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The Patriarch of Canadian comics
Broadcast Date: Oct. 21, 1972
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.The Patriarch of Canadian comics
Medium: Radio
Program: The Scene
Broadcast Date: Oct. 21, 1972
Guest(s): George Henderson
Host: Harry Brown
Duration: 7:31
Last updated:
Aug. 28, 2006
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