Vintage RARE 1959 STEVE CANYON Lunch box Thermos UNUSED
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1959 Rare STEVE CANYON Lunchbox Thermos Made by Aladdin Rarity 7 Price Guide Value $150 Free US Shipping Steve Canyon was a long-running American adventure comic strip by writer-artist Milton Caniff . It was published from January 13 , 1947 , (starting shortly after Caniff had retired from penning his previous popular strip: Terry and the Pirates ), until June 4 , 1988 , shortly after Caniff's death. Caniff won the Reuben Award for the strip in 1971. Visually based on Gary Cooper , Steve Canyon was an easygoing adventurer with a soft heart. Originally a veteran running his own air-transport business, the character returned to the U.S. Air Force during the Korean war and stayed in the military for the remainder of the strip's run. Initially, his buddies were fellow veterans, and romantic interest was provided by Copper Calhoon - a kind of capitalist version of the popular Dragon Lady character Caniff had created for Terry and the Pirates . Eventually, however, Canyon developed a sometime-sidekick in crotchety millionaire adventurer "Happy" Easter, a permanent love interest in Summer Olson, Calhoon's private secretary, and General Philerie, who is based on legendary World War II hero Phil Cochran , who is from Erie (Phil-Erie). The young, Terry-like Reed Kimberley also became a major character. Caniff was intensely patriotic,
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