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I hold the record for itchy trigger finger. 24.95K	24.95K sportshort private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Quote: Originally Posted by Siggy Quote: Originally Posted by Donnied An artist I enjoyed was Keith Pollard. He wasn't in the biz very long but his stuff was great, especially his run on Thor. Quote: Originally Posted by esaravo Another black artist to think of is Ron Wilson, who did covers and interior artwork on the Thing series, and was a long-time artist on Marvel Two-In One, Black Goliath, and many others. I had the pleasure of dining with Keith Pollard & Ron Wilson (as well as Joe Staton, Jim Starlin, & Mike Royer) at the 2017 Will Eisner Awards. Nice guys, and I even got a chance to take a pic of the sides of their heads lol I saw them the next day on the convention floor, and got them to sign the place card. Unfortunately I did not see Staton and Starlin the next day, but if I attend a show they attend, I'll bring it to see if I can get them to sign it retroactively. Ron's work is an acquired taste, and I can see how some won't like it, but I like his early stuff. His more recent work is too 'circular' for me, but I got a nice Galactus/Surfer page from him. Keith's work is still strong, and he still does commissions. Who are you @Siggy? are you some kind of international man of mystery? Most impressive. P.S. please don't kill me.
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In the early days of comics depictions of minority characters was somewhat unfortunate. One of the first mainstream comics to feature a positive portrayal of an African American character was Harvey Comics’ Tiny. Tiny was a clever and imaginative little boy who was one of Little Audrey’s group of friends. In the pre-civil rights movement 1950s that is significant all by itself. Tiny became so popular that he became the star of his own series in the back of Little Audrey’s comic. According to editor Sid Jacobson: “Tiny was done consciously by us. Our group, even Warren Kremer, were socially conscious. Audrey was the only comic then with a black character. We even got an Urban Award for it.”

Thank you sir. May I have another? 26.22K	26.22K Siggy private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	Quote: Originally Posted by sportshort Who are you @Siggy? are you some kind of international man of mystery? Most impressive. P.S. please don't kill me. lol I'm nobody- Just a very fortunate fan.
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	James Fry - comic artist
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	Surprised no one has mentioned Dwayne McDuffie who was one of a few who created the Dakotaverse which was part of DC's Milestone imprint. This universe is probably most known for Static, which later was turned into a Saturday morning cartoon show (Static Shock). Unfortunately McDuffie was one such creative that passed on way too soon.
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Collector 34.42K	34.42K michaelekrupp private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 12
	In the early days of comics depictions of minority characters was somewhat unfortunate. One of the first mainstream comics to feature a positive portrayal of an African American character was Harvey Comics’ Tiny. Tiny was a clever and imaginative little boy who was one of Little Audrey’s group of friends. In the pre-civil rights movement 1950s that is significant all by itself. Tiny became so popular that he became the star of his own series in the back of Little Audrey’s comic. According to editor Sid Jacobson: “Tiny was done consciously by us. Our group, even Warren Kremer, were socially conscious. Audrey was the only comic then with a black character. We even got an Urban Award for it.”
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Collector 8.98K	8.98K Sagii private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 0
	@michaelekrupp Fun little historical Nugget there! Did he appear on any covers?
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I hold the record for itchy trigger finger. 24.95K	24.95K sportshort private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 3
	What about Fred Perry of Robotech, Ninja High School, Gold Digger and other comics fame?
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Collector 34.42K	34.42K michaelekrupp private msg quote post Address this user	plus 1 plus 1 plus 1 1
	@Sagii None that I recall, although I don’t have every issue of Little Audrey so it’s possible. If I find one I will post it here.
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	Denys Cowan. Very underrated artist....
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	A Matt Baker example from his Quality Comics period
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