Nelvana of the Northern Lights

Nelvana of the Northern Lights
Nelvana, as drawn by Adrian Dingle (1941)
Publication information
Publisher	Hillborough Studios Bell Features
Created by	Adrian Dingle
In-story information
Alter ego	Alana North
Partnerships	Koliak the Mighty (father), Tanero (brother)
Abilities	Telepathy Invisibility Travel at light speed Heat ray

Nelvana of the Northern Lights is a Canadian comic book character and the first Canadian national superhero, debuting in Hillborough Studios' Triumph-Adventure Comics #1 (August 1941). She is also one of the first female superheroes, debuting before Wonder Woman, but after Fantomah, the Golden Age Black Widow, Invisible Scarlet O'Neil and others introduced in 1940. Nelvana of the Northern Lights is Canada's first distinctly Canadian female superhero.^[1]

On October 5, 1995, Canada Post issued a stamp depicting her, as part of the "Comic Book Superheroes" series that also included Superman, Johnny Canuck, Captain Canuck and Fleur de Lys.^[2]