Steve Canyon TPB (1983-1991 Milton Caniff) comic books

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Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Shel Dorf and Chris Jenson.

Kitchen Sink Press collects the comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff.

WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. Reprints the Steve Canyon daily strips from January 13 to May 15, 1947, starting with the strip's debut. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career.

This issue features an overview of Caniff's career before Steve Canyon, a letter written "by" Steve Canyon (actually Caniff), and letters of appreciation from Robert Bloch, Mort Walker, Jim Shooter, Stan Drake, Will Eisner, Stan Lee, Jerry Siegel, Harlan Ellison, Carl Barks, Dick Moores and Leonard Starr. Flying Off at the Mouth; Letters; Setting the Stage; Steve Canyon; A Background Note.

Softcover (saddle-stitched), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily strips from May 16 to September 27, 1947. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career.

This issue features reprints from Caniff's early strip, the Gay Thirties. Milton Caniff Scrapbook - the Gay Thirties; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (saddle-stitched), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily strips from September 27 to December 31, 1947. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features an article about Caniff from the Daily News, December 11, 1935; reminiscences by and about Caniff assistant Alfred Andriola; and an article on Caniff's military cheesecake strip Male Call. Caniff in the 30's; "That Fixes You But What Happens to Pappy?" My Three Years With Milton Caniff; Eulogy for Alfred James Andriola (1912-1983); The Phenomenon of Male Call; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (saddle-stitched), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from Dec. 31, 1947 to May 27, 1948. Steve and a missionary doctor try to stop the Soviets from sabotaging a Middle Eastern oil field that the American government needs. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features character sketches; a look at Milton Caniff's early comic strip "Dickie Dare"; and a Steve Canyon and Cast illustration. A Road Company of Marionettes; Dickie Dare Revisited; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (saddle-stitched), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from May 28 to Sept. 12, 1948. Fleeing a Soviet submarine and corrupt local officials, Steve and Happy Easter are aided by a native woman infatuated with Steve. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features a public service poster for the U.S. Postal Service, promoting the then-new concept of Zip Codes; a look at Caniff's military cheesecake strip "Male Call"; and a discussion with Caniff about the real-life events that influenced the stories in this issue. The Sounding Board; Male Call, Part Two; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (saddle-stitched), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W.

Cover price $3.50.

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Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from Sept. 12, 1948 to Feb. 9, 1949. Steve and Happy Easter travel from a tropical plantation to a Burmese seaport, aided by the plantation owner's son. But a thief on the run from the police spells trouble for the group once again. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features Milton Caniff discussing the transition from Terry and the Pirates to Steve Canyon. Shifting Gears on Picaresque Heroes; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (saddle-stitched), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from Feb. 9 to May 18, 1949. Steve takes a job flying supplies to one of Copper Calhoon's refineries in China. But Chinese rebels are fighting in the same area, leading Reed to try his hand at diplomacy. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features a look at Al Capp and Milton Caniff's single-panel strip Mister Gilfeather, also known as The Gay Thirties; an article about the acclaimed post-WWII film "The Best Years Of Our Lives"; and Caniff's thoughts on building suspense in comic-strip storylines. No Free Trips to Dama; The Notorious Mister Gilfeather; America in Seven Reels; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (saddle-stitched), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W.

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Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from May 19 to Oct. 9, 1949. An eccentric millionaire recruits Steve to aid rebels battling the Communists in China. But a romance with the millionaire's secretary complicates things, especially when she reveals her mysterious secret. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features a critical overview of Milton Caniff's career and influence; coverage of a 1984 Museum of Cartoon Art program honoring "Terry and the Pirates"; and Caniff's thoughts on the romance between Steve Canyon and Summer Smith. The Suspense of Romance (and Vice Versa); Gee, Terry, You Don't Look a Day Over Twenty; The Art of Milton Caniff; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W.

NOTE: Vol. 1-7 are stapled (saddle-stitched) say "Magazine" on cover and Vol. 8-26 are squarebound softcover.

Cover price $4.95.

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Volume 9 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from October 10, 1949 to February 18, 1950. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features a profile of the influential early cartoonist Billy Ireland and an article on the connection between the St. Louis Browns baseball team and Steve Canyon. W.A. Ireland: A Pillar Of The Church; Hooray For The Saint Looie Browns!; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W.

Cover price $4.95.

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Volume 10 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from February 19th to June 7th, 1950. Also featuring Scorchy Smith: March 5 to April 7 1934. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features a Caniff airline ad from Time Magazine, May 31, 1943 and the article "Waiting for the Punchline." Waiting for the Punchline; Notes on "Scorchy Smith"; Scorchy Smith; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W.

Cover price $4.95.

