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JONES John Yardley

Born 1930, in Liverpool, England, he grew up in Wales.

He became a boxer at age 14 years and fought 150 professional fights over nine years. Over this time he studied to be a draftsman and freelanced cartoons to various English publications.

He and his wife Mary immigrated to Alberta Canada in 1957. He tried a variety of jobs while freelancing cartoons to the Herald [Calgary] and the Journal [Edmonton]. However, it was working for The Roughneck, that he feels he established his credentials as an editorial cartoonist.

In 1962, he was hired as the Journal’s first staff editorial cartoonist and worked there for five years. He moved east and worked for the Toronto Telegram for six years until it ceased operations October 1971. He then worked for the Star [Montréal] for eight years until it ceased publishing Sept. 25, 1979.. He won a National Newspaper Award in 1971. He returned to Alberta in 1981 and drew editorial cartoons for both the Journal [Edmonton] and the Edmonton Sun. In addition, he began doing covers for Alberta Report, 19 Sept. 1983. He also taught cartooning on ACCESS Network, the Alberta educational television channel. This series was later broadcast on TV Ontario.

He retired and has become well known as a watercolorist.

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

BOOK GRAPIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content editorial cartoon:

The Art of Political Cartooning in Canada/1980. Ed., Steve Bradley. For., Robert LaPalme. Virgo Press, Oct. 1980: 8, 62, 123, 128, 139

Best Canadian Political Cartoons, 1983. Ed., N.M. Stahl. For., David Rosen. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Sept. 1983: 21, 25, 79, 111, 133, 190, 203.

BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:

Content editorial cartoon & Cover book front & back:

Evans & Jones, All Our Own Work. (An anthology containing the essays of journalist Art Evans and the editorial cartoons of Yardley Jones). Edmonton Journal. 1962.

Evans & Jones, Second Offence. (An anthology containing the columns of journalist Art Evans and the editorial cartoons of Yardley Jones). Edmonton Journal, 1963.

Yardley Jones Cartoons, Book 2. Edmonton Sun, Oct. 1982.

Yardley Jones Cartoons, Book 3. Edmonton Sun, Oct. 1983.

Content editorial cartoon & Cover book front:

Evans & Jones, Up for The Third Time. (An anthology containing the columns of journalist Art Evans And the editorial cartoons of Yardley Jones). ). Edmonton Journal. 1964.

Content editorial cartoon & Cover book wrap around:

Yardley Jones Cartoons, Book 1. Edmonton Sun, Oct. 1981.

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC:

Content history & Cover front & back:

AGT Presents: The Telephone. Writ., Tony Cashman. Alberta Government Telephones, 1974.

Content instruction & Cover book front:

Sketch Book For Cartooning With Yardley Jones. Writ., Sherrell Beresh (in consultation with Yardley Jones). Alberta Educational Communications Corp., 1988.

Content instruction & Cover book front & back:

The Bachelor’s Guide to Ward Off Starvation. Writ., Clarence Culpepper (Nick Lees). Normac Publishing Ltd., Nov. 1993.

Content Instruction & Cover wrap around:

The Bachelor’s Guide to Libations. Writ., Clarence Culpepper (Nick Lees). Normac Publishing Ltd., Oct. 1995

PERIODICAL TEXT ANTHOLOGY:

Cover :

Alberta Report, 19 Sept. 1983.

Alberta Report, 2 Jan. 1984.

SOURCE:

Article book:

The Hecklers. Writ. & Ed.., Peter Desbarates & Terry Mosher. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1979: 254.

Article periodical:

Alberta Report, 19 Sept. 1983: “ AR This Week”: 1.

GALLERY:

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C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CANADIAN CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION and ANIMATION\IMAGE BY CARTOONIST OR ILLUS. J\JONES YARDLEY, Evans & Jones Up for the Third ..., 27.jpg Evans & Jones: Up For The Third Time: 27.

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CANADIAN CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION and ANIMATION\IMAGE BY CARTOONIST OR ILLUS. J\JONES YARDLEY, Telegram [Toronto], 30 Oct. 1971, 18..jpgTelegram [Toronto], 30 Oct. 1971: 18. On the occasion of the closure of the Telegram.

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CANADIAN CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION and ANIMATION\IMAGE BY CARTOONIST OR ILLUS. J\JONES YARDLEY, Yardley Jones Cartoons, Bk 2, cover.jpgYardley Jones Cartoons Book 3: cover.

JOHNSTON Scott

JOHNSTON Scott

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content editorial cartoon:

Caricature . Cartoons Canada. Ed., Terry Mosher. Linda Leith Publishing, 2012: 79.

 

JOHNSTON Robert E.

JOHNSTON Robert Edwin.

Born in Toronto in 1885, he studied drawing under William Cruickshank and at age 19 years was involved in commercial design and magazine illustration. For the next 5 years he studied in London England where he was principally involved in advertising work. About 1912 he returned to Canada and joined the art staff at Saturday Night. He is known to have illustrated at least three books two by Peter Donovan who was a columnist at Saturday Night and one by Norris Hodgins. In addition to his oil paintings he painted a mural celebrating Walt Whitman for the Walt Whitman Hotel in Camden New Jersey U.S.A.

He died in 1933.

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

BOOK TEXT COLLECTION:

Cover & Content:

Treasures In The Attic: The Marry Drawings Of Robert E. Johnston. Ed., Warren Clements. Writ., Peter Donovan & Will Cuppy. Nestlings Press, 2018.

