Cabinet Switched 11/20/41Terry
& The Pirates was a action-adventure drama featured realistically
drawn adventures in
the far east and had a serious bent to it, unlike many of the comics of
the day. Terry Lee grew up in the strip opposite characters such as Pat
Ryan, the soldier of fortune and "two-fisted journalist", Connie, the
coolie and interpreter, and his nemesis, the Dragon Lady.First
appearing as a comic strip created by comic artist, Milton Caniff,
Terry and Pirates found its way into the newspapers of the day
beginning in October, 1934 and appearing on the radio in 1937.Terry is
followed through the war, though Japan is never mentioned throughout
the run. Some of the actors from this series run included Bob Griffin
as Dude Hennick, John Gibson as Connie and Emily Vass as April Kane.
Terry was played over the series run by various actors including Jackie
Kelk, Cliff Carpenter, Owen Jordan and Bill Fein.