Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Art, and Comic books
I knew exactly what I wanted to see when I entered the “Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes” exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Who would I find among Marvel’s black superheros? I knew Black…
Posted in Comic books, and Toys
I could see a drawing of a cowboy on a horse on the side of the tin item facing me. The image resembled something out of a Roy Rogers and Trigger movie, so I went…
Posted in Art, Black history, and Comic books
We all watched raptly and in awe as cartoonist Robb Armstrong drew the famous husband and wife duo and their children from his newspaper comic-strip “JumpStart.” This occurred about 12 years ago, when my organization…
Posted in Advertising, Art, Black history, and Comic books
I watched as the man picked up the stiff Mr. Peanut costume from a table in the back lot of the auction house and tried it on for his friends. It was one of those…
Posted in Art, and Comic books
The print was almost hidden, so small and fragile tucked behind large and heavy paintings leveled against a wall at the auction house. It could have easily been missed, except for alert and prying eyes…
Posted in Books, collectibles, and Comic books
I keep bumping into intriguing comic books at my favorite auction houses. Some seem to force themselves into my path, while others wait for me to stumble across them while I’m plying through papers and other…
I’m not much of a comics-book reader, but I’ll flip through them if the cover grabs me. I found one comic book among a lot of Supergirl, Rom and Mask recently that did. In the…
