1902
Pore Lil Mose: His Letters to His Mammy (1902)
Pore Lil Mose , published in 1902 and created by Richard F. Outcault , is widely considered the first comic book (or collected comic strip…
66Notable
Comics & Magazines:
Vintage comics, magazines, and publications featuring Black stories and representation.
26 artifacts documented in this category.
2017
Blk Boy Fly #1 (2017) – C2E2 Preview Edition
Blk Boy Fly #1 is a highly sought-after comic book preview published in 2017 , written and conceptualized by acclaimed Afrofuturist artist…
70Rare
Black Grail Collection1945
Crown Comics #3 (1945)
Published in 1945 , Crown Comics #3 marks the historic debut of Voodah , a Black jungle hero created and drawn by legendary African America…
87Rare
Black Grail Collection1931
Timely Digest, First Black-Owned Magazine (1931)
Timely Digest , launched in April 1931 in Minneapolis , is recognized as the first Black-owned news magazine published in the United States…
85Rare
Black Grail Collection1972
Black Laughter #1 (Black Laughter Publishing, 1972)
Black Laughter #1 (November 1972) is a rare, groundbreaking independent humor magazine written, illustrated, and published by James M. Dixo…
73Rare
1964
Harlem Youth Report #5, Youth in the Ghetto (1964)
Harlem Youth Report #5 , titled Youth in the Ghetto , is a pioneering comic-style publication released in June 1964 as part of an outreach…
77Rare
Black Grail Collection1970
Ebon #1 (1970) CGC NM+ 9.6
Ebon #1 (San Francisco Comic Book Company, 1970) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages.
85Rare
Black Grail Collection1955
DIG, The Choice Negro Magazine (1955)
DIG, The Choice Negro Magazine was an underground Black comic and humor publication released in Detroit in early 1955. The magazine feature…
81Rare
1950
Negro Romance #1 (Fawcett, 1950)
Negro Romance #1 is notable for its progressive and dignified portrayal of Black characters in everyday romantic scenarios, such as attendi…
79Rare
Black Grail Collection1965
Lobo #1 ( Dell Comics, 1965)
Lobo #1, published by Dell Comics in December 1965 , introduced readers to a Black cowboy known only as Lobo , who navigates the challenges…
79Rare
Black Grail Collection1970
Ebon #1, 1970
Ebon #1, published in 1970 by Larry Fuller through the San Francisco Comic Book Company , is a pioneering work in comic book history. It is…
82Rare
Black Grail Collection1972
Friday Foster #1 (Dell Comics, 1972)
Friday Foster #1 introduces the groundbreaking character of Friday Foster , a glamorous and resourceful former fashion model who becomes a…
68Notable