Minorities in cartoons: Batwing
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Batwing, a DC Comics superhero. To date, two individuals have held the Batwing identity. Supposedly, the concept of… Read More »Minorities in cartoons: Batwing
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Minorities in cartoons: Jacques Foccart (Invisible Kid)
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Jacques Foccart, a DC Comics superhero and the second Invisible Kid. A member of the 30th/31st century superhero… Read More »Minorities in cartoons: Jacques Foccart (Invisible Kid)
Minorities in cartoons: Doctor Mist
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Doctor Mist, a DC Comics superhero. Doctor Mist first appeared in “Super Friends” #12 (June 1978), and was… Read More »Minorities in cartoons: Doctor Mist
Minorities in cartoons: Danielle Foccart
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Danielle Foccart, a DC Comics character. Danielle first appeared in “Legion of Super-Heroes Annual” #2 (1982). She was… Read More »Minorities in cartoons: Danielle Foccart
Minorities in cartoons: Black Panther
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Black Panther (real name: T’Challa), a Marvel superhero. Black Panther (no relation to the African-American political movement of… Read More »Minorities in cartoons: Black Panther
RIP Nelson Mandela
On Thursday came news of the death of Nelson Mandela. One of the great modern civil rights leaders, Mandela’s famed for his fight against the… Read More »RIP Nelson Mandela
Minorities in cartoons: Lothar
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is Lothar, a character from the long-running newspaper adventure strip “Mandrake the Magician.” Lothar was created by “Mandrake”‘s creator,… Read More »Minorities in cartoons: Lothar
Minorities in cartoons: “Captain Planet and the Planeteers”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “Captain Planet and the Planeteers.” Debuting in 1990 on TBS, the series ran for six seasons. Background The… Read More »Minorities in cartoons: “Captain Planet and the Planeteers”
Minorities in cartoons: Vixen
This week’s entry is DC superheroine Vixen. Vixen (real name: Mari Jiwe McCabe) first appeared in “Action Comics” #521 in 1981. Gerry Conway and Bob… Read More »Minorities in cartoons: Vixen
Minorities in cartoons: Storm
This week’s entry is probably the most well-known Black superheroine, Storm. Introduced in “Giant Size X-Men” #1 in 1975, Storm (real name: Ororo Munroe) has… Read More »Minorities in cartoons: Storm