Dickie Dare
Dickie Dare | |
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Author(s) | Milton Caniff (1933–1934) Coulton Waugh (1934–1944; 1950–1957) Odin Burvik (1944–1947) Fran Matera (1948–1949) |
Current status/schedule | Concluded daily & Sunday strip |
Launch date | July 31, 1933 |
End date | October 12, 1957 |
Syndicate(s) | AP Newsfeatures |
Genre(s) | Adventure |
Dickie Dare was a comic strip syndicated by AP Newsfeatures. Launched July 31, 1933, it was the first comic strip created by Milton Caniff before he began Terry and the Pirates. The strip ended on October 12, 1957.[1]
Publication history
In 1932, Caniff moved to
Caniff left the strip in late 1934 to work on Terry and the Pirates, which followed the same theme of boy hero with two-fisted adult mentor. Caniff's last credited strip ran December 1, 1934.[1]
Subsequent creators
Coulton Waugh began drawing Dickie Dare in the middle of a story, and drew the strip for almost ten years, ending on February 26, 1944. In 1944, Waugh left to work on another strip, his wife and assistant, Odin Waugh, became the Dickie Dare illustrator from 1944 to 1948. Fran Matera took over the strip on March 8, 1948, and continued until the strip ended on October 12, 1957.[1]
During the 1930s and 1940s, Waugh worked at his studio located in suburban Newburgh, New York.
Characters and story
In July 1933, Caniff began the adventure-fantasy, Dickie Dare, influenced by series such as
After Waugh returned to the strip, he stayed on until it ended in 1957. In the final decade, Dickie aged from a 12-year-old to a Navy Cadet.
References
- ^ ISBN 9780472117567.
- ^ Current Biography 1944, p. 83.
- ^ Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Milton Caniff".
External links
- Dickie Dare at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015.
- Comics Info: Dickie Dare
- Milton Caniff Collection at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum