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Nelvana
Nelvana was the first national Canadian super hero, as well as the first female super hero. She beat the more famous
Wonder Woman by a couple months!
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Johnny Canuck
One of the most well-known names in comics of any country, Johnny Canuck was the second Canadian national
super hero. Johnny is well noted for the fact that he faced Hitler himself, 3
TIMES!
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Captain Canuck
Captain Canuck, another famous name in comics, was the first serious Canadian super hero since the 1950's! Created in
1975, he became a big hit when he gained a "time force" power. However, the series ended shortly after, because of money troubles.
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Superman
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Canada's ( and the world's) first super hero! SUPERMAN! Co-created by Canadian Joe
Shuster in 1935, Superman took his first leap in 1939 in the first issue of Action Comics! Originally a super villan used
in Jerry Seigel and Joe Shuster's sci-fi tale "The Reign of the Superman" the hero was soon adapted into a comic. They searched
for a publisher for 4 years, until they finally came across DC comics, and the rest is history!
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