Male Call is an American comic strip series created and drawn by Milton Caniff on a volunteer basis, exclusively for US military publications during World War II. [1] The strip began January 24, 1943.

Much more so than civilian comic strips which portrayed military characters, Male Call was notable for its honest depiction of what the servicemen encountered; one strip displays Lace dating a soldier on leave who had lost an arm (she lost her temper when a civilian insulted him for that disability). Another strip had her dancing with a man in ...

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Male Call, with Lace as its star, began January 24, 1943. It opened with the men mourning the sudden departure of an otherwise unnamed "blonde bombshell", who'd left a note saying "See you in the funny papers."

The complete collection of Milt Caniff's marvelous and patriotic strip "Male Call", which originated in WWII and continued through other conflicts, featuring a voluptuous Miss Lace administering aid and comfort to the lowly common soldier.

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Great stories, a handsome hero and more than a few damsels in distress - another Milton Caniff triumph. Typical of Milton Caniff’s genius and generosity, he created “Male Call" featuring Miss Lace, and donated it to the Armed Forces. It ran from 1942 to March 1946.

Male Call. Its protagonist was Miss Lace, a shapely young woman who preferred enlisted men to officers. This humorous weekly strip constantly stretched the tolerance of military censors and gave Caniff a special relationship with noncoms.

MALE CALL by Milton Caniff. (1987). Limited hardcover edition with tip-in plate. Male Call was a special newspaper strip created by master cartoonist Milton Caniff for miltary newspapers only. This was the first and only complete collection of the …