Terry and the Pirates (1947-1955 Harvey/Charlton) comic books

First issue of the series (continued from Boy Explorers). Terry and the Pirates in "Dragon Lady" (first appearance), "The Dragon Lady Strikes," "The Search Begins," and "Fight For Life." Script and art by Milton Caniff. Boy Explorers back-up story, "The Isle Where Women Rule! by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Caniff cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Second issue in the series (# 1 & 2 were Boy Explorers). Milton Caniff art, plus 6-page Boy Explorers back-up (continuation from issue 3), "The Isle Where Women Rule!" by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Also in this issue: Soapy Sam the Snooper Man in "The Guy in the Glass House" by Jack Keeler; and 2 one-page text stories, "Danger is Here" and "Horseshoe Death." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell and Jack Keeler. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry and the gang manage to get away from Papa Pyzon, but Pat has a gunshot wound. They find refuge at a riverside trading post where Pat is treated - but the post has its own problems. Junior Genius manages to convert his big-eared cousin Lester into an actual airplane, whether Lester likes it or not. Plus a text story featuring early female superhero Black Cat. Classic cover image by Caniff. Strange Meeting; Ricky Roony; Flossie; The Black Cat: The Ticket; Tommy Tween; Black Cat Traps a Killer; Junior Genius and His Papa. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell and Art Helfant. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. As the Mongols invade the trading post, the under-supplied traders try to hold out. Sandhurst is captured by the enemy as he tries to flee. Plus a series of vintage ads featuring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour of the film "My Favorite Brunette" for "Quaker Puffed Rice Sparkies." Dangerous Mission; To the Rescue; Adventure on Ice; The Life Line; The Boy Explorers Magic Plan; Crackpot Cornelius; How Many A's?; Tricky Twisters; Junior Genius and His Papa; Ricky Rooney; Tommy Tween; Flossie. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.30 Pedigree: John G. Fantucchio Cover detached. Interior tear, affects story and art. From the John G. Fantucchio collection, but comic does not include a certificate of authenticity.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell and R. C. Dell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Sandhurst survives the revolt at the trading post, then has Pat framed and thrown in jail. But Terry and Connie have a plan. Also featuring vintage ads with Bob Hope promoting the film "My Favorite Brunette" for "Quaker Puffed Rice Sparkies," and another for a Dick Tracy tommy gun. Connie Makes a Friend; Punishment to Fit the Crime; Black Cat: The Pay-Off; Cartoons and Gags; Tricky Twisters; Junior Genius and His Papa; Ricky Rooney; Tommy Tween; Flossie. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff and Bob Powell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry and Connie find surprise witnesses for Pat's defense. Then Sandhurst decides to take out his frustrations on the gigantic, indestructible Big Stoop. Judgment Day; The Whipping; The Big Stoop; The Trap; Tommy Tween; Tommy's Motor Mix-Up. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Bob Powell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry, now an older teen, officially becomes an Air Force cadet, facing action in the skies and romance on the ground as the Pacific war heats up. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party," with art by Shazam creator CC Beck. Adventures of an Air Cadet; Dangerous Encounter; First Lesson; The Major and the Cadet; Rouge's Plan For Escape; Tommy Tween; Story Behind the Cover: Raging Fury. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Bob Powell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Redheaded enemy spy Rouge gets the drop on nurse Taffy Tucker and switches identities with her. Air Force cadet Terry earns his wings. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear With Invisible Light," with art by Shazam creator CC Beck. Call To Action; The Trick Works; Plan of Attack; Unknown Identity; Taffys Dilemma; Snoopy; Catching a Spy; Observation Flight; Reporting For Duty; Raging Destruction; Tommy Tween; Date Bait. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff, C.C. Beck and Bob Powell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Taffy Tucker slowly recovers from her amnesia as Joss and Pat search for her - but even when they find her, she must face accusations of being a spy. Meanwhile, Terry seeks a vanished bomber. The Man in Black describes a crime caper gone wrong. Plus a text story featuring early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a Captain Tootsie ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Identity Discovered; Grand Re-union; Meet Grett Murmur; Flight Into Danger; Crash Landing; Trail to Adventure; Man in Black; Bimbo's Beanery; Ricky Roony; Cartoon Laughs; Puzzle Parade; Black Cat: Final Curtain, Web of Gold. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff, Vic Herman and Bob Powell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry has mixed feelings about bunking with Canadian fighter pilot Bonny, who has a score to settle with the enemy. Grett is injured, and Terry suspects a French pilot is not who he says he is. Plus a text story featuring early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a classic Terry and the Pirates PSA by Caniff about the war effort. Happy Landing; Making Friends; Dangerous Trail; Raging Terror; Web of Deceit; Suspicion of Murder; Trapping a Killer; Sally and the Gang; Tommy Tween: The Handsome Brute; Winnie the Waitress: On the Beach; Black Cat: Tell Tale Body, Ball of Fire. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff and Lee Elias. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Flip Corkin gets promoted to full colonel. Then Burma shows up to create more trouble. A profile of real-life Col. Philip Corcoran, the inspiration for Flip Corkin in Terry and the Pirates. Plus a text story featuring early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Toast of Friendship; Real Life Hero Outdoes Comic Strip Stunts; Sally; Hotshot Charlie: Date Bait; Black Cat: Clue to Murder. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff and Bob Powell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. The guys are assigned to seek out the enemy's secret airbase in India. Then Hotshot Charlie makes his debut. Meanwhile, Burma is lost in the jungle. Fearless Rough-Rider; Chain of Deceit; Dramatic Climax; Trapped; Air Attack; Combat Area; Reward for Merit; Icky Square; Meet Hotshot Charlie; Appeal for Help; Seeing Double; Hidden Identity; The Adventures of Hotshot Charlie: Stage Door Charlie; Plane Talk; Tommy Tweens Fishing Escapade; Flossie. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff and Bob Powell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. After their rescue from the jungle, Burma disguises herself as Willow's tutor to hide out from the police. Then the guys get involved in the search for a motion-picture crew missing in enemy territory. Plus a text story featuring early female superhero Black Cat. Prepare For Action; Meet Dunkan; Dangerous Foe; Treachery In the Night; Trapped; Counterattack; Flight To Adventure; Enemy Attack; Safe Landing; Salute To a Hero; Hotshot Charlie: Landsick; Plane Talk; Black Cat: Dangerous Curve; Flossie; S.O.S. Mountie Patrol Trapped! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff, Lee Elias, Vic Herman and Bob Powell. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry gets a top-secret assignment, while Burma takes the opportunity to do a quick fade. Hotshot Charlie schemes to babysit a friend's kid and go on a date on the same night. Plus a fact-based strip about the tiny experimental jet fighter XP-85, which attached under a B-29 bomber. Dangerous Assignment; Debt Repaid; Clue to Murder; Hotshot Charlie: Baby Sitter; Plane Talk; Gals and Gags. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff, Lee Elias, and Ham Fisher. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry reunites with Pat, now a Navy commander during the war, and they form an uneasy alliance with their old foe, the Dragon Lady. Plus a PSA for U.S. Savings Bonds featuring Humphrey by Joe Palooka cartoonist Ham Fisher. Humphrey is a Modern 49'er!; Desert Stampede; Hotshot Charlie: Bowled Over; Harpooning Expedition; Champion Sports Stars; Clubhouse Closeups. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff and others. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. The Dragon Lady turns the tables and captures Terry, despite their alliance. Meanwhile, the DL's lieutenant Hu Shee introduces her pirate boyfriend, Johnny Jingo. Tragic End; Native Chief; The Trick Works; Meet Johnny Jingo; Gallant Attack; Rescue at Sea; Hotshot Charlie: The Expert; Lost Expedition; Sad Sack. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff and Lee Elias. Cover by Lee Elias. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry meets Southern belle April Kane, who is working as Pat's secretary, but who conceals a dark secret. Meet April Kane; Pirates of the Sea; Hotshot Charlie: What Price Glory; Co-Ed Trouble. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff and George Baker. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Captured by Pyzon after getting shipwrecked on his island, Terry, Hotshot and April manage to signal a passing Air Force plane. Hotshot's attempt to teach someone good manners backfires. Sad Sack is outwitted by a mugger. Formal Surrender; Boston Ambassador; Occupation Forces; On the Double; Enemy Attack; Under Suspicion; Trapped; Crash Landing; The Adventures of Hotshot Charlie: A Lesson in Manners; Sailboat Race!; Sad Sack. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff and Lee Elias. Cover by Lee Elias. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Pyzon manages to capture both April and Terry. But the military closes in on Pyzon and reveals his work as a Nazi spy. Hotshot tries to get his girlfriend to hurry up so they don't miss the football game. Exposed Nazi Agent; Pyzon's Doom; Col. Corkin Returns; Promotion; Bragging; Group Briefing; Review For April Kane; The Adventures of Hotshot Charlie; The Ingenious Trap; Outwitting the Foe. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff and Lee Elias. Cover by Lee Elias. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. With Flip Corkin now in charge of the island, April Kane decides to remain, but Terry and Hotshot volunteer for a new assignment. Hotshot wants to impress his girlfriend by diving off the high dive, but he's not sure he's that brave. Sudden Departure; New Assignment; Air Adventure; Surrender at Dawn; The Adventures of Hotshot Charlie: High Jinks; Drums of Doom. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell and Lee Elias. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Big Stoop and Connie help Terry track the mysterious Hooded Guerilla Leader. Plus a fact-based strip about New York's "flying policemen" foiling a would-be kidnapper. Betrayed; Villain Unmasked; Counter-Attack; Maneuver Under Way; The Adventures of Hotshot Charlie: You Ought to Be in Pictures; Trouble Under Cover; True Winged Wonders; Tops in Flying. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Schreiber and Bob Powell. Cover by Lee Elias. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry is on another secret mission, but this one includes an old enemy-turned-ally-turned-enemy-again, the Dragon Lady. Plus instructions for young readers on how to make a model plane. Also featuring a vintage ad for Tootsie Roll, "Captain Tootsie Tames Lion," with art by Bill Schreiber. Observation Post; XP-81 by the Model Builder; Tops in Flying. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff and Lee Elias. Cover by Lee Elias. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry and Pat battle air pirates in the skies over China. Terry is tempted by the Dragon Lady, but her crony Slits is the jealous type. Terry and the Pirates; Hotshot Charlie: Ring Out the Old; Mid-Air Collision; The Dope Smugglers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff, Art Helfant and Lee Elias. Cover by Lee Elias. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Not to be confused with issue #26B, the first issue published by Charlton, which took over the reins from Harvey after this issue. Terry and Hotshot risk everything to rescue the Dragon Lady from the obsessed killer Slits. Meanwhile, Baron de Plexis has a plan. Hotshot plays football with his date's brother and ruins his nice clothes. Forced Landing; Treachery Afoot; Full Load; Lady In Distress; Slits Trips; Woman Trouble; Jungle Hop; Hotshot Charlie: Dirty Trick; Operation Moonshine; Hector the Director. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by George Wunder. Biography of writer/artist George Wunder. Untitled story, script and art by George Wunder; Terry & Hotshot get caught up in a skirmish over money and power at a Tibetan monastery. Terry and the Pirates illustration on back cover by George Wunder. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by George Wunder and Don Heck. Charlton takes over the reprints of Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Nastalathia returns, trying to sow discord between Terry and Hotshot with her beauty. But Hotshot's attempts to woo "Nasty" are nothing short of comical. Then, when Terry risks his life to bring aid to starving civilians, Nasty sells him out. Terry and the Pirates; I Cover the Newsfront; Little Helper. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by George Wunder and Otto Binder. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry sets out in hot pursuit of the missing beauty Ermine, but Hotshot realizes that the whole thing is a trick to lead Terry into a trap. Forced down by bandits, Terry tries to find some way to warn the local authorities. Terry and the Pirates; Lance O'Casey Raids the Antarctic Hide-Out!; The Grand Vizier's Reward; Beachcomber's Bribe. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.