SOURCE:

Article book:

Treasures In The Attic: The Marry Drawings Of Robert E. Johnston. Nestlings Press, 2018: “Forward.” Writ., Warren Clements: 9-10.

Article periodical:

Canadian Bookman, Jan. 1919: “Some Canadian Illustrators. “Writ., St. George Burgoyne: 24.

GALLERY:

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Taken from Treasures In The Attic, 2018: Front cover. Drawing by R. E. Johnston. Colours by Alan King,

JAMMER

THE JAMMER (THE JAM)

Gordon Kirby whose costumed persona is “The Jammer” was created by Bernie Mireault and began as a loosely connected series of stories as a backup in New Triumph featuring Northguard published by Matrix Graphic Series. Other characters were Janet, Kirby’s life companion who wants him to stop the silliness with the costume; Harvey, Kirby’s pet dog and close companion; Jane Marble, tough detective who hires The Jammer for odd jobs and Satan.

These were collected into The Jam Special (1987) about the time Matrix ceased operations. From the advertisement in the back, it’s clear that Matrix Graphic Series intended to continue “The Jam” as a bimonthly periodical. Instead it was picked up in 1988 by Comico as a full length colour story in what appears to be a single publication The Jam: Super Cool Color Injected Turbo Adventure From Hell.

There was another pause until 1989 when Slave Labour Graphics in San Jose California. began a bimonthly periodical again with black and white interior This run persisted for five issues ending in January 1991.

After another hiatus, until January 1992 when Tundra Publishing picked up the title and printed a five issue series. It contained colourized versions the five Slave Labour interiors and added different covers. This series ended in May 1992. Again there was a lull then the title was picked up by Dark Horse Comics Inc. who began with issue 6, October 1993, although Dark Horse clearly states this is their first issue. It appears that Dark Horse was picking up where Slave Labour left off. Under Dark Horse the title returned to black & white interiors. This association lasted to issue 8, February 1995 at which time the title transferred to Caliber Comics who continued the numbering sequence beginning with issue 9, and continued to publish it till issue 14, 1997. Both issues 13 and 14 were written by Jeff Lang and only illustrated by Mireault. In issue 13 “The Jammer” seems to have only a supporting role and issue 14 has almost nothing to do with him. “The Jammer” returned to Dark Horse Comics Inc. for a two issue combination Madman/Jam July and August 1998.

A fourteen year hiatus followed until 2012 when Mireault brought out the novel To Get Her which focused on Gordon Kirby’s life and issues after he stopped being “The Jammer”. This book appears to wrap up the “Jammer” story.

John MacLeod as well looks at the theme of an ordinary guy imitating a comic book superhero in “Dishman” but he takes a different approach.

MEDIUM:

BOOK GRAPHIC:

Content novel black & white & Cover book front & back colour:

To Get Her. Car., Bernie Mireault. BEM Graphics Comic Art and Design, Jan. 2012. Limited. Edition 50/810.

Content story & panel colour & Cover book wraparound colour. Illus. Bernie Mireault:

The Jam Urban Adventure: Comico The Comic Company, 1, May 1988:                                   Story: “Super Cool Color-injected Turbo Adventure From Hell.” Car., Bernie                                 Mireault: 1-37.                                                                                                         Panel: “The Jam.” Illus, Joe Matt: 38.                                                                                            “Gordie? … Taking A Squirt Babe.” Illus., Matt Wagner: 39.

BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content story black & white:

The Comic Eye. Ed., Mark Innes. Blind Bat Press: “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 14.

BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:

Content serial black & white & Cover book front colour. Illustrator Bernie Mireault:

The Jam Special, 1-1, Car., Bernie Mireault. Matrix Graphic Series, 1987. The first four stories in this book are collected from New Triumph featuring Northguard. The last story is part of chapter 1 of a serial that was intended for The Jam 1 the first issue of a projected series to be published by Matrix Graphic Series. It did not happen. Instead it was later published by Slave Labour Graphics.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:                                                                                                    Published by Matrix Graphic Series.

Content serial black & white:

New Triumph featuring Northguard …: “The Jam….” Car., Bernie Mireault: ….
1-2, 1985: “…”. …: 25-31.

1-3, 1985: “…Fight, Fight, Fight”. …: 28-35.

 1-4, 1986: “…”. …:27-35.

1-5, Summer 1986: “…”. …: 27-36.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:                                                                                                    Published by Caliber Press.

Content story black & white:

Northguard: The ManDes. 3, 1990: Northguard meets The Jam and the gang at Matrix Graphic Series. Participants, Mark Shainblum, Gabriel Morrissette and Bernie Mireault. A Matrix production published by Caliber Press: 28-29.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:                                                                                                    Published by Slave Labour Graphics. Colour cover. Black & white content.

Content serial & Cover front. Illus., Matt Wagner:

The Jam Urban Adventure 1, Nov. 1989: “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-24. The last story in The Jam Special, 1-1, constitutes pages 1-13 in this issue. Pages 14 to 24 complete the chapter.

The Jam Urban Adventure 2, Jan. 1990: “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-24.                                                                               Cover back: Illus., Chadwick.

