Maple Leaf Publishing was a
World War II
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-era
Canadian
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comic book
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publisher active during the
Golden Age of Comic Books. They were one of four publishers—along with
Anglo-American Publishing,
Hillborough Studios, and
Bell Features—which published "
Canadian Whites"—
black-and-white
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comic books with colour covers that proliferated during the war years when American imports were restricted.
Maple Leaf Publishing started publishing comic books in March 1941 and went out of business in late 1946.
In contrast to the larger
Anglo-American
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, which published many comics drawn by
Canadians
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but based on imported American scripts, Maple Leaf focused on home-grown scripts. Maple Leaf's first publication, ''Better Comics'' #1, is thus considered to be the first true
Canadian comic book.
Maple Leaf's comics were modeled on the American format, minus the colour interiors. Notable titles other than ''Better Comics'' included ''Big Bang Comics'', ''Lucky Comics'' and ''Rocket Comics''.
Titles published
* ''Better Comics'' (34 issues, March 1941 - August/September 1946)
* ''Bing Bang Comics'' (31 issues, November–December 1941 - May–June 1946)
* ''Lucky Comics'' (34 issues, June 1941 - October–November 1946)
* ''Name-It Comics'' (1 issue, Nov./Dec. 1941)
* ''Rocket Comics'' (32 issues, 1941–1946)
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Notes
Comic book publishing companies of Canada
Defunct publishing companies of Canada
Golden Age of Comic Books
Publishing companies established in 1941
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