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I have always wanted to read this comic - I finally got my own copy! My version is a bit newer, and contains 4 fewer promotional pages, but the comic is the same. I've attempted a higher resolution upload.

But I'd really like to see the other comic in the series, Pacific Rescue. It seems goldseal.ca DID once have it all posted online, ca 2006, but I only found it a few years later, and the comic book image files are not saved at archive.org. If anyone finds Pacific Rescue, please scan and post! Thanks in advance!

Link to the book:  https://comicbookplus.com/index.php?dlid=68131


Published by the Canadian Fishing Company Limited in Vancouver, BC, this comic book was produced using characters developed by the Walt Disney Company, though this fact is not made clear in the comic book itself. This giveaway comic is one of two that were produced, (the other was called Pacific Rescue) and they both promoted the Gold Seal line of canned salmon and tuna in Canada. The comic is dated ca 1953-1955 online, but no date actually appears in the book. There is an earlier edition of this comic book already online here, which has 4 more pages of promotional material, though the scans are inferior. The site goldseal.ca previously had a section on the history of the comic, but this is now only view-able at archive.org. It stated, "From 1943 through 1945 Canadian Fishing Company contracted with the Walt Disney Company to develop a series of cartoon characters to be used in advertisements. Characters such as 'Sammy' Gold Seal (aka 'Sammy' Salmon), 'Wally' Walrus, 'Percy' Panda, 'Pete' Pelican and 'Sneak' Seagull were created by the Walt Disney Company." It then describes the two comic books as follows: Pacific Rescue Comic The comic is based on an actual 1950 rescue of U.S. Airmen by a Canfisco fishing vessel. Silver Treasure Hunt Comic In this issue, a thrilling story of adventure and intrigue. Illustrated story on salmon fishing and canning.