The Jam Urban Adventure 3, Mar. 1990: “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-26

The Jam Urban Adventure 4, May 1990:                                                                                     “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-22.                                                                               “The Mighty Jan.” Car., David Abu Bacha: 23-24, a dream sequence.                               “Science Fiction?!? Who’d Have Thunk It?!? Car., Ty Templeton: 25.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:                                                                                                    Published by Tundra Comics. Colour cover & Content, colourized versions of the serial in Slave Labour Graphics.

Content serial & Cover front. Illus., Bernie Mireault:

The Jam Urban Adventure, 1 of 5, Jan. 1992:                                                                             Serial: “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-24.                                                                   Panel. Illus. Bernie Mireault: 25.                                                                                         Cover back: Illus., Bernie Mireault.

The Jam Urban Adventure, 2 of 5, Feb. 1992:                                                                             Serial: “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-24.                                                                   Panel, Illus. Bernie Mireault: 25.

The Jam Urban Adventure, 3 of 5, Mar. 1992:                                                                             Serial: “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-26.                                                                   Panel, illus. Bernie Mireault: 27.

The Jam Urban Adventure, 4 of 5, Apr. 1992:                                                                             Serial: “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-22.                                                                   Story: “The Mighty Jan”, Car., David Abu Bacha: 23-24.                                                     Story: “Fight! Fight! Fight!”- A dream sequence: 25-32, Colourized version of story                      that first appeared in New Triumph featuring Northguard, 1-3, 1985: 1-8.               Cover back: Illus., Bernie Mireault:

The Jam Urban Adventure, 5 of 5, May 1992: Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-24.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:                                                                                                    Published by Dark Horse Comics Inc, Colour cover. Black & white content. The numbering sequence continues from the Slave Labour Graphics series.

Content serial & Cover front Illus., Bernie Mireault:

The Jam Urban Adventure…: “Said The Mad Man ….” Car., Bernie Mireault. …
6, Oct. 1993: “…Ch. 1”:1-27 7, March 1994: “Ch. 2.”: 1-21. 8, Feb. 1995: “Ch. 3”: 1-22.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:                                                                                                    Publisher Caliber Press Colour cover. Black & white content. Continues from the Dark Horse series.

Content serial & Cover front. Illus., Bernie Mireault:

The Jam Urban Adventure, 9, 1995:                                                                                             Serial: “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-15.                                                                   Story: “Young Gordon: The Dog”. Car., Bernie: 27-28.

The Jam Urban Adventure, 10, 1995: “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-17.

The Jam Urban Adventure, 11, 1995: “The Jam”. Car., Bernie Mireault: 1-27. In this issue “Gordon Kirby” aka “The Jammer” was no longer the central figure but rather a listener to three stories “Breakfast”. “Asphalt” and untitled told by different narrators.

The Jam Urban Adventure, 13, 1996: “The Jam.” Writ., Jeff Lang. Illus., Bernie Mireault: 1-23. Again “Gordon Kirby” occupies a passive role becoming acquainted to “The Kinetic. In preparation for the “real” story.

The Jam Urban Adventure, 14, 1997.: “The Jam: The Kinetic.” Creator. & Writ., Jeff Lang. Illus., Bernie Mireault: 1-30.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC:                                                                                                  Published by Dark Horse Comics Inc. Colour cover & content.

Content serial:

Madman/Jam. Dark Horse Comics…: “House of Escher.” Co-car., Bernie Mireault & Mike Allred. Col., Laura Allred.
1, July 1998:1-24. 2, August 1998: 1-24.

Cover:

Madman/Jam, 1of2, July 1989: Front: Co-illus.’ Mike Allred & Bernie Mireault.                                                                    Back: Illus., Bernie Mireault.

Madman/Jam, 2 of 2, August 1998: Front & back: Co-illus., Mike Allred & Bernie Mireault.

SOURCE:

Article book:

BDQ Essays & Interviews On Quebec Comics.” Ed., Andy Brown. Conundrum Press, 2017: “Bernie Mireault: Well Worth Digging Into.” Writ., Mark Jetté: 60-65.

GALLERY:

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE CARTOON\IMAGE CARTOON J\Jammer, The Jam Special, 1-1, 1987, 14.jpg“Fight! Fight! Fight!” Car., Bernie Mireault. The Jam Special, 1, 1987: 14.

A comic strip with two people talking Description automatically generated with medium confidenceNorthguard: The ManDes. 3, 1990: Northguard meets The Jam and the gang at Matrix Graphic Series: 28.

A comic page with comic text Description automatically generated with medium confidenceNorthguard: The ManDes. 3, 1990: Northguard meets The Jam and the gang at Matrix Graphic Series:29.

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE CARTOON\IMAGE CARTOON J\Jammer, The Jam, 1of 5, Jan 1992, 25.jpgThe Jam Urban Adventure, 1 of 5, January 1992: 25. “Gordon Kirby”. Illus., Bernie Mireault.

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE CARTOON\IMAGE CARTOON J\Jammer, The Jam, 5 of 5, May 1992, fc.jpgThe Jam Urban Adventure, 5 of 5, May 1992: Front cover. Illus., Bernie Mireault.

JOHNSTON Lynn

JOHNSON Lynn

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE OF PERSON\J\JOHNSTON Lynn, I've Got the One More Washload Blues, 1981, bc.jpg                                      I’ve Got the One – More – Washload Blues …, 1981: Back cover.

Born 1947 in Collingwood Ontario but grew up in British Columbia.

Lynn Johnston, is a cartoonist and creator of the comic strip “For Better or Worse“. She studied art at the Vancouver College of Art and began her career illustrating medical journals at McMaster University. In 1972 when she was pregnant her doctor asked her to do some cartoons for his office. What followed were three books, David We’re Pregnant, Hi Mom! Hi Dad! and Do They Ever Grow Up?.

This led to her Universal Press Syndicated comic strip, “For Better Or For Worse created in 1979. It is based on her family’s daily routine and life experiences. It has appeared in more than 2000 newspapers in 160 countries and has been translated into eight languages. Since 2010, the strip has been nearly all reprints from its early days.

In 1985, she was the first woman and first Canadian to win the Reuben “Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year” Award from the U.S. National Cartoonists Society. In 1992 she received the Reuben Award for “Best Syndicated Comic Strip”. In 1992 she was made a member of the Order of Canada.

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

BOOK GRAPHIC:

Content precursor to “For Better Or For Worse” & Cover book front:

David We’re Pregnant!! Potlatch Publications, 1977.

Hi Mom! Hi Dad! Peter Martin Associates Ltd., 1977.

Content precursor to “For Better Or For Worse” & Cover book front & back:

Do They Ever Grow Up? Musson Book Co./General Publishing Co. Ltd., 1978.

BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:                                                                                    All books published by Andrews & McMeel.

Content anniversary & Cover book front:

For Better Or For Worse: …
A Look Inside For Better or For Worse: The 10th Anniversary Collection. 1989.

It’s The Thought That Counts: Fifteenth Anniversary Collection . 1994.

Suddenly Silver: Celebrating 25 Years of For Better or For Worse. 2004.

Content anniversary & Cover book & dust jacket front & back:

The Lives Behind The Lines: 20 Years of For Better or For Worse.1999.

Content annual & Cover book front:

For Better or For Worse:…
Just One More Hug. 1984.

Keep The Home Fries Burning. 1986.

 Starting From Scratch. 1995.

Content annual & Cover book wrap around:

For Better or For Worse: ….
Graduation: A Time For Change. 2001.

I’ve Got the One-More-Washload Blues …. 1981.

If This Is a Lecture, How Long Will It Be? 1990.

Is This “One Of Those Days” Daddy? 1982.

“It Must Be Nice to Be Little”. 1983.

It’s All Downhill From Here. 1987.

 The Last Straw. 1985

Pushing 40. 1988.

There Goes My Baby. 1993.

Things Are Looking Up. 1992.

What Me Pregnant? 1991.

Content annual & Cover book front & back:

For Better or For Worse:
The Big 5-0. 2000

Family Business. 2002.

Growing Like a Weed. 1997.

Love Just Screws Up Everything. 1996.

Middle Age Spread. 1998.

 Reality Check. 2003.

Sunshine & Shadow. 1999.

With this Ring. 2003.

More Than a Month of Sundays. 1983.

Our Sunday Best. . 1984.

Content, For Better or For Worse edition special & Cover book front:

Remembering Farley. Andrews & McMeel Inc., 1996.

BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC:

Content cartoon & poetry & Cover dust jacket front & back:

So You’re Going To Be A Grandma! Writ., Andie Parton. 2005. Poetry by Andie Parton.

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK TEXT:

Content humour & Cover dust jacket front:

Take My Family Please. Writ., Gary Lautens. John Wiley & Sons/Madison Press Book, 1980.

Content memoir & Cover book front & back:

There’s a Worm in My Apple, Writ., Sheena Baker. Stoddart Publishing, 1985.

Cover book front:

Quality Time. Writ., Roy MacGregor. McClelland and Stewart Ltd., 1990.

BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY                                                                        Lynn Johnston was identified as Lynn Franks in Canadian Children’s Annual

Content & Cover front: “Our Room In North Vancouver”; back: “We Shared The Umbrella”

Canadian Children’s Annual 1976 . Editor, R.F. Neilson. Art Direction, Mary Tach. Published by Potlatch Publications., 1975:                                                                                    Information text: “Introducing Mr. Archimedes or, Why and Iron Sip Floats.” Writ.,                                                William Ettrdige: 84-86.                                                                                            “Name a Canadian Inventor.” Writ., Margaret L. Kribs: 81-86.                  Panel graphic: “… get out your pencil crayons”: 67.                                                            Poetry: “Aggravation.” Writ., Agnes Copithorne: 67.                                                            Story: “Mr. Gilligan’s Goat.” Writ., Joan Weston: 67.

DISC AUDIO 33RPM:

Art work:

Belly Button. Perf., Heather Bishop. Mother of Pearl Records, 1982. MP003/ WRC1-2271.

Purple People Eater. Perf., Heather Bishop. Mother of Pearl Records, 1985. MP005/WRC1-3988.

WRITER:

BOOK GRAPHIC:

Content memoir:

Memoir:

A Look Inside For Better or For Worse: The 10th Anniversary Collection. Andrews & McMeel Inc., 1989: “A Look Inside For Better or For Worse”: 15-62.

WRITER & ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK TEXT & GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content story:

Canadian Children’s Annual, 1981. Potlatch Publications,1980: “Saturday In West Vancouver”: 27-28.

SOURCE:

Book:

For Better Or For Worse: The Comic Art Of Lynn Johnston. Ed., Paula Sarson. Car. & Writ., Lynn Johnston, Writ., Katherine Hadway & Amber Landgraff. Goose Lane Editions/Art Gallery of Sudbury. 2015.

