Canadian publisher F.E. Howard did some unusual Archie Comics reprints in Canada during WWII, which remain highly sought-after today.
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Pioneer Publishing of London, Ontario, is a mysterious publisher who put out this unusual Phantom Lady #17 reprint in 1948.
Was a notorious paper broker behind the publication of both the U.S. and Canadian version of Atomic Comics?
The very rare 1945 Nelvana of the Northern Lights one-shot has become the most iconic and famous Canadian comic book of the Golden Age.
Triumph Comics #21 features a rare Nelvana cover (in her Alana North secret agent identity), plus Captain Wonder, Speed Savage and much more.
Obscure 1949 Bell Features comic book Unusual Adventures #52 features an adaptation of Brewster's Millions and a master criminologist named Dr. Doom.
Two of the foundational comic book creators of Canada's Golden Age, Ted McCall and Ed Furness, teamed up for Freelance Comics.
As we've noticed recently with comics like Rocket Man Comics, Weekender v2 #1 and Active Comics #29, Golden Age Canadian comics which used U.S reprint material sometimes had covers that seemed to have little to do with their contents Those three examples came in the wake of the ending of the War Exchange Conservation Act[...]
Bell's Active Comics #29 is an unusual combination of a mysterious Adrian Dingle cover with Matt Baker's South Sea Girl inside.
As with most discussions surrounding the beginnings and endings of historic comic book eras, the boundary between Canadian comics belonging to the WECA (War Exchange Conservation Act) era and the FECA (Foreign Exchange Conservation Act) era is the subject of some debate WECA Section One, which was put into effect beginning December 6, 1940 and[...]
The road that led Al Rucker to comic publishing took a number of twists and turns, including circus acrobat, map maker, bootlegger, and muckraker.
Gus Ricca's iconic Dr. Doom piece from the cover of Dynamic Comics #11 was also used for Canadian comic The Weekender v2 #1 from Rucker.
Project I.M.P.A.C.T. #2 is a solid, effective sophomore issue is a great mix of law enforcement procedural and superhero team book.