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Mike Roy Joseph Michel Roy (1921–1996) was a Canadian comic book and comic strip artist, working during the Golden Age of Comic Books and the Silver Age of Comic Books. He is best known for his stories about Native Americans. Biography Born in Queb ...

is a Sunday only adventure

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which ran from June 14, 1964, to March 28, 1965, and was syndicated through 1972. It featured the Native American character Akwas in realistic historical adventures set before

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' voyage to the Americas. The best format is the

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; the strip is also found in a third of a page and tabloid formats, which drop one or more panels. The strip had a topper called ''Indian Lore and Crafts''. There were four stories: ''Cricket Kidnapped'', ''The Dream Fast'', ''Mission to the Huron'', and ''Jessakid''. Toward the end of the strip, as it appeared in fewer and fewer newspapers, Mike Roy attempted to revive interest by giving Akwas

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. The strip ended shortly after this. None of the stories have been reprinted, but one Akwas strip can be seen on the cover of ''

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'' #266.

References

Bibliography

* Green, Paul. ''Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns'', p. 181, "Roy was well known for his work on the Native American Sunday strip Akwas in the 1960s.", McFarland, 2009, . * Roy, Mike. ''The Best of Mike Roy'', Ward Ritchie Press, 1978, ASIN: B000NYCCAY * Strickler, Dave. ''Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index.'' Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. . * Norwood, Rick
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