Reading the introduction to a compilation volume of Modesty Blaise strips a couple of weeks ago, I learned that back in the day, syndicated cartoonists were basically rock stars: big bucks, a bunch of young hopefuls to do half their work for them, fancy sports cars, globe trotting vacations, etc. Must be true - check out babe magnet Milt “Terry and the Pirates” Caniff above! Damn!
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His “How to spot a Jap” instructional strip cracks me up.
We can also thank him for the great term “Dragon Lady” added to the US lexicon.
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