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| The Golden Age of comic strips
A curator from the Royal Ontario Museum reviews the institution's impressive collection of comic art – including an original Jimmy Frise Birdseye Center.
July 9, 1957 - 9:30  | |
| Coming to Canada
Cartoonist George Feyer tells the tale of his immigration to Canada in this 1964 clip.
July 7, 1964 - 2:16 | |
| Remembering George
Lister Sinclair eulogizes his old friend, cartoonist George Feyer, in this 1967 clip.
April 3, 1967 - 4:52 | |
| 'Big Sister is Watching'
Peter Whalley tackles the 1968 Royal Commission on The Status of Women in this offbeat clip.
Oct. 14, 1968 - 3:17 | |
| The Patriarch of Canadian comics
Retailer and long time comic fan George Henderson discusses the history of the medium, the mentality of the modern comic book collector and his childhood memory of buying Action Comics #1 – the world’s first superhero comic.
Oct. 21, 1972 - 7:31  | |
| Introducing Arn Saba’s Neil The Horse
Seminal Canadian alternative cartoonist Arn Saba, describes his “comic novel” Neil The Horse in his first appearance on CBC Radio.
April 26, 1977 - 4:42 | |
| The unique “condition” known as comic collecting
Journalist and cartoonist Arn Saba, dissects the peculiar psyche of the comic book collector in this amusing CBC Radio clip from 1977.
June 28, 1977 - 7:06 | |
| The cartoon life of Arn Saba
The creator of Neil The Horse describes his "terrible" life as he rushes to finish a special comic strip for CBC Television.
July 26, 1977 - 7:07 | |
| Peter Gzowski vs. Stan Lee
In this engaging, and occasionally combative interview, Gzowski chats with the man behind Marvel Comics.
May 5, 1978 - 12:31 | |
| Comics: The Continuous Art
Cartoonist Arn Saba discusses his love of comics as art with an all-star cast that includes Gil Kane, Jules Feiffer, Milton Caniff, Will Eisner, Walt Kelly, and more.
Feb. 12, 1979 - 16:59 | |
| 'What are they like, those comic book fans?'
An inquiring CBC reporter asks this question and more at Toronto's Cosmicon III, one of Canada's earliest comic book conventions.
June 23, 1979 - 2:52 | |
| Palmer Cox and The Brownies
A look back at the Victorian-era children’s phenomenon known as “The Brownies” created by Canadian Palmer Cox.
Dec. 3, 1979 - 5:23 | |
| Lynn Johnston, up close and personal
The creator of For Better or For Worse sits down for this revealing 1980 interview with the CBC's Hana Gartner.
April 1, 1980 - 13:10 | |
| Introducing Lynn Johnston
Don Harron interviews a young Lynn Johnston in this warm and revealing clip from 1980.
Sept. 9, 1980 - 11:07 | |
| How to draw comics: the Arn Saba way!
The CBC's resident cartoonist shows off the secret language of comics in this 1982 clip from CBC Television's Maclean At Large.
Jan. 29, 1982 - 6:03 | |
| The legend of Prince Valiant
An in-depth radio profile of Halifax-born cartoonist Hal Foster, the creator of the long-running comic strip Prince Valiant – including interviews with Foster himself.
July 28, 1982 - 9:51 | |
| Of aardvarks and alternative comics
Dave Sim and his wife/publisher Deni Loubert, discuss what makes their black and white alternative comic Cerebus
click in this 1983 radio clip.
April 9, 1983 - 16:42 | |
| Todd McFarlane’s Spidey sense
Comic fans at a 1990 convention in Victoria line up for a chance to meet Calgary-born "superstar" artist Todd McFarlane.
April 16, 1990 - 2:02 | |
| Coming out of the comic strip closet
Michael Enright interviews cartoonist Lynn Johnston about her controversial decision to make Lawrence Poirier, one of the characters in For Better of For Worse, gay.
March 26, 1993 - 5:51 | |
| Stamp of approval
Brent Bambury interviews Les Barker, creator of nationalistic superhero Johnny Canuck, about his character being commemorated by Canada Post.
Sept. 29, 1995 - 6:30 | |
| Seth and Schulz
The Vinyl Café’s Stuart McLean reads a letter from Guelph, Ont. cartoonist Seth about his relationship to Charles Schulz, the revered creator behind Peanuts.
March 29, 2003 - 13:29 | |
| Up close and personal with Seth
CBC Radio’s Nora Young sits down for an extensive interview with Seth to discuss his career, his daily life, his favourite comics as a kid, and the current stae of comics.
Feb. 13, 2006 - 32:19 | |
