| Description |
1 online resource (103 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 99). |
| Contents |
The Cartoon; The Comic Strip; The Cartoonist; The Comics Go To War: WWI/WWII; Canadian Wartime Cartoons; Herbie: A Legendary Success Story In Wartime Cartooning; Creator 'Bing'; Herbie's Evolution; Herbie ... Up Close; Herbie ... Relived; Reccommended Reading; Acknowledgements; Credits; Appreciation; The Author. |
| Summary |
Clearly the favourite character of Canada's overseas troops during World War II, "Herbie" had a penchant for getting into some of the most bizarre predicaments imaginable. With feet that generally led to trouble and a nose like a disillusioned banana, Herbie provided Canadian soldiers with a daily ration of laughter at a time when humour was often at a premium. No figure before or since boosted so effectively the spirit of Canadians overseas. As J.D. MacFarlane, Editor of The Maple Leaf, stated so aptly: "War can be funny as hell. Things happen to soldiers that shoudn't happen to a human -- cra. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
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| Genre/Form |
Caricatures and cartoons.
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| Subject |
Canadian wit and humor, Pictorial.
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Canadian wit and humor, Pictorial. |
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Caricatures and cartoons -- Canada.
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Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Canada. |
| Chronological Term |
1939 - 1945 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Cartoons (Humor)
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Cartoons (Humor)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rowland, Barry D., 1941- Herbie and friends. Toronto, Ont. : Natural Heritage Books, ©1990 0920474527 9780920474525 (DLC) 92217383 (OCoLC)29473261 |
| ISBN |
9781554881888 (electronic book) |
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1554881889 (electronic book) |
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9781459713819 (electronic book) |
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1459713818 (electronic book) |
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0920474527 |
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9780920474525 |
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