Canadian Whites, the Glossary
Canadian Whites are World War II-era comic books published in Canada that feature colour covers with black-and-white interiors.[1]
Table of Contents
37 relations: Adrian Dingle (artist), Anglo-American Publishing, Bell Features, Black-and-white, Brok Windsor, Canada, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian comics, Clive A. Smith, Comic book, Ed Furness, Fanzine, Foreign exchange controls, Fred Kelly (comics), Golden Age of Comic Books, Graphic novel, Harlan Ellison, Harold Town, Hillborough Studios, Joe Shuster Award, Johnny Canuck, Jon St. Ables, Ken Steacy, Leo Bachle, Library and Archives Canada, Maple Leaf Publishing, Margaret Atwood, Nelvana, Nelvana of the Northern Lights, Propaganda, Ted McCall, Toronto, United States, Vancouver, Webcomic, Wonder Woman, World War II.
- Comics industry
- Golden Age of Comic Books
- History of Canadian comics
Adrian Dingle (artist)
John Adrian Darley Dingle (1911 – 22 December 1974), known professionally as Adrian Dingle, was a Cornish-Canadian artist.
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Anglo-American Publishing
Anglo-American Publishing was a Canadian comic book publisher during the World War II era. Canadian Whites and Anglo-American Publishing are Golden Age of Comic Books.
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Bell Features
Bell Features, also known as Commercial Signs of Canada, was a Canadian comic book publisher during the World War II era. Canadian Whites and Bell Features are Golden Age of Comic Books.
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Black-and-white
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white to produce a range of achromatic brightnesses of grey.
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Brok Windsor
Brok Windsor is a Canadian comic book character, debuting in Maple Leaf Comics' Better Comics Vol. 3 #3 April/May 1944.
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television.
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Canadian comics
Canadian comics refers to comics and cartooning by citizens of Canada or permanent residents of Canada regardless of residence.
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Clive A. Smith
Clive A. Smith (often credited as Clive Smith) is a British expatriate director and animator who, along with Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, founded Canadian animation studio Nelvana in 1971.
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Comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes.
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Ed Furness
Ed Furness (1911–2005) was a Canadian comic book artist associated with the "Canadian Whites", Canadian comic books published during World War II.
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Fanzine
A fanzine (blend of fan and magazine or -zine) is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest.
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Foreign exchange controls
Foreign exchange controls are various forms of controls imposed by a government on the purchase/sale of foreign currencies by residents, on the purchase/sale of local currency by nonresidents, or the transfers of any currency across national borders.
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Fred Kelly (comics)
Frederick George Kelly (September 8, 1921 in Toronto – September 14, 2005 in Owen Sound) was a comic book writer and artist known for his contributions to the "Canadian Whites" era during the Second World War.
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Golden Age of Comic Books
The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956.
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Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a long-form work of sequential art.
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Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality.
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Harold Town
Harold Barling Town, D.Litt (June 13, 1924 – December 27, 1990) was a Canadian artist who worked in many different media, but is best known for his abstract paintings.
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Hillborough Studios
Hillborough Studios was a short-lived Canadian comic book publisher, founded in 1941, most notable for publishing Adrian Dingle's Nelvana of the Northern Lights. Canadian Whites and Hillborough Studios are Golden Age of Comic Books.
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Joe Shuster Award
The Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards (or Joe Shuster Awards) are given out annually for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels, webcomics, and comics retailers and publishers by Canadians.
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Johnny Canuck
Johnny Canuck is a Canadian cartoon hero and superhero who was created as a political cartoon in 1869 and was later re-invented as a Second World War action hero in 1942.
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Jon St. Ables
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Ken Steacy
Ken Steacy (born January 8, 1955) is a Canadian comics artist and writer best known for his work on the NOW Comics comic book series of Astro Boy and of the Comico comic series of Jonny Quest, as well as his graphic novel collaborations with Harlan Ellison (Night and the Enemy, 1987) and Dean Motter (The Sacred and the Profane, 1987).
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Leo Bachle
Leo Henry Bachle (November 23, 1923 – May 2003), a.k.a. Les Barker, was a Canadian comic book artist in the era of the Canadian Whites, and later became a comedian.
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Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada (LAC; Bibliothèque et Archives Canada) is the federal institution tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of Canada.
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Maple Leaf Publishing
Maple Leaf Publishing was a World War II-era Canadian comic book publisher active during the Golden Age of Comic Books. Canadian Whites and Maple Leaf Publishing are Golden Age of Comic Books.
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Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic.
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Nelvana
Nelvana Limited (stylized as "nelvana") is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment production company owned by Corus Entertainment and formerly Shaw Communications since 2000.
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Nelvana of the Northern Lights
Nelvana of the Northern Lights is a Canadian comic book character and the first Canadian national superhero, debuting in Hillborough Studios' Triumph-Adventure Comics #1 (August 1941).
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Propaganda
Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded language to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information that is being presented.
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Ted McCall
Edwin Reid McCall (born 1901 in Chatham, Ontario, died 1975) was a Canadian journalist, and a comic strip and comic book writer.
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Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.
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Webcomic
Webcomics (also known as online comics or Internet comics) are comics published on the internet, such as on a website or a mobile app.
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Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superheroine created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter in 1941 for DC Comics.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Comics industry
- ACME Comics & Collectibles
- American News Company
- Big Rapids Distribution
- Bill Schanes
- Bud Plant Inc.
- Canadian Whites
- Capital City Distribution
- Comics conventions
- Comics creators
- Creator ownership in comics
- Creator's Bill of Rights
- Curtis Circulation
- Diamond Comic Distributors
- Digital Chameleon
- Free Comic Book Day
- Heroes World Distribution
- Independent News
- Milton Griepp
- Neptune Distribution
- New Media/Irjax
- Pacific Comics
- Phil Seuling
- Spinner rack
- Steve Geppi
- Sunrise Distribution
- Thorpe & Porter
- Titan Distributors
- Williams Publishing
- Wisconsin Independent News Distributors
- World Distributors
- Worldcolor
Golden Age of Comic Books
- 1938 in comics
- 1939 in comics
- 1950 in comics
- Anglo-American Publishing
- Bell Features
- Canadian Whites
- Earth-Two
- Golden Age of Comic Books
- Hillborough Studios
- List of Golden Age comics publishers
- Maple Leaf Publishing
History of Canadian comics
- Canadian Whites
- Quebec comics
- The Great Canadian Comic Books