Meanwhile-- : a biography of Milton Caniff, creator of Terry and the pirates and Steve Canyon

by R.C. Harvey
Milton Caniff, Terry and the Pirates, and Steve Canyon: Meanwhile.. . traces Caniff's life from the cradle to the grave, marking the milestones in the development of the comic strip ( Steve Canyon, and Terry and the Pirates ) that Caniff established. Caniff reshaped the medium and set standards by which all storytelling strips were subsequently judged. The book examines the artistic innovations and work routines of a nationally distributed cartoonist whose career was central the development of the artform, marking along the way the milestones in the development of comic strip artistry that Caniff established.

• Preface p. 6
• Overture p. 8
• Chapter I Printer's Ink and Players' Greasepaint (1907-1919) p. 14
• Chapter II Artist or Actor? (1919-1932) p. 36
• Chapter III Cartoonist (1932-1934) p. 118
• Chapter IV The Captain and the Comics p. 176
• Chapter V Redefining the Art (1934) p. 196
• Chapter VI Household Words (1934-1941) p. 262
• Chapter VII Chiaroscuro Kipling and a Bit of Lace (1941-1946) p. 370
• Chapter VIII Horizons Unlimited (1947-1960) p. 526
• Chapter IX Mentor to an Entire Profession (1960-1988) p. 712
• Chronology p. 880
• Appendix 1 Here, There Be the Dragon Lady p. 890
• Appendix 2 How Sickles Inspired Caniff but Didn't Draw for Him p. 896
• The Making of Meanwhile: Notes on the Sources p. 906
• Index p. 945