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Issue Details

Issue #804
Published June 1957
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "Milton Caniff's STEVE CANYON, No. 804." Code number is S.C.O.S. #804-576. Copyright 1957 by Field Enterprises, Inc. Based on the "Steve Canyon" newspaper strip by Milton Caniff. Fifth of seven Steve Canyon Four Color issues.

Cover Details - "Polar Peril"

Characters Steve Canyon
Genre adventure
Pencils ? (painting)
Inks ? (painting)
Colors ? (painting)
Letters typeset

1 page filler "The Dew Line"

Synopsis Brief description of the Distant Early Warning stations spread across the Arctic in Alaska and Canada.
Genre fact
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Six photos and brief text.

32 page Steve Canyon story "The Polar Peril"

Characters Steve Canyon; Tuck O'Tucker
Synopsis Steve and Tuck escort a top secret piece of equipment to a secret base in Alaska. Tuck is set to work on organizing a chapter of the Civil Air Patrol, while Steve tests a new rocket plane in arctic conditions.
Genre adventure
Script Milton Caniff
Pencils Ray Bailey; Milton Caniff (see notes)
Inks Ray Bailey; Milton Caniff (see notes)
Notes According to Alberto Becattini, Caniff only drew Steve Canyon's heads, the rest of the art was by Bailey. (May 14, 2007)

1 page filler "Arctic Air Force"

Synopsis Facts about aviation equipment used in bringing in material for the DEW Line.
Genre fact
Pencils Ray Bailey
Inks Ray Bailey
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page filler "Workhorses of the Arctic"

Synopsis Heavy equipment used in the Arctic.
Genre fact
Pencils Ray Bailey
Inks Ray Bailey
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. Next to last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."