Article book:

A Look Inside For Better or For Worse: The 10th Anniversary Collection. 1989: “A Look Inside For Better or For Worse.” Writ., Lynn Johnston: 15-62.

The Lives Behind The Lines: 20 Years of For Better or For Worse. . Writ., Lynn Johnston. 1999 “Lives Behind The Lines.”

Suddenly Silver: Celebrating 25 Years of For Better or For Worse. 2004:                                     “The Early Years.” Writ., Lynn Johnston: 3-6.                                                                     “A Note From Lynn’s Husband Rodnston.”: 44.                                                                   “The Middle Years. Writ., Lynn Johnston: 87-91.                                                                 “Growing Up With Ma: a Note from Lynn & Rod’s Daughter Kate Johnston”: 119.             “A Note From Lynn’s Brother-in-law, Ralph Johnston.”: 165.                                               “A Note From Lynn’s Sister-in-law, Beth Cruikshank.”: 180.                                               “The Later Years.” Writ., Lynn Johnston: 188-191.                                                             “A Window into Two Worlds: a note from L & R’s Son, Aaron Johnston: 246.

Article periodical:

Canadian Cartoonist, v. 1, April 1989: “For Better Or For Worse By Lynn Johnston.” Interviewer, Jim Mlandenovic: 2-6.

Kayak, 44, Sept. 2013: “For Better Or For Worse.” Writ., Allyson Gulliver. Illus., Jessica Lindsay: 20-23. This is both a short biography and an imaginative piece based on facts about how Johnston might have got started.

Article newspaper:

Sunday Star [Toronto], 2 May 1982: “Canadian beats odds with strip on modern housewife.” Writ., Unknown: F16.

Correspondence:

Email 20 Sept. 2017, from Robert F. Neilson.

Web:

The Canadian Encyclopedia, Online

GALLERY:

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE BY CARTOONIST\J\JOHNSTON Lynn, Take My Family, Please, 1980, fc.jpg            Take My Family Please. 1980: Front cover.

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE BY CARTOONIST\J\JOHNSTON Lynn, There's a Worm in My Apple, 1985, fc.jpg There’s a Worm in My Apple, 1985: Front cover.

JOHNSTON Gordon

JOHNSTON Gordon

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE OF PERSON\J\JOHNSTON Gordon, U of W O Alumini Gazette.jpg                              University of Western Ontario Alumni Gazette: circa 2009.

Gordon Johnston was typical of cartoonists operating in twentieth century Canada. He was an editorial cartoonist, he co-created the cartoon strip “Jeff Buchanon”, and later he created the cartoon panel “It Happened In Canada”. The small Canadian market made it necessary to wear several hats.

Johnston was born 11 July 1920 in Tillsonburg Ontario but grew up in Toronto. Like so many cartoonists in this encyclopedia he began drawing early in life. He was reprimanded in high school for following this practice and ignoring his studies. He persisted and attended art classes at the Art Gallery of Ontario where he was taught by Arthur Lismer of the Group of Seven who he credits as the greatest influence on his life as an artist. This was the only formal art education he received.

When the Second World War broke out, he joined the Highland Light Infantry and shipped to England. He took part in the Dieppe Raid and D-Day invasions and served in Sicily and North Africa. He was awarded the Miliary Cross and ended the war as a Captain. He returned to Canada but went back to England in 1947 and opened an animation company with two ex-service associates. Film was in increasing short supply and the company didn’t survive. He then for a year taught cartooning to interested servicemen at Tangmere Air Force base in preparation for their return to civilian life. Then came the East Anglican Daily Times in Ipswich for four years. There he created the cartoon strips “Ippy Switch and Margaret Catchpole” while at the same time working as the newspaper’s editorial cartoonist. He also briefly cartooned a colour comic book on the adventures of “Johnny Canuck of the RCMP” While in England, he kept in contact with the Canadian cartoon community. In the Canadian Cartoonist I-3, 15 August 1947, it was announced that he joined the Canadian Cartoonists Association while still in Canada and he was the market representative for that organization in the United Kingdom. Later in The Canadian Cartoonist II-3, November 1948, members were reminded that he was the organization’s representative there and for a small fee covering costs he would act as an agent for any members who wanted to test the market or he would provide contacts for those who wanted to deal directly with the publishers. While in England, he met Patricia Rogers who became his wife. They had two daughters one born in England and one in Canada.

He returned to Canada in 1952 and became an editorial cartoonist with the Ottawa Citizen. For them he also illustrated a series of articles taken from the records of the R.C.M.P. Although continuing to appear regularly in the Citizen he left that paper in 1956 to become a freelance cartoonist. About this time, the Ontario College of Education asked him to prepare a monogram on cartooning in Canada. It was the first such monogram prepared. In 1957, in partnership with Gerald Waring, a syndicated columnist, he began syndicating his editorial cartoons. It was Canada’s only syndicated editorial cartoon feature and was distributed in sixty-five newspapers. In this part of his career, he devoted himself to cartoon projects with a “decidedly nationalistic flavor”. In May 1960 he and Gordon Dewar a parliamentary reporter for the Ottawa Citizen launched the cartoon adventure strip “Jeff Buchanon”. Unfortunately, it lasted only a little over a year.

Gordon moved to London Ontario in 1963 where he became an illustrator and co-developer of Programmed Learning at Western University.

