(February 1986)

Kitchen Sink Press, 1983 Series
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Price
4.95 USD; 6.95 CAD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Kitchen Sink Press Inc.
Brand
Kitchen Sink Comix
Editing
Pete Poplaski (credited as Peter Poplaski) (editor); Dave Schreiner (credited) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Steve Canyon / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Milton Caniff; Pete Poplaski
Inks
Milton Caniff; Pete Poplaski
Colors
Pete Poplaski

Genre
adventure; military
Characters
Steve Canyon; Col. Sam Index

The Colonel and His Lady (Table of Contents: 1)

Sidebar / text article / 4.5 pages (report information)

Script
Milton Caniff
Pencils
Milton Caniff; Bill Mauldin
Inks
Milton Caniff; Bill Mauldin; Dick Rockwell
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Caniff discusses the evolution of the character Delta Index and the rivalry between the different branches of the U.S. military.
Reprints
  • from News of the 45th (United Features Syndicate) 1944-xx-xx
  • from Steve Canyon daily (Field Enterprises) 1955-01-25 - 1955-01-26

Escapes from the Pen (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Milton Caniff
Pencils
Milton Caniff
Inks
Milton Caniff
Letters
typeset

Genre
historical
Synopsis
Some examples of panel cartoon "Escape From the Pen" published by the Columbus Dispatch, which were Milton Caniff's first published cartoons.

Scorchy Smith, Part V (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ron Goulart
Letters
typeset

Genre
historical
Synopsis
Continuing Noel Sickles' history as a comic strip artist.

[An Intrusion] (Table of Contents: 4)

Scorchy Smith / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Noel Sickles
Pencils
Noel Sickles
Inks
Noel Sickles
Letters
Frank Engli (sourced)

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Scorchy Smith; Tex; Ann Trelling; Rainbow; Nathe Fletcher
Synopsis
Scorchy and Tex stumble onto a cattle rustling scheme and are mistaken for arsonists.
Reprints
  • from Scorchy Smith (Associated Press) 1934-06-25 - 1934-07-14

[Double Crossed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Steve Canyon / comic story / 35 pages (report information)

Script
Milton Caniff
Pencils
Milton Caniff
Inks
Milton Caniff
Letters
Frank Engli

Genre
adventure; military
Characters
Steve Canyon; Col. Sam Index; Delta Index; Upton Bucket; Mitchell Fitch; Suki Suzie
Synopsis
Steve is assigned to an Air Force installation on a South Pacific atoll as operations officer to a "spit-and-polish" commander and his familiar wife, whose unsavory past comes to the aid of a ring of saboteurs.
Reprints
  • from Steve Canyon daily (Field Enterprises) 1951-08-06 - 1951-11-15
  • from Steve Canyon Sunday (Field Enterprises) 1951-08-12 - 1951-11-11

Columbus Sketchbook - 1965 (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Milton Caniff
Pencils
Milton Caniff; Dick Rockwell
Inks
Milton Caniff; Dick Rockwell
Letters
Frank Engli

Genre
historical
Synopsis
Pictorial presentation of the growth of Columbus, Ohio, over fifty years and the growth of the Dispatch along with it.

Indexer Notes

Promotional illustration done for the Columbus Dispatch in 1965.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Steve Canyon
  2. 1. The Colonel and His Lady
    Sidebar
  3. 2. Escapes from the Pen
  4. 3. Scorchy Smith, Part V
  5. 4. [An Intrusion]
    Scorchy Smith
  6. 5. [Double Crossed]
    Steve Canyon
  7. 6. Columbus Sketchbook - 1965
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jim Stangas