Ted McCall

Edwin Reid McCall (born 1901 in Chatham, Ontario, died 1975) was a Canadian journalist, and a comic strip and comic book writer. 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.

Ted McCall
BornEdwin Reid McCall
1901
Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Died1975
Toronto?
NationalityCanadian
Area(s)Writer
Notable works
Robin Hood and Company
Awards2008 Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame

McCall was one of four children of Alexander McCall. He was married to Elise Donaldson (1899–1976) and had one son, Ted Jr.

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