Terry and the Pirates HC (2022- Clover Press) The Master Collection comic books published within the past year

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "1938: Pirate Queen and Patriot!" Story and art by Milton Caniff. The saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 4, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs! Warlord Klang makes life rough for Terry, Connie, and Burma, but they find an unlikely ally when-for the first and only time-the Dragon Lady and Burma appear in the same story! In one of the strip's most famous sequences the Dragon Lady changes her scales, seizing Klang's troops and turning them into a force to fight a hostile invading army. Meanwhile, Hunter Yurk and young Nastalthia ("Nasty") Smythe-Heatherstone stir up trouble, and a reunion with Pat and Big Stoop isn't enough to prevent a cat-fight over Nasty's wealthy papa between Burma and conniving Drusilla Crail. When Burma again takes it on the lam, the boys agree to a dangerous mission in Indo-China for Mr. Smythe-Heatherstone. This tabloid-sized Volume 4 containing the 1938 dailies and Sundays is an unparalleled upgrade that no Terry fan can afford to pass up. Hardcover, 11-in. x 14-in., 164 pages, full color. NOTE: "Before Caniff introduced the Dragon Lady to Pat Ryan, before Burma and Raven Sherman and Normandie? Drake fell for our hero, there was not a hint of sex-real sex-to be found in the American newspaper strip. Caniff changed all that." - Jules Feiffer Cover price $100.00.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "1940: The Time of Cholera!" Story and art by Milton Caniff. The saga continues in TERRY & THE PIRATES Volume 6, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs! Invader soldiers scatter the occupants of Singh-Singh's outpost, forcing Pat, Blaze, and April to flee. They take refuge at Raven Sherman's orphanage just in time for an outbreak of cholera (this is refuge?). Returning to the city, Raven meets the mysterious Hu Shee, while Pat is reunited with Terry, Big Stoop, and Connie and crosses paths with old friend Dude Hennick. All the newcomers to the cast-together with the Dragon Lady, no less!-fall prey to the schemes of Chopstick Joe. A strike by invader forces separate Terry and Hu Shee from the others, setting up an encounter with the elusive Chinese guerrilla leader known only as the Blue Tiger! This tabloid-sized Volume 6 containing the 1940 dailies and Sundays is an unparalleled upgrade that no Terry fan can afford to pass up. Hardcover, 11-in. x 14-in., 164 pages, full color. NOTE: "Caniff visualized his setup with a cinematic flair that remains thrilling because it is played straight." - The New Yorker"Arguably the greatest of all adventure strips." - The Washington Post Cover price $100.00.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing. "1941: Raven, Evermore!" Story and art by Milton Caniff. The saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 7, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs! Embroiled in the guerilla struggle against the invader, Terry meets Madame Lustre (AKA Burma!) and matches wits German officers Kiel and Wolff. When Terry eventually reunites with Dude Hennick and Raven Sherman, the stage is set for one of the greatest stories in comics history, with Death waiting to strike unexpectedly. Terrys road leads back to Hong Kong for a major reunion and a welcome-home kiss from April, but the delightful Miss Kane has secret troubles in the form of small-time grifter Sammy the Tapper. Everyones fortunes are poised to change as Christmas arrives and America charges headlong into World War II! This tabloid-sized Volume 7 containing the 1941 dailies and Sundays is an unparalleled upgrade that no Terry fan can afford to pass up. Hardcover, 11-in. x 14-in., 164 pages, full color. Cover price $100.00.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "1942: A World at War!" Story and art by Milton Caniff. The saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 8, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs! Pat Ryan's bittersweet reunion with the entire Sandhurst family-including young daughter Merrily-is cut short when they are captured and placed in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Even worse, human weasel Tony Sandhurst is revealed as an Axis conspirator! Pat revs up an escape for Normandie, Merrily, and himself, but their path to freedom intersects with the Dragon Lady. When the Sandhurst women find themselves on their own behind enemy lines, their privations finally end in the same U.S. Army camp hospital where Terry Lee is recuperating! Terry has happy encounters with nurse Taffy Tucker and aviator Flip Corkin, and a less-pleasant encounter with the conniving redhead known only as Rouge! This tabloid-sized Volume 8 containing the 1942 dailies and Sundays is an unparalleled upgrade that no Terry fan can afford to pass up. Hardcover, 11-in. x 14-in., 164 pages, full color. NOTE: "Terry significantly altered and dominated the landscape of the newspaper comic strip. [Caniff's] work is notable for its reliance on character instead of plot to dictate the action. The other thing Caniff brought to the comic strip was sex. Terry's female characters practically oozed sexuality in a way that previous strips had never dared." - The Harrisburg Patriot News Cover price $100.00.