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Volume 11 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Ron Goulart and Scorchy Smith strips by Noel Sickles.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from June 8th to October 8th, 1950. Also featuring Scorchy Smith: April 9 to May 9 1934. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features background on Noel Sickles' "Scorchy Smith" and the article Counterpointing Humor and Menace. Counterpointing Humor and Menace; Notes on "Scorchy Smith"; Scorchy Smith; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W.

Cover price $4.95.

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Volume 12 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon strips from October 9, 1950 to January 27, 1951, along with Noel Sickles' Scorchy Smith strips from May 9, 1934 to June 16, 1934. Also: Caniff discusses the background of the Steve Canyon strips; introduction text by Ron Goulart for the Scorchy Smith strips; a sketch by Noel Sickles of Milton Caniff napping in the 1930s; letters column includes a brief letter from Jim Aparo, wherein he proclaims his admiration for Caniff's work and the Kitchen Sink reprints. Inside front cover features a photo from July 11, 1959 of Caniff drawing the winner of the Canyon character costume contest, while Dean Fredericks (who played Canyon in the NBC tv series) looks on. Back cover shows the April 24, 1950 cover of Newsweek, which featured Caniff.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W.

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Volume 13 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Ron Goulart and Dave Schreiner, and Scorchy Smith strips by Noel Sickles.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from Jan. 28 to Aug. 5, 1951. Also featuring Scorchy Smith. Steve mounts a rescue mission to save a US citizen from a Chinese prison camp; Scorchy Smith is pursued by outlaws after crash-landing in the wilds of Texas. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features an overview of death in newspaper comic strips and, specifically, the death of Raven Sherman in the "Terry and the Pirates"; and Caniff's thoughts on the stories in this issue. Death Makes It Real; Fate's Flip of the Dice; Raven and the 'Moiderer'; Notes on "Scorchy Smith"; Scorchy Smith; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, B&W.

Cover price $5.95.

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Volume 14 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Ron Goulart and Dave Schreiner, and Scorchy Smith strips by Noel Sickles.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from Aug. 6 to Nov. 15, 1951. Also featuring Scorchy Smith. Having rejoined the Air Force during the Korean War, Steve is caught between a straight-arrow commander and the commander's wife, who has a shadowy past. Also, Scorchy Smith battles cattle rustlers. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features a promotional illustration by Caniff for the Columbus Dispatch newspaper in 1965; a look at Caniff's first published cartoons in the Dispatch's "Escape From the Pen"; and Caniff's thoughts on the character Delta Index and the rivalry between the branches of the U.S. military. The Colonel and His Lady; Escapes From the Pen; Columbus Sketchbook - 1965; Notes on "Scorchy Smith"; Scorchy Smith; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W.

Cover price $4.95.

Volume 15 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Ron Goulart and Dave Schreiner, and Scorchy Smith strips by Noel Sickles.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from Nov. 16, 1951 to April 7, 1952. Also featuring Scorchy Smith. Steve pretends to romance an old friend while actually protecting her scientist boss from Soviet spies, but things get complicated when she takes the act too seriously. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features Caniff's thoughts on how he created the fictitious college campus Maumee University. Change of Scene; Notes on "Scorchy Smith"; Scorchy Smith; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W.

Cover price $4.95.

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Volume 16 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Edwin Wilbur, Estelle Schoenholtz, and H. W. Rigney, and Scorchy Smith strips by Noel Sickles.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from April 8 to July 24, 1952. Also featuring Scorchy Smith. Steve investigates possible Soviet incursions into Alaska; Scorchy Smith investigates the murder of Ann Trelling's father. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features true stories of military action in World War II, illustrated by Caniff; a Catholic missionary's true tale of Chinese imprisonment; illustrations for an Ohio Boy Scout Troop in 1970; and Caniff's thoughts on his travels to Alaska and the characters in this storyline. The Untouched Territory; Silver Wings; Four Years in a Red Hell; Fun and Service; Scorchy Smith; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W.

Cover price $5.95.

Volume 17 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Phil Cochran, Dave Schreiner, and Al Capp, and Scorchy Smith strips by Noel Sickles.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from July 25 to Dec. 6, 1952. Also featuring Scorchy Smith. Steve and a motley crew of passengers are stranded in the Canadian wilderness after an air taxi goes down; Steve remembers the invasion of Burma during World War II. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features biographies of Lt. Frank Higgs and Air Force officer Phil Cochran, the real-life pilots who inspired Caniff characters; how actual Air Force flight training contrasts with Caniff's strips; and a joke strip where Caniff tries to get a friend a job on the Li'l Abner comic strip. Characters and Their Traits; Terry and the Pirates; Dude Higgs and the Great Adventure; Teaching Terry To Fly; Just Another Damn Hero; Li'l Abner; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W.

Cover price $6.95.

