Anglo-American Publishing was a Canadiancomic book publisher during theWorld War II era. While they published a number of Canadian creations, they also printed Canadian reworkings of scripts bought from American publisherFawcett Comics.

As of 2017, Anglo-American characters have begun appearing inChapterhouse Comics publications, later acquired byLev Gleason Publications.

American comic books were barred from crossing the border into Canada when the War Exchange Conservation Act passed in December 1940. In order to fill in the void and supply Canadian kids' appetite for comic books, Anglo American andMaple Leaf Publishing started publishing comics in March 1941.^[1]

Anglo-American's first title that March wasRobin Hood and Company, a tabloid-sized publication which reprinted comic strips,^[1] chief amongst themRobin Hood and Company byToronto Telegram's^[2]Ted McCall, which had run in Canadian newspapers since 1935.^[3]

Amongst Anglo-American's characters were:

• Circus Capers
• Clip Thomson & Tub
• Commander Steel
• The Crusaders: Bob Crawford, Paul Leighton and Lois Leighton
• Doctor Destine and Rugged
• Don Shield and His Revrso-Ray
• Freelance, Big John Collins, and Natasha
• Martin Blake The Animal King
• Men of the Mounted
• Michael Lee British Secret Service
• Pat The Air Cadet
• Purple Rider and Purple Kid
• Red Rover and Knuckles
• Robin Hood and his band
• Sooper Dooper
• Terry Kane^[4]

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• Golden Age of Comic Books
• Hillborough Studios
• Bell Features

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