Terry and the Pirates

St. Louis: Harvey Publications, INC, 1948-51. Cloth. Good Only. 10" by 7". Milton Caniff. Sixteen issues of the popular action-adventure comic 'Terry and the Pirates', illustrated colourfully with Milton Caniff's original cartoons throughout. A volume of sixteen issues of 'Terry and the Pirates' bound here in one volume.Containing April 1948 no. 9, June 1948 no. 10, August 1948 no. 11, October 1948 no. 12, February 1949 no. 14, April 1949 no. 15, June 1949 no. 16, August 1949 no. 17, October 1949 no. 18, February 1950 no. 20,  April 1950 no. 21, August 1950 no. 22, October 1950 no. 23, December 1950 no. 24, February 1951 no. 25, and April 1951 no. 26.Each issue bound with their original colourful wraps, and illustrated with colour cartoons throughout.'Terry and the Pirates' was a popular action-adventure comic strip that begun its run on the 22nd October 1934. The eponymous character is Terry Lee, a teenager when the series beings, described as a wide-awake American. The antagonist was the femme fatale Dragon Lady, though she became allies with Terry during the comics published during the Second World War.These cartoons were read by millions in the 1930s and 1940s.By the cartoonist Milton Caniff, who was best known for this work and 'Steve Canyon'.Newspaper clippings adhered to the front paste down, a colourful clipping adhered to the recto to the front endpaper. In a full cloth binding with plastic adhered to the boards and spine. Externally, generally smart. Some marks to the boards and spine. Plastic to the head of the spine is lifting. Newspaper clippings adhered to the front paste down, a colourful clipping adhered to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, binding is broken with half of the comics detached from the binding. Pages are bright and clean with just a few light handling marks. Good Only