Terry and the Pirates (1947-1955 Harvey/Charlton) 13

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Story and art by Milton Caniff and Lee Elias. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Flip Corkin gets promoted to full colonel. Then Burma shows up to create more trouble. A profile of real-life Col. Philip Corcoran, the inspiration for Flip Corkin in Terry and the Pirates. Plus a text story featuring early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Toast of Friendship; Real Life Hero Outdoes Comic Strip Stunts; Sally; Hotshot Charlie: Date Bait; Black Cat: Clue to Murder. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.