Steve Canyon

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In 1947, Milton Caniff decided to follow up on his Terry and the Pirates
success with an all-new strip – a strip featuring lots of jet-setting,
adventure, and, of course, gorgeous gals. The result was Steve Canyon,
first created for distribution by Field Enterprises.

The strip featured
Steve Burton Canyon, former air force captain and owner of the small, rather
shaky airline Horizons Unlimited. From South America to South Africa, from the
Middle East to the Far East, Canyon traveled the world fighting crime and having
high adventure.

The strip was always very in touch with the political and
social climes of the day, hence, the outbreak of the Korean War saw Canyon going
back to the air force. A few undercover missions later, he became colonel. It
was around this time that Caniff decided to focus more on developing the
secondary characters in the strip, mainly other military types, whose detailed
personality traits brought them to life in a way that further injected the strip
with a sense of humanity and wholeness. And of course, there were also plenty of
girls around to add some color and excitement. Most of them were treacherous
beauties out to get either Steve’s blood or his heart. It was the wife of his
pal Leighton Olson, however, for whom Steve always carried a torch…and, after
Leighton’s death, the two actually did marry.

As the years went on,
Steve’s Texan cousin Poteet was introduced, and even she had a crush on the
noble hero…familial relations, apparently, notwithstanding. Things went
smoothly for Steve and his crew for a few more years, that is, until the Vietnam
War. Steve re-enlisted in the air force again, which sparked the ire of many a
protesting reader. To save his strip, Caniff decided to focus more on Steve and
Summer than Steve and the air force, and the strip began to take on a family
drama-ish air – an air it cultivated until it’s end in 1988.

Soon after
Steve’s debut, comic books started to appear. A radio program was broadcast in
1948, and a decade later, a TV series aired. There was even a “Steve
Canyon’s Airagers” Club that was highly popular. Today, Steve collectibles
– from original art to comics to premiums from the programs and club – abound.


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Steve Canyon

Categories: Did You Know|Published On: October 8, 2009|Views: 62|

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In 1947, Milton Caniff decided to follow up on his Terry and the Pirates
success with an all-new strip – a strip featuring lots of jet-setting,
adventure, and, of course, gorgeous gals. The result was Steve Canyon,
first created for distribution by Field Enterprises.

The strip featured
Steve Burton Canyon, former air force captain and owner of the small, rather
shaky airline Horizons Unlimited. From South America to South Africa, from the
Middle East to the Far East, Canyon traveled the world fighting crime and having
high adventure.

The strip was always very in touch with the political and
social climes of the day, hence, the outbreak of the Korean War saw Canyon going
back to the air force. A few undercover missions later, he became colonel. It
was around this time that Caniff decided to focus more on developing the
secondary characters in the strip, mainly other military types, whose detailed
personality traits brought them to life in a way that further injected the strip
with a sense of humanity and wholeness. And of course, there were also plenty of
girls around to add some color and excitement. Most of them were treacherous
beauties out to get either Steve’s blood or his heart. It was the wife of his
pal Leighton Olson, however, for whom Steve always carried a torch…and, after
Leighton’s death, the two actually did marry.

As the years went on,
Steve’s Texan cousin Poteet was introduced, and even she had a crush on the
noble hero…familial relations, apparently, notwithstanding. Things went
smoothly for Steve and his crew for a few more years, that is, until the Vietnam
War. Steve re-enlisted in the air force again, which sparked the ire of many a
protesting reader. To save his strip, Caniff decided to focus more on Steve and
Summer than Steve and the air force, and the strip began to take on a family
drama-ish air – an air it cultivated until it’s end in 1988.

Soon after
Steve’s debut, comic books started to appear. A radio program was broadcast in
1948, and a decade later, a TV series aired. There was even a “Steve
Canyon’s Airagers” Club that was highly popular. Today, Steve collectibles
– from original art to comics to premiums from the programs and club – abound.


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