Friday, January 16, 2015

Dragon Lady by Milton Caniff, c. 1940s

 From "Terry and the Pirates."




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  1. These are fantastic. I'd love to know where they were published. I have a black and white poster of these from 1942.

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    1. Hi Jeff,
      Terry and the Pirates was a syndicated comic strip, and appeared in many newspapers. It's tough to say exactly which paper ran it, especially when I only have cut samples! But since it was part of the syndicate that owned the Chicago Tribune and the NY Daily News, those two newspapers are a good bet. Some libraries have newspaper archives online, so that might be a good place to look.

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  2. I have the original full page of this paper doll from the Chicago Tribune, dated Juy 29, 1940. I would love to know the value so I can sell it.

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    1. You can see the going rate by checking eBay; I've seen full pages go for up around $40-60. Search newspaper paper dolls, as well as comic strips and Milton Caniff, the artist.

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