Release Date

01 Jan, 1971

Runtime

00:24: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

The Great Canadian Comic Books!

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Actors

Adrian Dingle

Cy Bell

Les Barker

Martin Lavut

Suki Falkner

Crew

Michael Hirsh

Patrick Loubert

Henri Fiks

Clive A. Smith

Wayne Trickett

Don Haig

Ed Jeffers

Sam Levene

Fletcher Markle