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Anglo-American Publishing

Defunct Canadian comic book publisher

Anglo-American Publishing was a Canadian comic book publisher during the World War II era. While they published a number of Canadian creations, they also printed Canadian reworkings of scripts bought from American publisher Fawcett Comics. As of 2017, Anglo-American characters have begun appearing in Chapterhouse Comics publications, later acquired by Lev Gleason Publications.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 1941Founded1
  • HeadquartersToronto1

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Anglo-American Publishing was a Canadian comic book publisher during the World War II era. While they published a number of Canadian creations, they also printed Canadian reworkings of scripts bought from American publisher Fawcett Comics.2

The story

American comic books were barred from crossing the border into Canada when the War Exchange Conservation Act passed in December 1940. In order to fill in the void and supply Canadian kids' appetite for comic books, Anglo-American and Maple Leaf Publishing started publishing comics in March 1941.

In 1941, Anglo-American Publishing hired Doris Slater, the first female cartoonist in Canada. Slater worked on multiple titles for Anglo-American, including Pat The Air Cadet.

Anglo-American's first title that March was Robin Hood and Company, a tabloid-sized publication which reprinted comic strips, chief amongst them Robin Hood and Company by Toronto Telegram's Ted McCall, which had run in Canadian newspapers since 1935.

From Wikipedia’s article on Anglo-American Publishing, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Mar 1941Founded Founded1

Sources

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