Terry and the Pirates (22.1)

Vol. 3: 1939-1940

By Milton Caniff

The Claws of the Blue Tiger

Dec 1, 1940 - Feb 2, 1941

This is the fifth story (of nine) in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the third era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era begins in late Apr 1939 and ran through late Jan 1942 and is called Between Spear Points in the companion book.

The Wikipedia article on Terry and the Pirates breaks the entire series down into 60 arcs. This is the 31st arc and is called Blue Tiger. It ran from Nov 25, 1940 to Feb 4, 1941.

01/30/22

Dec 1, 1940 - Hu Shee gets Terry to a doctor in Invader controlled territory. The Doctor is an Invader. She takes the doctor’s gun and forces him to operate on Terry. She later discovers that there were no bullets in the gun.

Terry and the Pirates Vol. 3 - Extras

Vol. 3: 1939-1940

By Milton Caniff

This volume does not have an introduction.

Preface

by Dean Mullaney

Sunday strips were produced in 2 formats for the different formats of newspapers: tab and half-page. The half-page was usually produced first and then Caniff created the tab version. The half-page version was 13” x 9” and ran in newspapers that folded in half like the New York Times or USA Today.

Terry and the Pirates (21.B)

Vol. 3: 1939-1940

By Milton Caniff

Temple Rock Rescue

Jun 9 - Nov 30, 1940

This is the fourth story (of nine) in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the third era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era begins in late Apr 1939 and ran through late Jan 1942 and is called Between Spear Points in the companion book.

The Wikipedia article on Terry and the Pirates breaks the entire series down into 60 arcs. It breaks this arc down into the two following arcs:

29 - (06/08/40 - 09/01/40) "Prison Break"

30 - (09/02/40 - 11/24/40) "Ransom"

12/15/21

Sep 2-4, 1940 - Dude, Pat, and the others are free and clear of the Invader airplanes but their plane is damaged. The Dragon Lady and Raven talk while they exchange their wet clothes for dry ones aboard a boat.

Raven and the Dragon Lady must have swam to the boat, which gives Caniff an excuse to show them in their underwear.

Terry and the Pirates (21.A)

Vol. 3: 1939-1940

By Milton Caniff

Temple Rock Rescue

Jun 9 - Nov 30, 1940

This is the fourth story (of nine) in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the third era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era begins in late Apr 1939 and ran through late Jan 1942 and is called Between Spear Points in the companion book.

The Wikipedia article on Terry and the Pirates breaks the entire series down into 60 arcs. It breaks this arc down into the two following arcs:

29 - (06/08/40 - 09/01/40) "Prison Break"

30 - (09/02/40 - 11/24/40) "Ransom"

11/06/21

Jun 9, 1940 - Pat learns that Raven is an heiress when the press shows up to greet the ship. Terry spots the story in the paper the next day.

Terry and the Pirates (20)

Vol. 3: 1939-1940

by Milton Caniff

The Refugees

Mar 10 - Jun 8, 1940

This is the third story (of nine) in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the third era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era begins in late Apr 1939 and ran through late Jan 1942 and is called Between Spear Points in the companion book.

The Wikipedia article on Terry and the Pirates breaks the entire series down into 60 arcs. This is the 28th arc and is called Babysitting. It ends on Jun 7, 1940.

Terry and the Pirates (19)

Vol. 3: 1939-1940

By Milton Caniff

Gunrunners

Nov 6, 1939 - Mar 9, 1940

This is the second story (of nine) in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the third era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era begins in late Apr 1939 and ran through late Jan 1942 and is called Between Spear Points in the companion book.

The Wikipedia article on Terry and the Pirates breaks the entire series down into 60 arcs. This is the 27th and is called Wife-Dealing and Gunrunning. It starts it on Nov 5, 1939. It seems arbitrary to me whether to start this arc on Nov 5 or 6.

Terry and the Pirates (18.C)

Vol. 3: 1939-1940

By Milton Caniff 

The Guerrilla Band

Apr 24 - Nov 5, 1939

This is the first story (of nine) in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the third era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era began in late Apr 1939 and ran through late Jan 1942 and is called Between Spear Points in the companion book. 

Terry and the Pirates (18.B)

Vol. 3: 1939-1940

By Milton Caniff 

The Guerrilla Band

Apr 24 - Nov 5, 1939

This is the first story (of nine) in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the third era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era began in late Apr 1939 and ran through late Jan 1942 and is called Between Spear Points in the companion book. 

Terry and the Pirates (18.A)

Vol. 3: 1939-1940

By Milton Caniff 

The Guerrilla Band

Apr 24 - Nov 5, 1939

This is the first story (of nine) in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the third era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era began in late Apr 1939 and ran through late Jan 1942 and is called Between Spear Points in the companion book. 

Terry and the Pirates (17.2)

Vol. 3: 1939-1940

By Milton Caniff 

Sanjak’s Hijack

Nov 6, 1938 - Apr 23, 1939

This is the eighth story (of eight) in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the second era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era begins in late Aug 1936 and runs through late Apr 1939 and is called Days of High Adventure in the companion book.