In 1967 he launched what would become his most enduring work, a daily cartoon panel called “It Happened In Canada”. He continued it until 1981 when he had to give it up due to ill health. At its peak it appeared in 71 newspapers. At Gordon’s retirement it appeared in 65. Interestingly for the last part of its run Johnston distributed the panel without the benefit of syndication. Truly it must have been a project of love. In 1970 Gordon using the “It Happened In Canada” format launched a second panel called “It Happened at Western”. It was a campus history feature that ran in the University of Western Ontario Alumni Gazette.

After he discontinued “It Happened In Canada” in 1981, he engaged in oil painting and assembled a final collection of “It Happened In Canada” which was published by Methuen in 1983. He died August 3, 1983. His two daughters have followed their father’s creative legacy. One graduated from the Ontario College of Art and became an artist. The other graduated from the University of Toronto and became a writer.

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:

Content panel history cartoon & Cover book front:

Johnston’s It Happened in Canada v. 2. Toronto Star Reader Service, 1971.

It Happened in Canada. Richmond Hill: Scholastic-TAB Publications Ltd., 1973. No date. (Adapted from It Happened In Canada, v. 2.)

It Happened in Canada. Toronto: Methuen, 1983. (A collection of the best of It Happened in Canada.)

More It Happened In Canada.: Scholastic-TAB Publications Ltd., 1976. (Adapted from It Happened In Canada, 1.)

SOURCE:

Article periodical:

The Canadian Cartoonist, I-3, 15 August 1947: “Great Britain Representative”: 2. The Gordon Johnston papers at the Western University London Ontario.

The Canadian Cartoonist, II-3, November 1948: “Cartooning For Britain”: 1. The Gordon Johnston papers at the Western University London Ontario.

Today 10 Apr.1982: “You asked us: Only in Canada? Pity”: 5.

The University of Western Ontario Alumni Gazette, 29 June 2009: “Canadian comic artist Gordon Johnston found inspiration in historical facts.” Writ., Jeet Heer.

Archive:

The Gordon Johnston papers at the Western University London Ontario.

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE CARTOON I\IT HAPPENED IN CANADA, Toronto Star, 29 June 1981..jpg                                              Toronto Star, 29 June 1981.

GALLERY:

From the Gordon Johnston Papers archived at The University of Western Ontario.

From the Gordon Johnston Papers archived at The University of Western Ontario.

JOHNSON Eric

JOHNSON Eric

Born in Price George British Columbia.

He works primarily in watercolour and india ink and likes to incorporate nature and technology in his illustrations.

He authored “Pleasantries” in Cloudscape’s Mega Fauna anthology, and illustrated “The Faerie Queen” in The Graphic Cannon, v. 1.

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content:

Mega Fauna. Cloudscape Comics, Oct. 2014: “Pleasantries”: 229- 238.

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content serial:

Epic Canadiana, v.2. Ed., Bevan Thomas. Cloudscape Comics Society, Oct. 2015: “Sweet Memories: The Final Fate Of Ikniqpalagao.” Writ: Bevan Thomas: 55-68.

SOURCE:

Article book:

Epic Canadiana, v.2. Cloudscape Comics Society, Oct. 2015: “The Creators”:235.

JOHNSON Bruce

JOHNSON Bruce Henderson

A person smoking a pipe Description automatically generated                      Weekend Magazine, 21 February 1970: 7.

Born 1926 in Toronto.

In 1960 he was a member of the Toronto Art Directors Club.

He was producing illustrations for Maclean’s at least from the early 1950’s to the early 1960’s and for Weekend from the early 1960’s into the 1970’s. He is reputed to also be doing work for the Montreal Star. He moved to Québec in February1959. Which appears to be about the time that Maclean’s stopped its extensive use of illustrators. In February 1970, Bruce lived 50 miles southwest of Montréal in Franklin Centre in a red brick house built in 1830 and worked in a barn he converted to a studio. He visited the city about once a week.

The series of paintings called “The Face Of Winter” was inspired by a snow storm that hit Montréal in November 1968. It took him twelve hours to get home, a trip is usually a hour drive. The front cover is a view of people crossing Dominion Square in Montréal as Brian saw it from a hotel room window about 8:45 am on a cold February 1959 morning.

He returned to Ontario in his later years and died 1996 in Port Hope Ontario.

WORK:

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK TEXT:

Content history:

Canada’s First Bank. Writ., Merrill Denison. McClelland & Stewart, 1966. Painting: “Beaver Club Members Honour Lord Dalhousie”: 55. Part of a group of artists: Lorne Bouchard, Douglas Johnson, Will Davies, William Kurelek, Henry Simpkins, Stuart Main, Gerald L. Sevier, Roy Hewitson , James Walker, Jack Tremblay, Fred Oakley, Don Anderson, Franklin Arbuckle, Alex Taylor, Tom McNeely, Lewis Parker, Huntley Brown, Jerry Lazare commissioned for this work.

PERIODICAL TEXT:

Content advertisement:

Maclean’s, 1 June 1951: Imperial Oil Ltd.

Content essay:

Maclean’s, 15 May 1954: “Look At What Utter Boredom Can Do”. Writ., Frank Croft: 18-19.

Maclean’s, 25 June 1955: “How the Prairies were made”. Writ., Fred Bodsworth: 26-27, 28-29.

Maclean’s, 26 November 1955: “The Ghostly Sentinel of the Peaks”. Writ., Howard O’Hagan: 30, 31.

