Maple Leaf Publishing
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| Status | Defunct |
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| Founded | March 1941 |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Headquarters location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Publication types | Comic books |
Maple Leaf Publishing was a World War II-era Canadian comic book publisher.
[edit] Overview
Maple Leaf Publishing started publishing comic books in March, 1941. They were one of four publishers, with Anglo-American, Hillborough Studios, and Bell Features, which published "Canadian Whites"—black-and-white comic books with colour covers that proliferated during the war years when American imports were restricted.[1]
In contrast to the larger Anglo-American, which published a large number of comics drawn by Canadians but based on imported American scripts, Maple Leaf focused on home-grown scripts. Maple Leaf's first publication, Better Comics #1, is thus considered to be the first true Canadian comic book.[2]
Maple Leaf's comics were modeled on the American format, minus the colour interiors. Notable titles other than Better Comics included Big Bang Comics, Lucky Comics and Rocket Comics.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Bell, John (2002-06-24). "Beyond the Funnies: Canadian Golden Age of Comics, 1941-1946". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/comics/027002-8300-e.html. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ^ "Maple Leaf Comics". Comic Syrup. 2011-09-07. http://comicsyrup.wordpress.com/tag/maple-leaf-publishers/. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ^ Beaty, Bart. "Comic Books and Graphic Novels", page 221–223.Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada (New, William N., editor). University of Toronto Press, 2002.
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