The Great Canadian Comic Books!

The Great Canadian Comic Books!

1971 en 24 minutes

Rating: 0

Plot

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.

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Cast

Adrian Dingle

Adrian Dingle

Himself

Cy Bell

Cy Bell

Himself

Les Barker

Les Barker

Himself

Martin Lavut

Martin Lavut

(voice)

Suki Falkner

Suki Falkner

(voice)

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