sentences:  In 1947 Caniff created "Steve Canyon" because Marshall Field III, who owned Field Newspaper Syndicate, allowed him to own the rights to his comic strip.Also in 1947, according to publisher Denis Kitchen, Al Capp, creator of the hugely popular "Li'l Abner", "sued United Feature Syndicate for $14 million, publicly embarrassed UFS in "Li'l Abner", and wrested ownership and control of his creation the following year.