Nelvana Archives

Probably the single most historically famous comic book published in Canada during the Golden Age and certainly featuring the most famous Canadian superhero from that era from our modern perspective, the 1945 Nelavana of the Northern Lights one-shot comic book has often been called the Action Comics #1 of the Canadian Golden Age.  In the[...]

Far and away the most famous Canadian superhero of the Golden Age from our modern perspective, Nelvana of the Northern Lights debuted in Triumph-Adventure Comics #1 (cover-dated August 1941) from Hillborough Studio. Hillborough was founded by Nelvana creator Adrian Dingle, brothers Rene and Andre Kulbach, and an unknown financial backer.  After publishing the first six issues of[...]

Hope Nicholson writes for Bleeding Cool: I've been obsessed with Nelvana, Inuit goddess of Northern Canada since I first heard about her It's mind-boggling to me that I'm finally in a position to share this obsession with the rest of the world. Here's my story, in as much of a nutshell as I can: I was 18, and[...]