By Robert C. Harvey. Creator of Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon.
A legendary cartoon artist who achieved movie-star status during the golden-age of the American newspaper strip, Caniff rose to prominence with his adventure strips during World War II and continued with a long and brilliant career. This enormous book, 952 pages, is the finest and most thorough look ever at this influential creator. Eminent comics scholar Harvey traces not only this career but also Caniff's life.