Cannon #C-38

Artist: Wally Wood (All)

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This is the original and uncensored version of this page, as reprinted for comparison in Fantagraphics' Cannon collection.

Shown is the bottom half of this Sunday-format strip (#C-38-B).

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Artwork Details

Title:	Cannon #C-38
Artist:	Wally Wood (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	7,353
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	6/21/2010
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Description

I've wanted a nice Cannon strip with Madame Toy since selling my #C-30 page in 2004. Toy is Caniff's Dragon Lady on steroids, and one of my favorite Wally Wood creations.

This example features some of Wood's most gorgeous drawing from the early '70s. #C-38 represents an anomaly in the run of a strip that was generally chock-full of titillating nudity, and a rare instance of self-censorship on Wood's part prior to publication. Originally, the women in most panels here were nude, including those detailing multiple incidents of rape in Madame Toy's back story. An allusion in the final panel to Toy's enjoyment of masochistic sex was also whitewashed for the printed version.

Conjecture suggests that Woody or the publisher of The Overseas Weekly or both must have had 11th hour reservations about the storyline, and decided that the sequence was too strong for its intended military audience. Restraint and/or good taste prevailed. (Take your pick). No one on the Wood list was able or willing to corroborate the reasons for the changes.

Censored and uncensored versions of this page can be found in Fantagraphics' Compleat Cannon.

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	Mark Yanko
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Aaron N.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 6/21/2010

Exceptionally good and unusually moving Cannon example, thanks to the editorial restraint. A gem.

Lars Teglbjaerg
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/4/2010

Madame Toy's origin is the highlight of Cannon, and this page with the Caniff panel swipe is definitely one of the best.

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