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: While the strip featured mild double entendres and pin-up style art appropriate for a male military audience, Miss Lace was portrayed as a "good girl" who was sassily independent and capable of fending off overeager advances.

: Caniff used real-life model Dorothy Partington for the character's likeness. Partington even made public appearances in character to visit wounded men in hospitals. The End of the Run LIFE - Miss Lace is GIs' Heroine Miss Lace - Male Call. Milton Caniff (JAOA-ARвЂ¦

The strip actually began as a spin-off of Terry and the Pirates featuring the blonde bombshell Burma. However, after commercial newspapers complained about the "free" competition, Caniff replaced her with a new, original character in January 1943: Miss Lace. Character and Impact : While the strip featured mild double entendres