Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thought you might be a follower. He usually had his details correct. :-) Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 8/8/2017 8:03 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > Yeah Caniff's strip "Terry and the Pirates" was one of the first I was > aware of, and I followed "Steve Canyon" for years until it was finally > dropped by the Times Picayune in the eighties. > > Even though it had a story line, it was one of those strips that you could > visit from time to time and still keep up. Being an Air Force brat, I > loved the airplane themes of the strip with high detail drawings of real > aircraft. > > http://dev.deniskitchen.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/B_canyon21.bg.jpg > > > > On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 6:33 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> Thanks, Douglas. Yes, Caniff was popular during the WWII years. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> On 8/7/2017 5:29 PM, Douglas Barry wrote: >> >>> That's a nice memento, Jim. >>> I'd never heard of Milton Caniff or his characters, but google is very >>> helpful, and he certainly had a major following. >>> >>> Douglas >>> >>> >>> On 07/08/2017 22:15, Jim Nichols wrote: >>> >>>> General Hap Arnold, along with Dr. Theodore von Karman and a few others, >>>> were responsible for the creation of Arnold Engineering Development >>>> Center, >>>> to get the United States capable of performing state of the art >>>> aeronautical and engine research. A few years ago I received an award >>>> plaque that contained a caricature of Gen. Arnold by noted cartoonist >>>> Milton Caniff. I have always thought of it as a beautiful example of >>>> his >>>> work. Perhaps a few of you are old enough to recall his "Terry and the >>>> Pirates" and "Steve Canyon" comic strips. >>>> >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Hap+Arnold-1.JPG.html >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >