The Great Canadian Comic Books!
The Great Canadian Comic Books!

The Great Canadian Comic Books!

January 01, 1971 | 24 min

Film accompanying the book of the same name by Nelvana Enterprises founders Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, with partner Clive Smith as designer and illustrator. It looks at the "Canadian Whites" series of comic books made during World War II, with some focus on Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the genre's first superheroine, and Johnny Canuck. It was accompanied by a two-year travelling tour of the art, the National Gallery of Canada's "Comic Art Traditions in Canada, 1941–45". This is Nelvana Enterprises' first film.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Adrian Dingle

Naomi Scott

Cy Bell

Naomi Scott

Les Barker

Naomi Scott

Suki Falkner

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