It was perfectly legal and common for officer's uniforms to be produced by private (commercial) tailors. All that was required was that the uniforms had to have an inside tag saying that they met Army specifications.Seriously, why don't we? We've been seeing this problem pop up in the papers, anecdotally, for two years now.
We saw this last week. These are not counter arguments, just timeline issues. Both points of view are correct.
Welles would have continued as a "fortune teller," but he realized there was more money in the Hollywood version of make believe.
The swastika has rightfully become one of the most hated and despised symbols in history, but when the Nazis were riding high, they quite effectively marketed the h*ll out of it.
"I was an inch too short."
"Only an inch?"
Why is she in her underwear in panel seven? Not complaining, just pointing it out.
I'm not just saying it, Lizzie, I had the exact same thought about Shadow before I read your comment. Ed could work six months worth of Sunday jokes out of that one scenario.
The description of the New Zealand patrol vessel's battle with the Japanese sub was as good as any Warner Bros. action scene. Heck, Warner Bros. will probably (or should) incorporate something like it into its next war picture.
The judge's instructions all but guaranteed Ms. Parrott's acquittal.
Even Gould wouldn't have a baby freeze to death as part of a storyline.
A fully-clothed and only showing a little leg Cindy, what is "Smilin' Jack" coming to!
I bet no one thought "Fritzi Ritz" would have the most Sunday comicstrip porn today.
Even in these not-great scans, you can appreciate the detail Caniff puts into his drawing of clothes. It makes sense consider that we've learned that he is also a fashion designer. Just the other day, Foxtrot Lamont pointed out the bomber jacket. Caniff is ridiculously talented.
My take is the judge realized she wasn't guilty of anything major and that neither justice nor military PR would have been served by finding her guilty of something minor, so he instructed the jury in a way that all but forced an acquittal.
Consider the temptation for a tailor to take some extra cash for making a uniform that fits a guy who says it's a "present" for his twin brother who's EXACTLY his size.
Black market meat and eggs... Black market uniforms...
Concerning Caniff's ability to draw clothes: In his autobiography, Bill Mauldin mentions that during his formative cartooning career he intently studied Caniff's skillful drawing of clothes, including how he illustrated wrinkles.