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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published October 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Leon Harvey

Cover Details

Characters Terry Lee; Taffy Tucker; Flip Corkin
Genre adventure
Pencils Milton Caniff
Inks Milton Caniff

1 page Terry and the Pirates public service announcement "Let's take a walk, Terry"

Characters Terry Lee
Genre adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Milton Caniff
Inks Milton Caniff
Notes Regular strip but used and reprinted several times as a PSA. Sydicate is listed as News Syndicate on the feature and listed as Chicago Tribune - New York News Syndicate in indicia but sources refer to Terry as being Chicago tribune Syndicate
Reprinted from Terry and the Pirates daily (Chicago Tribune Syndicate)1943.10.17

1 page Tootsie Rolls; Captain Tootsie advertisement "Girls! - Boys! Get This New Beanie Copter "

1 page Fisk Bike Tires advertisement "Bike - Hike Quiz"

Genre adventure
Pencils George Roussos ?
Inks George Roussos ?

2 page Terry and the Pirates story "Part One: Happy Landing"

Characters Terry Lee
Genre adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Milton Caniff
Inks Milton Caniff
Notes unknown newspaper strip reprints

2 page Terry and the Pirates story "Part Two: Making Friends"

Characters Terry Lee
Genre adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Milton Caniff
Inks Milton Caniff
Notes unknown newspaper strip reprints

2 page Terry and the Pirates story "Part Three: Dangerous Trail"

Characters Terry Lee
Genre Adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Milton Caniff
Inks Milton Caniff
Notes unknown newspaper strip reprints

10 page Terry and the Pirates story "Part Four: Raging Terror"

Characters Terry Lee
Genre adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Milton Caniff
Inks Milton Caniff
Notes unknown newspaper strip reprints

4 page Terry and the Pirates story "Part Five: Web of Deceit"

Characters Terry Lee
Genre adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Milton Caniff
Inks Milton Caniff
Notes unknown newspaper strip reprints

1 page Wheaties; Johnnie Mize advertisement "Johnny Mize"

2 page Reliance Boys' Wear advertisement "Scooperoo!"

Letters typeset

1 page U.S. Savings Bonds public service announcement "Mr. Micawber was only half-right!"

Pencils Larry R

5 page Terry and the Pirates story "Part Six: Suspicion of Murder"

Characters Terry Lee
Genre adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Milton Caniff
Inks Milton Caniff
Notes unknown newspaper strip reprints

5 page Terry and the Pirates story "Part Seven: Trapping a Killer"

Characters Terry Lee
Genre adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Milton Caniff
Inks Milton Caniff
Notes unknown newspaper strip reprints

1 page Black Cat; Terry and the Pirates promo (ad from the publisher)

1 page Sally and the Gang story "We've got to do something"

Genre gag

4 page Tommy Tween story "The Handsome Brute"

Characters Tommy Tween
Genre teen
Script Bob Powell?
Pencils Bob Powell (signed)
Inks Bob Powell

1 page Winnie the Waitress story "On the Beach"

Genre teen
Script Vic Herman?
Pencils Vic Herman (signed)
Inks Vic Herman

1 page Black Cat text story "Tell Tale Body"

Genre superhero
Letters typeset

1 page Li'l Abner; Green Hornet Fights Crime advertisement

1 page Black Cat text story "Ball of Fire"

Characters Black Cat
Genre superhero
Letters typeset

3 page advertisement

1 page Thom McAn advertisement "How Much Do You Really Know About Baseball?"

Letters typeset