I've read comics my whole life.
I've created comics throughout my professional career.
Depending on who you ask, some people would say I practically am one...
So
WHO would be better suited than
me,
Leon D.Grance, to write about the history of
Black (or African-American, if you will)
Superheroes?
ANSWER?: ...uh, her-

TONYZ GIRL is who!
Early this morning while I was nursing a hangover from recording this week's
L.E.O.G,
Tonyz Girl (inspired by the opening of
Hancock) cranked out this brilliant piece of work:
"I Need A Hero!"

ALL NEGRO COMICS NO. 1 (June, 1947)
All Negro featured black characters in knock offs of already established white characters: Ace Harlem (a police detective like Dick Tracy), Lion Man (a jungle hero like Tarzan) and Sugarfoot and Snake-Oil (a comedy team like Laurel & Hardy, but in the minstrel tradition), and there were others ...
As much I'd like to tell you that,
"Oh, uh...I coulda done that...if I wanted to", the truth is she really did her research and I'm quite
jealous.
Enjoy!
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