Terry & The Pirates daily - 6/8/1945

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Title:	Terry & The Pirates daily - 6/8/1945
Artist:	Milton Caniff (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	322
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	7
Added to Site:	1/8/2022
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Description

I don't have many strips, but my collecting has never been about quantity. Instead, I've tried to gather the strongest single examples I could afford by individual creators.

I liked this the second I discovered it at https://www.artefumetto.it/. I could instantly see it fitting in nicely here as "my" Caniff Terry example, neatly complementing the Raymond Rip Kirby and the Kirby/Wood SkyMasters.

There aren't many pieces of art nowadays that make me sit upright upon discovery. Ironically, I put feelers out to a passionate Terry collector, and his reaction surprised me. He didn't seem to think much of this, pointing out that the largest panel consisted of nothing but a whopping ole' shot of some feet, and he felt it was overpriced to boot (so to speak!).

I see what my fellow fan means, but can't help being delighted anyway. I always tend to know when something's bound for my collection, after ogling it continuously for months on end to check if anybody's bought it yet!

I like the sexy close-ups of the grown-up April Kane in the first two shots, but especially the gorgeous inks throughout. I'm happy to own a Terry & The Pirates daily from the penultimate year, as Caniff closed down his work on his masterpiece.

My thanks to Gianluca and Mariengela for their wonderful and friendly service, and particularly for how speedily this was dispatched to me from Italy. It was handed to DHL on a Monday, and in my hands in the USA by Friday.

Make of this what you will, but I haven't had a transaction yet with a European dealer or collector that hasn't been impeccably handled in all aspects, as this one was.

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	Mark Yanko
Joined:	August 2009
Last Login:	September 2025
Country:	UNITED STATES
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E DLS
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 1/8/2022

I was compelled to comment on this piece after reading your description. Especially the line about gathering the strongest examples of individual creators. That has been my collecting philosophy for almost 40 years. It seems this philosohy has also served you well over the years (as proven by this most recent example). The knock on that last panel gave me a chuckle. As if you were actually paying for a drawing of feet, instead of Caniff's masterful artistry and technique (which is equally apparent in all four panels). As I've always said, it's not who or what your draw, it's HOW you draw that matters. Congratulations on this excellent and well selected Caniff example.

Jerry C.
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 1/8/2022

Gorgeous strip, the first 2 panels are fantastic. Always love Caniff final years on Terry!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 1/8/2022

Some people only collect covers and big images. Glad to see you just like art for art's sake.

artless artmore
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 1/9/2022

Super daily! Every panel looks good to me and the storytelling is terrific

Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 1/10/2022

Great looking daily. April Kane is a favorite of mine and those are some great images. Caniff art is always a treat to see in person. Nice addition.

Yo Kuri
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 1/12/2022

I like what he does with the panel sizes; they go from large to medium to small then extra large for the punch line. Amazing control of tempo by a master! In my opinion the feet make the strip! More visual interest than 4 panels of heads. Hey, to each their own. We all see things differently and that's cool by me. Big congrats!

John Livesay
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 3/17/2022

nice!

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