RAINE Syd H.

His cartoons appeared in Saskatchewan circa 1908.

SOURCE:

Article book:

The Hecklers. Writ. & Ed.., Peter Desbarates & Terry Mosher. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1979: 248.

 

THE ADVENTURE OF RAGS

“Rags” a wonder dog appeared in Better Comics published by Maple Leaf Publishing Co. The creator or creators was not identified.

“Rags” leads a young man “Dave Whitmore” to a feeble old Professor who is being held captive in a cave by criminals who are after plans in his possession. The serial unfolds from there.

MEDIUM:

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:                                                                            Published by Maple Leaf Publishing Co. Colour cover. Black & white interior.

Content serial:

Better Comics, …: “The Adventures of Rags.” Creator, unidentified: …
2-1, April/May 1942: 47-50.	2-5, Dec./Jan. 942: 16-21.

Better Comics, 3-2, February/March, 1944: “Rags and His Friends”: 18-24.

RAESIDE Adrian

                  The Demented Decade: back cover.

Born 1 July 1957 in Dunedin New Zealand. Moved to Salt Spring Island B.C. in 1972 after a brief time in England.

He worked at various jobs across Canada from land surveying on the northern British Columbia coast to unloading grain cars in Thunder Bay Ontario.

He entered the field of illustration in 1977 when he illustrated five children’s books, including Lucky Little Dragon, that his mother Joan had written.

He created three cartoon strips “George and Jacques” (February 1979 to April 1979, followed by “Captain Starship”, April 1979 to September 1991.

Starting about 1980 he became an editorial cartoonist for the Times-Colonist [Victoria], producing six cartoons a week. In addition, he created cartoons for magazines, government publications and annual reports. He self-syndicated for the newspaper in B.C. and was syndicated for newspapers across Canada, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand.

In the late 1980’s he was commissioned with other cartoonists Anthony Jenkins and Vance Rodewalt to do covers for CBC’s magazine Radio Guide. They were later joined by Graham Harrop, Peter Lynde, and Barbara Wood a Vancouver artist doing whimsical urbanscapes. This project continued into the late 1990’s.

In 1988, he founded an animation company to produce animated editorial cartoons for C.B.C television. Over four years this expanded to the point where he produced and directed animated shows for Turner Broadcasting and Children’s Television Workshop and adapted Jim Henson’s Muppet characters for animation. Although he left the production side of the business in 1992, he remained active in the field animating the book The Way Things Work for BBC and writing the first and second seasons for Atomic Betty.

In 1990, while still working on “Captain Starship”, he embarked on a new Sunday only colour strip called “Toulouse”. It appeared in the Times-Colonist. Over the following years it evolved into a daily strip and was renamed “The Other Coast”. In 2001 it was syndicated by Creator’s Syndicate and has appeared in more than 150 newspapers worldwide. It can still be seen on the internet.

Adrian describes it as it exists today. “Who lives on The Other Coast? Talentless television scriptwriters, rabid environmentalists (as long as what they’re saving can’t be turned into luggage), gluttons, finicky vegans, convicted embezzlers, mind-numbing bands, and assorted paranoid wackos. Along with whales, dogs, and other off-beat inhabitants of the animal kingdom, these characters bring utter absurdness to The Other Coast on a daily basis.

It’s a parody of life … sort of.”                                                                                            (The Other Coast: This Is Your Rock Garden Isn’t It? 2005: 4.)

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content cartoon editorial:

The Art of Political Cartooning in Canada/1980. Ed., Steve Bradley. For., Robert LaPalme. Virgo Press, Oct. 1980: 30, 34, 101, 118, 120, 126, 131, 171, 178, 184, 194, 213, 216, 219, 222, Back cover.

Best Canadian Political Cartoons, 1983. Ed., N.M. Stahl. For., David Rosen. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Sept. 1983: 53,76, 108, 129, 142, 150, 169, 171, 177, 196.

Best Canadian Political Cartoons, 1984. Ed., N.M. Stahl. For. Robert LaPalme. McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Sept. 1984: 17, 44, 62, 81, 112, 125, 129, 140, 146, 200.

Caricature . Cartoons Canada. Ed., Terry Mosher. Linda Leith Publishing, 2012: 69.

Portfoolio, The Year 85 In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux & Alan King. Writ., Charles Gordon. Ludcom Inc. 1985.

Portfoolio, The Year 86 In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux. Writ., Charles Gordon. Ludcom Inc. 1986.

Portfoolio, The Year 87 In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Ludcom Inc. 1987.

