ALL-NEGRO COMICS #1
CGC G/VG: 3.0
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slightly brittle pages
George Evans Jr. art; hanging panels
Ruben Blades Copy
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slightly brittle pages
George Evans Jr. art; hanging panels
Ruben Blades Copy
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A 15% BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE ADDED TO THIS ITEM AT CONCLUSION OF THE AUCTION
slightly brittle pages
George Evans Jr. art; hanging panels
Ruben Blades Copy
This extraordinary document is both part of comics history and African American history, with All-Negro Comics being the first title created and published by black comic artists for a black audience. Devised by pioneering journalist Orrin C. Evans in 1947, All-Negro #1 was presented as an alternative to the all-white (and often racist) comics otherwise populating the newsstands. Evans had a vision of providing young black readers with their own role models and heroes as created in their own community.
Those characters would include Lion Man as the first black superhero (seen on the upper-left corner of the book's cover.) As the alter-ego of a scientist overseeing a uranium deposit on the African Gold Coast, Lion Man was introduced to readers as a character meant to provide “a finer appreciation of their African heritage." Evans' ambitious project would get national news coverage, Sadly, this would still be the only issue of this pioneering comic.
This outstanding artifact is typical of the outstanding Golden Age finds of the Ruben Blades Collection, and is one of only 34 unrestored copies in the CGC Census. The cover offers striking colors for a rare investment-level grade, with a beautiful back cover promising the second issue that was never published.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in for the approval to take effect.
slightly brittle pages
George Evans Jr. art; hanging panels
Ruben Blades Copy
This extraordinary document is both part of comics history and African American history, with All-Negro Comics being the first title created and published by black comic artists for a black audience. Devised by pioneering journalist Orrin C. Evans in 1947, All-Negro #1 was presented as an alternative to the all-white (and often racist) comics otherwise populating the newsstands. Evans had a vision of providing young black readers with their own role models and heroes as created in their own community.
Those characters would include Lion Man as the first black superhero (seen on the upper-left corner of the book's cover.) As the alter-ego of a scientist overseeing a uranium deposit on the African Gold Coast, Lion Man was introduced to readers as a character meant to provide “a finer appreciation of their African heritage." Evans' ambitious project would get national news coverage, Sadly, this would still be the only issue of this pioneering comic.
This outstanding artifact is typical of the outstanding Golden Age finds of the Ruben Blades Collection, and is one of only 34 unrestored copies in the CGC Census. The cover offers striking colors for a rare investment-level grade, with a beautiful back cover promising the second issue that was never published.
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in for the approval to take effect.