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- ↑ The Great Canadian Comic Books , Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, P. Martin Associates, 1971
- ↑ Active Comics #8, 1942
- ↑ Active Comics #3, 1942
- ↑ The Great Canadian Comic Books, Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert, P. Martin Associates, 1971
