BUSHELL Bert
This cartoonist was the mainstay of Maple Leaf Publishing Co. His creations included a domestic comedy “Adam and Eve”, a masked crime fighter “Black Wing”, a bowler hated detective called “Callahan”, a secret agent “Deuce Granville”, a teen age series called “Jukebox Joe”, and “Pinky”.
He began “Señorita Marquita.” Then seems to have drop out of the serial till Better Comics 5-10 when his name appears again. He began “Circus Girl” which was then taken over by Hal Kerr and Ley Fortune.
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CARTOONIST:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY: Published by Maple Leaf Publishing Co. Colour cover. Black & white interior.
Content serial:
| Better Comics …: “Deuce Granville of the Commandos …” … |
| 2-1, April/May 1942: “…”: 36-43.
2-5, Dec./Jan. 1942: “…”: 1-10. 3-2, February/March. 1944: “…: the V-Man in Berlin Bombed”: 2-17. |
| Better Comics …: “Señorita Marquita”: … | |
| 3-6, October/November 1944: “…”: 34-41.
5-10, June/July, 1945: “…”: 10-23. |
6-1, August/September 1945: “…”: 25-38. |
ILLUSTRATOR:
PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY: Published by Maple Leaf Publishing Co. Colour cover. Black & white interior.
Content serial:
Better Comics, 3-6, October/November 1944: “Circus Girl.” Writ., Hal Wal: 28-33.
SOURCE:
Article newspaper:
Globe and Mail, 23 Oct. 1982: “Whatever Happened to …?” Writ., Peter Harris: Fanfare 7.
GALLERY:
Better Comics,3-2, February/March 1944: Front cover.