It Happened in Canada

It Happened in Canada was a syndicated Canadian cartoon feature by Gordon Johnston that presented Canadian facts and achievements. As many as 65 newspapers in Canada carried the comic during its run in the 1970s and 1980s.^[1][2] Some episodes featured relatively obscure details about Prime Ministers such as R. B. Bennett and John Diefenbaker.^[3]

Works

Several collections of the comic were published as books:^[4]

• Johnston, Gordon; Al Oliver (1967). It Happened in Canada. London, Ontario: Algor Features. 
• Johnston, Gordon (1971). Johnston's It Happened in Canada. Toronto Star Reader Service. 
• Johnston, Gordon (c. 1976). More It Happened in Canada. Scholastic-TAB. 
• Johnston, Gordon (c. 1976). Still More It Happened in Canada. Scholastic-TAB. 
• Johnston, Gordon (1983). It Happened in Canada. Methuen. 
• Johnston, Gordon (c. 1983). It Happened in Western Canada. Western Producer. 

References

1. ^ The Canadian Press (4 August 1983). "Gordon Johnston". The Globe and Mail. p. 9. 
2. ^ "Cartoons and Comic Strips". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC817926. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
3. ^ "Gordon Johnston fonds". Canadian Archival Information Network. http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/search/ItemDisplay.asp?sessionKey=1126738539034_206_191_57_196&l=0&lvl=1&v=0&coll=1&itm=226431&rt=1&bill=1. Retrieved 2009-01-31. 
4. ^ Library and Archives Canada, catalogue