All-Negro Comics No. 1

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Title

All-Negro Comics No. 1

Subject

African Americans -- Comic books, strips, etc; African Americans -- Periodicals; African American wit and humor; Action-adventure comics; Comics (Graphic works)

Description

The 48-page comic book was published in 1947 and features characters such as police detective Ace Harlem and Lion Man, a college-educated scientist and superhero. It was the first comic book written and drawn solely by African American writers and artists.

Creator

John Terrell; George J. Evans Jr.

Source

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Publisher

Philadelphia, All-Negro Comics, Inc.

Date

2019

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

This material is protected by copyright. The copyright owner is unknown or unidentifiable. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

Relation

https://gallery.library.vcu.edu/items/show/110833

Format

image/jpeg

Language

Eng

Type

Still image

Identifier

OCLC Number: 173724979

Coverage

Philadelphia, 1947