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39-847: Caniff was born in Hillsboro, Ohio . He was an Eagle Scout and a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America . Caniff did cartoons for local newspapers while studying at Stivers High School (now Stivers School for the Arts ) in Dayton Ohio . At Ohio State University , Caniff joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and later illustrated for The Magazine of Sigma Chi and The Norman Shield (the fraternity's pledgeship/reference manual). Graduating in 1930, Caniff began at

78-509: A lesbian; and then boon companions such as Hotshot Charlie, Terry's wing man during the War years; and April Kane, a young woman who was Terry's first love. But Caniff's most memorable creation was the Dragon Lady , a pirate queen; she was seemingly ruthless and calculating, but Caniff encouraged his readers to think she had romantic yearnings for Pat Ryan. During the war, Caniff began a second strip,

117-510: A male householder with no wife present, and 41.5% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age in the city was 38.7 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 22.4% were from 45 to 64; and 20.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

156-449: A new star, Miss Lace, a beautiful woman who lived near every military base and enjoyed the company of enlisted men, whom she addressed as "Generals". Her function, Caniff often said, was to remind service men what they were fighting for, and while the situations in the strip included much 'double entendre', Miss Lace was not portrayed as being promiscuous. Much more so than civilian comic strips which portrayed military characters, Male Call

195-497: A number of real-life characters and situations, albeit in a fictional setting, including Gary Powers and the U-2 Crisis and Hugh Hefner . During World War II, Dottie is the model for Milton, an artist who has been commissioned to draw a strip to raise the morale of the troops. He creates Poison Ivy , a strip-within-a-strip, in which the titular character is a combination of Lace of Male Call and Mata Hari (though she fights with

234-578: A special version of Terry and the Pirates without Terry but featuring the blonde bombshell, Burma. Caniff donated all of his work on this strip to the armed forces—the strip was available only in military newspapers. After complaints from the Miami Herald about the military version of the strip being published by military newspapers in the Herald's circulation territory, the strip was renamed Male Call and given

273-561: Is located within the city. Dragon Lady (Terry and the Pirates) The Dragon Lady , also known as Madam Deal , was a well-known character in the U.S. comic strip Terry and the Pirates , created by Milton Caniff , and in the movie serial , comic books , and TV series based on the comic strip. She was modelled after Lai Choi San , a real-life 20th century pirate. The Dragon Lady first appeared in December 1934, in

312-517: The Columbus Dispatch where he worked with the noted cartoonists Billy Ireland and Dudley Fisher , but Caniff's position was eliminated during the Great Depression. Caniff related later that he had been uncertain of whether to pursue acting or cartooning as a career and that Ireland said, "Stick to your inkpots, kid, actors don't eat regularly." He died on April 3, 1988, and was buried in

351-585: The New York Daily News to produce a new strip for the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate . Daily News publisher Joseph Medill Patterson wanted an adventure strip set in the mysterious Orient, what Patterson described as "the last outpost for adventure," Knowing almost nothing about China, Caniff researched the nation's history and learned about families for whom piracy was a way of life passed down for generations. The result

390-414: The 34 episodes of the 1958–59 NBC television series Steve Canyon featuring Dean Fredericks in the title role. From 1995, Dargaud has published a series of Franco-Belgian comics , Pin-Up , intended mainly for adults, written by Yann Le Pennetier and drawn by Philippe Berthet . The series describes the adventures of artist's model Dottie Partington during and after World War II. The strip features

429-656: The Milton Caniff Collection of papers and original art became the foundation for what is known presently as the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum . Covering 696 cubic feet (19.7 m), the collection fills 526 boxes, plus 12,153 art originals and 59 oversized items. In addition to the original artwork, the collection includes Caniff's personal and business papers, correspondence, research files, photographs, memorabilia, merchandise, realia, awards, audio/visual material and scrapbooks. In 1987, he

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468-633: The Mount Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, New York . In 1932, Caniff moved to New York City to accept an artist job with the Features Service of the Associated Press . He did general assignment art for several months, drawing the comic strips Dickie Dare and The Gay Thirties , then inherited a panel cartoon named Mister Gilfeather in September 1932 when Al Capp quit the feature. Caniff

507-543: The Pirates . While the strip was a major success, it was not owned by its creator but by its distributing syndicate, the Chicago Tribune-New York Daily News, a common practice with syndicated comics at the time. And when Caniff, growing more and more frustrated with the lack of rights to the comic strip he produced, was offered the chance to own his own strip by Marshall Field, publisher of the Chicago Sun,

