Anglo-American Publishing
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.

History
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.

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.

Characters

Amongst Anglo-American's characters were:
Circus Capers 
Clip Thomson & Tub
Commander Steel
The Crusaders: Bob Crawford, Paul Leighton and Lois Leighton
Doctor Destine and Rugged
Don Shield and His Revrso-Ray
Freelance, Big John Collins, and Natasha
Martin Blake The Animal King
Men of the Mounted
Michael Lee British Secret Service
Pat The Air Cadet
Purple Rider and Purple Kid
Red Rover and Knuckles
Robin Hood and his band
Sooper Dooper
Terry Kane

See also

 Canadian comics
 Golden Age of Comic Books
 Hillborough Studios
 Bell Features

References

Works cited

 Bell, John. Invaders from the North. Dundurn Press, 2007. 
 Beaty, Bart. "Comic Books and Graphic Novels". Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada'' (editor: New, William H.). University of Toronto Press, 2002. Pages 221–223. 

Comic book publishing companies of Canada
Golden Age of Comic Books
Publishing companies established in 1941