Jack, Ace Chance, and Shanghai Peg each play unexpected parts in the conclusion to Harold Gray's most sophisticated story of the 1930s. Plus, Annie encounters the gangster Nick Gatt and is captured by the international criminal mastermind named Axel. Can "Daddy" save her? He brings along some heavy-duty help - Punjab, the Asp, and "Daddy's" old pal, Wun Wey - but things don't turn out as expected in Volume Eight of The Complete Little Orphan Annie. Contains all strips from June 9, 1938 - February 28, 1940.
Author Biography
Harold Graywas born in 1894 in Kankakee, Illinois, and debuted Little Orphan Annie on August 5, 1924 and continued to write and draw the comic strip for forty-four years, until his death in 1968.
