Golden age: Canadian Whites .281940s.29 Canadian comics
the golden age of comic books , subsequent superhero boom began release in june 1938 of action comics #1. cover story first appearance of superman, drawn toronto-born joe shuster. shuster modeled superman s metropolis after memories of toronto, , newspaper clark kent worked after toronto daily star, had delivered child. these comics crossed border , gained canadian fans well. in december 1940, war exchange conservation act passed. restricted importation of goods deemed non-essential combat trade deficit canada had neighbours south. american comic books casualties of act. in 1941, fill void, number of canadian comic book publishers sprang up, starting in march anglo-american publishing in toronto , maple leaf publishing in vancouver. adrian dingle s hillborough studios , bell features joined them. comics printed these companies had colour covers, innards in black-and-white, , collectors call them canadian whites. superheroes stories prominent, , whites relied on serials keep readers c...