546-529: The US Air Force who later worked as a James Bond movie technical adviser. The character of Madame Lynx was based on Madame Egelichi, the femme fatale spy played by Ilona Massey in the 1949 Marx Brothers movie Love Happy . The character stirred Caniff's imagination, and he hired Ilona Massey to pose for him. Caniff designed Pipper the Piper after John F. Kennedy and Miss Mizzou after Marilyn Monroe . Caniff

585-573: The Yanks against the Japanese). Milton is later shown working on Steve Canyon . This version of Caniff is not a particularly sympathetic one, depicting him in a loveless marriage while obsessed with Dottie who has rejected him. Hillsboro, Ohio Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Highland County, Ohio , United States, approximately 35 miles (56 km) west of Chillicothe and 50 miles (80 km) east of Cincinnati . The population

624-441: The art and none of the writing, calling Dwyer "a good gag man." Caniff continued Gilfeather until the spring of 1933, when it was retired in favor of a generic comedy panel cartoon called The Gay Thirties , which he produced until he left AP in the autumn of 1934. In July 1933, Caniff began an adventure fantasy strip, Dickie Dare , influenced by series such as Flash Gordon and Brick Bradford . The eponymous main character

663-403: The average family size was 2.93. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.9 males. The median income for a household in the city

702-509: The cartoonist quit Terry to produce a strip for Field Enterprises. Caniff produced his last strip of Terry and the Pirates in December 1946 and introduced his new strip Steve Canyon in the Chicago Sun-Times the following month. At the time, Caniff was one of only two or three syndicated cartoonists who owned their creations, and he attracted considerable publicity as a result of this circumstance. Like his previous strip, Steve Canyon

741-494: The city has a total area of 5.43 square miles (14.06 km ), all land. Hillsboro is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 50 and 62 and State Routes 73 , 124 , 138 , and 247 . As of the census of 2010, there were 6,605 people, 2,755 households, and 1,612 families living in the city. The population density was 1,216.4 inhabitants per square mile (469.7/km ). There were 3,181 housing units at an average density of 585.8 per square mile (226.2/km ). The racial makeup of

780-572: The city was 44.9% male and 55.1% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,368 people, 2,686 households, and 1,633 families living in the city. The population density was 1,227.1 inhabitants per square mile (473.8/km ). There were 2,971 housing units at an average density of 572.5 per square mile (221.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 90.58% White , 6.39% African American , 0.20% Native American , 1.07% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.38% from other races , and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.94% of

819-420: The city was 90.0% White , 5.8% African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.8% Asian , 0.2% from other races , and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 2,755 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had

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858-408: The early days of the strip was Terry and Pat's interpreter and manservant Connie. They were later joined by the mute Chinese giant Big Stoop. Both he and Connie provided the main source of comic relief. Other characters included: Burma, a blonde with a mysterious, possibly criminal, past; Chopstick Joe, a Chinese petty criminal; Singh Singh, a warlord in the mountains of China; Judas, a smuggler; Sanjak,

897-417: The first Sunday strip story. She began as a stereotypically beautiful, seductive and evil Asian, but as the comic strip became more realistic, the character grew more complex. Fans of the strip recall her passionate love for the journalist and man-of-action Pat Ryan, and the time she taught Terry how to dance. In the years leading up to World War II , she became a heroic, though Machiavellian figure, leading

936-409: The population. There were 2,686 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and

975-475: The profession and in newspapering, and he produced the strip until his death in 1988. The strip was published for a couple of months after he died, but was ended in June 1988, due to Caniff's decision that no one else would continue the feature. The character of Charlie Vanilla, who appeared frequently with an ice cream cone, was based on Caniff's long-term friend Charles Russhon , a former photographer and Lieutenant in

1014-583: The resistance against the Japanese invasion of China . According to Milton Caniff: Conversations , she "was modeled from a real person, as are all Caniff's characters", in this case a succession of them, starting with professional model Phyllis Johnson, though Joan Crawford was the initial inspiration. Various actresses played the Dragon Lady in the radio series of Terry and the Pirates (1937–48), including Agnes Moorehead , Adelaide Klein and Marion Sweet. In

1053-429: The work of comic book/strip artists such as Jack Kirby , Frank Robbins , Lee Elias , Bob Kane , Mike Sekowsky , John Romita, Sr. , Johnny Craig , William Overgard and Doug Wildey to name just a few. European artists were also influenced by his style, including Belgian artists Jijé , Hubinon and Italian artist Hugo Pratt . The Caniff estate hired special effects artist John R. Ellis to restore for release

