CAPTAIN CANUCK (Comely Comix / CKR Productions; Original Canadian Color Comic Series; 7/1975 thru 3-4/1981)

#1 [7/1975; FIRST PRINTING;

** Published in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;

** Classic CANADIAN FLAG Cover by Richard Comely;

 ( A ) Tom Evans aka CAPTAIN CANUCK in Arctic Standoff, Part-One, 18 page story;

** Origin and First Appearance of TOM EVANS the Original CAPTAIN CANUCK;

** First Appearance of C.I.S.O. (Canadian International Security Organization)

** First Appearance of BLUEFOX;

** First  Appearance of GENERAL SUN;

** RCAF Royal Canadian Air Force appears;

** Captain Canuck is no doubt the most famous independent Canadian superhero. Tom Evans a.k.a. Captain Canuck operates in the future (1993) where Canada is the most powerful nation on earth. Like a true patriot our hero fights crime for the Canadian Secret Service.

** PHOTO'S superimposed into with Comic Artwork in the Pages of this first Captain Canuck storyline;

** Richard Comely story, photographs, cover and art;

** CAPTAIN CANUCK battles a Polar Bear;

Story by Dave Abbott, Richard Comely and Ron Leishman;

First Professional comic work by RICHARD COMELY, stories, cover and art;

 ( B ) JONN in A Legend is Born, 6 page Backup story, part-one;

JONN in the Arena, 4 page Backup story, part-two;

** Origin and First Appearance of Captain Jonn Edwards aka JONN

** Sword and Sorcery Fantasy adventure series;

** First Appearance and Death of Blake (chief engineer);

** First Appearance of Sargon the warlock and Sargon's soldiers;

Story by Richard Comely and Ron Leishman;

Richard Comely and Owen McCarron art;

( C ) Genesis, one page Text Article;

Comely talks about how he and Ron Leishman created Captain Canuck. Also includes information on where to mail letters about the comic book.

The drawing of Captain Canuck was a reproduction of the first drawing of the character made by Comely.

A special salute was given by Comely to Owen McCarron, Doug Sulipa (a Canadian comic book retailer), and George (Komic) Korol for their help and advice;

( D ) The first CAMEO drawings the upcoming Jason Corey aka CATMAN, on the right side middle of the page,

Art by Richard Comely;

** CANADA'S MOST FAMOUS COMIC BOOK SERIES, a VERY UNDER-VALUED SERIES;

** About 10,000 – 20,000 copies were destroyed in late 1975 while stored at a warehouse where they were being bagged.

** Captain Canuck was the first comic book ever colored using the painting on acetate overlay method developed by Comely; this method does give the book a very unique and distinctive style.

** In Canada the character has a solid fan base almost approaching CULT Status.

** Fans are not limited to Canada; Captain Canuck enjoys a strong fan base across the USA as well.

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#2 [11/1975; Date from GCD; FIRST PRINTING;

** Published in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;

( A ) Tom Evans aka CAPTAIN CANUCK in the Brain Machine, 14 page story;

** First Appearance of Dr Walker;

** First Appearance of Redcoat (CISO Super Agent)

** First Appearance of Kebec (CISO Super Agent)

** Second Appearance of TOM EVANS the Original CAPTAIN CANUCK;

Richard Comely story and art;

Colors by GEORGE FREEMAN;

( B ) Second Appearance of Captain Jonn Edwards aka JONN in The Lost City of Molan, 3 page story;

** Sword and Sorcery Fantasy adventure series;

*** FIRST Professional comic art by GEORGE FREEMAN;

Richard Comely story and George Freeman art;

( C ) How Do Movies and TV Influence Behavior?

4 page text article by Victor B. Cline;

Richard Comely cover;

** According to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, 30,000 copies of this issue were destroyed in a fire in Winnipeg. According to Comic Book Daily, which cites a lower figure of 10,000-20,000 copies destroyed, it was a warehouse storing the comics awaiting bagging in late 1975.

