Terry and The Pirates 63

Terry and The Pirates. February 13, 1942. WGN, Chicago. Sponsored by: Libby's Tomato Juice (Terryscope premium). Not auditioned. Dude convinces General Chang not to execute Captain Blaze. April has a swell idea. The end of an adventure.
Terry & The Pirates was a action-adventure drama featured realistically drawn adventures in the far east and had a serious bent to it, unlike many of the comics of the day. Terry Lee grew up in the strip opposite characters such as Pat Ryan, the soldier of fortune and "two-fisted journalist", Connie, the coolie and interpreter, and his nemesis, the Dragon Lady.First appearing as a comic strip created by comic artist, Milton Caniff, Terry and Pirates found its way into the newspapers of the day beginning in October, 1934 and appearing on the radio in 1937.Terry is followed through the war, though Japan is never mentioned throughout the run. Some of the actors from this series run included Bob Griffin as Dude Hennick, John Gibson as Connie and Emily Vass as April Kane. Terry was played over the series run by various actors including Jackie Kelk, Cliff Carpenter, Owen Jordan and Bill Fein.

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