1988 Portfoolio, The Year In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Charles Gordon. Montréal: Eden Press. 1988.

Portfoolio: 1989 in Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Charles Gordon. Macmillan of Canada, 1989.

Portfoolio …: The Year in Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Charles Gordon. Macmillan of Canada, ….
6: 1990.	7: 1991.	8: 1992.	9: 1993.

Portfoolio…: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Ken MacQueen. Macmillan of Canada, ….
10: 1994.	11: 1995.	12: 1996.

Portfoolio …. The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., Guy Badeaux . Writ., Jay Stone Macmillan of Canada, …
13, 1997.	14, 1998.	15, 1999.	16, 2000.	17, 2001.

Portfoolio 18: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., Guy Badeaux. Writ., Scott Feschuk. McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 2002.

Portfoolio …. The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed. & Writ., Guy Badeaux . McArthur & Co. …
19, 2003.	20, 2004.	21, 2005.

Portfoolio …: The Year’s Best Canadian Editorial Cartoons. Ed., & Writ., Warren Clements. McArthur & Co. ….
22: 2006.	23: 2009.	24: 2010.	25: 2011.

BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:

Content cartoon editorial & Cover book front & back :

Adrian Raeside Takes Off. Adrian Raeside, 1976.

Bedside Raeside. Musson Book Co., 1984.

The Demented Decade. Doubleday Canada Ltd., 1993.

Fireside Raeside. Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd., 1985.

5 Twisted Years. Sono Nis Press, 1991.

Content strip cartoon & Cover book front & back :

The Other Coast: Road Rage In Beverly Hills. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2004.

The Other Coast: This Is Your Rock Garden Isn’t It? Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005.

PERIODICAL TEXT:

Cover front:

Radio Guide …. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
9-9, September 1989. 9-12, December 1989. 10-3, March 1990. 10-6, June 1990. 10-9, September 1990. 10-12, December 1990.	11-3, March 1991. 11-5, May 1991. 11-9, September 1991. 11-12, December 1991. 12-3, March 1992. 12-6, June 1992. 12-12, December 1992.	13-5, May 1993. 13-9, September 1993. 14-2, February 1994. 14-6, June 1994. 14-11, November 1994.	15-4, April 1995. 15-8, August 1995. 15-12, December 1995. 16-4, April 1996. 16-7, July 1996. 16-11, November 1996.

Content panel:

Radio Guide, 14-1, January 1994: 4. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Black & white.

PERIODICAL TEXT ANTHOLOGY:

Content editorial cartoon:

The Canadian Forum, LXXIV- September 1995: 25.

The Canadian Forum, March 1997: 15.

 

ILLUSTRATOR:

BOOK GRAPHIC:

Content story &Cover book front:

Dennis The Dragon. Writ., Joan Raeside. Doubleday Canada Ltd. 1994.

CARTOONIST, WRITER & ILLUSTRATOR:

Content humour text & graphic & Cover book front & back:

Raeside’s Canada From Antigonish To Zebra Mussels. Doubleday Canada Ltd., 1994.

SOURCE:

Article book:

Dennis The Dragon. Doubleday Canada Ltd. 1994: Back page.

Fireside Raeside. Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd., 1985. Back cover.

The Other Coast: Road Rage In Beverly Hills. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2004: Back cover.

The Other Coast: This Is Your First Rock Garden Isn’t It?: 4.

Portfoolio, The Year 85 In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux & Alan King. Writ., Charles Gordon. Ludcom Inc. 1985: “Adrian Raeside.” Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005: 4.

Portfoolio, The Year 86 In Canadian Caricature. Ed., Guy Badeaux. Writ., Charles Gordon. Ludcom Inc. 1986: “Adrian Raeside”: 211.

Article newspaper:

Vancouver Sun, 16 Mar. 1984: “It’s Funny How Things Work Out.” Writ., Mike Grenby.

Web:

“Raeside Bio.” www.raesidecartoon.com/bio/index.html, 9/15/2006.

GALLERY:

Radio Guide 10-9, September 1990: Front cover.

The Demented Decade, 1993: Back cover.

The Demented Decade, 1993: Front cover.

Dennis The Dragon, 1994: Front cover.

Raeside’s Canada, 1994: Back cover.

Portfoolio 13, 1997: Back cover.

RAE George Menendez.