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Volume 18 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Phil Cochran, Dave Schreiner, and Al Capp, and Scorchy Smith strips by Noel Sickles.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from Dec. 8, 1952 to May 14, 1953. Also featuring Scorchy Smith. Steve tries to calm tensions between an air base and the surrounding community; Scorchy Smith tricks a villain into incriminating himself. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features Caniff's sketches of a Japanese vacation; and Caniff's thoughts on the stories in this issue. The Trouble With Jets; Japan Sketchbook - 1960; Scorchy Smith; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W.

Cover price $5.95.

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40th Anniversary Special - Volume 19 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Boris Chaliapin.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from May 15, 1953 to April 30, 1954.

While on a desperate medical mission to China, Steve must aid US diplomats in neighboring Nepal; Steve goes undercover to bust heroin smugglers. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features an unpublished Milton Caniff self- portrait commissioned for Time Magazine's cover; the cover Time actually used; and an in-depth interview with Caniff about his long cartooning career. In the Big Leagues; Time Magazine; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, B&W.

Cover price $7.95.

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Volume 20 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Wilhelmina Tuck, Dave Schreiner and Leonard Sansone.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from May 1 to Nov. 8, 1954. Steve investigates the troubles plaguing an Alaskan radar installation. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features a collection of WWII-era illustrations by Caniff; articles by and about Caniff office manager Willie Tuck; and a Terry and the Pirates public health poster for the New York City Department of Health. Romance Is Everything; War Drawings; Caniff Studio Manager Willie Tuck; Tuberculosis Delays Victory; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W.

Cover price $5.95.

Volume 21 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by John T. McCutcheon, Dave Schreiner and Peter Poplaski, and Scorchy Smith strips by Noel Sickles.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from Nov. 8, 1954 to Feb. 7, 1955. Also featuring Scorchy Smith. Steve discovers some unpleasant things about the wife of his new commander. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features early examples of Caniff's art, from high school through his work on the Dickie Dare strip; a look at the Steve Canyon TV series that ran on NBC from 1958-59, along with an episode guide; and one of Caniff's last articles about being a professional cartoonist. The Attic Business; Samples from Caniff's Career; Terry and the Pirates; Steve Canyon on Television; Taking the Town by Storm; Scorchy Smith; Steve Canyon.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 104 pages, B&W.

Cover price $6.95.

Volume 22 - 1st printing. "In Formosa's Dire Straits!"

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from February 8th to August 8th, 1955. Steve finds danger on the island nation of Formosa, better known as Taiwan. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features in-depth historical articles and maps about the real-life nation of Taiwan and its volatile relationship with mainland China.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, B&W.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 22 - 2nd or later printing. "In Formosa's Dire Straits!"

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from February 8th to August 8th, 1955. Steve finds danger on the island nation of Formosa, better known as Taiwan. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features in-depth historical articles and maps about the real-life nation of Taiwan and its volatile relationship with mainland China.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, B&W.

Cover price $11.95.

Volume 23 - 1st printing. "The Scarlet Princess!"

Story and art by Milton Caniff. Supplemental material by Al Capp.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from August 9th, 1955 to April 11, 1956. Steve helps Chinese rebels escape to Texas, but an ambitious actress may be more than any of them can handle. Kitchen Sink also provides a wealth of behind-the-scenes material about Caniff's career. This issue features a Li'l Abner strip by Al Capp, and an illustration of character Happy Easter in a 19th-century U.S. Cavalry uniform, done for the modern U.S. Seventh Cavalry in 1947. Piece de Resistance!; Twice Broken Heart; Happy Easter in Uniform; The Scarlet Princess.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $13.95.

Volume 24 - 1st printing. "TAPS For 'Shanty Town!"

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from April 11 to Nov. 28, 1956. Steve tries to convince uneasy locals to allow a decommissioned air base to reopen, but the real trouble comes when his 14-year-old cousin tags along. Taps for "Shanty" Town; The Girl From Little Dogie.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 176 pages, B&W.

Cover price $13.95.

Volume 25 - 1st printing. "Damma Exile!"

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from Nov. 28, 1956 to Sept. 24, 1957. Steve is assigned to keep Princess Snowflower from fomenting open revolt against Communist China; a director tries to convince Steve to consider show business. Decision; Dark-Horse Team; Unknown Admirer; Damma Exile.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 220 pages, B&W.

Cover price $18.95.

Volume 26 - 1st printing. "War Games!"

Story and art by Milton Caniff.

Collects the Steve Canyon daily and Sunday strips from Sept. 25, 1957 to April 7, 1958. War games between the Air Force and the Navy are disrupted by Soviet spies, Poteet and her new friend Scooter, and the arrival of Miss Mizzou. Sad Sad Lady; War Games. Final issue of the series.

Softcover (squarebound), 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 148 pages, B&W.

Cover price $13.95.