Milton Arthur Paul Caniff was an American cartoonist known for the Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon comic strips.
Milton Caniff in 1982
Birthplace of Milton Caniff located at 149 East North Street in Hillsboro, Ohio
Milton Caniff Ohio Historical Marker located at the Highland County District Library in Hillsboro, Ohio
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Terry and the Pirates is an action-adventure comic strip created by cartoonist Milton Caniff, which originally ran from October 22, 1934, to February 25, 1973. Captain Joseph Patterson, editor for the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate, had admired Caniff's work on the children's adventure strip Dickie Dare and hired him to create the new adventure strip, providing Caniff with the title and locale. The Dragon Lady leads the evil pirates; conflict with the pirates was diminished in priority when World War II started.
The first Terry and the Pirates Sunday page was launched on December 9, 1934.