Maclean’s, 21 June 1958: “The secret life of a pond”. Writ., Franklin Russell: 20, 21.

Maclean’s, 22 November 1958: “The biggest fall fair of them all”. Writ., Richard O’Hagan: 32-33.

Weekend Magazine, 31 May 1969: “An Angler Is A Dedicated Man”. Writ., Greg Clark: 12-13.

Weekend Magazine, 9 Sept.1972: “A Whale For The Killing, pt. 1” Writ., Farley Mowat: 2-3, 4, 5.

Weekend Magazine, 16 September 1972: “A Whale For The Killing, pt. 2”: 10-11, 12.

Weekend Magazine, 25 November 1972: “At the oldest country fair in North America [Hants County Nova Scotia]”. Writ., Ernest Hillen: 2-3, 4.

Content paintings:

Weekend Magazine, 52, 1966: “Christmas In The Country”: 12-13, 14, 15.

Weekend Magazine, 8 January 1972: Images only: 3, 4.

Content paintings & Cover front:

Weekend Magazine, 21 February 1970: “The Face Of Winter”: 4-6.

Weekend Magazine, 19 December 1970: “Not A Creature Was Stirring”: Writ., Paul Rush: 4-7. A humourous Christmas story with Bruce Johnson as the central character.

Content history:

Maclean’s, 1 June 1953: “The Strange Rites Of Royalty”. Writ., Unidentified: 12, 13.

Maclean’s, 8 December 1956: “The tragic case of the man who played Jesus”. Writ., Alan Phillips: 22.

Maclean’s, 14 September 1957: “How George Washington lost Canada”. Writ., T. H. Raddall: 34-35.

Maclean’s, 8 November 1957: “David Thompson’s lonely crusade to open the west”. Writ., Frank Croft: 32-33.

Maclean’s, 15 February 1958: “Canada’s last great train robbery”. Writ., Robert Collins: 20, 21.

Maclean’s, 1 June 1963: “Manhunt!”. Writ., Tim Burke: 25-27.

Content novel:

Maclean’s …: “The Alien: …”. Writ., W. O. Mitchell: ….*
… 15 September 1953: “… Ch. 1, The pilgrimage into Paradise” ….: 8-9.

… 1 October !953: “… Ch. 2, The first great crisis” …:14-15.

… 15 October 1953: “… Ch. 3, The Lure of the Big Parade”…: 22-23.

…1 November 1953: “… Ch. 4, She’s Special, That One …: 16-17.

… 15 November 1953: “Ch. 5, The Time of Grabbing Hold”…: 24-25.

… 1 December 1953: “Ch. 6, She could have been mine” …: 24-25.

… 15 December 1953: “Ch. 7, Was Victoria To Blame?” …: 30-31.

… 1 January 1954: “Ch. 8, Two women, two heartbreaks” …: 22, 23.

… 15 January 1954: “Conclusion, The Message of the Drums” …: 24.

*It was later published in book form as The Vanishing Point but lacked the illustrations.

Content story:

Maclean’s, 1 January 1951: “A letter from a girl called Elsie”. Writ., John Watson: 16-17.

Maclean’s, 15 April 1953: “The Long Night”. Writ., Vera Johnson: 14, 15

Maclean’s, 1 July 1953: “The keys to the car”. Writ., Fred Sloman: 18-19.

Maclean’s, 15 August 1953: “The Silent Star of Stratford”. Writ., Vera Johnson: 12, 13.

Maclean’s, 1 June 1954: “Shopping For Death”. Writ., Ray Bradbury: 24, 25.

Maclean’s, 1 July 1954: “Catherine and the Winter Wheat”. Writ., B. Hughes: 20-21.

Maclean’s, 15 October1954: “What On Earth Happened To Fred”. Writ., John Barrett: 24-25.

Cover front:

Maclean’s, 15 August 1954.

WRITER, ILLUSTRATOR:

Content memoir:

Weekend Magazine, 6 June 1970: “Everything Was Fine Till I Put The Water In”: 16-18.

Weekend Magazine, 23 October 1971: “I Only Wanted 10,000 Old Bricks”: 8,10,12.

SOURCE:

Article periodical:

Weekend Magazine, 21 February 1970: “The Face Of Winter”: 4, 6.                                                                                                  “Life in the country”: 7.

Internet:

https://www.askart.com/artist/Bruce_Henderson_Johnson/11285771/Bruce_Henderson_Johnson.aspx. Accessed 16 January 2025.

GALLERY:

A painting of a tree in the snow Description automatically generatedA group of children sitting in a chair Description automatically generatedWeekend Magazine, 52, 1966:15.

A painting of people climbing a wall Description automatically generatedWeekend Magazine, 23 October 1971: 8.

JOHNNY CANUCK

JOHNNY CANUCK

“Johnny Canuck” and “Jack Canuck” were two names used for the political cartoon personification of Canada beginning in the late nineteenth century although “Jack Canuck” probably came first. In the hands of cartoonists like Lou Skuce and C.W. Jefferys, “Jack or Johnny” Canuck” was pictured as a very physical outdoors type with a no nonsense approach to issues and moral authority.

With the outbreak of World War 2 the editorial aspects of the character disappeared and he split into two patriotic heroes. In “Monty and Johnny” he became the quintessential Canadian soldier. As “Johnny Canuck” in Dime Comics, he became a downed Canadian fighter pilot who became an underground fighter behind enemy lines.