1092-644: The world. Since 1976 the city hosts the "Festival of the Bells" during the fourth of July weekend. Hillsboro has a public library, a branch of the Highland County District Library. Hillsboro City Schools operates two public elementary schools, one middle school, and Hillsboro High School . Parochial schools in Hillsboro include Hillsboro Christian Academy and St. Mary Catholic Elementary School. The Central Campus of Southern State Community College

1131-513: Was Terry and the Pirates , the strip which made Caniff famous. Like Dickie Dare, Terry Lee began as a boy who is traveling with an adult mentor and adventurer, Pat Ryan. But over the years the title character aged, and by World War II he was old enough to serve in the Army Air Force . During the 12 years that Caniff produced the strip, he introduced many fascinating characters, most of whom were "pirates" of one kind or another. Introduced during

1170-401: Was $ 25,998, and the median income for a family was $ 34,750. Males had a median income of $ 30,984 versus $ 22,665 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,400. About 13.5% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over. Hillsboro has produced steel alloy bells, which were shipped around

1209-519: Was 6,481 at the 2020 census . Hillsboro was platted in 1807, and most likely named for the hills near the original town site. One of the late 19th century's largest reform organizations, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union that went on to play important roles in achieving women's suffrage and prohibition, was founded in Hillsboro in 1873. According to the United States Census Bureau ,

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1248-553: Was a successful comic strip with a greater circulation than Terry ever had. A short-lived Steve Canyon television series was produced in 1958. Steve Canyon was often termed the "unofficial spokesman" for the Air Force. The title character's dedication to the military produced a negative reaction among readers during the Vietnam War, and the strip's circulation decreased as a result. Caniff nonetheless continued to enjoy enormous regard in

1287-449: Was a youth who dreamed himself into adventures with such literary and legendary persons as Robin Hood, Robinson Crusoe and King Arthur. In the spring of 1934, Caniff changed the strip from fantasy to "reality" when Dickie no longer dreamed his adventures but experienced them as he traveled the world with a freelance writer, Dickie's adult mentor, "Dynamite Dan" Flynn. In 1934, Caniff was hired by

1326-525: Was also hired by his friend Bil Dwyer when Dwyer took over the Chic Young -created comic strip Dumb Dora in 1932, and needed help while learning the routines of a daily cartoon strip. Caniff ghost-wrote and drew a number of strips, working closely with Dwyer for the first year and a half of Dwyer's tenure on the strip. While some critics claimed that Caniff was largely responsible for the strip's quality at this time, Caniff himself took credit only for some of

1365-455: Was an action strip with a pilot as its main character. Canyon was portrayed originally as a civilian pilot with his own one-airplane cargo airline, but he re-enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean War and remained in the Air Force for the remainder of the strip's run. While Steve Canyon never achieved the popularity that Terry and the Pirates had as a World War II military adventure, it

1404-796: Was awarded an Inkpot Award in 1974. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1988. He received the National Cartoonists Society Elzie Segar Award in 1971, the Award for Story Comic Strip in 1979 for Steve Canyon , the Gold Key Award (the Society's Hall of Fame) in 1981, and the NCS has since named the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award in his honor. In 1977,

1443-573: Was made the first honorary member of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society in recognition for the "Male Call" strip that he did for Stars and Stripes during World War II. Caniff died in New York City in 1988. Along with Hal Foster and Alex Raymond , Caniff's style had a tremendous influence on the artists who drew American comic books and adventure strips during the mid-20th century. Evidence of his influence can be seen in

1482-593: Was notable for its honest depiction of what the servicemen encountered; one strip displays Lace dating a soldier on leave who had lost an arm (she lost her temper when a civilian insulted him for that disability). Another strip had her dancing with a man in civilian clothes; a disgruntled GI shoved and mocked him for having an easy life, but Lace's partner was in fact an ex-GI blinded in battle. Caniff continued Male Call until seven months after V-J Day , ending it in March 1946. In 1946, Caniff ended his association with Terry and

1521-658: Was one of the founders of the National Cartoonists Society and served two terms as its president, 1948 and 1949. He also received the Society's first Cartoonist of the Year Award in 1947 for work published during 1946, which included both Steve Canyon and Terry and the Pirates as well. Caniff would be named Cartoonist of the Year again, receiving the accompanying trophy, the Reuben, in 1972 for 1971, again for Steve Canyon . He

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