Nelvana of the Northern Lights by Adrian Dingle

The merged company was renamed Bell Features. ( AMICUS 36013050)Įarly in 1942, Hillborough was absorbed by another Canadian comic book publisher called Commercial Signs of Canada. Nelvana, drawn by Adrian Dingle on the cover of Amazing Adventures in the Life of Nelvana of the Northern Lights! Published by Bell Features, ca. McAskill, who was almost eight feet tall, toured the world as a curiosity during the 1840s and 1850s. The creators of Derek of Bras d’Or based the character on Angus McAskill (sometimes spelled MacAskill), a Cape Bretoner famous for his incredible strength and gigantic stature. The team of artists and writers behind Triumph Adventure Comics sometimes drew on real-life Canadians for inspiration. 1 “all have a Canadian background, which will delight you not only in this edition, but in the many issues to follow.” Who would produce these Canadian stories? Naturally, the editor says Hillborough employs “the best artists in Canada.” The first issue of Triumph Adventure Comics includes a letter from the comic book’s editor to its readers, which notes that the stories in issue no. The fact that these characters both have distinctly Canadian identities is no coincidence. These features showcase heroic characters like Cape Breton strongman Derek of Bras d’Or and Inuit demigoddess Nelvana of the Northern Lights. The series is an anthology, with each issue containing several one-page humour strips along with a few longer feature stories. In August 1941, a small Toronto-based comic book publisher called Hillborough Studio released the first issue of its first title, Triumph Adventure Comics.

Nelvana of the Northern Lights by Adrian Dingle