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.
Production
CBC · Marvin Melnyk Associates Ltd.
Cast & Characters
Adrian Dingle
Himself
Cy Bell
Himself
Les Barker
Himself
Martin Lavut
(voice)
Suki Falkner
(voice)
Directors & Crew
Michael Hirsh
Director
Patrick Loubert
Director
Sam Levene
Producer
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