Nice!!!

Steve Kro
Member Since 2007

Posted on 8/31/2017

Still stunning 74 years later!

Aaron N.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 8/31/2017

Great cheesecake is a rare and elusive achievement. Something to do with character and strength... I rate Caniff, Kirby, Frazetta, McGinnis and Cole in this department. This piece is A+

Jeremy Radisich
Member Since 2004

Posted on 9/1/2017

So you were the lucky winner! I like Christmas art in general but this is really special--great to see Caniff doing something splashy.

glen gold
Member Since 2004

Posted on 9/1/2017

This is lovely. Caniff is so good, and his women so sexy (and his Christmas trees so creepy, apparently). You see a lot of prints of his pin ups but not the OA, so congratulations.

Gene Park
Member Since 2004

Posted on 9/4/2017

Thus is really a special, fantastic piece - congrats!!

Gene Park
Member Since 2004

Posted on 9/4/2017

Thus is really a special, fantastic piece - congrats!!

. CARBONNIEUX
Member Since 2006

Posted on 9/4/2017

Juste fabuleux !!!

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