Hillborough Studios was a short-lived

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publisher, founded in 1941, most notable for publishing Adrian Dingle's

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In August 1941, Hillborough was founded in

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, Canada by Adrian Dingle, the brothers René and André Kulbach, and an anonymous investor. Their flagship title was called ''Triumph-Adventure Comics'', and featured the most famous character of what has been called the Golden Age of

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—Dingle's

, the first Canadian female

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, who debuted several months before

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. After seven monthly issues, Dingle brought ''Triumph-Adventure'' to

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in early 1942, and was followed by most of the Hillborough staff.

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