thebristolboard:Original self-portrait by Milton...

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Original self-portrait by Milton Caniff.

“Milton Caniff, famed for Terry and the Piratesand Steve Canyon, often told of how his mentor, Columbus, Ohio-based cartoonist Billy Ireland, had urged him to give up on an acting career and keep drawing. This autobiographical cartoon captures that moment in fond detail. It was published in the 2007 Fantagraphics book Meanwhile… A Biography of Milton Caniff.”