He was born in New York apparently in 1906. this creator of “Canada Jack” and “The RCMP” signed his work as “Rae”, “Geo”, “Dez” and just plain “R”. He was a freelance artist who worked on magazines including Canadian pulps, books, trading cards and comic books. He is best remembered work his work with Educational Projects where he created “Canada Jack” and cartooned a series “RCMP” based events from the files of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. But he also drew covers for the White Circle imprint of Collins Sons & Co. two of which were B Diamond Ranch by Wade Smith and Take This Man by Maysie Grey. He is also known to have done a cover for the Canadian pulp Uncanny Tales published by A. Valentine.

Apparently Rae was not particularly enamoured with comic books, upon the cessation of Canadian Heroes he returned to the commercial art field and later went on to pursue a fine arts career. He became President of the Arts Club of Montreal. He later met and became friends with Adrian Dingle creator of “Nelvana”.

Rae died in April 1992.

WORK:                                                                                                                              All work published by Educational Projects, covers in colour, interiors black & white.

 CARTOONIST:

BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:

 Content history & Cover front & back:

 Action Stories of the Mounties. 1944. Stories collected from Canadian Heroes.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content:

Biography:

Canadian Heroes 2-6, Oct. 1943: “Frank “Shag” Shaughnesy: Canadian Father and Sportsman”: 59-63.

Journalism:

Canadian Heroes 3-1, Nov./Dec. 1943: “Canadian Dares Jungle For Bauxite”: 24-30.

Serial:

Canadian Heroes…: “Our Fiction Feature: Canada Jack”: ….
1-6, Apr.1943: No title: 59-64. 2-3, July 1943: “In The Big Show”: 50-55. 2-6, Oct. 1943: “Kidnapped”: 53-58. 3-1, Nov./Dec. 1943: No title: 50-55. 3-3, Feb. 1944:  “In Building A Mighty Nation”: 35-41. 3-4, March 1944: “Talk Means Trouble”: 37-41. 3-5, April 1944: No title: 59-64.	3-6, May 1944: No title: 49-53. 4-1, June 1944: “The Tough Guys”: 22-26. 4-2, July 1944: “Rehabilitation”: 33-37. 4-6, January 1945: “The Clean Up”: 41-45. 5-1, February 1945: No title: 49-53 5-3, June 1945: No title: 54-58. 5-5, September 1945: “Treasure Hunt”: 39-43.

 

Canadian Heroes…:  “The R.C.M.P.: …” Adapted  & Illustrated., George M. Rae: …

2-6, Oct. 1943: “The Case of the Idaho Kid”: 18-21. 3-4, Mar. 1944: “The Case of Ephraim & Peter”: 27-31. 3-5, Apr. 1944: “The Case of Bill Kurla, Mike Kula & Bill Millew”: 15-19. 3-6, May 1944: “The Case of the Foreign Consul”: 54-56. 4-2, July 1944: “The Heroism of Sub-Constable Sheppard”: 13-16. 4-6, Jan. 1945: “The Case of Robbery with Violence”: 54-57. 5-1, Feb. 1945: “The Case of Murder in the Yukon”: 14-17. 5-3, June 1945: “The R.C.M.P”: 5-8. 5-4, July 1945: “To The Rescue”: 26-29.

Story:

Canadian Heroes 4-6, Jan. 1945: “Lone Prowler Takes A Dare”: 7-11.

ILLUSTRATOR:

 PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

 Content:

Biography:

Canadian Heroes…: “…” ….

1-1, Oct. 1942: “Howie Morenz.” Writ., Ed Joseph: 42-46. 1-2, Nov. 1942: “Lieut.-Col. Charles Cecil Merritt. V.C.” Writ., D.G.: 1-2. 1-2, Nov. 1942: “James Naismith: The Inventory of Basketball.” Writ., Tassy: 13-16. 3-3, Feb. 1944: “Lord Baden-Powell: Chief Scout 1857-1941.” Writ., Harry J. Halperin. 7-11. 5-4, Sept. 1945: “D. C. Coleman: President of Canadian Pacific Railway.” Writ., S.R. Taviss. 7-10. 3-1, Nov./Dec. 1943: “Sir Wilfrid Laurier.” Writ., L.S.S.:1-5. 3-4, March 1944: “Bert ‘Yank’ Levy.” Writ., M.J.H.: 1-6. (Includes information on “ Guerilla warfare). 3-6, May 1944: “Major Paul Triquet: V.C. Fighting Major of the Van Doos.” Writ., B.W: 1-4. 3-6, May 1944: “Joe Malone: One of Canada’s Greatest Hockey Players. Writ., F.X.: 5-8.

History:

Canadian Heroes…: “…” ….

1-2, Nov. 1942: “The Canadian Red Cross Society: Its Birth.” Writ., Betty Warshaw: 46-53 2-6, Oct. 1943: “The Red Shield: The Salvation Army.” Writ., Alan Knight: 27-30. 3-4 March 1944: “Victoria Rifles of Canada.” Writ., B.W.W.: 18-21. 5-3, June 1945: “A Skirmish With The Redskins.” Writ., Magdalena Egglestone: 25-27.

Interview:

Canadian Heroes, 1-6, Apr.1943: “An interview with Canada’s World Champion: Walter Young.” Writ., D.S. Daniels (staff  reporter): 43-48.

Journalism:

Canadian Heroes…: “…” ….

2-6, Oct. 1943:  “Invasion of Italy.” Writ., Ray Winters: 1-4. 3-3, Feb. 1944: “Boy Scouts in Wartime.” Writ., F.K.: 1-6.

Poetry:

Canadian Heroes, 3-1, Nov./Dec. 1943: “The Horse.” Writ., Alice Fry: 41.

Serial:

Canadian Heroes…: “R.C.M.P. …” ….

1-2, Nov. 1942: “The Story of the Northwest Mounted Police: The Case of Almighty Voice.” Adaptor., R.S.: 6-12. 1-6, Apr. 1943: “The Northwest Mounted Police: The Case of  Charcoal.” Adap., Zangy: 11-16. 2-3, July 1943: “The R.C.M.P.: The Case of the Hand-car trail.” Adap. Leison: 38-42.

PERIODICAL TEXT:

Content essay:

Family Herald:  Canada’s National Farm Magazine, 15 June 1961: “Something In The Wind”. Writ., Lee Shelstad: 26.

ADAPTER & ILLUSTRATOR:

 PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

 Content:

Legend Swampy Cree:

Canadian Heroes 2-6, Oct. 1943: “How The Frog Got Hind Legs”: 43-46. Adapted from story in Swampy Cree Legends gathered and translated by Charles Clay. For a review of his book see  BOOKS YOU’LL LIKE about Charles Clay see CLAY Charles.

SOURCE:

 Article book:

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

GALLERY:

See CANADA JACK & R.C.M.P.

 “The Northwest Mounted Police: The Case Of Charcoal.” Canadian Heroes, 1-6, April 1943: 16. As the example above shows, George Rae mastered the elements of dynamic story telling from the beginning.

Although he is known primarily for “Canada Jack” and “The R.C.M.P”, in this story we see some of George M. Rae’s finest work.

 Canadian Heroes, 4-6, January 1944: 7

 Canadian Heroes, 4-6, January 1944: 10.

 Action Stories of the Mounties, Car., George M. Rae. Front Cover.

 Canadian Heroes, 5-1, February 1945. Back cover. Evidence of another book by Rae.

RADACINA Peter

Lives (2012) in Burnaby British Columbia.

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

BOOK GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:

Content cartoon editorial:

Caricature . Cartoons Canada. Ed., Terry Mosher. Linda Leith Publishing, 2012: 90.

SOURCE:

 Article book:

Caricature . Cartoons Canada. Ed., Terry Mosher. Linda Leith Publishing, 2012: 84.

  “As technology advances ….” Portocartoons, 2011 & Caricature/Cartoon Canada: 90.

 

CANADA’S 1^ST GRAPHIC NOVEL

The Englishman In Canada, published in 1902 is Canada’s first graphic novel. See RACEY Arthur George

 

RACEY Arthur George

This political cartoonist was born in Quebec City in 1870. He attended McGill University where he developed an interest in caricature. His cartoons were first published in the Montréal Witness, Le Canard, Grip, Moon and other publications of the day. He joined the Montreal Star in 1899 where he worked to 1941. He succeeded Henri Julien as chief cartoonist after the latter died in 1908. His cartoons were also reprinted in the Life, Le Monde Illustré and Punch and newspapers around the world. He sometimes signed under the pseudonym “Chic”. He was also recognized for his paintings and water colours and often gave lectures on Canadian art and other matters. One lecture tour, for the Red Cross during the First World War in which he presented lantern slides of some of his wartime cartoons along with a running commentary, raised $50,000. In 1917 he was one of seven judges for an international cartoon competition inaugurated in New York by the American Art Student and Commercial Artist. He produced Canada’s, possibly the world’s, first comic book or graphic novel The Englishman in Canada in 1902. He died in Montréal on 21 December 1941.

WORK:

CARTOONIST:

BOOK GRAPHIC:

Content story & Cover book front & back:

The Englishman In Canada. Montreal News Company, 1902.  

