(January 1942)
Hillborough Studio,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 CAD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Hillborough Studio
- Brand
- HS
- Editing
- Adrian Dingle (editor); René Kulbach (editor); André Kulbach (editor)
Issue Notes
Indicia is "Triumph-Adventure-Comics is published by the Hillsborough Studio." Cover logo only has "Triumph Comics". Editors names from Canuck Comics by John Bell. The three were the owners of the company and likely the editors as well.
Read Clue Catchers
Clue Catchers / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Adrian Dingle (signed as AD)
- Inks
- Adrian Dingle (signed as AD)
- Colors
- Adrian Dingle (signed as AD)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Baron; Patrick Malloy [Chief]
Dear Readers
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We are pleased and proud to present a new and improved Triumph-Adventure-Comics.
- Synopsis
- Introduction to issue with an emphasis on how Canadian it is.
Indexer Notes
Illustration is unsigned, but appears to be by Dingle.
Carols and Crime!
Clue Catchers / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Pat Dingle (credited as Pat C.)
- Pencils
- Adrian Dingle (signed)
- Inks
- Adrian Dingle (signed)
- Letters
- Adrian Dingle ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chief and Chip are attending a "stag" party that is being given in the home of Victor Whitburn, the famous inventor.
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Patrick Malloy [Chief]; Chip Malloy; Victor Whitburn; Caesar Blear; Nero; Clarkson; Baron
- Synopsis
- Victor Whitburn is worried about his plans being stolen at a Christmas party.
- Reprints
-
in Canuck Komix (Mini-Komix, 2017 series) ([September 9, 2017])
-
Indexer Notes
Signed by Adrian Dingle on the last page.
Escape
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Hugh Caulfield (signed)
- Inks
- Hugh Caulfield (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is the story of a youthful Norwegian patriot who made a daring escape from his homeland, which is now under the heel of the German oppressor.
- Genre
- adventure; non-fiction
- Characters
- Peter Bergenson; King Haakon
- Synopsis
- A youthful Norwegian patriot escapes Nazis.
Indexer Notes
Part 1 of 2. States that it will be concluded in the next issue of Triumph.
The Battle of the Arctic!
Nelvana of the Northern Lights / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Adrian Dingle (signed)
- Pencils
- Adrian Dingle (signed)
- Inks
- Adrian Dingle (signed)
- Letters
- Adrian Dingle (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Extry! Extry! Read all about the mysterious re-appearance of Dr. Rockingham. Read all about it!
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Nelvana; Dr. Cornelius Rockingham; Corporal Keene; Tanero
- Synopsis
- Nelvana crashes some enemy Kablunet warplanes headed for Canada, then meets Corporal Keene for the first time to warn him that more might be coming. Corporal Keene arranges for the R.C.A.F. to intercept them and Nelvana takes him high above the fight to witness it from above.
- Reprints
- in Lurid Little Nightmare Makers (Boardman Books, 2014 series) #1 (April 2014)
-
in Nelvana of the Northern Lights (CGA Comics, 2014 series) ([May] 2014) which is reprinted - in Nelvana of the Northern Lights (IDW, 2014 series) (October 2014)
-
Indexer Notes
The first meeting of Corporal Keene and Nelvana.
Sir Archibald Wavell
illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Adrian Dingle (signed)
- Inks
- Adrian Dingle (signed)
- Letters
- Adrian Dingle ?
- Characters
- Sir Archibald Wavell
- Synopsis
- Portrait of Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander of the British Forces in India.
[no title indexed]
Derek of Bras D'Or / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Glen Guest (credited)
- Pencils
- A. L. Alexander (credited)
- Inks
- A. L. Alexander (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What an exciting fishing trip - I surely have some news to tell the folks.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Derek MacGregor; Bob; Jake; Slick-Joe; Slant Eyes; Harry
- Synopsis
- Derek comes across a bank robbery.
[no title indexed]
The Mums... Maxie and Minny / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Adrian Dingle (signed as Jon Darian)
- Pencils
- Adrian Dingle (signed as Jon Darian)
- Inks
- Adrian Dingle (signed as Jon Darian)
- Letters
- Adrian Dingle (signed as Jon Darian)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I asked the plumber...
- Genre
- humour
- Characters
- Maxie Mum; Minnie Mum
- Synopsis
- Short strip about bursting pipes.
John MacMillan Stevenson Patton
illustration / 1.33 pages
- Script
- Adrian Dingle ?
- Pencils
- Adrian Dingle (signed)
- Inks
- Adrian Dingle (signed)
- Letters
- Adrian Dingle ?
- Characters
- John MacMillan Stevenson Patton
- Synopsis
- Portrait of Lieut. Patton who was awarded the George Cross.
Indexer Notes
Brief description of Patton's bravery at the bottom of one page, portrait on the next.
[no title indexed]
Spanner Preston / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- H. B. Ohrt (credited)
- Pencils
- Léon James (credited)
- Inks
- Léon James (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Suddenly the lights go out and the struggling group battle in the darkness.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Spanner Preston; Irana; Abdul; Peter Rolland
- Synopsis
- Spanner discovers that Irana knows Peter.
[no title indexed]
Tang / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- H. B. Ohrt (credited as Herbert Ohrt)
- Pencils
- René Kulbach (signed as René L. Kulbach)
- Inks
- René Kulbach (signed as René L. Kulbach)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Hermit" the fiery white stallion, who recently escaped from the pioneers wagon-train, leads his newly conquered herd in search of better grazing grounds.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Buddy Breckenridge; Juanita Breckenridge; Hermit; Tang; Clancy; Louie
- Synopsis
- Buddy and Juanita Breckenridge escape from their Indian captors and find their father's horse, Hermit. A bandit tries to steal the horse from them.
Indexer Notes
Appears to be the first story with Tang in it, as Buddy and Juanita find a foal and name it Tang.
[no title indexed]
Out of the Woods / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- René Kulbach (signed as René L. Kulbach)
- Pencils
- René Kulbach (signed as René L. Kulbach)
- Inks
- René Kulbach (signed as René L. Kulbach)
- Letters
- René Kulbach (signed as René L. Kulbach)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Xmass! What a day!
- Genre
- humour; animal
- Characters
- Fuzzy
- Synopsis
- A bear tries to decide what to do for Xmas.
Indexer Notes
Xmas is spelled with two s's in first panel.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Read Clue Catchers
Clue Catchers -
1.
Dear Readers
-
2.
Carols and Crime!
Clue Catchers -
3.
Escape
-
4.
The Battle of the Arctic!
Nelvana of the Northern Lights -
5.
Sir Archibald Wavell
-
6.
["What an exciting fishing trip - I surely have some news to tell the folks."]
Derek of Bras D'Or -
7.
["I asked the plumber..."]
The Mums... Maxie and Minny -
8.
John MacMillan Stevenson Patton
-
9.
["Suddenly the lights go out and the struggling group battle in the darkness."]
Spanner Preston -
10.
[""Hermit" the fiery white stallion, who recently escaped from the pioneers wagon-train, leads his newly conquered herd in search of better grazing grounds."]
Tang -
11.
["Xmass! What a day!"]
Out of the Woods -
12.
Vote For the Stories You Like Best
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13.
The Rapier
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Matt Tauber
- Len Wolinsky
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