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** In 2010 creator Richard Comely and his assistants George Freeman and Jean-Claude St. Aubin were inducted into the Joe Shuster Awards Hall of Fame.

** Captain Canuck is no doubt the most famous independent Canadian superhero. Tom Evans a.k.a. Captain Canuck operates in the future (1993) where Canada is the most powerful nation on earth. Like a true patriot our hero fights crime for the Canadian Secret Service.

** In 1995 our hero appeared on a series of Canadian Stamps. Richard Comely tells me, that Captain Canuck was the officially the #1 best Selling special edition Canada Post Postage STAMP in Canadian Stamp history at the Time in 1995;

** Movie rumors abound about a $15 million film project.

** Chris Claremont and John Byrne were very much influenced by Captain Canuck when they created the Guardian in 1978. Guardian, a Canadian, was the leader of the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight.

** 1975 an early year for the independent comic scene, predates Cerebus the Aardvark;

** On July 13 / 2014 a CGC Graded MINT 10.0 example of Captain Canuck #1 Sold for $3000.00 on eBay;

** IDW has successfully produced two hardcover volumes of the original Captain Canuck series, selling out of their first print run. Comely is actually holding back the original issues #1-3 plus #15 and plans to publish these stories in a separate graphic novel.

** CAPTAIN CANUCK now has his own $20.00 Fine 99.99% pure SILVER Rectangular COIN, as released by the Royal Canadian Mint / CNW Group on May 01, 2018, using the classic image of the Famous Canadian FLAG cover of the original CAPTAIN CANUCK #1 from 1975, with Art by Creator RICAHRD COMELY; (There is also  a 3 oz. $50.00 silver coin, also struck with double-incuse designs);    

**  The ANIMATED Web Series CARTOON of CAPTAIN CANUCK Season-1 had 5 Episodes from July 2103 to March 2014 [The Cast Includes; Kris Holden-Ried as Captain Canuck, Tatiana Maslany as Redcoat, Laura Vandervoort as Bluefox and Paul Amos as  Mister Gold]

**  Minds Eye Entertainment to Develop Movie Theatre Feature $15 Million MOVIE,  Based on Canadian Superhero CAPTAIN CANUCK (Los Angeles, CA)

** July 19 , 2011 Minds Eye Entertainment has picked up the rights to the Canadian comic book Superhero CAPTAIN CANUCK from writer/creator Richard Comely, as announced today by Kevin DeWalt, CEO and President of Minds Eye. Working closely with Comely, Minds Eye is currently in development on a film adaptation based on the comic book series. The first issue of CAPTAIN CANUCK hit newsstands in May 1975. Thirty-Eight years later, the superhero franchise has garnered fans around the world. To date, more than 2 million copies have been sold and 26 different editions have been printed. IDW Publishing recently published two hard cover collections of the original issues that have since sold out. DeWalt said: I have always been a big fan of CAPTAIN CANUCK, and we are honored to be working with Richard on bringing Canada’s greatest Superhero to the big screen. Over the years, there have been a number of licensed CAPTAIN CANUCK products, including t-shirts, sweat shirts, doodle posters, etc. Canada  In addition, CAPTAIN CANUCK has also made the cover of TIME magazine. Creator Comely said: I’ve had a great beginning with Minds Eye. I’m confident we can make a movie that will appeal to audiences both in Canada and around the world.  On July 12, 2012 it was announced that ARNE OLSEN (Canadian-born Hollywood-based screenwriter) is on board to adapt Richard Comely's iconic Canadian crusader CAPTAIN CANUCK for the big screen, for Minds Eye Entertainment (one of Canada's most prolific independent TV & Movie production and distribution companies).  Arne Olsen has had 12 movies produced including  (MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE, COP AND A HALF, REPEATERS, ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN II, and RED SCORPION);  Arne Olsen said to expect it to be more of a Suspense Thriller (similar to Carl Bessai’s Repeaters) and not like the typical Hollywood Superhero movies.

 ** 99% of ALL vintage Captain Canuck ORIGINAL ART is now in Canada's National Archives;

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