The Great Canadian Comic Books!Movie
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.
About The Great Canadian Comic Books!
The Great Canadian Comic Books! is a 1971 documentary movie directed by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert.
The production information lists a runtime of 24m, production credits from Canada, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Adrian Dingle, Cy Bell, Les Barker, Martin Lavut. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
