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Let's See Your Canadian Giveaway Comics from the 1960s/70s! Just as a caveat, the Canadian Silver Age is not quite the same as it is in the USA. This has to do with the particular history of the Canadian Golden Age (WECA and FECA) and the implementation of the Fulton Bill in the early 1950s that essentially destroyed the Canadian comic industry until the mid-1970s. Comic historian John Bell positions the Canadian Silver Age as beginning with the first issue of Captain Canuck in 1975 and ending around 1988 with the collapse of the Alternative comic industry in the country. During the 1960s and early 1970s, Canadian comics were almost exclusively business and government giveaways. The exception was the fledgling underground comics that proliferated in Vancouver, Saskatoon, Toronto and Montreal. Many of these giveaways have been lost to time, but I have been trying to source examples and am here to share what I have found (with the hope of seeing some new stuff too). There were two main giveaway companies: Ganes Productions and Owen McCarron's Comic Book World. A few reprints of American giveaways also appeared in Canada too. So, here we go. Let's start with some Ganes books. First up, "Save Lives," a mini from 1962 explaining CPR. I happen to own a copy of this one.

Looking to purchase (or trade) graded or raw CANADIAN PRICE VARIANTS . WILL PAY A PREMIUM depending on the book and grade you have. Send me a PM if you have any of the books I listed below. I'm also interested in other books that are not on my list but must be the highest grades. -G.I. Joe #21 (9.6-9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Amazing Spider-Man #238 (9.6-9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Blip #1 (9.6-9.8) $1.25 cover price -Blip #2 (9.6-9.8) $1.25 cover price -Green Lantern #192 (9.6-9.8) 0.95 cent cover price -Batman #386 (9.8) 0.95 cent cover price -Detective Comics #566 (9.6-9.8) $1.00 cover price -Swamp Thing Alan Moore's (9.8's) -Swamp Thing # 37 (9.8) 0.95 cent cover price -Batman #358 (9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Batman #359 (9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -X-Factor #6 (9.8) 0.95 cent cover price -Marvel Team-up #141 (9.6-9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Punisher Limited series (9.6-9.8) $1.50 cover price -Suicide Squad #1 (9.6-9.8) $1.00 cover price -Wolverine Limited #2 (9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Wolverine #3 (9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Thor #337 (9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Uncanny X-Men #201 (9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Superman Annual #11 (9.4-9.8) $1.60 cover price -New Mutants #26 (9.6-9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Detective Comics #523 (9.4-9.6) 0.75 cent cover price -Batman #366 (9.6-9.8) 0.95 cent cover price -Batman #404 (9.8) $1.00 cover price -Amazing Spider-Man 239 (9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Star Wars #81 (9.8) $1.25 cent cover price -Marvel Movie Showcase 1 & 2 (9.6-9.8) $1.50 cent cover price -Jonah Hex #92 (9.6-9.8) 0.95 cent cover price -Batman #423 (9.4-9.8) $1.00 cover price -Transformers #8 (9.4-9.8) $1.00 cover price -Legends #3 (9.8) $1.00 cent cover price -Flash #324 (9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Ghost Rider #81 (9.6-9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Avengers #257 (9.8) 0.75 cent cover price -Batman #400 (9.8) $2.10 cover price -Saga of the Swamp Thing Annual #2 (9.2-9.8) $1.60 cover price -RAW ONLY: Amazing Spider-man #240, 241,242,249,255,261,276,Annual #17 -RAW ONLY: G.I.Joe #6, 8 -RAW ONLY: Star Wars ( need a few of them) Will first try finding these: #90, 94, 103 -Raw ONLY: Transformers #7, 15 ETC... Thank you for looking through the list and don't hesitate sending me a P.M. if you have one or more of these books for sale (or trade). Wishing you a wonderful day

Hi everyone, I am trying to locate comics made by Owen McCarron in Halifax, Nova Scotia under his Comic Book World imprint. These are the titles that I am looking for: Adventures of Binkly and Doinkel, The # 1 Adventures of Skoodi the Rabbit, The Auntie Litter Comics Aylmer “Taste of Canada” Comics (with E.S. Pea) Cap’n Bluenose Comics Colonel Ernie Comics #1 Colonel Sanders Comics #2 Gassy the Elephant Comics #1 L’il Easy Saver Comics #1 L’il Easy Saver Comics #2 L’il Easy Saver Comics #3 Reveen and Sons Unlimited # 1 Wayne & Shuster Comics #1 You and the Co-op I'm also on the hunt for stuff published by Ganes Productions, including the following: Alberta: Land of Freedom and Opportunity A City Boy in the Woods A Question of Survival For Future Generations Our Forest Lands Smoking and Cancer IGA Safety Guide for Bicycle Riders Farm Machine Safety Sense for Everyone V.D. B/A Football Guide Builders of Canada: Sir John A. MacDonald Anything from the Chex Punch Imlach or Coca-Cola Hockey Mini Comics Series My preference is to purchase raw comics from Canadian sellers in CAD, but I will absolutely deal in USD with sellers outside of Canada. If you have anything like this please respond here or send me a pm. The price I am willing to pay depends largely on the title and condition. I am also looking for a variety of additional Canadian giveaways produced from other publishers. Let me know what you have and let's do some deals! Thanks, brian

Hi everyone, I am trying to build a collection of early Canadian underground comix (from the late 60s/early 70s). I am looking for stuff like Snore Comix # 1 & 2, Fleshapoids from Earth, SFU Komix # 1 & 2, Flash Theatre, Hierographics, Heart of London, London Life, Magenta Frog, Gearfoot Wrecks, Nature Comics # 2, Beer Comix, Bridge City Beer Comix # 2, Gopher Freedom, Polar Funnies # 1, The Time of the Clockmen, Brain Sugar, Crazy Duck, Poz Comix, Nuclear Dragons Attack, Nawtz Comix and anything from FreeKluck's Snafu series. The list goes on and on. I'm always looking for Canadian UG's, so anything you have might be of interest to me. I'm also starting to build a collection of Quebec UG's (BDK/BDQ). If you have anything like this, I may be interested. Particularly looking for issues of Made in Kebec, Pizza Puce and BD. Also would love to find an issue of Capitaine Kebec. My preference is to purchase raw comics/comix from Canadian sellers in CAD, but I am absolutely willing to buy in USD and deal outside of Canada. If you have anything like this please respond here or send me a pm. The price I am willing to pay depends largely on the title and condition. Thanks, brian

WTB: Canada's Best Comics & Comic Canada (1960s Fanzines) I am currently on the hunt for a few Canadian comic fanzines from the late 1960s published by Terry Edwards and Vincent Marchesano: Comic Canada # 1, Comicanada # 2 and Canada's Best Comics. If you have any and are interested in selling, please let me know and we can talk about prices. Thanks, brian Here are images of the three comic zines.

Hi Folks, Looking to purchase an Amazing Spider-Man # 238 (9.8) Canadian Price Variant (75 cents on the cover) $1300 USD $1400USD!!! ( negotiable). Must be slabbed by CGC or CBCS please. P.M. me if you have one for sale or know someone who wants to sell a copy. Will pay a finders fee of $75 $100 !!! if the sale goes through.