Sam Hunter

Sam Hunter cartoon from The Moon, 1901

The Giants

The Toronto Telegram strip The Giants was drawn from September 1964 to September 1967 by Norm Drew and continued with artist Bill Payne and writer Walt McDayter until 1969. After leaving the GIANTS cartoonist Norm Drew headed to London and eventual animation work on the Beatles Yellow Submarine film. In the mid 1970’s Drew had two daily and weekly cartoon features appearing nationally: Chika, Choppy & Chips© (a children’s puzzle panel) and The Bush Babies©  the latter running in the Globe & Mail.

[ ‘Giants (of Canadian history) was a Toronto Telegram Expo '68 run up feature. In 1967 we then took the feature international in subject matter. The first episode was ‘The Bomb Builders’ dealing with the creation of the atomic bomb issuing in the nuclear age. Went international with a big bang one could say. Next was the story of the creation of the FBI. That elicited a personal fan letter from J. Edgar himself.’ - Norm Drew ]

Norm Drew and Walt McDayter

May 13, 1966

May 26, 1966, Lethbridge Herald.

Jan 21, 1965, Lethbridge Herald.

Norm Drew at work on The Giants


Thanks to Norm Drew

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Norman McClaren

Canadian animator Norman McClaren from Liberty Magazine, 18 January 1947.

Win Mortimer (1919-1988)

Superman artist James Winslow "Win" Mortimer was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1919. This original cartoon courtesy of Don Kurtz. A look at his comic career can be found HERE.

Gordon Johnston

From The Lethbridge Herald, September 6, 1956

See also Jeff Buchanon

Danny Fortune

Danny Fortune, cold war RCAF pilot, rode Canada’s cloudy skies from the Atlantic to the Pacific with side-trips to the North Pole from June 2, 1958 to December 6, 1958. He was the creation of two ex-RCAF pilots, Bob McCormick, artist, and Bill Dulmage, writer. The strip began with Danny Fortune test-flying the Avro Arrow but a lack of interest by the comic strip reading public brought Danny Fortune to an abrupt and inconclusive end after a mere six month run.

Jimmy Frise (1891-1948)

Beautiful pen and ink work on Birdseye Center from Jimmy Frise Nov 1 1929, Saskatoon Star-Phoenix.

C. W. Jefferys

C. W. Jefferys, from the Lethbridge Herald, January 30 1954

Foster's Gospel

The Gospel According to St. Luke
illustrated by Hal Foster,
Lethbridge Herald,
December 24, 1954

Calgary Kayo

Calgary Daily Herald advertisement
for Calgary Kayo chocolate malted.
30 Sept 1930.