The Great Canadian Comic Books!

The Great Canadian Comic Books!

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1971

Runtime

0h 24m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Great Canadian Comic Books!

Production Companies

CBC, Marvin Melnyk Associates Ltd.

Director

Michael Hirsh

Description

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.