ILLUSTRATOR:

 BOOK TEXT:

 Content biography & Cover dust jacket wrap around:

 These Be Your Gods. Writ., Leslie Roberts. Musson Book Co. Ltd., 1929.

 NEWSPAPER:

 Content series story:

Montreal Daily Star, 17 Feb. 1912 to 22 June 1912: “Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.” Writ., Stephen Leacock.

SOURCE:

 Article book:

Canadian War Posters. Writ., Marc H. Choko. Cambridge: Worth Press Ltd., 2012: 95 (poster),183.

The Hecklers. Writ. & Ed.., Peter Desbarates & Terry Mosher. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Ltd.,     979: 78-79, 248.

 Article periodical:

“A Cartoonist Looks at Life.” Writ., Norman Reilly Raine. Maclean’s, 1 October 1925: 18+.

“The Cartoonmen of Canada.” Writ., John Edgecumbe Staley. Maclean’s Magazine, Mar. 1914: 45.

.GALLERY:

 Poster.

 Editorial cartoon, ink on paper, n.d., 39cmhX30cmw.

 

RACCOONS 

An animated television series created by Kevin Gillis. It ran 1985 to 1992.

MERCHANDISE:

Doll:

Plush doll of character Cyil Sneer manufactured by Evergreen Raccoons Marketing Inc in 1985.

 

 R.C.M.P.

A series of Royal Canadian Mounted Police cases mostly adapted and illustrated by George M. Rae for Canadian Heroes of Educational Products Inc. Was this feature inspired by journalist Ted McCall’s cartoon strip “Men of the Mounted” illustrated by Harry Hall? That strip which appeared in the Toronto Telegram in the mid 1930’s was also based on actual R.C.M.P. cases.

MEDIUM:

BOOK GRAPHIC COLLECTION:

Content history & Cover book front:

 Action Stories of the Mounties. Car., George Rae.  Educational Products Inc. 1944: Collected from the periodical Canadian Heroes.

PERIODICAL GRAPHIC ANTHOLOGY:                                                                          All stories published in black & white by Educational Projects.

Content history: 

Canadian Heroes…: “…” …  : …

1-1, Oct. 1942: “The Story of the Northwest Mounted Police.” Writ., R.S. Illus., Joe Hillenbrand: 12-17. 1-2, Nov. 1942: “The Story of the Northwest Mounted Police: The Case of Almighty Voice”: Adap., R.S. Illus., George M. Rae: 6-12. 1-6, Apr. 1943: “The Northwest Mounted Police: The Case of  Charcoal.” Adap., Zangy. Illus., George M. Rae 11-16. 2-3, July 1943: “The R.C.M.P.: The Case of the Hand-car Trail.” Adap. Leison. Illus., George M. Rae: 38-42.

 

Canadian Heroes…: “The R.C.M.P.: …” Adapted  & Illustrated., George M. Rae.

2-6, Oct. 1943: “The Case of the Idaho Kid”: 18-21. 3-4, Mar. 1944: “The Case of Ephraim & Peter”:27-31. 3-5, Apr. 1944: ‘The Case of Bill Kurla, Mike Kula & Bill Millew”: 15-19. 3-6, May 1944: “The Case of the Foreign Consul”: 54-56. 4-2, July 1944: “The Heroism of Sub-Constable Sheppard”: 13-16. 4-6, Jan. 1945: “The Case of Robbery with Violence”: 54-57. 5-1, Feb. 1945: “The Case of Murder in the Yukon”: 14-17. 5-3, June 1945: “The R.C.M.P”: 5-8. 5-4, July 1945: “To The Rescue”: 26-29.

Canadian Heroes, 5-5, September 1945: “The R.C.M.P..” Adapted & Illustrated, Dez: 27-31.

GALLERY:

 “The Case Of The Idaho Kid.” Canadian Heroes, 2-6, Oct. 1943: 18-21.

 “The Heroism Of Sub-Constable Sheppard.” Canadian Heroes, 4-2, July 1944: 16.

 “The Case of Robbery With Violence.” Canadian Heroes, 4-6, January 1945: 56.

 “The R.C.M.P.” Canadian Heroes, 5-3, June 1945: 8.

THE SWORD OF DESTINY

“Billy Arthur” the hero of “The Sword of Destiny” was created by Adrian Dingle. It appears to have been a World War Two series about a young Canadian fighting the Nazi. It appeared in Top Flight Comics, 1-1, February 1942, the only issue Hillborough Studio published before ceasing operations.

 

SOURCE:

 This advertisement appeared on the back cover of Triumph Adventure Comics, 1-5, January 1942.