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Comic strip

Steve Canyon is an American action-adventure comic strip by cartoonist Milton Caniff. Launched shortly after Caniff retired from his previous strip, Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon ran from January 13, , until June 4, It ended shortly after Caniff's death.^[2] Caniff won the Reuben Award for the strip in

History

By , Caniff had developed a worldwide reputation for his syndicatedTerry and the Pirates.

However, the rights for the strip he had created, written and drawn (for Chicago Tribune newspaper syndicate editor Captain Joseph Patterson) were entirely owned by the syndicate. Seeking creative control, Caniff negotiated with Field Enterprises for a new strip on which he could retain ownership.^[3]Steve Canyon was "marketed and distributed by King Features, which was subcontracted as Field's selling agent".^[4] Caniff's popularity meant that sixty clients agreed to run Steve Canyon before publication. ^{Up in the Air with Milton Caniff | Air & Space Forces Magazine QAWOZ}