
Curator Trevor Alvord and Sharolyn Swenson have curated a remarkable new exhibit on Canada's first internationally known superhero. Titled Faith in God, Family, and Canada: 50 Years of Captain Canuck, the exhibit highlights the faith of the comic's creators and it's impact on their work.
"Captain Canuck was initially co-created by cartoonist Ron Leishman and artist/writer Richard Comely, both Latter-day Saints, as an idea they dreamed up while at church. The first issue, “Captain Canuck #1” (July 1975), introduced Tom Evans (AKA Captain Canuck) as a Canadian secret agent with superhuman strength he gained while on a Boy Scout outing, all set in the fantastical future of 1993. During his time, Captain Canuck protected Canada while defeating communists who wanted to take “away ones’ free agency,” battling Nazi fascists in space, visiting modern “Nephite” cities, and protecting the world from a secret alien invasion that would strand him in the past of the 1980s. In 1981 Comley closed production of Captain Canuck comics only after fourteen issues and one summer special."

Visit the exhibit on the main floor of the library, level 3, to learn about Captain Canuck's resurgence in the 21st century. There are new series being developed along with a string of action figures.
Admission is free and it is open during all library hours.
