Terry and The Pirates 64 Orphanage On Fire

Terry and The Pirates. February 16, 1942. WGN, Chicago. Sponsored by: Libby's Pineapple Juice (Terryscope premium). Not auditioned. The start of a new adventure. Terry and his friends return to Lashio. A fire has burned down the orphanage, but all the children are safe. Where is Mrs. Finch? Burma takes control. Pat's philosophy is, "The one thing you know about a woman is...you don't know anything! .
Terry & 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.

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