From Dime Comics no. 1, February 1942, “Johnny” working behind lines fought with partisans and guerilla forces, against the Axis powers in Libya, Russia, Africa, China, Tibet, Yugoslavia and the South Pacific. Only in Dime no. 28 did he have an adventure, his last, in Canada. Perhaps his most memorable adventure was a mission that took him to Berlin and three encounters with Hitler himself in which “Johnny” slugs the Fuehrer each time.

It has been remarked that this “Johnny Canuck” created by Leo Bachle bore a striking resemblance to Bachle himself and Bachle remarked in an interview that his stories often incorporated references to his friends and school teachers from his school.

Around 1943, Bachle left to look for work in the comic book companies in New York. The “Johnny Canuck” stories were taken over first by André Kulbach and then Paul Dak. With the demise of Bell Features this “Johnny Canuck” disappeared.

Then in 1974 with the rise of Canadian cultural nationalism, he again burst on the scene more prominent than he had been in the 1940’s when he had been only one of many stories in an anthology. Ken Gass, the Artistic Director of Factory Theatre Lab, wrote and directed Hurray For Johnny Canuck which opened 30 November 1974. The play included Corporal Dixon, Derek Bras D’Or , Major Domo and other characters from Bell Features The play itself was affectionate nostalgia mixed with a poke of fun at the original stories. It was so popular that Factory Theatre Lab held it over for a further two weeks. Wally Michaels played “Johnny Canuck”. After this brief resurgence “Johnny Canuck” again sunk into obscurity.

He was resurrected again in 2013 and 2015, by the Cloudscape Comic Society in Vancouver in an effort to link their characters with some of the characters in the 1940’s comics. See CANADA JACK for information about how they linked that character to theirs.

In Epic Canadiana, vol. 1, the opening episode untitled and unaccredited, shows us an old “Johnny Canuck being offered a vague position as “…a symbol of trust and to bridge the gap between humans and metahumans …” by “Bernadette Wayne” CEO of Wayne Advances. She is a Cloudscape creation. “Johnny” refuses and we are given information why. He was leader of the “Allied Enigmas”, another Cloudscape invention, during the war and then after the war they were denigrated and dissolved. “Bernadette” asks him that before he finally decides, he read a dossier. This dossier which comprises the bulk of Epic Canadiana, vol. 1 is composed of the stories of the heroes invented by Cloudscape. In the final half of the “Johnny Canuck” episode which bookends these stories, he accepts the role that “Bernadette has offered. Having completed his function as bridge between the 1940’s comics and Cloudscape’s creations he again sinks into obscurity and is only rarely seen in Epic Canadiana vol. 2.

MEDIUM:

BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content:

Character description:

Epic Canadiana, v.1. Ed., Bevan Thomas. Cloudscape Comics Society, 2013: “Johnny Canuck.” Writ., Bevan Thomas. Illus., Kamil Ginatulin: 134.

Story:

Epic Canadiana, v.1. Ed., Bevan Thomas. Cloudscape Comics Society, 2013: Untiltled. No credit given. Probably Writ., Bevan Thomas. Illus., Kamil Ginatulin. 4-13; 116-118.

BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:

Content serial & Cover book front & back:

Johnny Canuck. Car. Leo Bachle, Ed., Rachel Richey. Rachel Richey, 2015.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content serial:

Dime Comics, 10, no date: “Johnny Canuck.” Car., Leo Bachle: 35-41.

PLAY TEXT:

Five Canadian Plays, “Hurray For Johnny Canuck.” Writ., Ken Gass. Toronto: Playwrights Co-Op, 1978: 103 – 152.

SOURCE:

Article book:

Guardians of the North: The National Superhero in Canadian Comic-Book Art. Writ., John Bell. National Archives of Canada, 1992: “Johnny Canuck”: 10 -13. A catalogue for the exhibit of the same name.

Article periodical:

Dime Comics,10, no date “Pen Portraits”:33.

Canadian Review Of Comparative Literature, 43-1, March 2016: “Making Up History: A Look At Johnny Canuck From Comic Page To The Dramatic Stage.” Writ., Lindsay Thistle: 103-118.

Article newspaper:

Globe and Mail, 23 Oct.1982: Fanfare: “Whatever Happened to …?” Writ., P. Harris: 7.

Globe & Mail , 1974:“A cheery look at Canuck.” Writ., Herbert Whittaker.

Globe & Mail, 31 December 1974: “TWP returns home for 12th anniversary”: 10.

Toronto Star, 1 August 1974: “Johnny Canuck Is Saving Canada Again.” Writ., Virginia Corner: E2.

Toronto Star, 7 Dec. 1974: “Theatre Lab’s comic book romp is for kiddies.” Writ., Urjo Kareda..

Toronto Star, 1 Feb.1992: “The Great Canadian Superhero.” Writ., H. Mietkiewicz: J1.

GALLERY:

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE CARTOON\IMAGE CARTOON J\JOHNNY CANUCK, Dime Comics, 1, 16.jpg Dime Comics 1, February 1942. Also Johnny Canuck, 2015: 16.

C:\Users\Robert\Documents\CARTOONING ILLUSTRATION ANIMATION\IMAGE CARTOON\IMAGE CARTOON J\JOHNNY CANUCK, Epic Canadian, 1, fc.jpg Epic Canadiana, v. 1: From front cover. Illus., unidentified.