Part 2 of 11: Shel Dorf interviews Milt Caniff in Nov. 1982

Part 2 of 11: Comic-Con founder Shel Dorf ( see http://www.ShelDorfTribute.com ) interviews Milt Caniff in November 1982. This section's highlights:
Shel shows his old Terry and the Pirates scrapbook to Caniff. Caniff talks about doing strips under adverse conditions and how it was hard to find an assistant during WWII as almost everyone in the army or going into it. Caniff was 4F during WWII due to phlebitis. Shel shows Caniff a couple of the Terry comics from Harvey, which were the first place Shel had a chance to read the 1936 and 1937 stories (which were reprinted therein). Shel observes that Caniff remembers everything he's done.
They discuss the differences between Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. Caniff says it's easier to do Steve Canyon as he can go anywhere while Terry never got out of China. Why Caniff left Terry and the Pirates. Marshall Field pirating talent to form his Sun Times. Marshall Field approached Chester Gould and Harold Gray. Patterson's feelings toward Caniff after he went with Marshall Field. Tom French, who operated the video camera, gets in front of it and chats with Caniff for a bit; Shel
pays tribute to Tom French for helping grow Comic-Con by his good work running the dealers's room.