8 October 1943

Caniff, Milton, 1907-1988

Newspaper clipping

Title: to Leonard Eugene Graeff

One newspaper clipping sent by June Walter to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated October 8, 1943. The comic strip is entitled "Male Call" by Milton Caniff, Creator of "Terry and the Pirates." The comic is an image of 4 soldiers driving a vehicle that are so distracted by a female walking by that they go over very large rocks. The men bounce out of the vehicle and in the last panel the car is chasing the woman.

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22 October 1944

Caniff, Milton, 1907-1988

Newspaper clipping

Title: Male Call: Contor Map

One comic entitled Male Call by Milton Caniff sent by Raymond James Graeff and Susan Prowell Graeff to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated October 22, 1944. Features four panels of women in fancy dresses posing. In the last panel it comments "You mean you want a gag too?" Distributed by Camp Newspaper Service.

GLC09611.351.02

22 October 1944

Caniff, Milton, 1907-1988

Newspaper clipping

Title: Male Call: Tool-Happy Terminology

One comic entitled Male Call by Milton Caniff sent by Raymond James Graeff and Susan Prowell Graeff to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated October 22, 1944. Features eight common mechanic terms and illustrates how they are used to refer to women. Distributed by Camp Newspaper Service.

GLC09611.351.03

May 20, 1945

Caniff, Milton, 1907-1988

Newspaper clipping

Title: Male Call You Never Know Where the Front Is

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated May 20, 1945. Clipping is a comic titled Male Call. This particular strip is titled You Never Know Where the Front Is. In the comic two soldiers are talking about their sergeant, worried about how quiet he has been sine getting on the boat home. They notice him getting off the boat and realize they do not know where he lives and are sad he is not saying goodbye. The last panel is the sergeant getting yelled at by his wife about money and the kids.

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