ALL-NEGRO COMICS #1
CGC G/VG: 3.0
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Wednesday, 10/02/2024 7:44 PM
$9,775
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PUBLISHER: All-Negro Comics
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slightly brittle pages
(6/47) George Evans Jr. art; hanging panels; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Ruben Blades Copy
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slightly brittle pages
(6/47) George Evans Jr. art; hanging panels; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
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
(6/47) George Evans Jr. art; hanging panels; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Ruben Blades Copy
All-Negro Comics #1 is an extraordinary document as both part of comics history and African American history, enshrined as the first title created and published by black artists for a black audience. Brought together by pioneering journalist Orrin C. Evans in 1947, All-Negro #1 was presented as an alternative to the typically all-white comics populating the newsstands. Evans had a vision of providing young black readers with their own role models and heroes as created within 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." The cover also features private detective Ace Harlem in pursuit of Lion Man's playful sidekick Bubba. Evans' ambitious project would get national news coverage — with TIME magazine even chiding Evans for "jive-talking" stereotypes in the Ace Harlem story. Sadly, despite the promise of an All-Negro #2 on the back cover, this would remain the only issue of this pioneering comic.
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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
(6/47) George Evans Jr. art; hanging panels; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Ruben Blades Copy
All-Negro Comics #1 is an extraordinary document as both part of comics history and African American history, enshrined as the first title created and published by black artists for a black audience. Brought together by pioneering journalist Orrin C. Evans in 1947, All-Negro #1 was presented as an alternative to the typically all-white comics populating the newsstands. Evans had a vision of providing young black readers with their own role models and heroes as created within 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." The cover also features private detective Ace Harlem in pursuit of Lion Man's playful sidekick Bubba. Evans' ambitious project would get national news coverage — with TIME magazine even chiding Evans for "jive-talking" stereotypes in the Ace Harlem story. Sadly, despite the promise of an All-Negro #2 on the back cover, this would remain the only issue of this pioneering comic.
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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.