All Negro Comics

Comic books have been a form of entertainment and education enjoyed all over the world. Seldom have any comics ever been produced by blacks and intended mainly for black audiences. Negro Romance came out in 1950, then Negro Heroes ran from 1947-1948, and Little Willie (1949). DC published the “Milestone” line in the 1990s. But the first and only issue of All-Negro Comics was published in 1947 by “dean of black reporters” Orrie C. Evans. Due to the racism of the day, Evans could not find a printer for his second issue, already written, illustrated and ready for publication.

This short lived comic book was written and drawn entirely by African-Americans it was America's first ever funny book to be published, It was intended for us by us. All Negro Comic book pages are lit up with Characters like Ace Harlem the plains clothes Police Detective,Our Jungle hero "Lion man" with his side kick "Bubba" Zoot suit wearing criminals "sugar Foot" and "Snake Oil"And the fanstastical Dew Dillies "Bubbles" and "Bibber" Unfortunately it wasn't long lived and possibly passed on and reached into the era's of today,I'm thinking cartoon and action figures,something that little black children could have looked up to as possibly positive heroes in those days
auction this past March. While it originally sold for 15 cents, that amounts to o.ver two dollars in today's cheapened paper money. Yet cash was more difficult to come by in those days, as most black folks worked menial jobs. The auction price rose to at least $6500.