| Ted McCall | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edwin Reid McCall 1901 Chatham, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 1975 Toronto? |
| Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | Robin Hood and Company |
| Awards | 2008 Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame |
Edwin Reid McCall (born 1901 in Chatham, Ontario, died 1975) was a Canadian journalist, and a comic strip and comic book writer.[1] He was best known for creating the first comic strip based on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Men of the Mounted for the Toronto Evening Telegram and the war hero Freelance for Anglo-American Publishing.
McCall was one of four children of Alexander McCall. He was married to Elise Donaldson (1899–1976) and had one son, Ted Jr.[2][3]