Bidspirit auction | Milton Caniff

Milton Caniff - Milton Caniff - Terry and the Pirates - Pass the Splint, squint, 1946. pencil and ink on thin cardboard 58 x 18 cm Daily comic strip from June 24, 1946, for ”Terry and the Pirates.” Brimming with charm, action, and elegance, this wonderful strip, titled ”Pass the Splint, Squint, ” features young Terry and ”Hotshot” Charlie repelling an air attack, while Slits makes unwanted advances towards the Dragon Lady aboard her ship below. Caniff's style, here at its finest, would greatly influence the style of the greatest cartoonists of the second half of the 20th century, such as Kirby, Miller, and Pratt. Signed and dated. Dimensions 58 x 18 cm