Release Date
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Original Release
January 1, 1971
0h 24m
The Great Canadian Comic Books! (1971)
⭐ 0.024 min
Overview
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.
Director
Michael Hirsh
Department: Production
⭐Popularity: 0.9
Cast
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Adrian Dingle
Himself
⭐0.3
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Cy Bell
Himself
⭐0.3
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Les Barker
Himself
⭐0.4
Martin Lavut
(voice)
⭐0.8
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Suki Falkner
(voice)
⭐0.4
Genres
Documentary
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