Library Collections: Visual Still: Item Description

Panels of the comic book, "The Will To Win." A comic creator invents a smiling character in a wheelchair, Good Willy.
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Title: The Will To Win, Page 2
From: The Will To Win
Original caption: Panel 1
One day Milton Caniff, creator of the popular comic strip, “Steve Canyon” is sketching a character to be a symbol for Goodwill Industries.
“This is a friendly looking fellow. Looks like he might want to help others. But if he stands for Goodwill Industries, he ought to be handicapped himself!”

Panel 2
“Too bad about being handicapped. It can happen so suddenly, and in so many different ways...”

Panel 3
In just seconds, a whole lifetime can be changed through accidents.... on highways... at home ... or at most any unexpected time or place!
Creator: Milton Caniff (illustrator)
Date: Circa 1955
Format: Comic Book
Source: Goodwill Industries International, Inc., Archives, Robert E. Watkins Library
Control no.: Boston Binder
Keywords: Accident; Assistive Technology; Charity; Children; Entertainment, Leisure & Recreation; Goodwill Industries; Milton Caniff; Physical Disability; Service Organizations; Social Welfare & Communities; Technology & Equipment; Wheelchair
Topics: Institutions, Organizations & Corporations; Mass Media, Culture & The Arts


Objects From This Artifact:
- The Will To Win, Cover (still)
- The Will To Win, Page 2 (still)
- The Will To Win, Page 3 (still)
- The Will To Win, Page 4 (still)
- The Will To Win, Page 5 (still)
- The Will To Win, Page 6 (still)
- The Will To Win, Page 7 (still)
- The Will To Win, Page 8 (still)