Volume 2 of this landmark series--reproduced from Milton Caniff's
personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs--features the iconic 1936
daily and Sunday adventures, which continue their separate paths until
the end of August when the stories--and cast of characters--are happily
united once and for all.
In the Sunday Saga, Pat and Cap'n Blaze have it out across a checker
board! Then things get really hot when the Dragon Lady and her men lay
siege to Blaze's encampment! A twist of fate puts Pat in charge of the
Dragon Lady's forces, but they're mistaken for soldier-of-fortune
pirates when the Chinese Army storms their position. It takes timely
intervention from a surprising source to gain their freedom.
Meanwhile, in the Daily Saga, fists fly when Terry, Connie, and Pat are
taken prisoner by the insidious Captain Judas--and sparks fly when the
boys have their first meeting with beautiful, blonde Burma! The famous
strips from March 16-21 steamed up the national audience and became one
of the most imitated sequences in comic strip history. Later, cat claws
are unsheathed against the backdrop of plague on the planation run by
Stan and Wendy Wingate, Burma takes a dive, and with the daily and
Sunday strips integrated into a unified storyline the boys once again
confront the Dragon Lady before running afoul (accent on the foul!) of
Papa Pyzon.
The Library of American Comics and Clover Press are proud to publish
Terry and the Pirates: The Master Collection, the ultimate edition of
Caniff's masterpiece. We present the Sundays in an unmatched color
fidelity and larger than they have ever before been reprinted--an
unparalleled upgrade that no Terry fan can afford to pass up.
