Terry and the Pirates (29.B.1)

Vol. 4: 1941-1942

By Milton Caniff 

 

Rouge

Aug 23, 1942 - Feb 14, 1943

This is the third of twelve stories in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the fourth era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era begins in late Jan 1942 and ran through early Nov 1945 and is called The War Years 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 following arcs:

39 - "Terry the Spy" (8/22/42 to 12/19/42)

40 - "Flip Solo" (12/20/42 to 2/19/43)

04/08/23

Dec 20, 1942 - Terry tries to explain his relationship to Rouge but Rebel doesn’t want to hear it. Flip continues to talk to the Japanese pilot, who doesn’t seem to understand anything he is saying. Flip mumbles something about meeting a beautiful girl just as Rouge shows up on a camel looking half dead.

Terry and the Pirates Vol. 4 - Extras

Terry and the Pirates Vol. 4

by Milton Caniff

Preface

by Dean Mullaney

Milton Caniff went to great lengths to get the colors just right for the Sunday strips. Those same strips have been cleaned up for the collected editions like this one but they have not been recolored.

Terry and the Pirates (29)

Vol. 4: 1941-1942

By Milton Caniff

Rouge

Aug 23, 1942 - Feb 14, 1943

This is the third of twelve stories in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the fourth era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era begins in late Jan 1942 and ran through early Nov 1945 and is called The War Years 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 following arcs:

39 - "Terry the Spy" (8/22/42 to 12/19/42)

40 - "Flip Solo" (12/20/42 to 2/19/43)

02/08/23

Aug 23, 1942 - Terry and Taffy chat while they are aboard the air transport taking them from the bomber base to the Chinese fighter airplane base where they will be stationed. They are unaware of the work Flip and the other fighter pilots escorting them do to protect the air transport.

Terry and the Pirates (28)

Vol. 4: 1941-1942

By Milton Caniff

Bomber Base

Jul 19 - Aug 22, 1942

This is the second of twelve stories in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the fourth era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era begins in late Jan 1942 and ran through early Nov 1945 and is called The War Years in the companion book.

The Wikipedia article on Terry and the Pirates breaks the entire series down into 60 arcs. The arcs in the companion book are usually longer than the ones in the Wikipedia article. That is not the case this time around. This arc is the second half of the following arc:

38 - (6/13/42 - 8/21/42) "With the Air Corps"

01/24/23

Jul 19, 1942 - Captain Hall, the pilot of the bomber, radios ahead to let the bomber know that he has a wounded American woman on board. There is another patient at the base, Terry Lee.

Terry and the Pirates (27.C)

Vol. 4: 1941-1942

by Milton Caniff

Escape from Hong Kong

Jan 25 - Jul 18, 1942

This is the first of twelve stories in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the fourth era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era begins in late Jan 1942 and ran through early Nov 1945 and is called The War Years 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 following arcs:

36 - (1/24/42 - 3/29/42) "Refugees"

37 - (3/30/42 - 6/12/42) "Normandie Meets the Dragon Lady"

38 - (6/13/42 - 8/21/42) "With the Air Corps"

01/07/23

Jun 14, 1942 - Normandie and the other women take to the road but it isn’t long before they see Japanese soldiers approaching.

Terry and the Pirates (27.B)

Vol. 4: 1941-1942

By Milton Caniff

Escape from Hong Kong

Jan 25 - Jul 18, 1942

This is the first of twelve stories in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the fourth era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era begins in late Jan 1942 and ran through early Nov 1945 and is called The War Years 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 following smaller arcs:

36 - (1/24/42 - 3/29/42) "Refugees"

37 - (3/30/42 - 6/12/42) "Normandie Meets the Dragon Lady"

38 - (6/13/42 - 8/21/42) "With the Air Corps"

10/06/22

Mar 30-Apr 1, 1942 - Pat and Normandie talk while Merrily takes a nap. Normandie has figured out what Pat did to her husband. She is still devoted to caring for Tony even though he is a heel. She sees right through Pat’s attempt to win her back.

Terry and the Pirates (27.A)

Vol. 4: 1941-1942

By Milton Caniff

Escape from Hong Kong

Jan 25 - Jul 18, 1942

This is the first of twelve stories in what Carl Horak, author of the Terry and the Pirates Companion, considers to be the fourth era of Caniff’s run on the strip. This era began in late Jan 1942 and ran through early Nov 1945 and is called The War Years 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 following arcs:

36 - (1/24/42 - 3/29/42) "Refugees"

37 - (3/30/42 - 6/12/42) "Normandie Meets the Dragon Lady"

38 - (6/13/42 - 8/21/42) "With the Air Corps"

08/16/22

Jan 25, 1942 - Pat walks the streets as he ponders recent events. He breaks from his reverie just in time to save a young girl and her nursemaid.

Terry and the Pirates (26)

Vol. 4: 1941-1942

By Milton Caniff

Sammy the Tapper

Nov 2, 1941 - Jan 24, 1942

This is the ninth and final story 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 35th arc and is called Blackmail. It ran from Oct 21, 1941 to Jan 23, 1942.

07/07/22

Nov 2, 1941 - Terry says goodbye to Dude and boards an airplane headed to Hong Kong. The man sitting next to Terry stumbles as he gets up during the flight. He tumbles into Terry who realizes the man has a sub-machine gun under his coat.

Terry and the Pirates (25)

Vol. 4: 1941-1942

By Milton Caniff

Relief Station

Jul 6 - Nov 1, 1941

This is the eighth 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 34th arc and is called Raven Nevermore. It ran from Jun 23 to Oct 20, 1941.

05/11/22

Jul 6, 1941 - Terry and Burma see a plane that doesn’t look like it belongs to the Invaders. They write a message on the ground which encourages the pilot to have a closer look. It turns out that Dude Hennick is the pilot.

Burma calls Terry "Baby" in this strip. The top of her shirt is undone, revealing some cleavage. Not much for today but I would say this was probably suggestive for 1941.

There is one double wide panel which shows the plane headed for the village. I love the angle on that one.

Terry and the Pirates (24)

Vol. 4: 1941-1942

By Milton Caniff

Lessons in Democracy

Apr 28 - Jul 5, 1941

This is the seventh 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 33rd arc and is called The Taste of Freedom. It ran from Apr 28 to Jun 22, 1941.

04/10/22

Apr 28-30, 1941 - Terry follows the instructions given to him by Agent R-61. His allies take Terry in but they are suspicious of his motives. The German secret police go looking for Madame Lustre.

Terry and the Pirates (23)

Vol. 4: 1941-1942

By Milton Caniff

Decoy

Feb 3 - Apr 27, 1941

This is the sixth 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 32nd arc and is called Decoy. It ran from Feb 5 to Apr 27, 1941.

03/04/22

Feb 3-5, 1941 - the position from which Terry, Bucky, and Hu Shee are providing cover fire for the fleeing guerrillas is bombed by Invader planes. The invaders find Terry unconscious but still alive. A junior officer decides to have Terry executed but a senior officer overrules that decisions and has him placed with the prisoners of war.

Terry and the Pirates (22.2)

Vol. 4: 1941-1942

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.

02/15/22

Jan 2-4, 1941 - the Invaders discover that Dr. Ping has escaped the city and send airplanes to shoot at anyone on the roads.