George Wunder's TERRY AND THE PIRATESMedia Release -- Terry and the Pirates: the George Wunder Years: Volume Three 1949-1950; ISBN# 978-1-61345-104-5; now for the first time see these three complete "Terry" stories, dailies and Sundays in continuity, continuing the stories and characters immortalized by Milton Caniff; 10 x 14 inches, landscape format; deluxe hardcover; black and white and color; 224 page; dustjacket, printed laminated cover and endleaves, fully digitally restored; historical essay; $65.

Milton Caniff's masterpiece, Terry and the Pirates, perhaps the most influential action/adventure comic strip every created returns! After Caniff left the strip in 1946 to create Steve Canyon he was succeeded by George Wunder. Under Wunder's stewardship the strip continued for almost another 27 years. Volume One of the series, released last year garnered universal critical praise. It was described by the Chicago Tribune Book Review as having a "spectacular" design with "color Sundayreproductions (that) are gorgeous."

Volume Two has also garnered similar praise from critics and fans alike. Volume Three continues this tradition making available three stories never reprinted before. Volume Three picks up with the story "Dame in Distress." The dailies and Sundays run in continuity and as with Volumes One and Two and all of the Sundays are printed in spectacular color. As with our other volumes of Terry, this book features an historical essay, examples of original art and other supplemental material.

Terry and the Pirates: the George Wunder Years: Volume One 1946-1948 2nd Edition; ISBN# 978-1-61345-105-2; now for the first time George Wunder's first year of the Terry dailies and Sundays continuing the stories and characters immortalized by Milton Caniff; 10 x 14 inches, landscape format; deluxe hardcover; 256 pages; black and white and color; dustjacket, printed laminated cover and endleaves, fully digitally restored; historical essay; $65; limited edition of 750 copies.

Hermes Press' reprint of George Wunder's take on Milton Caniff's masterpiece, Terry and the Pirates, perhaps the most influential action/adventure comic strip every created, sold out almost immeadiately after its release and is still very much in demand. Volume One was criticlly acclaimed by numerous numerous newpapers including the Chicago Tribune Book Review which prasied it's "spectacular" design with "color Sunday reproductions (that) are gorgeous." So, to celebrate the publication of Volume Three in the series Hermes Press will reissue a second edition of Volume One in a very limited edition of 750 copies.

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